Optimization of Additional Composition Variations ZnO Nanoparticles on The Characteristics of Porous Hydroxypatite as Bone Filler

Research on the synthesis and characterization of porous hydroxyapatite with the addition of ZnO nanoparticles has been carried out through a combination of foam immersion and injection methods. This research was conducted to optimize the previous research by increasing the variation of ZnO composition and adding the injection method to the research process. The materials used in this research include hydroxyapatite nanoparticles, ZnO nanoparticles, Aquades, PVA and polyurethane foam. Manufacturing is done by immersing polyurethane foam into a slurry. Slurry is a mixture of PVA and hydroxyapatite solutions with variations in the addition of ZnO nanoparticles (8 wt%, 10 wt%, 12 wt%, and 14 wt%). Then inject the remaining slurry into the foam. After that the sample was dried and heated at a temperature of 650ºC to remove foam and PVA, then the sample was sintered at a temperature of 1200ºC for 3 hours. Based on SEM analysis, porosity test, and compressive strength test, the best results were shown by sample IV because it had a pore diameter of 142.9 – 371.4 m with a porosity of 69.983%, a compressive strength value of 1.8653 MPa and non-toxic. The best results have not met the standard for bone filler application. In further research, improvements need to be made by using other additives such as ZrO2, so that it can improve the mechanical properties of porous hydroxyapatite to meet standard bone filler applications.

Application of Artificial Neural Network Method as A Detection of Blood Fat Disorders in Images of Complete Blood Examination

Based on various epidemiological studies, it is stated that blood lipids are the main risk factor for atherosclerosis that leads to coronary heart disease. In patients with blood lipid disorders, red blood cells undergo deformability so that their shape is flatter than normal red blood cells, which are round. The research entitled Application of Artificial Neural Network Method as Detection of Blood Fat Abnormalities in Image of Complete Blood Examination Results was conducted to help facilitate laboratory examinations. This research hopes that it will provide appropriate early detection to support the expert diagnosis. This research consists of two stages. The first stage is digital image processing to obtain area, perimeter, and eccentricity features. These three features will be used as input to the Backpropagation Neural Network program as the second stage. At this stage, blood lipid abnormalities are detected from features that have been obtained from image processing. The accuracy of detecting blood lipid abnormalities with ANN Backpropagation is 85%.

The Identification of Electrical Properties of Acupuncture Points for Asthma Diagnosis

The aim of this research is to identify the electrical potential profile on the acupoint betwen healthy people and the patient of asthma. The raw data has taken by recording the electrical potential profile on the acupoints: Feishu, Pishu, and Shenshu from 10 healthy women and the 10 women with asthma attain the age of 20-30 years old based on the second data observation at the Local Government Clinic Kalijudan, Surabaya. Potential profile of the organs were the electrical signals form. It was achieved by the result of electrical potential which was based time recording. Recording time was done for 180 second. The results couldn't be differentiated significantly, so it needs the other signals processing with FFT analyze method with cutting as the data frames. It was done every 5 second. Based on the result of analyzing the amplitude of each frequency group, the significant differences are on the acupoint Shenshu : 0-5 Hz with p= 0.001, on the acupoint Phishu 148-152 Hz with p= 0.010, on the acupoint Feishu for frequency 198-203 Hz with p= 0.004 and on the acuponit Phishu p=0.011, for frequency 348-352 Hz on the acupoint Feishu and Shenshu have both value is p= 0,004 and 398-402 Hz with p=0,009 on the acupoint Phishu. According to the preference, it was found that the electrical potential profile on the acupoints of the healthy people has lower amplitude than the people with asthma. Then, the analyze of electrical potential profile on the acupoints can be used for asthma diagnose.

A preliminary investigation to decipher an enigma using time-of-flight sensor

Refractive index (RI) was characterized from the angle formed at the axis and slope of the linear fit of the measured perimeter of the loop of a waveguide vs. computed perimeter of the loop of the waveguide by using time-of-flight (TOF) sensor. The RI of uncladded commercially available waveguide was found to be 1.247 and 1.319 at 940 nm using ToF sensor and ellipsometer, respectively. The novel, simple and cost-effective technique may hold potential to initiate new avenues of research.

