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Kunio ISHIKAWA,
Professor
Department of Biomaterials, Kyushu University
Contact Information
Address: 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582
E-mail: ishikawa“at”dent.kyushu-u.ac.jp (but replace "at" with "@")
Personal Homepage: http://rikou5.dent.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Fields of Interest
Biomaterials for the Reconstruction and Regeneration of Bone Defect, Apatite, Calcium Phosphate, Self-setting Cement, Implant Materials
Professional Experience
1980-1986 Undergraduate & Graduate Research, Osaka University
1986-1988 Researcher, Toray Co. Ltd., Shiga, Japan
1988-1997 Assistant Professor, Tokushima University
1997-2001 Associate Professor, Okayama University
2001-present Professor, Kyushu University
Education
Ph. D., Osaka University of Tokyo, 1990
Membership of Academic Societies
Japanese Society for Dental Materials and Devices, Japanese Society of Oral Implantology, The Japanese Society of Conservative Dentistry, The Japanese Society for Biomaterials, International Association for Dental Research, Japanese Society of Ceramics, Japanese Society for Apatite Research, International Society for Ceramics in Medicine, Nano Biomedical Society
Awards & Honors
  1. The Award for Young Investigator of Japanese Society for Biomaterials (1999)
  2. Special Award, Romanian Society for Biomaterials (2012)
Research Project
Regulation of the Interface of PLGA Hierarchical Carbonate Apatite Foam
Selected Publications
  1. Ishikawa, K., Matsuya, S., Lin, X., Zhang, L., Yuasa, T., Miyamoto, Y.
    “Fabrication of Low Crystalline B-Type Carbonate Apatite Block from Low Crystalline Calcite Block”,
    J. Ceram. Soc. Jpn., 118, 341-344 (2010).

  2. Valanezhad, A., Tsuru, K., Maruta, M., Kawachi, G., Matsuya, S., Ishikawa, K.
    “Zinc Phosphate Coating on 316L-Type Stainless Steel Using Hydrothermal Treatment”,
    Surafce & Coating Tech., 205, 2538–2541 (2010).

  3. Zhang, L., Ayukawa, Y., LeGeros, R.Z., Matsuya, S., Koyano, K., Ishikawa, K.
    “Tissue-Response to Calcium-Bonded Titanium Surface”,
    J. Biomed. Mater. Res.: Part A, 95, 33-39 (2010).

  4. Karashima, S., Takeuchi, A., Matsuya, S., Udoh, K., Koyano, K., Ishikawa, K.
    “Fabrication of Low-Crystallinity Hydroxyapatite Foam Based on the Setting Reaction of α-Tricalcium Phosphate Foam”,
    J. Biomed. Mater. Res. A, 88, 628-633 (2009).

  5. Lin, X., Matsuya, S., Nakagawa, M., Terada, Y., Ishikawa, K.
    “Effect of Molding Pressure on Fabrication of Low-Crystalline Calcite Block”,
    J. Mater. Sci.: Mater. Med., 19, 479-484 (2008).

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