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Regenerative Medicine Unit

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Development of innovative medical devices using bionanotechnology

We are aiming to develop innovative medical devices by using a new self-assembling peptide gel developed with nanotechnology. The self-assembling peptide gel has high transparency under neutral condition and acts as a scaffold. At the same time, we will develop evaluation methods for analyzing the influence of medical devices on the tissue.

The development of medical devices with the self-assembling peptide gel is mainly focused on ophthalmology field where transparency is important. Specifically, we will develop auxiliary materials for surgeries and tissue regeneration.

For the development of the evaluation method, we use the latest biotechnology that can analyze phenotypes of the tissue under various conditions. Specifically, we will focus on contact lenses as a medical device and develop methods to evaluate the impact on ocular surface environment.

Responsible Department

Department of
Advanced Device Medicine

Research Partner

Menicon Co. Ltd.

Project Members

Principal Investigator

NISHIDA Kohji

Professor

Department of Ophthalmology

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Members

NISHIDA Kentarou

Endowed Chair Associate Professor
(Lecturer)

Department of Advanced Device Medicine

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NIWA Kazuharu

 

Menicon Co. Ltd.

KADODE Taizo

 

Menicon Co. Ltd.

YOKOI Hidenori

 

Menicon Co. Ltd.

FUJIMOTO Miya

 

Menicon Co. Ltd.

UESUGI Koji

 

Menicon Co. Ltd.

MIZUNO Maiko

 

Menicon Co. Ltd.

TAHARA Kousuke

 

Menicon Co. Ltd.

SUKEDA Nao

 

Menicon Co. Ltd.

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