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Professor TANAKA Shinobu
Faculty, Affiliation
Faculty of Transdisciplinary Sciences, Institute of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Sciences
College and School Educational Field
School of Smart Technology and Innovation, College of Transdisciplinary Sciences for Innovation
Laboratory
TEL:076-234-4736 FAX:076-234-4738
Academic Background
【Academic background(Doctoral/Master's Degree)】
Hokkaido University Doctor Graduate School, Division of Engineering 1987 Completed
【Academic background(Bachelor's Degree)】
Waseda University 1980
【Degree】
Doctor of Engineering
Career
Yasuhisa Koki BioMechanics Co. Ltd.(1980/04/01-1992/06/30)
Keele University, UK Postgraduate School of Medicine Visiting Senior Research Fellow(1991/09/01-1992/08/31)
Tokyo Medical and Dental University(1992/09/01-1995/09/30)
Yamagata University(1995/10/01-1998/09/30)
Kanazawa University(1998/10/01-2002/03/31)
Kanazawa University(2002/04/01-2007/03/31)
Kanazawa University(2007/04/01-2008/03/31)
Kanazawa University(2008/04/01-2018/03/31)
Kanazawa University(2018/04/01-2023/03/21)
Kanazawa University(2023/04/01-)
Year & Month of Birth
Academic Society
IEEE MBE
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Specialities
Biomedical Engineering Biomaterials、Biomedical engineering/Biomaterial science and engineering
Speciality Keywords
Biomedical Engineering Biomaterials
Research Themes
Noninvasive physiological measurements and ambulatory monitoring
Development of surgical support system
Books
- Medical Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures Narosa Publishing House 2000/01
Papers
- Development of a Simple Optical Sensing System of Urea in Spent Dialysate Using Near-Infrared LEDs as Light Source．−Preliminary study using FT-IR spectrometer on wavelength selection for detecting urea in spent dialysate − 94 5 504-513 2024/10
- Immediate effect of local vibration on motor unit firing behavior and muscle strength in healthy young adult males. Nishikawa Y, Holobar A, Watanabe K, Komatsuzaki T, Chihara T, Sakamoto J, Kawagoe T, Nagayasu H, Mori K, Kawano K, Maeda N, Tanaka S, Hynsgtrom A. European Journal of Applied Physiology 124 3707-3717 2024/08/07
- Theoretical Evaluation of Simultaneous Optical Measurement Method for Hemoglobin Concentration, Oxygen Saturation, and Water Percentage in Blood Based on Multi-parameter Optimization Nogawa, M., Suzuki, I., Naito, H., Kawashima, R., Watanabe, K., Tanaka, S., & Hirayama, J Journal of Science and Technology in Lighting 2024/05/23
- Electrical Muscle Stimulation in Young Adults: Effect of Muscle Volume on Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Level. Nishikawa Y, Sakaguchi H, Kawade S, Maeda N, Tanaka S, Hyngstrom A. European Journal of Applied Physiology 123 361-366 2023
- Development of a Core Body Thermometer Applicable for High-Temperature Environment Based on the Zero-Heat-Flux Method Hanzi Lu, Shun Aratake, Hisashi Naito, Masamichi Nogawa, Tetsu Nemoto,Tatsuo Togawa, Shinobu Tanaka Sensors 23 4 1970 2023
- Detecting motor unit abnormalities in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Using High-Density Surface EMG. Nishikawa Y, Holobar A, Watanabe K, Takahashi T, Ueno H, Maeda N, Maruyama H, Tanaka S, Hyngstrom A. Clinical Neurophysiology 142 262-272 2022/10
- Laterality of the activation patterns of the vastus lateralis muscle in females with Parkinson's disease during the medication state compared with healthy controls. Nishikawa Y, Watanabe K, Takahashi T, Maeda N, Maruyama H, Tanaka S, Hyngstrom A. Journal of Integrative Neuroscience 21 1 2022/01/28
- Association between the Degree of Pre-Synaptic Dopaminergic Path-way Degeneration and Motor Unit Firing Behavior in Parkinson’s Dis-ease Patients Y. Nishikawa, K. Watanabe, A. Holobar, T. Takahashi, N. Maeda, H. Maruya-ma, S. Tanaka, A. Hyngstrom Sensors 21 19 2021/10
- Influence of hybrid assistive limb gait training on spatial muscle activation patterns in spinal muscular atrophy type III. Nishikawa Y*, Watanabe K, Orita N, Maeda N, Kimura H, Tanaka S, Hyngstrom A. F1000research 10 214 2021/05/21
- Identification of the laterality of motor unit behavior in female patients with Parkinson's disease using high-density surface electromyography Nishikawa Y, Watanabe K, Holobar A, Maeda N, Maruyama H, Tanaka S. European Journal of Neuroscience 53 6 1983-1949 2020/12/29
