研究室紹介
Biothermal Engineering Laboratory
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering
The Biothermal Engineering Laboratory is dedicated to research and education in biothermal engineering, which solves problems in the fields of medicine and biology from an engineering point of view, especially where thermal engineering is concerned. However, our research interests are not limited to this. Our fields are always expanding and we are not afraid to dive into different fields.
Current projects include:
(i) Biothermal engineering research on cell behaviors in response to electrical stimulation and its application to minimally invasive tumor treatment.
(ii) Biomechanics of biological hard tissues such as bone, tendon, and cartilage.
(iii) Open-source design of biological education materials and bio-experimental devices.
Staff
Prof. Kosaku Kurata
Asst.Prof. Yoko Tomo
The Main Research Topics
- Mechanism of inhibition of cell division by the application of very weak alternating electric fields (tumor treating field: TTF).
- Non-thermal cell ablation techniques using high-voltage electric pulses (irreversible electroporation: IRE)
- Evaluation of tendon and cartilage tissue quality by Raman spectroscopy.
- Development of open-source bioengineering tools based on 'frugal science'.
