In this study, we compared the microbial reduction effects of drying, hot water, and microwave sterilization in scourers and dishcloths to suggest a most suitable sterilization method. Three scourer types (silver, copper, and mesh) were used, and three dishcloth types (silver, bamboo, and cotton) were used. Drying time dependent reduction in Escherichia coli was high in silver and copper scourers, but minimal bacterial reduction was obtained against Bacillus cereus in all scourers and dishcloths. In scourers, E. coli was not detected after ≥30 s of hot water sterilization at 77oC, and B. cereus was not detected after ≥60 s of hot water sterilization at 100oC. In dishcloths, E. coli was not detected after hot water sterilization at 77oC for ≥30 s, but B. cereus was detected after hot water sterilization at 100oC for ≥60 s. In scourers, E. coli was not detected after microwave sterilization at 700 W for 3 min, but B. cereus was detected. In dishcloths, E. coli was not detected after microwave sterilization with 700 W for ≥1 min, but B. cereus was detected in the cotton dishcloth even after sterilization for 3 min. In conclusion, the use of antimicrobial scourers (silver and copper) and dishcloths (silver and bamboo) are not sufficient to reduce the microbial contamination. The guideline provided by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety suggesting dishcloth sterilization via hot water at 100oC for 30 s was also found to be insufficient. Based on our research, we suggest that the most effective methods of microbial management are submerging scourers in hot water at 100oC for ≥1 min, and sterilizing dishcloths for ≥3 min using a 700 W microwave.

본 연구는 이산화염소 가스를 생성하는 앰플을 이용하여 6.5 L 용기에서 살균효과와 소취효과를 확인하였고, 소독장 에서 이산화염소 가스 농도의 변화 및 S. aureus KCTC 1916 와 E. coli KCTC 1682에 대한 살균 효과를 확인하였고, 소독장안에서 작업화 내부의 살균 효과 또한 확인하였다. 앰플은 6.5 L 용기에서 S. aureus KCTC 1916와 E. coli KCTC 1682에 대해 살균 효과가 있었다. 또한 포름알데히드에 대 해서는 소취효과가 없었지만 암모니아와 페놀에는 효과가 있었다. 이산화염소 가스의 최대 농도는 앰플의 수가 많아 질수록 높아지는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 앰플 4개는 최대 2.8 ppm, 6개일 때는 최대 4.6 ppm이었으며, 앰플 12개를 이 용하였을 때는 이산화염소 가스 농도를 측정할 수 없었지만 앰플 수와 농도가 비례적으로 상승하는 것을 고려하여 최대 8.5~9.0 ppm 으로 추정할 수 있었다. 또한 순환팬을 가동하게 되면 5배 이상의 농도 감소가 발생하였다. S. aureus KCTC 1916는 24시간 처리하였을 때 앰플 4개는 0.49 log CFU/plate, 6개는 1.2 log CFU/plate 그리고 12개는 2.98 log CFU/plate 감소되었다. E. coli KCTC 1682는 24시간을 처리하였을 때 4개, 6개, 12개 순서로 0.16 log CFU/plate, 2.68 log CFU/plate, 6.06 log CFU/plate 감소하였다. 작업화 내부에 대해 24시간 동안 처리하였을 때 앰플 6개를 사용한 경우 S. aureus KCTC 1916와 E. coli KCTC 1682 는 각각 1.22 log CFU/plate, 2.10 log CFU/plate 감소하였고 12개로 처리한 것은 2.69 log CFU/ plate, 4.41 log CFU/plate 감소하였다.

