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Bio-Inspired Chemical Engineering Lab
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The lab learns from biological membranes to build cell-like chemical processes.
AboutAbout the lab
Taking cells as a model for environmentally harmonious production of materials
The Bio-Inspired Chemical Engineering Lab takes the mechanisms of cells as a model, aiming to create environmentally harmonious processes for producing materials.
A cell can be regarded as a tiny chemical factory that efficiently produces materials and energy, with biomolecules and organelles located in a space enclosed by biological membranes.
The lab focuses on how biological membranes act as sites that gather molecules and as sites where chemical reactions proceed efficiently.
Using liposomes, a model of biological membranes, as materials, the lab works on the design and development of catalysts, carrier materials, and material production processes.
Key terms
- Biological membrane
- A membrane that encloses cells and organelles. It also serves as a site that gathers molecules and drives reactions.
- Liposome
- A molecular assembly that serves as a model of biological membranes, likened to a soap bubble of water floating in water.
- Organelle
- A structure within a cell that plays a distinct role, such as controlling information, producing materials, or producing energy.
ResearchResearch themes
The lab's goal is to create environmentally harmonious material production processes modeled on cells. It investigates the functions of biological membranes, the key to this goal, using liposomes as a model of biological membranes, and seeks to translate the findings into new technologies.
*Illustrative imageUnderstanding functions generated by biological membranes
Some biological membranes, such as photosynthetic membranes, gather biomolecules to produce materials and energy with high efficiency and stability. The lab aims to understand the essence of how biological membranes bring out latent functions and to create environmentally harmonious chemical processes.
*Illustrative imageLiposome-based artificial enzymes and process materials
Liposomes can gather various biomolecules to create molecular recognition sites and catalytic active sites. By establishing foundations such as the artificial enzyme technology LIPOzyme, the lab expects to make possible the development of next-generation green processes, such as the manufacture of difficult-to-synthesize drugs and protein therapeutics.
MembersFaculty
- ProfessorHiroshi Umakoshi
- Associate ProfessorYukihiro Okamoto
- LecturerNozomi Watanabe
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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: “Phospholipids aqueous solution structures-ar” LadyofHats, Arabic Derivative: Elbasyouny / Public domain (cropped)
- Understanding functions generated by biological membranes: “The surface of highly curved lipid bilayer” Semen Yesylevskyy / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Liposome-based artificial enzymes and process materials: “Phosphatidylcholine liposomes at phase-contrast microscopy” ArkhipovSergey / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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