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Yamamoto-Kobayashi Lab
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The lab uses medical polymers to explore regenerative medicine and the effects of nano- and microplastics on living organisms.
AboutAbout the lab
Building a future that stays close to life, starting from where materials meet the body.
The Yamamoto-Kobayashi Lab studies, based on medical polymers, the phenomena that occur at the "interface" where living bodies and materials meet.
For regenerative medicine, the lab develops biomaterials for building cell scaffolds and vascular networks.
The other pillar is research that examines, at the cellular level, the effects of nano- and microplastics on living organisms.
Key terms
- Medical polymers
- Materials made of long molecules, designed for medical or biological use. A kind of plastic
- Extracellular matrix
- Substances around cells that act as a scaffold supporting them
- Nano- and microplastics
- Extremely small plastic particles. They are foreign substances to living organisms
- iPS cells
- Stem cells given the ability to turn into many kinds of cells in the body
ResearchResearch themes
The lab conducts fundamental research on understanding and designing the interface between soft materials and living bodies. Its applications extend to medical materials, regenerative medicine, and understanding environmental issues.
*Illustrative imageBiomaterials for Building Scaffolds and Vascular Networks
Based on medical polymers, the lab studies biomaterials for building the extracellular matrix, which serves as the scaffold for cells, and the blood vessels that carry nutrients. Its research projects include 3D tissue construction, functional vascular construction, and the development of scaffold materials for stem cells such as iPS cells.
*Illustrative imageBiological Effects of Nano- and Microplastics
Nano- and microplastics are foreign substances to living organisms. Drawing on the materials science of foreign-body reactions cultivated in biomaterials science, the lab examines their biological effects at the cellular level, using surface analysis of degraded nanomaterials and in vitro models.
MembersFaculty
The Yamamoto-Kobayashi Lab consists of faculty members and students.As of 2026
- ProfessorMasaya Yamamoto
- Assistant ProfessorMako Kobayashi
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Well cell culture plates” Diane A. Reid (Photographer) / Public domain (cropped)
- Biomaterials for Building Scaffolds and Vascular Networks: “3D printed Hydrogel Scaffold” Habannn / CC0 (cropped)
- Biological Effects of Nano- and Microplastics: “Microplástico no degradado tipo fibra” Zaknite Flores Ocampo / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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