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Miyake Lab
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A lab that connects living bodies and devices through bioiontronics.
AboutAbout the lab
Bridging the gap between living bodies and devices.
The Miyake Lab studies bioiontronics, which connects living bodies and devices.
The human body is soft and works through the exchange of ions, whereas electronic devices are hard and work through the control of electrons.
To organically integrate these contrasting materials, the lab is developing original technologies that combine devices with soft materials that blend in with the body.
Its research targets include biopower generation devices, wearable devices, and implantable devices.
Key terms
- Bioiontronics
- A research field that aims to connect living organisms, which work through ions, with electronic devices, which work through electrons
- Ion
- An electrically charged atom or molecule. Ions carry signals inside the bodies of living organisms
- Wearable device
- A small electronic device worn on the body. It is used for purposes such as measuring health conditions
NewsLab news
Announced a technology that directly transfers intracellular fluid and mitochondria using a nanotube membrane stamp
Developed a smart contact lens that wirelessly measures intraocular pressure with high sensitivity
A doctoral student received an Encouragement Award at the 35th Annual Meeting of MRS-Japan
A Waseda University team won the Business Award at the student competition "BioInnoSense 2025"
Developed a "plant-insertion multi-enzyme sensor" that monitors sugar transport into plants in real time
ResearchResearch themes
Biological materials such as the human body are soft and achieve sophisticated functions through the control of ions, whereas man-made device elements are hard and achieve excellent functions through the control of electrons. To develop original technologies that organically integrate these contrasting materials, the Miyake Lab is tackling three challenges: the soft interface between devices and living tissue, the wet interface that converts chemical energy, and the ion-controlled interface that exchanges information with living tissue.
*Illustrative imageConnecting the body and devices with ions
The body conveys information through the flow of ions, and devices do so through the flow of electrons. The lab organizes the concept of "bioiontronics," which links the two, and builds new points of contact that read out information and deliver treatment via ions.
*Illustrative imageSmart lenses worn in the eye
Incorporating electronic functions into contact lenses could make it possible to measure the body's condition from tears and to deliver drugs. The lab is developing smart contact lenses that incorporate MXene, a new material.
*Illustrative imageDelivering substances directly into cells
Putting drugs or genes into cells requires a method that does not damage them. The lab studies a technology that presses thin tubes (nanotubes) against cells on a soft scaffold to deliver substances directly and uniformly.
MembersFaculty
The Miyake Lab consists of faculty members and doctoral and master's students.As of 2026
- ProfessorTakeo Miyake
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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: “Corrective soft contact lenses, with high oxigen permeability” Albarubescens / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Connecting the body and devices with ions: “XBio illustration – Ion Channels” explorebiology / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Smart lenses worn in the eye: “Eye with contact lens” Reinhard Müller / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Delivering substances directly into cells: “Microscope with manipulators and injectors-02 p” Pleple2000 / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Méhes Lab): “Flexible display” U.S. Army RDECOM / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Mawatari Lab): “Lab on a Chip ( )” National Institute of Standards and Technology / Public domain (cropped)
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