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Biomechanics Lab
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A biomechanics lab that uses engineering to reveal how blood vessels, bones, and cells respond to mechanical forces.
AboutAbout the lab
Uncovering the relationship between living tissue and mechanical forces through an engineering lens.
The Biomechanics Lab studies the mechanics of biological tissues such as blood vessels, bone, and skin, and of the cells that make them up.
Biological tissues are thought to change themselves so as to restore their original state when the forces acting on them change.
The lab aims to measure the mechanical properties of tissues and cells in detail, investigate how forces affect them, and apply that knowledge to medicine and engineering.
Key terms
- Biomechanics
- The study of how living things work and behave, examined from the perspective of mechanics, such as mechanics of materials and fluid mechanics
- Mechanical homeostasis
- The property by which living tissue changes its shape in response to changes in applied force and tries to keep its internal stress constant
- Diatom
- A tiny aquatic alga with a glassy (silica) shell patterned with fine pores
NewsLab news
A master's student received the Outstanding Poster Award at the 38th Bioengineering Conference
A paper in the Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering received the Papers of the Year and Graphics of the Year awards
A master's student received the Young Researcher Outstanding Presentation Award at the 36th Biofrontier Conference
Associate Professor Maeda received the Outstanding Presentation Award at the 13th Asian-Pacific Conference on Biomechanics
ResearchResearch themes
The lab's major goals are to measure the mechanical properties of tissues and cells in detail, to understand how stress and strain affect them, and to apply that knowledge and technology in ways that benefit people. Research themes are divided by subject: blood vessels, cells, bone and diatoms, development, and skin.
*Illustrative imageMechanics of Blood Vessels
Blood vessels change their diameter and wall thickness in response to pressure and flow, trying to keep the stress on the wall constant (mechanical homeostasis). Using a device developed in the lab, the lab measures the mechanical properties of the aorta and investigates the distribution of stress and strain on the cells and fibers within the wall.
*Illustrative imageCellular Response to Force
Cells change their function and shape in response to applied forces. The lab develops devices that measure the mechanical properties of cells, the forces that cells generate, and their fine internal structures, and studies how cultured cells respond when various forces are applied to them.
*Illustrative imageMorphogenesis of Bone and Diatoms
Bone is thought to maintain its internal structure and shape in an optimal state in accordance with the forces applied to it. The lab studies how to induce optimal structures by culturing young bone under various forces, and how applying force to diatoms changes the way their shells are formed.
*Illustrative imageDevelopment and Mechanics
During development, as the body forms from a fertilized egg, the shape of the embryo changes dramatically. The lab aims to clarify how the stress inside the embryo and the mechanical properties of embryonic tissue change during this process.
MembersFaculty
The Biomechanics Lab consists of faculty members, postdoctoral researchers, research assistants, administrative assistants, and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorEijiro Maeda
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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: “Biaxial tensile machine” Lucaintro / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Mechanics of Blood Vessels: “Diseased Blood Vessel Model ( )” The U.S. Food and Drug Administration / Public domain (cropped)
- Cellular Response to Force: “MicroElectrode Array Stretching Simulating und Recording Equipment” Kwayyy / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Morphogenesis of Bone and Diatoms: “Lophius piscatorius MHNT” Didier Descouens / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Development and Mechanics: “Vetebrate Embryo” Jlesk / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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