We propose a novel non-thermal laser ablator to be used with photodynamic therapy (PDT) for treating heart diseases including arrhythmia. In this booth, we’ll demonstrate the development of laser catheter devices and introduce new findings of the in vitro and in vivo study.

In this booth, we will demonstrate you novel techniques employing laser for less-invasive and selective treatment. We will show novel therapeutic devices employing laser including those for arteriosclerosis lesions. Moreover, numerous effective patents will be introduced.

Development of new types of biofunctional molecules that selectively degrade disease-related proteins or oligosaccharides upon photoirradiation and the application of these molecules to photo-sensitive molecular targeted medicines will be presented.

Development of novel methods for target-selective isolation and functionalization of disease-related proteins, and their potential biomedical application will be presented.

In recent years, metallic implants have been used for medical treatment, and these implants are placed inside a human body for a long time. To ensure safe long-term usage, several studies on such implant materials have been carried out. Herein, we discuss some of the recently developed surface-modification processes.

Recently, many application researches are being carried out using natural materials. We focused on biomaterials, for instance, chitin that is refined from crab shell and squid bone. Using biomaterials like chitin, we fabricated a functional thin-film, antireflection film, and antithrombotic film, by an all-wet process.

Light propagation in biological tissues, which cannot be measured by experiments, is analysed by simulations. The results are applied to non-invasive optical diagnostics such as functional near infrared optical brain imaging.

We are studying the mechanisms by which the brain controls the human body by collaborating with medical faculty and hospitals. We expect our research to contribute to the development of rehabilitation devices or thought-controlled orthoses for functional motor recovery from hemiplegia caused by stroke.

Cell sorting and separation are important technologies for cell therapy. We developed damage-less and label-free cell sorting system based on dielectrophoresis. This booth exhibits a new on-chip cell sorting system.

Recently, a computer diagnosis by image analysis attracts the attention in medical field. We target on construction of system for a pathological diagnosis, a clinical diagnosis, nondestructive inspection and so on. Current candidates are a prostate cancer, a lung tumor, an uterus cancer, brain damage by stroke.