Proposing reliable medical techniques through computational biomechanical simulationsSurgicaloperationsaresometimesrequiredtofixseverebonefracturesormuscleinjuries.Here,ifwecanestimatemechanicalconditionsofourbodypartsand/orsurgicalinstrumentspriortotheoperation,theinformationwillbegreatlyhelpfultoavoidsurgicalerrorsorfurthersurgeries.Ourlaboratoryexaminespatient‐specificbiomechanicalsimulationmethods.Thatis,wefabricateacomputationalmodelwiththeexactshapeofthepatientbasedonclinicalX‐rayCTimages,andperformanalysestoestimatemechanicalstatesofbonesorartificialinstrumentsinourbody.Collaborationwithmedicaldoctorsleadsustoproposenovelmedicaltechniques.Weregardlivingorgansof"humans"fromtheperspectivesof"mechanicalengineering"and"informationengineering“.Adiverserangeofknowledgemakesourstudentsenjoyavarietyofcareerpathsaftergraduation.ProfessorMichihikoKosekiProfessorKosekitookhiscurrentpositionin2019afterworkingasanengineeratFujitsuLimitedandanassistantprofessoratTokyoInstituteofTechnology,andanassociateprofessoratShinshuUniversity.Hisresearchinterestsincludecomputationalbiomechanics,medicalimagingtechniquesandbio‐inspiredrobotics.Ourresearchsolutionswillpowerfullysupportmedicaldoctorsonbothdiagnosesandtreatmentsforillnessesorinjuriesinorthopedicfields.Patientscanalsoobtaingreatbenefitsincludingpersonalizedandinformation‐richinformedconsentfortheirowntreatments.Weaimtorealizeaworldwhichissensitivetotheneedsanddesiresofdoctors,patients,andeveryone.Examination of surgical operation methods in scoliosis in collaboration with Shinshu University’s Medical School.Althoughtherearemanyphysicaltrainingmethodsforweightreduction,someofthemdon’trevealtheireffectsfromtheviewpointofmechanicalengineers.Oursimulationmethoddemonstratesmechanicalconditionsinourbodyandtheresultsmayleadtomoreefficienttrainingmethodsforourbeautifullife!Iamstudyingtheswimmingbehaviorofvariousformsofaquaticlifeinordertocreateanewrobotbasedontheadroitswimmingabilityoflivingcreatures.Iamalsostudyingbloodflowinordertoexaminemechanicalvulnerabilitytoatheroscleroticplaquethroughmodelexperimentsusingartificialdiseasedarteriesandnumericalcomputations.Ibelievethatitispossibletoimplementarobotcapableofworkinginmudorinoceansettingswherethereisagreatdealofseaweedordetritus.Intheareaofbloodflowresearch,mygoalistocreateadiagnosticsystemthatcaninstantlyassesstheriskofatheroscleroticplaquebasedonpatient‐specificmedicalimaging,forexamplebymeansofMRI.Graduateshavegoneontoworkinsuchfieldsasmedicaldevices,precisionmachinery,automobiles,electronics,andinformationandcommunications.Somehaveevenpursuedcareersaspublicofficialsorresearchersineducationalresearchorganizations.ProfessorShunichiKobayashiProfessorKobayashitookhiscurrentpositionin2009afterservinginthefacultyofTaxtileScienceandTechnologyatShinshuUniversityasaseniorassistantprofessorandassociateprofessor.Hebeganhisresearchonbloodflowin1996and1997whileworkingasavisitingscholarattheGeorgiaInstituteofTechnology.Hecurrentlycontinuestocarryoutinternationaljointresearch.Thisrobot,whichcanswiminalldirections,wasdevelopedbystudyingtheswimmingmotionoftheragworm.AmodelexperimentandnumericalcomputationofatherosclerosisThestiffnessofthisfin,whosedesignisbasedontheflexiblemovementofthetailsoffish,isalteredinrealtimeinanattempttoincreasepropulsiveperformance.Exploring the biomimetics of aquatic life and medical engineering using biofluid mechanics24Department of Machinery and RoboticsBioengineeringOutlook for researchOutlook for students after graduationDepartment of Machinery and RoboticsBioengineeringOutlook for researchOutlook for students after graduation
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