バ イオメタル・ファイバー (当 社登録商標, BMF と 略す) は, 通 電で筋肉のように緊張収縮一弛緩
伸張運動 をする細線状のアクチュエータである. 通 常はナイロンの糸のように柔 らか く, し なやかで…

Fontan procedure is one of the common surgical treatments of congenital heart diseases.
Patients with Fontan circulation have single ventricle in the systemic circulation with the total …

Diastolic counter-pulsation has been used to provide circulatory augmentation for short term
cardiac support. The success of intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) therapy has generated …

Improving the productivity of sweet pepper ( Capsicum annuum ) is essential to meeting the
increasing global demand. This can be partially accomplished by investigating and …

The poor stickiness of silicate dust grains is a major obstacle to the formation of rocky
planetesimals. In this study, we examine the possibility that silicate grains with an organic mantle, …

Total cavopulmonary connection (TCPC) is commonly applied for the surgical treatment of
congenital heart disease such as single ventricle in pediatric patients. Patients with no …

Annuloplasty for functional mitral or tricuspid regurgitation has been made for surgical
restoration of valvular diseases. However, these major techniques may sometimes be ineffective …

In order to promote peristaltic function in the patients with the end stage of esophageal cancer,
we have been developing an implantable artificial esophagus. Surgical treatments, such …

Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) coated with functional and biocompatible polymers have been
widely used as carriers to deliver oligonucleotide and messenger RNA therapeutics to treat …

Ti-Ni 系 形状記憶合金 (以 後 SMA と 略す.) は, 固体アクチュエータの中でも操作量, 操 作力ともに
大きく, 耐久性を考えても 2% 0 近 い形状回復ひずみと 100MPa 以上の形状回復応力を繰 り返 し…