Biochemical Materials Engineering Group (Sakai Lab.)

     Research aimed at developing, designing, and operating technologies and processes that contribute to medicine and healthcare is essential for maintaining lives and industrial activities for human beings.

     This research group is engaged in the design and development of materials and methods to control the functions of living organisms, in order to contribute to the fields of regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, and drug delivery, as well as to the fields of medicine and healthcare.

    We aim to contribute to the development of the medical and healthcare fields, such as regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, and drug delivery, as well as the food production field.   

     The selected ongoing research topics are:

1. Development of biomaterials and technologies related to 3D bioprinting.
2. Development of tissue engineering technologies using enzymatic and photo-crosslinking.
3. Microrobotics system for evaluating cell physiology.
4. Development of Lab-on-a-Chip technology and its applications in chemistry and life sciences.
5. Development of manufacturing technology for propagation of cultured human cells/tissues for clinical application. 
6. Development of bioprocesses for biomedical and biopharmaceutical applications.

    These research topics have been conducted with students from foreign countries, including: New Zealand, South Korea, China, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, Iran, Vietnam, etc.