Topics — Research
23 MAY 2024
Successful Cultivation of Stem Cells on the Surface of Ionic Liquids
—Towards a Significant Improvement in the Cultivation Efficiency of Cellular Resources Contributing to Regenerative Medicine—
The National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) has established a technique for cultivating human mesenchymal stem cells, widely used in regenerative medicine, on the surface of a liquid known as "ionic liquid." This innovation promises a significant increase in the efficiency of cell culturing valuable cellular resources, traditionally carried out in plastic dishes, while also reducing plastic waste generated during culturing.
Reference: Adv. Mater. 2024, 36, 2310105.
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18 APR 2024
Our recent work on the Bayesian optimization for one-pot auto-blending through odor has been accepted in Digital Discovery and is now available online.
This work is a collaboration with Dr. Ryo Tamura (NIMS, The University of Tokyo) and Prof. Koji Tsuda (The University of Tokyo).
Congratulations, Fukui-san!!!
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27 FEB 2024
Our recent work on audible sensing of low-concentration has been accepted in Sensors and Actuators A: Physical and is now available online.
Congratulations, Yildirim-san!!!
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26 FEB 2024
Our recent work on lung cancer detection by nanomechanical sensor array has been accepted in Lung Cancer and is now available online.
This work is a collaboration with Prof. Yukio Sato (University of Tsukuba) and Prof. Hiroshi Kojima (Ibaraki Prefectural Central Hospital).
Congratulations, Saeki-san!!!
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14 FEB 2024
Our recent work on sorption kinetic parameters for gas identification has been accepted in ACS Sensors and is now available online.
Thank all co-authors!!!
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EP 3 812 740 (B1) [EP]
Receptor response modulation method, and measuring device employing receptor response modulation
K. Minami, G. Yoshikawa, G. Imamura, and K. Shiba
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
Application Date: 4th June 2019; Registered on 24th January 2024.
US 11 879 863 (B2) [US]
Method for analyzing liquid sample and apparatus
K. Minami and G. Yoshikawa
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
Application Date: 13th November 2019; Registered on 23rd January 2024.
16 JAN 2024
Our recent work on cell scaffolds at the ionic liquid interface has been accepted in Advanced Materials and is now available online.
This work is a collaboration with Dr. Tekashi Ueki (NIMS).
Congratulations, Ueki-san!!!
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EP 3 889 577 [EU]
Liquid Sample Analysis Method
K. Minami and G. Yoshikawa
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
Application Date: 13th November 2019; Registered on 3rd January 2024.
28 DEC 2023
Our recent work on the topology optimization of nanomechanical sensors has been accepted in Japanese Journal of Applied Physics and is now available online.
Congratulations, Zhuang-san!!!
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06 NOV 2023
Our applied patent has been registered in Japan.
Congratulations, Tamura-san (NIMS)!!!
JP 7371981 [JP]
Primary odor selection method, method for expressing, presenting, or synthesizing odor from combination of primary odors, and device for same
R. Tamura, H. Xu, K. Kitai, K. Minami, M. Nakatsu, G. Yoshikawa, K. Shiba, and K. Tsuda
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
Application Date: 5th March 2021; Registered on 23rd October 2023.
25 OCT 2023
Our applied patent has been registered in the USA.
Congratulations, Yoshikawa-san!!!
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Method for cleaning receptor layer of surface stress sensor
G. Yoshikawa, T. Nemoto, M. Nakatsu, N. Takeda, K. Shiba, K. Minami
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
Application Date: 28th August 2019; Registered on 24th October 2023.
12 OCT 2023
Our recent work on the effects of fermentation quality of silage has been accepted in Animal Science Journal and is now available online.
This work is in collaboration with Dr. Kamiya, Dr. Suzuki, Dr. Suzuki, Dr. Kobayashi, Dr. Tohno, and Dr. Nakakubo (NARO), and Dr. Imamura (NIMS).
Congratulations, Kamiya-san!!!
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16. US 11 774 346 [US]
Receptor response modulation method, and measuring device using receptor response modulation
K. Minami, G. Yoshikawa, G. Imamura, and K. Shiba
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
Application Date: 4th June 2019; Registered on 3rd October 2023.
12 AUG 2023
Our recent work on topology optimization of nanomechanical sensors has been accepted in Nano Express and is now available online.
Congratulations, Zhuang-san!!!
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04 AUG 2023
Our applied patent co-invented with NARO has been registered in Japan.
Congratulations, Nakakubo-san (NARO)!!!
JP 7320803 [JP]
Silage fermentation quality evaluation method and device
R. Nakakubo, M. Ishida, M. Tohno, H. Kobayashi, G. Yoshikawa, K. Minami, G. Imamura, H. Matsuzaka, and T. Nemoto
National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO); National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
Application Date: 19th March 2021; Registered on 27th July 2023.
02 AUG 2023
Our recent work on pattern recognition-based solid sensing has been accepted in IEEE Sensors Letters.
This topic will be presented at IEEE Sensors 2023, Vienna.
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Our recent work on an acoustical approach for determining vapor properties has been accepted in Sensors and Actuators A: Physical and is now available online.
Congratulations, Yildirim-san!!!
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25 APR 2023
Our applied patent has been registered in Japan.
Congratulations, Yoshikawa-san!!!
JP 7262849 [TW]
Humidification-type high-sensitivity/high-selectivity ammonia detection method using nanomechanical sensor, and detection device thereof
G. Imamura, K. Minami, K. Shiba, and G. Yoshikawa
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
Application Date: 8th May 2020; Registered on 14th April 2023.
17 APR 2023
Our applied patent has been registered in Taiwan.
Congratulations, Yoshikawa-san!!!
TW I797447 [TW]
Humidification-type high-sensitivity/high-selectivity ammonia detection method using nanomechanical sensor, and detection device thereof
G. Imamura, K. Minami, K. Shiba, and G. Yoshikawa
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
Application Date: 14th May 2020; Registered on 1st April 2023.
22 MAR 2023
Our recent work on the stiffness tuning in MEMS devices by prestress has been accepted in ACS Applied Engineering Materials and is now available online.
Congratulations, Zhuang-san!!!
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