Morphological and Chemical Analysis of Various Disposable Acupuncture Needles Used in South Korea

Morphological and Chemical Analysis of Various Disposable Acupuncture Needles Used in South Korea

Objectives: The Korean Industrial Standard (KS) for sterile acupuncture needles was established in 2009 based on research on the quality control of acupuncture needles. We aimed to determine the quality of acupuncture needles available in South Korea in 2021 by examining their surface condition and...

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Main Authors:	Dong Yong Park, JiYoon Ahn, Hyeon Jeong Park, Doo Suk Lee, Dae-Hyun Jo, Jonghoon Kim, Choulmin Kim, Heebum Chung, Ji Hye Hwang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Korean Pharmacopuncture Institute 2022-12-01
Series:	Journal of Pharmacopuncture
Subjects:	acupuncture acupuncture needle tip field-emission scanning electron microscopy (fe-sem) energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (eds) quality of acupuncture needle
Online Access:	http://journaleditor.inforang.com/journal/view.html?doi=10.3831/KPI.2022.25.4.382

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