The goal of our research is to contribute to regenerative medicine from an engineering standpoint. We utilize microfluidic devices and other micro/macro culture devices to develop original 3D culture methods. In particular, we deal with reconstruction of liver tissues and microvascular networks.

Sugar chains are of considerable interest as the third chain of life. At this booth, we describe the molecular design of artificial biofunctional molecules that can selectively control certain oligosaccharide functions by irradiation with light of specific wavelength, and their usefulness as next-generation photosensitive molecularly targeted drugs.