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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.

Biomedical Engineering Division

Wearable life support robot, curara?

Biomedical Engineering Division

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