Effects of acid soaking (AS) and thermal sterilization (TS) on the shape and quality characteristics of Tteokbokki rice cake (TRC) were investigated. The F-value of a sequential process (SP) of the combination of AS and TS was quantitatively determined with a reference microorganism of Bacillus cereus. F-values were evaluated according to the minimum and the maximum D-value of B. cereus and the reduction exponent (m=12). The heat penetration curves at cold point (CP) of TRC (400 g) were used to estimate the TS time at 121, 100, and 95℃. F-values of the SP were revised according to the adjusted m values after AS at different pH. The non-uniformity parameters (NUP) of TRC had no significant changes during AS but it dramatically increased after applying TS at a low pH by AS. The result of solubilized starch contents (SSC) demonstrated that the shape changes during SP are related to SSC. The texture characteristics and the whiteness were significantly influenced by a low pH condition (3.5) (p<0.05). Sensory analysis showed that a lower pH and a longer thermal processing time influenced negatively on the acceptability. This study showed that pH 4.0 and 95℃ was an optimum condition for the SP.

비가열 살균 기술 중 하나인 광펄스 기술을 이용하여 후추에 존재하는 미생물의 사멸 효과를 원통형 처리 용기를 이용하여 검토하였다. 후추에 존재하는 미생물의 오염도는 일반세균은 약 2.0-4.0×106 CFU/g, Bacillus cereus는 약 3.0-5.0×103 CFU/g이었다. 펄스 수 5 pps, 광원과 처리용기 사이의 거리 4 cm의 동일한 조건에서 빛의 세기를 달리하여 처리하였을 경우 빛의 세기가 강할수록 사멸정도는 증가하였으며, 빛의 세기 1,000 V에서 흑후추의 경우 일반세 균은 0.55 log, B. cereus는 0.6 log, 백후추의 경우 일반세균은 0.7 log, B. cereus는 0.6 log의 사멸효과를 보였다. 펄스 수를 달리하였을 경우에는 펄스수가 증가할수록 높은 사멸율을 보였으며, 광원과 처리 용기사이의 거리에 따른 사멸효과를 거리가 짧을수록 사멸율은 증가하였다. 입자의 크기에 따른 사멸 효과는 입자의 크기가 클수록 살균효과 가 높은 것으로 나타났다. 후춧가루의 살균에 있어 광펄스 기술은 처리 조건에 따라 40-80%정도의 사멸율을 나타내어 후춧가루의 비가열 살균 기술로서의 적용 가능성을 볼 수 있었다.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the stability of Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) - loaded nanostructured lipid carrier (NLC) after Autoclave sterilization. EGCG, glycerolmonostearate (GMS), oleic acid, and lecithin were mixed as solid lipid phase and subsequently it was heated up to 70°C. Thereafter, the solid lipid phase was mixed with the water phase consisting of Tween 80 and deionized water. Then, ultra-sonication(work time, 5 min; pulse on, 4s; pulse off, 2s), high pressure homogenization(600 bar and 3 cycles) process were proceeded to homogenize NLC particles. The particle size and zeta-potential of NLCs was approximate 100 ~ 120nm and -50 ~ -60mV, respectively. In order to investigate the effect of sterilization on the stability of NLCs, Autoclavesterilization was applied to the NLCs suspension at 121°C for 15 min. After the sterilization, the particle size and zeta potentialtended to be maintained or improved. Moreover, after sterilization, crystal shape was formed and it was considered as transformation of the lipid in NLCs (from α to β) because of recrystallization upon heating. In conclusion, sterilization process can be helpful to improve the stability of NLCs.

Low water activity foods usually do not support growth of pathogens. However, in recent years, a number of outbreaks associated with low water activity foods occurred, making people have a new understanding of microorganisms about low water activity foods and resulting in the safety of these foods becoming a major concern. Traditional thermal sterilization methods are difficult to be applied in low water activity foods because of its poor heat transfer and strong heat resistance of microorganisms. Radio frequency (RF) is considered as one of the most potential technologies in food industry and has an excellent prospect on content of the advantages of rapid and uniform heating. The Principle of RF-Sterilization is similar to Microwave, but RF has lower frequency and wider wavelength, therefore RF penetration depth is more suitable for Sterilization. For the pre-packaged food, there is few report on the effect of RF on the food and packaging materials. This presentation aims to discuss the influence of RF through comparing to Microwave.

