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Biomechanics Lab
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The lab explores the mechanics of living bodies through cell experiments and computational mechanics.
AboutAbout the lab
Multiscale biomechanics, from biomolecules to the human body
The Biomechanics Lab conducts research to clarify the hierarchical biomechanical structures of living bodies, from the properties of cells and tissues to the functions of organs and the whole human body.
Combining an analytical approach based on cell experiments with an integrative approach based on computational mechanics simulation, the lab investigates the mechanisms of mechanical adaptation, remodeling, and growth that are characteristic of living bodies.
Based on these findings, the lab aims to reproduce the pathology of various respiratory and circulatory diseases on a computer, and to develop a new medical support system that uses computational mechanics analysis for diagnosing and treating disease.
On the lab's website, it is presented under the name Wada Lab.
Key terms
- Computational mechanics simulation
- A method of reproducing the deformation of objects, fluid flow, and similar phenomena through computation on a computer.
- Remodeling
- The process by which biological tissue changes its structure and properties in response to mechanical conditions.
- Respiratory and circulatory systems
- The body systems involved in breathing and the circulation of blood.
NewsLab news
A professor received the Achievement Award of the Bioengineering Division of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
An associate professor received the Young Scientists' Award of the Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (FY2025)
ResearchResearch themes
Targeting everything from biomolecules to the human body, the lab investigates hierarchical biomechanical structures, from the properties of cells and tissues to the functions of organs and the whole body. It aims to develop a medical support system that reproduces the pathology of various respiratory and circulatory diseases on a computer and uses computational mechanics analysis for diagnosing and treating disease.
View More ↗MembersFaculty
The members of the Biomechanics Lab consist of faculty, visiting researchers, doctoral and master's students, research students, and fourth-year undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorShigeo Wada
- Associate ProfessorTomohiro Otani
- Assistant ProfessorTsukasa Yoshinaga
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