Sorcar Saurav, Grimes Craig A, In Su-Il
Department of Energy Science and Engineering, DGIST, 333 Techno Jungang-daero, Hyeonpung-myeon, Dalseong-gun, Daegu, 42988, Republic of Korea.
Flux Photon Corporation, 6900 Darcy Lane, Raleigh, NC 27606, United States.
J Acupunct Meridian Stud. 2018 Jun;11(3):107-115. doi: 10.1016/j.jams.2018.03.004. Epub 2018 Apr 7.
We investigate the biocompatibility of a new class of acupuncture needles that possess a hierarchical nano/microscale porous surface topology, referred to as porous acupuncture needles (PAN). The PAN is synthesized via a facile electrochemical anodization technique by which a surface area approximately 20 times greater than a conventional acupuncture needle, of approximately the same diameter, is obtained. PAN biocompatibility is evaluated using a variety of standard tests, with results indicating that the PAN can safely be used within therapeutic practice.
我们研究了一类新型针灸针的生物相容性，这类针灸针具有分级纳米/微米尺度的多孔表面拓扑结构，称为多孔针灸针（PAN）。PAN是通过一种简便的电化学阳极氧化技术合成的，通过该技术可获得表面积比直径大致相同的传统针灸针大近20倍的针。使用各种标准测试评估PAN的生物相容性，结果表明PAN可安全用于治疗实践。