The effect of temperature distribution in the retort on the degree of sterilization and the product quality was investigated. The temperature distribution in the retort chamber in an industrial scale of retort was evaluated. The target processing temperature was set to 121.1°C based on the standard sterilization process for C. botulinum. The temperature distributions at several points in the retort chamber were measured during the sterilization process, such as the heating (25°C to 121.1°C), holding (121.1°C), and cooling (121.1°C to 25°C) processes. Fo-values at different positions in the chamber were evaluated and compared. Potato cubes were used as a control sample to obtain the heat penetration curve for evaluating the degree of sterilization and the quality changes. Potato samples in cube shape (13×13×13 mm) were prepared and packed in 5 kg of retort pouch pack. A significant temperature deviation occurred during the cooling process and it significantly affected the degree of sterilization.

IMO에서 규제중인 선박평형수의 처리기술은 현재 대부분 화학적 처리법 및 전기적인 처리방 법을 주로 이용하고 있는데 이러한 방법들은 2차오염의 위험을 가지고 있으며 이를 방지하기 위하여 추 가적인 장치가 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 전단력을 활용한 물리적인 방법을 이용하여 2차 오염 없이 선 박평형수를 처리하는 방법을 연구하였다. 균일장치의 원리를 이용하여 전단응력으로 균을 파쇄시키는 원 리인데, 내부 실린더와 외부 실린더의 표면이 매끄러운 경우에는 미끄럼 현상이 나타나 효율적인 살균 효과를 얻기가 어려워서 전단응력의 크기를 변화시키는 다양한 요인 가운데 표면의 모양을 다르게 하여 두 가지 type의 장치에 대한 살균 성능을 비교하였다. 기본 장치는 cylinder type이나, 내부 실린더와 외 부 실린더에 일정 간격과 깊이로 홈을 파낸 groove type과 멸균성능을 비교하였다. 그 결과 미끄럼을 방지한 groove type에서 cylinder type보다 우수한 결과를 나타내었다.

The purpose of this study is to treat the ballast water by shear stress without an environmental pollution and to find out the optimal treatment conditions. The ballast water problem is issued up as the trade activated and the cargos mobilized. To improve this problem, International Marine Organization(IMO) make the rule about the ballast water treatment with specific restrictions. Although many countries have been studying about the ballast water treatment technology, there is almost no technology that can treat the microorganisms under 50μm withoutany secondary pollution. In this study, we tried to treat ballast water by applying shear stress as the physical treatment for the sterilization and tried to find out the optimal conditions including the 100% sterilizing rate and the best economic condition.

This study was conducted to reduce contamination ratio of oyster mushroom bottle cultivation. The optimalconditions of substrate sterilization for reducing of contamination ratio were at 121oC for 90min. In addition, UV-C irradiation isgood for lower contamination ratio to continue over 6 hours at cooling and inoculation room after sterilization. Thecontamination ratio and density of microorganisms of substrate were showed 0% after sterilization at 121oC for 90min.Trichoderma sp., main pathogen of mushrooms, was detected from substrate after sterilized during 2 or 4 hours at 101oC and 105oC,respectively. The amount of electricity used was the lowest at 121oC for 90min than that of other sterilization conditions. The UV-Cirradiation treatment was used UV-C lamp(40 watts) in the inoculation room(56m3). The density of bacteria did not detected after UV-C irradiation for 6 hours. And the death ratio of bacteria and Trichoderma sp. was 99.9% after UV-C irradiation for 6 hours. However,in the same UV-C irradiation time, the death ration of Cladosporium sp. was 90.9%. Therefore, the death ratio of fungi was lower thanthat of bacteria at the same UV-C irradiation treatment.

