We develop innovative “Nanobiomaterials” for biomedical applications by simple methodologies based on Macromolecular Chemistry and Molecular Assembly. In particular, we investigate the relationship between the unique properties of nanobiomaterials (shape, size, thickness, interface and viscoelasticity etc.) and their potential abilities. We herein introduce recent research such as ultra-thin films (so called nanosheets) and nanoparticles.

Liquefied soil system has been used widely in soil improvements and filling of caverns for architecture and civil engineering structures. This technology incorporates vinylon fibers into liquefied soil cement, improving the mechanical characteristics of the material and enhancing not only compressive strength but also sheer and tension strengths which allows for a wide range of applications including emergency housing, walls, retaining walls, and other structures. Here we show models and construction processes making use of the actual material.

Brazing is an important technology which allows two materials to be metallurgically joined through filling of a molten brazing filler metal between the faying surfaces. It is the only technology that can achieve metallurgical joining more easily than arc-welding. This report shows examples of joining, including brazing of CP-Ti to stainless steel, and Al to Fe, as well as applications of brazing and the research results of the Miyazawa Laboratory.

We have clarified the reason why the ordering and function expression of water molecules outstrips that of other molecules in various liquids and/or living organisms: hydrogen bonding network dynamics. Using an original broadband dielectric spectroscopy (BDS) system and other complimentary experimental techniques to directly monitor the hierarchical dynamics of water molecules, we conducted application research into understanding and evaluating the material structures, characteristics, and function expression mechanisms of various substances from living organisms to concrete. This report contains an introduction to the formulation of a system presently under development that will be used to observe and analyze these characteristics.