Press Release

Press Release
September 2025
BEL Inc.

Research Presentations on Anti-Biofilm Coatings

BEL Inc. (President: Hideyuki Kanematsu) is pleased to announce a series of research publications and conference presentations related to the company’s ongoing development of anti-biofilm coatings. These studies, based on materials science and additive manufacturing technology, aim to provide new solutions for biofilm control in medical and industrial fields.

Publications and Presentations

1. “Anti-Biofilm Performance of Graphene-Dispersed Alkoxysilane Coatings from the Viewpoint of Materials Science”
   Hideyuki Kanematsu, Songzhu Kure, Risa Kawai, Hidekazu Miura, Takayoshi Nakano
   Transactions of the Institute of Materials Finishing (UK), 103(4), pp. 204-210, July 2025

2. "Antibacterial activity and interfacial adsorption properties of quaternary-ammonium-salt-based gemini and trimeric surfactants"
   Risa Kawai, Aya Furuichi, Shiho Yada, Hideyuki Kanematsu, Tomokazu Yoshimura
   Colloid and Interface Science Communications, 67 100850-100850, Jul, 2025

3. "Three-Dimensional Structure of Biofilm Formed on Glass Surfaces Revealed Using Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy Combined with Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy "
   Nobumitsu Hirai, Yuhei Miwa, Shunta Hattori, Hideyuki Kanematsu, Akiko Ogawa, Futoshi Iwata
   Microorganisms, 13(8) 1779-1779, Jul 30, 2025
   
   

4. “Anti-Biofilm Properties of Acrylic Resin Mixed with Ionic Liquids Fabricated by VAT Photopolymerization”
   Hideyuki Kanematsu, Sakura Tsutsui, Akiko Ogawa, Ken Kogo, Nobumitsu Hirai, Tsunemasa Saiki, Akira Otsu, Akihiro Hirayama, Katsuhiko Tsunashima, Risa Kawai, Takayoshi Nakano
   American Chemical Society Fall Meeting, August 20, 2025
   
   

5. “Anti-Biofilm Properties of Additively Manufactured Surfaces Dispersed with Antimicrobial Agents”
   Hideyuki Kanematsu, Risa Kawai, Takayoshi Nakano
   The 1st Annual Conference of the Japan Society of Additive Manufacturing, September 3, 2025