Synthesis and Characterization of Nickel-Based Superalloy Materials for Manufacturing Aircraft Turbine Blades

The research has been conducted to manufacture nickel-based Superalloy materials. The purpose of this research was to find out the effects of variation of nickel composition on physical and mechanical properties of the Superalloy materials and find out the appropriate composition of Superalloy materials as materials for turbine blades. This research used nickel, cobalt, chromium, molybdenum, aluminium, and titanium commercial. The results showed that with more addition of nickel composition, the density and hardness values increased. This research showed that nickel-based Superalloy material 59 wt% was better applied as materials for turbine blades. It is also supported by the results of the test microstructure, where the structure of the sample morphology is more delicate and denser and contains smaller pores. Based on the XRD test results are also shown in the sample has been formed Superalloys phase.

MRI Cervical Image Analysis with Fat Suppression Techniques Between Sequent Turbo Invers Recovery Magnitude (TIRM) and Fat Saturations (Fat Sat) on Degenerative Disc Disease at Haji Hospital Surabaya

This study aimed to analyze the difference of image information and determine the better image quality between the Turbo Invers Recovery Magnitude (TIRM) and Fat Saturation (Fat Sat) techniques on cervical MRI examination at Haji Hospital Surabaya. The samples of this study were one female and three male patients. The obtained data were ROI of the vertebral body tissue, intervertebral discs, spinal cord, and then calculated as SNR and CNR values. SNR and CNR values were statistically tested using Paired T-Test on SPSS 2.5. The Paired T-Test results showed a significant difference between the TIRM and Fat Sat techniques, p>0.05. SNR and CNR average values also proved that the Fat Sat technique had more optimal image quality than the TIRM technique.

PID-Based Design of DC Motor Speed Control

DC motor is an easy-to-apply motor but has inconsistent speed due to the existing load. PID (Proportional Integral Differential) is one of the standard controllers of DC motors. This study aimed to know the PID controller's performance in controlling the speed of a DC motor. The results showed that the PID controller could improve the error and transient response of the system response generated from DC motor speed control. Based on the obtained system response data from testing and tuning the PID parameters in controlling the speed of a DC motor, the PID controller parameters can affect the rate of a DC motor on the setpoint of 500, 1000, 1500: Kp = 0.05, Ki = 0.0198, Kd = 0.05.

Prototype Development of Myoelectrics Signal-Based Exoskeleton

Diffable is incompleteness or abnormality accompanied by consequences for specific functions. The method used is tapping on the hamstring and hamstring muscles quadriceps to determine the resulting voltage—muscle signal tapping using Electromyograph (EMG) and Ag-AgCl electrodes. Average current-voltage contraction and relaxation are used as threshold values to drive the servo motor. This study indicates the tension when the muscle contracts are in the range of 4 volts while the relaxation time is 0.4 volts. Then it can be concluded that the voltage when the muscle is contracted is more significant than when it is relaxed. Using different tension during contraction and relaxation in normal subjects showed that the different tension could drive the prototype exoskeleton.

Arm Cycle Ergometer Electro-Mechanical System Design For Post-Stroke Medical Rehabilitation

This study was done to make the electro-mechanical arm ergometer cycle system used as post-stroke patient physiotherapy. The management system was expected to set the rotary frequency according to the therapeutic needs. To set the frequency of the rotation, the PID control with rotation sensor was used as feedback. The rotating sensor used consisted of the optocoupler and a rotary encoder. Based on the research that has been done, obtained constants of Kp = 0055, Ki and Kd = 2545 = 0.00005. Constants were selected because they were the most optimum constant trial and error method. The system is made to have a more significant percentage of error of 5%. In this study, the response time values obtained for each additional mass of the load at each frequency setting result are increased.

The Effective Dose Analysis of Head CT-Scan on Adult Patients

This study was aimed to determine the difference of the effective dose from the clinical and theoretical on the head CT-Scan examination of adult patients and compare the data with the permitted dose limit from BAPETEN. The data collected at Haji Hospital Surabaya using MSCT Siemens Somatom Definition AS 64 Slice on five adult patients, aged between 28-67 years old. The step before the scanning process were adjusting the voltage (kV) and current values (mA) on the CT-Scan. The scanning duration for each patient was 4s and resulted in head images with CTDIvol and DLP values displayed on the monitor screen. The effective dose limit value for the head CT scan was 2.8 mSv, according to BAPETEN. The study results showed that the effective dose on head CT Scan examination was below the safe dose limit value, while the different fractions between the clinical and theoretical of Patient A, B, C, D, and E was 4.11%; 5.46%; 6.19%; 6.52%; and 5.42%, respectively.