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Tohru SEKINO,
Professor
The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research (ISIR), Osaka University
Contact Information
Address: Mihogaoka 8-1, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047
E-mail: sekino“at”sanken.osaka-u.ac.jp (but replace “at” with “@”)
Personal Homepage: http://www.sanken.osaka-u.ac.jp/labs/mmp/
Fields of Interest
Nanomaterials Science, Ceramics, Hyper-functionalized Materials
Professional Experience
1987-1990 Undergraduate & Graduate Research, Tohoku University
1990-1999 Research Associate, ISIR, Osaka University
1999-2007 Associate Professor, ISIR, Osaka University
2007- 2014 Associate Professor, IMRAM, Tohoku University
2014 Professor, ISIR, Osaka University
Education
Dr. of Eng., Osaka University, 1997
Membership of Academic Societies
The Chemical Society of Japan, The Ceramic Society of Japan, The Japan Institute of Metals, The American Ceramic Society, Materials Research Society, etc.
Awards & Honors
  1. Excellent Patent Award, Agency of Science and Technology (1996)
  2. Scientific Paper Award, The High Temperature Society, Japan (1996)
  3. The 28th Scientific Encouragement Award, The Japan Society of Pow. and Pow. Metall., (2004)
  4. The 30th Ceramographic Award, The Chemical Society of Japan (2005)
  5. Best Presentation Award at the 8th ISEPD, Japan (2007)
Research Project
Fusion of Low-Dimensional Oxide Nanostructures and Hyper-Functions
Selected Publications
  1. T. Fujino, Y. Taguchi, S. Komasa, T. Sekino, and M. Tanaka,
    “Cell differentiation on nanoscale features of a titanium surface: Effects of deposition time in NaOH solution”,
    Journal of Hard Tissue Biology, 23, 63-69(2014).

  2. Park, D.J, Sekino, T., Tsukuda, S., Tanaka, S.-I.
    “Synthesis of Sm-Doped TiO2 Nanotube and Analysis of its Methylene Blue Removal Properties under Dark and UV Irradiated Conditions”,
    Res. Chem. Intermed. 39, 1581-1591 (2013).

  3. Park, D.J, Sekino, T., Tsukuda, S., Tanaka, S.-I.
    “Nanostructures and Physicochemical Properties of Pt Nanoparticle-Loaded Titania Nanotubes Synthesized by Photoreduction Method”,
    J. Ceram. Soc. Jpn., 120, 307-310 (2012).

  4. Park, D.J, Sekino, T., Tsukuda, S., Hayashi, A., Kusunose, T., Tanaka, S.-I.
    “Photoluminescence of Samarium-Doped TiO2 Nanotubes”,
    J. Solid State Chem., 184, 2695-2700 (2011).

  5. Nishida, H., Egusa, H., Sekino, T. Taguchi, Y., Komasa, S., Kusumoto, K., Tanaka, M., Yamamoto, Y.
    “Infruense of Titanium Oxide Nanotubes on Rat Bone Marrow Stromal Cells”,
    J. Jpn. Assoc. Oral Reabili., 24, 52-57(2011).

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