2006 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Biomechanics at Micro- and Nanoscale Levels
| Project/Area Number |
15086101
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Review Section |
Science and Engineering
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| Research Institution | Tohoku University |
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Principal Investigator |
WADA Hiroshi Tohoku University, Department of Bioengineering and Robotics, Professor (30111264)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
ADACHI Taiji Kyoto University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Associate Professor (40243323)
MASTUMOTO Takeo Nagoya Institute of Technology, Department of Engineering Physics, Professor (30209639)
USHIDA Takashi The University of Tokyo, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, Professor (50323522)
TANAKA Masao Osaka University Graduate School of Engineering Science, Division of Bioengineering, Professor (40163571)
OHASHI Toshiro Tohoku University, Department of Bioengineering and Robotics, Associate Professor (30270812)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2003 – 2007
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| Keywords | Biomechanics / Cell and Tissue / Tissue Engineering / Bioinformatics / International Exchanges of Researchers |
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| Research Abstract |
The project performed by fourteen Japanese researchers can be summarized as follows. The essential diversity of phenomena in living organisms is controlled not by genes but rather by the interaction between the micro- or nanoscale structures in cells and the genetic code, the dynamic interaction between them being especially important. Therefore, if the relationship between the dynamic environment of cells and tissues and their function can be elucidated, it is highly possible to find a method by which the structure and function of such cells and tissues can be regulated. The first goal of this research was to understand dynamic phenomena at cellular and biopolymer-organelle levels on the basis of mechanics. An attempt was then be made to apply this understanding to the development of procedures for designing and producing artificial materials and technology for producing or regenerating the structure and function of living organisms.
The Administrative Board of this project held meetings of the researchers involved in this project and released the results of the project as follows :
1. Eleven meetings of the researchers involved in this project were held.
2. Thirteen organized sessions on topics related to the project were held at the Asian Pacific Conference on Biomechanics, the Japan-Switzerland Workshop on Biomechanics, the Bioengineering Conference of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineering, Bioengineering Division, etc.
3. A symposium open to the public was held.
4. Fifteen prominent foreign researchers were invited to make presentations and hold discussions.
5. To introduce the research of this project, five books were published : Biomechanics at Micro- and Nanoscale Levels, Introduction of the Project ; and Biomechanics at Micro- and Nanoscale Levels Volume I-IV.
6. A homepage for this project was established.
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