Program: Program Staff (Yasuhiro Shimizu) | Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Medical-Engineering Hybrid Professional Development Program

Yasuhiro Shimizu


My specialization is gas sensors; initially the main role was as a gas leakage warning device. However development of these sensors has progressed as various principles of operation and materials have been used to produce a wide range of high performance gas sensors with application to increasingly widening fields. One such field is the medical field. For example by sampling exhaled air it is possible to detect disease specific volatile organic compounds with high sensitivity and high selectivity, and therefore, it could be conveniently used as a diagnostic tool. Currently such concepts are being actively researched both within Japan and abroad. This kind of technological development, both to date, and from now on, will be essential to the realization of state of the art medical equipment for advanced medical treatment. I have great hopes for the nurturing of many medical engineering hybrid professionals who are well versed in both medical and engineering fields.

My specialization is gas sensors; initially the main role was as a gas leakage warning device. However development of these sensors has progressed as various principles of operation and materials have been used to produce a wide range of high performance gas sensors with application to increasingly widening fields. One such field is the medical field. For example by sampling exhaled air it is possible to detect disease specific volatile organic compounds with high sensitivity and high selectivity, and therefore, it could be conveniently used as a diagnostic tool. Currently such concepts are being actively researched both within Japan and abroad. This kind of technological development, both to date, and from now on, will be essential to the realization of state of the art medical equipment for advanced medical treatment. I have great hopes for the nurturing of many medical engineering hybrid professionals who are well versed in both medical and engineering fields.

Name:	Yasuhiro Shimizu
Affiliation/ Position:	Dean of the Graduate School of Engineering, Professor
Area of specialization:	Functional materials chemistry Solid state surface chemistry Chemical sensors
Research topics:	1. Research and developement preparation methods of thermally stable mesoporous oxide semiconductors and their application to a variety of electrochemical devices. 2. Design and development of electrolyte and electrode materials for high-performance solid state electrolyte gas sensors. 3. Design and development of preparation methods of porous ceramics and noble metals by employing various templating methods for application to sensing materials. 4. Design and development of electrolyte and electrode materials for high-performance dye-sensitized solar cells. 5. Study on the design and control of lithium secondary battery electrode materials.