Professor Min Hyun-jin of Chung-Ang University Hospital Wins Outstanding Paper Award of the Korean Society of Non-Science
Mar 20, 2025
Professor Min Hyun-jin of the otolaryngology department at Chung-Ang University Hospital won the 'Excellent Paper Award' at the 69th Spring Conference of the Korean Non-Science Society held at the Yeosu Expo Convention Center on the 8th.
Professor Min Hyun-jin was selected as the winner at this conference in recognition of the excellence of the use of sodium chloride powder sachets may not include the risk of microplastic emissions from nasal cleaning fluids.
Microplastics can pose serious risks to humans and ecosystems through inhalation, ingestion, and skin contact, and Professor Min investigated whether microplastics were released in the process of preparing nasal cleaning fluids used in various nose diseases, especially focusing on the process of opening powder and mixing it with water.
According to the results of this study, the addition of sodium chloride powder to nasal washing did not have a significant statistically significant effect on microplastic release.
Professor Min Hyun-jin "These basic studies suggested the need for further research on the possibility of microplastic contamination that could potentially occur in utilizing medical devices commonly used in everyday life."As the importance of microplastics on the human body is emphasized in various fields, we will continue to study the effects of microplastics on human health in the field of otolaryngology" he said.
Meanwhile, the Korean Society of Non-Science selects one research achievement in the clinical and basic research fields every year among the papers published in the official journal of Rhinology, and Professor Min Hyun-jin was honored as a research paper published in the Journal of Rhinology in 2024 was selected as an excellent paper in the basic research field.
Professor Min Hyun-jin was selected as the winner at this conference in recognition of the excellence of the use of sodium chloride powder sachets may not include the risk of microplastic emissions from nasal cleaning fluids.
Microplastics can pose serious risks to humans and ecosystems through inhalation, ingestion, and skin contact, and Professor Min investigated whether microplastics were released in the process of preparing nasal cleaning fluids used in various nose diseases, especially focusing on the process of opening powder and mixing it with water.
According to the results of this study, the addition of sodium chloride powder to nasal washing did not have a significant statistically significant effect on microplastic release.
Professor Min Hyun-jin "These basic studies suggested the need for further research on the possibility of microplastic contamination that could potentially occur in utilizing medical devices commonly used in everyday life."As the importance of microplastics on the human body is emphasized in various fields, we will continue to study the effects of microplastics on human health in the field of otolaryngology" he said.
Meanwhile, the Korean Society of Non-Science selects one research achievement in the clinical and basic research fields every year among the papers published in the official journal of Rhinology, and Professor Min Hyun-jin was honored as a research paper published in the Journal of Rhinology in 2024 was selected as an excellent paper in the basic research field.
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