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Fluid Dynamics Lab
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A fluid dynamics lab that studies micro- and nanoscale flows using blood vessels and sperm.
AboutAbout the lab
Elucidating diverse flow phenomena and extending into interdisciplinary research.
The Fluid Dynamics Lab studies fluid dynamics with micro/nanoscale fluids, multiphase flow, and biofluids as its keywords.
Fluid dynamics is essential in many fields, starting with mechanical engineering, and is expected to be increasingly in demand in interdisciplinary areas.
Drawing on these strengths, the lab actively pursues research that integrates different fields.
On the lab's website, it is introduced under the name "Hyakutake Lab."
Key terms
- Multiphase flow
- Flow in which particles such as cells are mixed into a liquid, like blood
- Artificial red blood cells
- Nanoscale particles made with the aim of serving in place of red blood cells
- Microfluidic system
- A small device that handles liquids and cells using tiny channels
NewsLab news
A master's student received an Outstanding Poster Award at the Bioengineering Lecture Meeting
An undergraduate student received the Outstanding Research Presentation Award at the Spring 2025 ROUTE results presentation
A student received the Young Researcher Outstanding Presentation Award at the Biofrontier Lecture Meeting
ResearchResearch themes
Drawing on the strengths of fluid dynamics, the lab pursues research that integrates different fields, with micro/nanoscale fluids, multiphase flow, and biofluids as its keywords. Specifically, it studies blood flow in microvessels and the motion of sperm.
*Illustrative imageBlood Flow in Microvessels
In thin blood vessels with diameters of a few tens of micrometers, red and white blood cells become about as large as the vessel itself, which makes the flow complex. The lab conducts multiphase flow analysis that takes the properties of red blood cells into account, simulations of flows containing artificial red blood cells, and numerical studies on the effect of administering artificial red blood cells during laser treatment of hemangioma.
*Illustrative imageMotility Characteristics of Sperm
The lab studies, through both experiments and numerical analysis, how flagellated sperm move in the mucus of the fallopian tube. Applications include devices that use microfluidic systems to separate highly motile sperm, and the lab considers that this could contribute to assisted reproductive technology and livestock farming.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Hyakutake Lab consist of faculty members, master's students, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorToru Hyakutake
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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: “Micrograph of magnetic microfluidic chip ( )” National Institute of Standards and Technology / Public domain (cropped)
- Blood Flow in Microvessels: “A red blood cell in a capillary, pancreatic tissue - TEM” Louisa Howard / Public domain (cropped)
- Motility Characteristics of Sperm: “Sperm-egg” 作者不詳 / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Optical Microfabrication Lab): “Stereolithography cycloidal drive” Clemenspool / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Thermal Energy Engineering Lab): “Part of a heat exchanger in a cracking tower” W.carter / Public domain (cropped)
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