LAB LOGA page on LabLog, a review site (not the lab's official page)
Biomaterials Chemistry Lab
Machine-translated · View original
A tissue engineering lab that controls the environment surrounding cells with polymer materials.
AboutAbout the lab
Aiming for three-dimensional tissue models useful for drug discovery and regenerative medicine.
The lab aims to build three-dimensional tissue models that are useful for drug discovery and regenerative medicine.
Through molecular design with practical application in view, it creates new, highly functional materials.
Using polymer materials that mimic the role of the extracellular matrix, which lies between cells in living tissue, the lab controls the microenvironment at the cell surface.
The lab also has a joint research chair with TOPPAN Holdings Inc.
Key terms
- Extracellular matrix
- Glycoproteins that lie between cells in living tissue. They regulate cell function by controlling the microenvironment at the cell surface.
- Three-dimensional tissue model
- A model in which cells are assembled in three dimensions to have a structure and function close to those of the living body. The aim is to make it useful for drug discovery and regenerative medicine.
- 3D cell printing technology
- A technology that builds three-dimensional structures using cells as the material. In this lab, it is used as the basic technology for producing cultured meat.
ResearchResearch themes
The lab creates new polymer materials that mimic the role of the extracellular matrix and controls the microenvironment at the cell surface, aiming to build three-dimensional tissues closer to those of the living body. At the joint research chair, it also works on technologies to control cell function and on technologies for bringing cultured meat into real-world use.
*Illustrative imageTechnologies for controlling cell function
In joint research with TOPPAN Holdings Inc., the lab analyzes the interactions between polymer or protein materials and the cell surface, and develops technologies to control cell adhesion, differentiation, proliferation, and self-organization. It also aims to apply these technologies to building three-dimensional living tissues, in order to create low-cost, efficient drug testing methods that can replace animal experiments and to enable safe cell transplantation in regenerative medicine.
*Illustrative imageMaking cultured meat usable in society
Building on the basic technology for producing cultured meat with the 3D cell printing technology of the Matsusaki Lab, the lab works on technology development for real-world deployment, including ensuring safety for consumption, reducing costs, and scaling up to mass production. This is a joint research chair with TOPPAN Holdings Inc.
*Illustrative imageTissue engineering modeled on the extracellular matrix
Using new polymer materials that mimic the role of the extracellular matrix, the lab controls the microenvironment at the cell surface, aiming to build three-dimensional tissues with structures and functions closer to those of the living body. The goal is three-dimensional tissue models that are useful for drug discovery and regenerative medicine.
MembersFaculty
The Biomaterials Chemistry Lab's members consist of faculty, project researchers, administrative assistants, doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students, and short-term visitors.As of 2026
- ProfessorMichiya Matsusaki
- LecturerMasahiko Nakamoto
- Assistant ProfessorKenta Homma
VoicesStudent voices
Ratings and reviews reflect the experiences of individual current or former students, not the lab's official views. Whether a lab has reviews, or how many, says nothing about the lab itself.
Students who take part in an interview may receive a thank-you gift worth ¥1,000, regardless of what they say.
Student ratings (0 students)
--
--
--
--
--
--
Student voices answer questions like these
- What's great about this lab?
- What did you learn after joining?
- What's the vibe, and what is the professor like?
- Who is this lab for?
- Where do graduates go?
Your experience can help younger students choose their lab. Your name won't be shown.
Write a lab reviewAnonymous · Your draft is saved if you stopRelatedLabs similar to Biomaterials Chemistry Lab
Biochemical Engineering LabFaculty of Engineering, Department of Applied Natural SciencesBiochemical engineering is an academic discipline that appli…
Bioprocess Systems Engineering LabFaculty of Engineering, Department of Applied Natural SciencesApplied research on cell manufacturing for human tissues, co…![Image of research at Molecular Microbiology Lab [International Center for Biotechnology]](/img/fcf5247615fdc974-800.webp)
Molecular Microbiology Lab [International Center for Biotechnology]Faculty of Engineering, Department of Applied Natural SciencesExtremophile microbes growing in extreme environments (high …
Polymer Materials Chemistry LabFaculty of Engineering, Department of Applied Natural SciencesIn the field of polymer materials chemistry, we study the pr…The information on this page is compiled by the LabLog team from the lab's public information and interviews. For corrections or removal requests, please contact LabLog, not the lab.
Report an errorAbout the images
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: “Nanofibrillar cellulose hydrogel” Qspheroid4 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Technologies for controlling cell function: “Human umbilical vein endothelial cells” BigLew99 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Making cultured meat usable in society: “First cultured hamburger unfried” World Economic Forum / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
- Tissue engineering modeled on the extracellular matrix: “Tissue Engineering” Annaisasp / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Biochemical Engineering Lab): “Wine fermentation tanks in a winery in Tarija” Aldrihe / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Bioprocess Systems Engineering Lab): “Line of culture flask ( )” Jean-Etienne Minh-Duy Poirrier from USA / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Molecular Microbiology Lab [International Center for Biotechnology]): “Hot spring in Yellowstone” Jon Sullivan / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Polymer Materials Chemistry Lab): “Biodegradable cups at Chubby's Tacos” Ildar Sagdejev (Specious) / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
About LabLog
LabLog is a lab review app for students only. Student members at each university interview students in labs and publish what they say. Student voices can only be read by students who sign up with a university email address. Operated by bestiee Inc.
Learn more about LabLog ↗Search engines and AI may reference the basic lab info and rating summaries on this page and the description of LabLog. Student voices are for student members only. Automated collection by programs (scraping, or input to or training of AI) is prohibited under Article 8 of the Terms of Service. If you need data for research or analysis, please contact us.