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Materials Microstructure Control Engineering Lab
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The lab uses metal 3D printers to make materials inspired by the structures of living organisms.
AboutAbout the lab
Learning from the structures of living organisms to create new materials
The Nakano Lab, based on materials science such as crystallography and crystal plasticity, studies the properties and functions of biological tissues.
Using that knowledge, the lab aims to create innovative biomaterials and aerospace materials.
Learning from the anisotropic arrangements and structures that biological tissues have at each hierarchical level, the lab uses metal 3D printers and computer simulation to create materials that perform well even in extreme environments.
On the lab's website, it is introduced as the "Nakano Lab."
Key terms
- anisotropy
- Having properties that differ depending on direction. This lab learns from the anisotropy seen in the arrangement and structure of biological tissues
- metal 3D printer
- Technology (AM) for building three-dimensional objects from metal. This lab uses it to create materials
- crystal plasticity
- The study of how crystals deform under force. It is one of the fields that form the foundation of this lab's materials science
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To realize life innovation and green innovation, the lab elucidates the properties and functions of biological tissues on the basis of materials science, and aims to create innovative biomaterials and aerospace materials. Learning from the anisotropic arrangements and structures of biological tissues, and using metal 3D printers and computer simulation, the lab aims to build a new academic framework called "anisotropic materials science."
*Illustrative image"Anisotropic materials science" learned from living organisms
Learning from the anisotropic arrangements and structures that biological tissues have at each hierarchical level, the lab aims to create materials that perform well even in extreme environments, including the living body and ultra-high temperatures. The goal is to turn this approach into a new academic framework.
*Illustrative imageSpinal spacers that exploit bone orientation
These additively manufactured spinal spacers put the Nakano Lab's basic research on the orientation of the bone matrix into practical use. Teijin Nakashima Medical co-developed them and manufactures and sells them.
MembersFaculty
The Nakano Lab consists of faculty, project faculty, visiting faculty, project researchers, visiting researchers, doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students, and administrative assistants.As of 2026
- ProfessorTakayoshi Nakano
- Associate Professor (Concurrent)Aira Matsugaki
- LecturerRyosuke Ozasa
- LecturerOzkan Gokcekaya
- Assistant ProfessorMasaaki Matsusaka
- Project ProfessorMitsuo Niinomi
- Project ProfessorKazuhiko Ishihara
- Project ProfessorHiroshi Fukutomi
- Project ProfessorKoji Hagihara
- Project ProfessorTakao Hanawa
- Project ProfessorHideyuki Kanematsu
- Project Assistant ProfessorYan Jinge
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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: “FZU 3Dprinting 3” René Volfík / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- "Anisotropic materials science" learned from living organisms: “Femur (caput femoris) - bone structure detail (vertical cut) 2” MAKY.OREL / CC0 (cropped)
- Spinal spacers that exploit bone orientation: “UCSD-JacobsSchool-20180927-Chen spinal cord implant-03138-8MP” UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Biomaterials Science Lab): “Bone Tissue” Andreacise / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
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- Related lab (Process Metallurgy Lab): “US Army soldier welding two metal pieces, Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia, March 2025” Juan F. Jimenez, Army / Public domain (cropped)
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