- NIR spectroscopic determination of urine components in spot urine: preliminary investigation towards optical point-of-care test I. Suzuki, M. Ogawa, K. Seino, M. Nogawa, H. Naito, K. Yama-koshi, S. Tanaka Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing 58 1 67-74 2020/02
- Development of a rigidity tunable flexible joint using magne-to-rheological compounds—toward a multijoint manipulator for lapa-roscopic surgery S. Kitano, T. Komatsu-zaki, I. Suzu-ki, M. Noga-wa, H. Naito, S. Tanaka Frontiers in Robotics and AI 7 59 2020/04
- Reagentless estimation of urea and creatinine concentrations using near-infrared spectroscopy for spot urine test of urea-to-creatinine ratio I. Suzuki, M. Ogawa, K. Seino, M. Nogawa, H. Naito, K. Yama-koshi, S. Tanaka Advanced Biomedical Engineering 7 72-81 2018/09
- Objective assessment of leg edema using ultrasonography with a gel pad T. Iuchi, M. Kobayashi, S. Tsuchiya, N. Ohno, M. Dai, M. Matsumoto, K. Ogai, A. Sato, T. Sawa- zaki T. Miyati, S. Tanaka, J. Sugama PloS one 12 8 2017/08
- Evaluation of cardiovascular stress reaction using HPCD method on a beat-by-beat basis M. Ogawa, M. Nogawa, T. Yamakoshi, S. Tanaka and K. Yamakoshi Advances in Natural Science 3 2 128-132 2010/08
- Near-infrared spectroscopy of human serum albumin and determination of its concentrations in phosphate buffer solutions Transactions of Japanese Society for Medical and Biological Engineering 48 3 259-268 2010/06
- A New Method for the Fast Determination of a Servo-Reference Value with Vibration Technique for Monitoring Non-Invasive Instantaneous Blood Pressure Using the Volume-Compensation Technique Transactions of the Japanese Society for Medical and Biological Engineering : BME 46 2 218-225 2008/04
- Accuracy assessment of a noninvasive device for monitoring beat-by-beat blood pressure in the radial artery using the volume-compensation method S. Tanaka, M. Nogawa, T. Yamakoshi, and K. Yamakoshi IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng 54 10 1892-1895 2007/10
- Development of a Blood Pressure Monitoring System Installed in a Toilet Seat for Use in Home Healthcare Transactions of the Japanese Society for Medical and Biological Engineering : BME 44 3 467-474 2006/09
- Development and evaluation of a newly designed gas-spring-powered device for assisting sit-to-stand and stand-to-sit activities 17 4 111-116 2005/12
- Evaluation of a New Sensor System Capable of Discriminating Assistance/Non-assistance When Standing Up and Sitting Up in Bed for Use in Certification of Eligibility for Long-term Care Transactions of the Japanese Society for Medical and Biological Engineering : BME 42 4 241-251 2004/12
- EVALUATION OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DAILY ACTIVITY AND CARDIOVASCULAR PERFORMANCE IN THE ELDERLY : PRELIMINARY STUDY USING AMBULATORY MONITORING DEVICES Japanese journal of physiological anthropology 10 4 185-194 2005/11
- Adaptive Control with Self-tuning for Non-invasive Beat-by-beat Blood Pressure Measurement M. Nogawa, M. Ogawa, T. Yamakoshi, S. Tanaka and K. Yamakoshi Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society 4344-4347 2011/08
- Development of a Ubiquitous Healthcare Monitoring System Combined with Non-conscious and Ambulatory Physiological Measurements and its Application to Medical Care Motoi K, Taniguchi S, Yuji T, Ogawa M, Tanaka N, Hata K, Baek M, Ueno H, Wakugawa M, Sonoda T, Fukunaga S, Higashi Y, Matsumura K, Yamakoshi T, Tanaka S, Fujimoto T, Asanoi H, Yamakoshi K Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society 8211-8214 2011/08
- Development of a New Aortoscope System for the Use of Endovascular Intervention S. Tanaka，T. Suzuki，T. Iida，N. Tanaka，K. Matsumura，T. Yamakoshi，M. Nogawa，H. Ohtake，G. Watanabe，M. Shibata and K. Yamakoshi Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society 5765-5768 2012/09
- Support Vector Machines as Multivariate Calibration Model for Prediction of Blood Glucose Concentration Using a New Non-invasive Optical Method Named Pulse Glucometry M. Ogawa, Y. Yamakoshi, M. Satoh, M. Nogawa, T. Yamakoshi, S. Tanaka, P. Rolfe, T. Tamura and K. Yamakoshi Proceedings of the 29th Annual Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society 4561-4563 2007/10
- A New Method for Determining the Servo Reference Value (V0) of the Volume-Compensation Method, S. Tanaka, M. Nogawa, Y. Sawanoi, T. Yamakoshi, and K. Yamakoshi Proceedings of the 29th Annual Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society 2354-2356 2007/10
