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Biomedical Engineering Division
Overview
The Biomedical Engineering Division conducts integrated research of science and technology, and medical science. Through the research of medical science, biology, and physiology and the development of medical robots, biological devices and biological materials, we apply the knowledge to medical care and welfare.
In particular, we extensively research the problems of medical care, health care, and welfare from the viewpoints of mechanical system engineering, robotics, biomedical engineering, biomaterial engineering, welfare engineering, and motor function engineering.
We set our mission to solve the various problems in the field of medical care, health care, and welfare that are the result of the rapid progress of population ageing and declining birthrate, and we conduct advanced research in the field of biomedical technology because there are very high social needs.
We apply the knowledge obtained from the research to the care of the elderly, advanced medical care, etc., manufacture human-friendly products, and pursue a society in which we can be both mentally and physically healthy.
Please see the research introductions of our faculty members.
Wearable life support robot, curara®
Robot hands which move by coordinated artificial muscles
Main Research Theme
- Wearable life support robot, curara®
- Robot hands that work by coordinated artificial muscles
- Development of new artificial joint applying carbon nanotubes
- Biologically inspired robot which can swim omnidirectionally
- Psychology of pill bugs, bathynomus doederleinii, and mictyris brevidactylus
- Stress or cancer diagnostic techniques using salivary biomarkers
Faculty members
AKIYAMA YoshitakeProfessor
Research Field
Bio-MEMS, Microfluidics, Tissue Engineering
AONO HikaruAssociate Professor
Research Field
biomechanical engineering and robotics, bioacoustics, fluid engineering
HANIU HisaoAssociate Professor
Research Field
Toxicology, Biomaterial, Regenerative medicine, Clinical chemistry, Biological and environment assessment of nanomaterials, Bone regeneration, Nerve regeneration
IWAMOTO NoriyasuAssistant Professor
Research Field
Robotics, Mechatronics, Flexible Manipulator, Variable Stiffness Mechanism and Surgical Robot System
KOBAYASHI ShunichiProfessor
Research Field
Biomimetics, Biomedical Engineering, Bio-inspired Aquatic Propulsion Mechanism, Biomechanics of Atherosclerosis, Development support of Medical Devices
KOSEKI MichihikoProfessor
Research Field
Biomechanics, Medical engineering：Researches on patient-specific mechanical analyses based on medical images and computer assisted orthopaedic surgery.
MORIYAMA ToruAssociate Professor
Research Field
Comparative cognition, Comparative psychology
NAKADATE HiromichiAssociate Professor
Research Field
Biomechanics, Neurotrauma
SAITO NaotoProfessor
Research Field
Biocompatible System Engineering, Biotechnology, Miomaterial, Medical device, Orthopedic surgery, Rehabilitation
SUGIMOTO MitsukimiProfessor
Research Field
Health Science, Sports Physiology, Sports Biomechanics, Health promotion for elder people, the habituation of life long sport
TAHARA YusukeAssistant Professor
Research Field
Sensor Engineering, BioElectronics
TAKEUCHI AkariAssistant Professor
Research Field
Inorganic chemistry, Biomaterial, Synthesis of calcium phosphate ceramics via soft solution process
TERUTSUKI DaigoAssociate Professor
Research Field
Bio-hybrid robotics and sensors
UEMURA TakeshiProfessor
Research Field
Neuroscience・ Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience
YAMAGUCHI MasakiProfessor
Research Field
Biomedical Engineering/Stress Science