| February 18 (Mon), 2008 |
| 9:00-9:15 |
Opening |
Prof. Nobuhide Kasagi (COE Program Leader, The University of Tokyo, Japan) |
| Plenary Oral Session 1: Cell/Tissue Engineering (Chair: Prof. Takashi Ushida) |
| 9:15-10:00 |
Functional Tissue Engineering of Articular Cartilage |
Assoc. Prof. Clark T. Hung (Columbia Univ.) |
| 10:00-10:25 |
A Novel Mechanism of Adiposity Reduction by Mechanical Stretch |
Assoc. Prof. Takayuki Akimoto (The Univ. of Tokyo) |
| 10:25-10:40 |
Break |
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| Plenary Oral Session 2: Neural Engineering (Chair: Prof. Masayuki Nakao) |
| 10:40-11:25 |
An electrocorticogram-based brain-machine interface for movement restoration |
Dr. Joern Rickert (The Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg)
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| 11:25-11:50 |
From NeuroPhysiology through NeuroEngineering toward NeuroRehabilitation |
Assist. Prof. Takahashi (The Univ. of Tokyo) |
| 11:50-13:10 |
Lunch |
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| Plenary Oral Session 3: Bio-Manipulation (Chair: Prof. Masao Washizu) |
| 13:10-13:55 |
Biomedical applications of Dielectrophoresis and Lab-on-a-Chip technologies |
Prof. Ronald Pethig (Bangor University, U.K.) |
| 13:55-14:20 |
Electrofusion based on field concentration at a micro-orifice |
Prof. Masao Washizu (The Univ. of Tokyo) |
| Plenary Oral Session 4: Noninvasive Medical Therapy (Chair: Prof. Yoichiro Matusmoto) |
| 14:20-15:05 |
Histotripsy: Controlled Mechanical Sub-Division of Soft Tissues by High Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound |
Prof. Charles A. Cain (The Univ. of Michigan) |
| 15:05-15:30 |
Role of Microbubbles in Therapy Ultrasound |
Prof. Yoichiro Matusmoto (The Univ. of Tokyo) |
| 15:30-15:40 |
Break |
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| Plenary Oral Session 5: Biomedical Micro-Nano Robotics (Chair: Prof. Mamoru Mitsuishi) |
| 15:40-16:25 |
Mechano-Bio Systems and Bio-medical Applications |
Prof. Fumihito Arai (Tohoku Univ.) |
| 16:25-16:50 |
Biologically Compatible Processes for Knee Arthroplasty Based on Micro-Nano Machining |
Prof. Mamoru Mitsuishi (The Univ. of Tokyo) |
| 16:50-16:55 |
Break |
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| Panel Discussion: Biomedical Systems Innovation: New Trend and Future Aspects in the Next Decade (Chair: Prof. Mamoru Mitsuishi) |
| 16:55-17:50 |
Panel Discussion |
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| 17:55-18:00 |
Closing |
Prof. Mamoru Mitsuishi (The Univ. of Tokyo) |
| 18:20-20:00 |
Reception Sky Restaurant “Blue Clair Seiyoken” |
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