Chikara OHTSUKI,
Professor
Department of Crystalline Materials Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University
Contact Information
Address: B2-3 (611), Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8603
E-mail: ohtsuki“at”apchem.nagoya-u.ac.jp (but replace “at” with “@”)
Personal Homepage: http://www.apchem.nagoya-u.ac.jp/ketsu5/
E-mail: ohtsuki“at”apchem.nagoya-u.ac.jp (but replace “at” with “@”)
Personal Homepage: http://www.apchem.nagoya-u.ac.jp/ketsu5/
Fields of Interest
Bioceramics, Organic-inorganic Hybrids, Biomaterials, Solid State Chemistry
Professional Experience
1988-1991 | Graduate Research, Kyoto University (T. Kokubo) |
1992-1993 | Assistant Professor, Kyoto University |
1993-1998 | Lecturer & Associate Professor, Okayama University |
1998-2006 | Associate Professor, Nara Institute of Science and Technology |
2006-present | Professor, Nagoya University |
Education
Dr. 1992, Kyoto University
Membership of Academic Societies
The Ceramic Society of Japan, The American Ceramic Society, The Society of Polymer Science, Japan, The Chemical Society of Japan, Japanese Society for Biomaterials, European Society for Biomaterials
Awards & Honors
- The 51 Award for Young Investigator of the Ceramic Society of Japan (1997)
- The Award for Young Investigator of Japanese Society for Biomaterials (2000)
- Special Award for Young Investigator in 20th Anniversary Commemoration, Japanese Association of Inorganic Phosphorus Chemistry (2006)
- The Award of Japanese Society for Biomaterials (2010)
- Fellow, Biomaterials Science & Engineering, International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science & Engineering (2012)
- The 66th CerSJ (the Ceramic Society of Japan) Award for Academic Achievements in Ceramic Science and Technology (2012)
Research Project
Creative Development of Fusion Materials from Organized Structures of Inorganic Components in Biominerals
Selected Publications
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Ohtsuki, C.
“Development of Highly Functionalized Ceramic Biomaterials”,
J. Ceram. Soc. Jpn., 121, 129-134 (2013).
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Yokoi, T., Kato, H., Kim, I.Y., Kikuta, K., Kamitakahara, M., Kawashita, M., Ohtsuki, C.
“Formation of Octacalcium Phosphates with Co-Incorporated Succinate and Suberate Ions”,
Dalton Trans., 41, 2732-2737 (2012). -
Kim, I.Y., Iwatsuki, R., Kikuta, K., Morita, Y., Miyazaki, T., Ohtsuki, C.
“Thermoreversible Behavior of κ-Carrageenan and its Apatite-Forming Ability in Simulated Body Fluid”,
Mater. Sci. Eng. C, 31, 1472-1476 (2011). -
Ohtsuki, C., Ichikawa, Y., Shibata, H., Kawachi, G., Torimoto, T., Ogata, S.
“Sensing of Protein Adsorption with a Porous Bulk Composite Comprising Silver Nanoparticles Deposited on Hydroxyapatite”,
J. Mater. Sci.: Mater. Med., 21, 1225-1232 (2010). -
Yokoi, T., Kawashita, M., Kikuta, K., Ohtsuki, C.
“Biomimetic Mineralization of Calcium Phosphate Crystals in Polyacrylamide hydrogel: Effect of Concentrations of Calcium and Phosphate Ions on Crystalline Phases and Morphology”,
Mater. Sci. Eng. C, 30,154-159 (2010).