Development of artificial blood vessels from graphene

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K13304
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Nanomaterials engineering
• Research Institution: Kyushu University
• Principal Investigator: Ago Hiroki 九州大学, グローバルイノベーションセンター, 教授 (10356355)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: ナノカーボン応用 / グラフェン / 触媒成長 / CVD

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Graphene is a single atom-thick, two-dimensional (2D) material made only of carbon atoms. Graphene shows high electrical and thermal conductivities, good mechanical flexibility, and optical transparency, which promise many applications. In this work, we have developed a new method to synthesize multi-layer graphene with a micro-tubular structure. This structure can be applied to artificial blood vessels. Moreover, using multi-layer graphene, we have succeeded in demonstrating the mechanical strain sensors with high strain sensitivity.

Free Research Field

ナノマテリアル化学