Purpose : UV-block effect of soft contact lens polymerized and with 2,4-dihydroxybenzophenone in the basic hydrogel contact lens material was evaluated. and also the influence of sterilization condition on change of optical properties was analyzed. Methods: 2,4-dihydroxybenzophenone as additive with 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate and the initiator AIBN were used for thermal copolymerization. The mixture was heated at 100 ℃ for 50 mins to produce the hydrogel contact lens. and they are heated at 115 ℃ for 3 hour for sterilization. Results: The optical properties of produced contact lens including 2,4-dihydroxybenzophenone showed that the UV-A transmittance was 28~36% and the UV-B transmittance was 10~18%. and Also, in case of sterilization situation, the results showed that the UV-A transmittance was 5~17% and the UV-B transmittance was 4~16%, respectively. Conclusions: After sterilization of produced contact lens, UV-block effect of soft contact lens including benzophenone group was increased.

포장에서 생육된 잔디 포복경을 이용한 Agrobacterium 형질전환에 있어서 큰 제한인자였던 곰팡이 오염을 제거할목적으로 포복경 조직에 대한 새로운 살균법을 개발하고자하였다. 여러 가지 살균방법 중에서 30% NaOCl로 15분간처리한 다음 0.1% HgCl2로 25분간 처리 했을 때 포복경절편체의 생존율이 높았으며, 0.1% HgCl2로 처리시 800mbar의 진공처리를 5분간 실시했을 때 가장 효과적이었다.또한 Agrobacterium과 공동배양 시 2.5 mg/l의 amphotericinB를 첨가해 준 배지에서 배양했을 때 가장 높은 생존율을나타내었다. AmB의 처리는 Agrobacterium의 생장에 영향을 미치지 않았다. 또한 살균된 포복경으로 부터 신초의재분화에도 영향을 미치지 않았으며 곰팡이 오염만을 효율적으로 억제하는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 포장에서 대량으로 생육시킨 잔디 포복경을 이용한 Agrobacterium형질전환 시 그 효율을 증가시키는데 큰 기여를 할 것으로추측된다.

본 연구에서 사용한 QRD(Quadratic Residue Diffusor) 마이크로파는 일반적인 마이크로파와 달리 파장의 위상차를 변화시켜 균일한 살균을 유도할 수 있어 저전력으로 효과를 높일 수 있는 새로운 기술로 알려져 있다. 따라서 친환경적이고 에너지 소비가 적은 QRD 마이크로파를 이용하여 식물공장에 이용되고 있는 배지를 멸균할 수 있는 가능성에 대한 기초적인 연구를 수행하여 얻은 결과는 아래와 같다. 마이크로파의 조사 출력에 따른 배지의 외적변형은 배지 내의 수분의 함유량과 마이크로파 출력을 2~8kW까지에서 우레탄스폰지와 암면은 외적변형이 전혀 일어나지 않은 것으로 확인되었다. 그러나 PDA고체배지는 2kW 출력에 60초와 180초에서는 배지가 녹지 않았고, 그 외 처리에서는 전부 배지가 녹았다. Bacillus sp.와 Burkholderia sp.에서 마이크로파의 조사 출력과 처리시간에 따른 균주 표면 온도는 차이가 나타났다. 마이크로파의 조사 출력과 처리시간에 따른 균주 멸균 실험은 마이크로파의 출력 2kW에서 시간과 관계없이 Bacillus sp.와 Burkholderia sp.는 모두 자라고 있는 것을 확인하였고, 마이크로파의 출력 6kW에서는 Burkholderia sp.의 60초 처리를 제외한 모든 실험구에서 멸균되었으며, Bacillus sp.는 모든 실험구에서 사멸되었다. 마이크로파의 출력 8kW에서 시간과 관계없이 Bacillus sp.와 Burkholderia sp.는 모두 멸균되었음을 확인하였다. 균주를 각각의 배지에 오염시킨 후 마이크로파를 처리한 배지 내의 온도는 처리시간 60초 지난 뒤에는 우레탄스폰지와 암면배지에서의 온도가 100℃ 이상으로 유지되어 대체로 60초 부터 멸균이 가능한 것으로 판단되었다. 따라서 식물공장내에 가장 문제가 되고 있는 Bacillus sp.와 Burkholderia sp.는 본 실험에서 사용된 QRD 마이크로파로 충분히 멸균될 수 있을 것이라 판단된다.

