Bioeng Lab

Bioengineering Laboratory

Professor Shigeo M. TANAKA

Faculty of Frontier Engineering,

Institute of Science and Engineering,

Kanazawa University

Kakuma-machi, Natural Science and Technology Hall 3, 3A519,

Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-1192, Japan

E-mail: shigeo@se.kanazawa-u.ac.jp

Research Missions

Our laboratory develops bioengineering technologies for the treatment, prevention, and diagnosis of musculoskeletal disorders. Our research integrates mechanics, materials science, tissue engineering, optical engineering, and computational methods, with a particular focus on bone health and osteoporosis. Further details of our research are presented on the individual research pages.

Education Policy

Acquiring broad knowledge is essential for conducting bioengineering research. Students are encouraged to develop an understanding of biology, medicine, mechanics, electronics, and programming, and to apply their research findings in clinical and engineering contexts. Weekly lab meetings provide opportunities to present progress and discuss current issues. Students are expected to take initiative in their research, manage their time effectively, and maintain positive relationships with other lab members.

Laboratory Environment

All information regarding our laboratory, including lab meeting schedules, experimental protocols, and graduation/master theses, is available on our private laboratory website. Daily communication among laboratory members is facilitated through Slack. Students use their own laptop computers and access the Internet through the university Wi-Fi network. Laboratory workstations are also available for simulations, CAD, and image processing. Cell culture facilities are also available.

Recent Publications

Shigeo M. Tanaka, Kaito Yoshikawa, Multidirectional Optical bone densitometry using a simulation-based machine learning model: Experimental validation with bone phantoms, Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2026, doi: 10.1007/s10439-026-04258-8

Shigeo M. Tanaka, Optimization of calcined bone powder and silane-crosslinked alginate composites for enhanced mechanical performance as a cortical bone substitute, Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2025. doi: 10.1007/s10439-025-03924-7.

Shigeo M. Tanaka, Development of a composite using calcined bone powder and silane cross-linked alginate as bone substitute material, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part B - Applied Biomaterials, Vol. 112, No. 8, e35457, 2024. doi: 10.1002/jbm.b.35457

Kaname Miura, Shigeo M. Tanaka, Chanisa Chotipanich, Thanapon Chobpenthai, Attapon Jantarato, Anak Khantachawana, Osteoporosis prediction using machine‑learned optical bone densitometry data, Annals of Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 52, No. 2, pp. 396-405, 2024, doi: 10.1007/s10439-023-03387-8

Kaname Miura, Anak Khantachawana, Tsuyoshi Wakamori, Hidenori Matsubara, and Shigeo M. Tanaka, Optical Bone Densitometry Insensitive to Skin Thickness, Biomedical Engineering / Biomedizinische Technik, Vol. 67, No. 6, pp. 503-512. 2022, doi: 10.1515/bmt-2021-0314

Kaname Miura, Anak Khantachawana, and Shigeo M. Tanaka, Optical bone densitometry robust to variation of soft tissue using machine learning techniques: validation by Monte Carlo simulation, Journal of Biomedical Optics, Vol.27, No.5, Paper Number: 056004 (16 pages), 2022, doi: 10.1117/1.JBO.27.5.056004

Message from the professor

Bioengineering brings together diverse fields such as engineering, biology, and medicine. I encourage students to explore beyond their own specialties, develop independent ideas, and learn through discussion and experimentation. Our laboratory welcomes students from diverse academic and cultural backgrounds who are interested in applying engineering approaches to biomedical challenges.

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