The effect of sterilization and incubation temperatures of fermented oak sawdust on Lentinula edodes hyphal growth was investigated. The pile of 33 tonnes of oak sawdust fermented in a plastic shed for 24 days. During the fermentation the acidity of the sawdust within the pile was lowered to pH 4.2 and temperatures increased to 58℃ in over 20cm depth. The sawdust samples collected at 20, 60, 80 and 100㎝ depth each and moistened to 65% water content were sterilized at 65, 100 and 121℃ each for an hour. The sterilized sawdust contained in 50㎖ test tubes was inoculated with L. edodes hyphae cultured on potato dextrose agar medium and then was incubated at 15, 20, 25℃ for four weeks. L. edodes hyphae grew faster, 94.6mm, on the sawdust collected from 60cm depth than other depths, and did at 25 incubation temperature after sterilization at 121℃. The hypahe grew only 9.9cm on the sawdust from 100cm depth. When the sawdust from 60cm depth was sterilized at 100℃, the hyphae grew best by 22.1cm at 15℃. However, on the sawdust sterilized at 65℃ the hyphae did not grow at all. Thus, we conclude that sawdust fermentation under 60㎝ depth and autoclaving it can improve L. edodes hyphal growth, but the sterilization of sawdust at 65℃ is not sufficient for the hyphal growth.

Various sterilization methods were applied to the powder of ginseng for the improving hygienic quality. Ultra-violet (UV) and Infrared ray (IR) treatments could not inhibit highly growth of bacteria in ginseng powder. However, high hydrostatic pressure treatment showed high inhibition rate against bacterial growth in ginseng powder. Changes of viable cell count by the pressure showed positive relationship between growth inhibition rates and the pressures applied. When powder was treated with 2,000 kg/㎠ for 10 min at 25℃, initial viable cell count of the powder, 2.0 × 10⁴ CFU/g, was decreased to 1.0 × 10⁴ CFU/g. When it treated with 3,000, 4,000 and s,000 kg/㎠ of pressures under the same condition, viable cell counts were 8.0 × 10³, 7.0 × 10³ and 1.8 × 10³ CFU/g, respectively. Ginseng saponins of the powders were all detected when analyzed by TLC chromatography after treatment with the pressures. Therefore, it was considered that saponin of ginseng powder was stable under the condition of 5,000 kg/㎠ of pressure, even though the treatment induced coagulation of the powder.

This study was carried out in order to investigate sterilization effect and to extend storage periods of the Rubus coreanus by treating with tap water (TW), electrolyzed water (EW) and aqueous chlorine dioxide (ClO2). After each treatment plot was soaked with 10, 50, 100, 200 ppm in each sterilizing solution within 30 sec, each treatment was compared during the storage time at room temperature and refrigerator temperature. As results of total plate count according to temperatures and periods, the microbial sterilizing power of each treatment plot was bigger at EW and ClO2 treatment plots than the TW treatment plot; however, it sharply increased on the high concentration ClO2 treatment plot. Futhermore, the cold storage treatment plot had more outstanding microbial sterilizing power than the room temperature treatment plot. As a result of observing the surface of the Rubus coreanus using scanning electron microscope (SEM), no microbe was seen in EW and ClO2 treatment plot. The results of measuring enzyme activity showed a more significant decrease in EW and ClO2 solutions treatment plot than TW treatment plot but gradually increased with time. The contents of total polyphenol revealed similar values on each treatment. The EW and ClO2 treatment of the Rubus coreanus could be considered as good methods for inhibiting microbial growth in fresh vegetables and fruit, thereby contributing to quality maintenance.