- Assessment of Slow-breathing Relaxation Technique in Acute Stressful Tasks Using a Multipurpose Non-invasive Beat-by-Beat Cardiovascular Monitoring System M. Nogawa, T. Yamakoshi, A. Ikarashi, S. Tanaka, and K. Yamakoshi Proceedings of the 29th Annual Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society 5323-5325 2007/10
- Development of a fully automated network system for long-term health-care monitoring at home, K. Motoi, S. Kubota, A. Ikarashi, M. Nogawa, S. Tanaka, T. Nemoto, and K. Yamakoshi Proceedings of the 29th Annual Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society 1826-1829 2007/10
- Experimental and Numerical Study on Optimal spot-electrodes Arrays in Transthoracic Electrical Impedance Cardiography A. Ikarashi, M. Nogawa, S. Tanaka, and K. Yamakoshi Proceedings of the 29th Annual Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society 4580-4583 2007/10
- A Preliminary Study on Driver's Stress Index Using a New Method Based on Differential Skin Temperature Measurement T. Yamakoshi, K. Yamakoshi, S. Tanaka, M. Nogawa, M. Shibata, Y. Sawada, P. Rolf, and Y. Hirose Proceedings of the 29th Annual Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society 722-725 2007/10
- Wearable Monitoring System for Posture Changes and Walking Speed and its Application to Supporting Physical Therapist in Rehabilitation K. Motoi, Y. Kuwae, M. Wakugawa, Y. Toyonaga, T. Yuji, Y. Higashi, T. Fujimoto, S. Tanaka, K. Yamakoshi Proc. of the IFMBE/4th European Medical and Biological Engineering Conference 22 1632-1635 2008/11
- A New Calibration Method with Support Vector Machines for Pulse Oximetry M. Ogawa, Y. Yamakoshi, M. Nogawa, T. Yamakoshi, K. Motoi, S. Tanaka, T. Tamura, K. Yamakoshi Proc. of the IFMBE/4th European Medical and Biological Engineering Conference 22 1125-1127 2008/11
- An Improved Local Pressurization-Cuff Technique for Non-Invasive Digital Arterial Pressure by the Volume-Compensation Method: Its Performance and Evaluation of Accuracy A. Ikarashi, M. Nogawa, T. Yamakoshi, S. Tanaka, K. Yamakoshi Proc. of the IFMBE/4th European Medical and Biological Engineering Conference 22 1141-1144 2008/11
- Development of a New Vascular Endoscopic System for Observing Inner Wall of Aorta Using Intermittent Saline Jet S.Tanaka, K. Tokugi, M. Ogawa, K. Motoi, M. Nogawa, H. Ohtake, G. Watanabe and K. Yamakoshi World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, IFMBE Proceedings, 2009 25 6 217-219 2009/10
- Invasive and Non-Invasive Measurement in Medicine and Biology: Calibration Issues P. Rolfe, Yan Zhang, Jinwei Sun, F. Scopesi, G. Serra, K. Yamakoshi, S. Tanaka, T. Yamakoshi, Y. Yamakoshi and M. Ogawa Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 7544 1-8 2010/11
- Development of a Vascular Endoscopic System for Observing Inner Wall of Large Arteries for the Use of Endovascular Intervention Shinobu Tanaka, Kazuya Tokugi, Mitsuhiro Ogawa, Kosuke Motoi, Masamichi Nogawa, Hiroshi Ohtake, Go Watanabe, Ken-ichi Yamakoshi Proceedings of ITAB2010 (CD-ROM), ), IEEE Catalog Number: CFP10ITA-ART paper No.123 2010/09
- A Novel Hip Protector Material With High Impact Force Attenuation: Leak-Allowed Air Cushion TANAKA Shigeo M.，TANAKA Shinobu，YAMAKOSHI Takehiro，NOGAWA Masamichi，YAMAKOSHI Ken-ichi Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering 4 3 443-455 2009/09
- Development of a near-infrared spectroscopic system for monitoring urine glucose level for the use of long-term home healthcare Tanaka Shinobu，Hayakawa Yuuto，Ogawa Mitsuhiro，Yamakoshi Ken-ichi Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 7544 1-6 2010/11
- Non-invasive measurement of instantaneous radial artery blood pressure: An instrument based on the volume-compensation method Tanaka S., Gao S., Nogawa M. and Yamakoshi K IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine 32-37 2005/07
- A fully automated health-care monitoring at home without attachment of any biological sensors and its clinical evaluation. Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference 2009 0 4323-4326 2009/09
- An optimal spot-electrodes array for electrical impedance cardiography through determination of impedance mapping of a regional area along the medial line on the thorax Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings 3202-3205 2006
- Development of an Ambulatory Device for Monitoring Posture Change and Walking Speed for Use in Rehabilitation Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings 2006 5940-5943 2006
- Development of a vascular endoscopic system for observing inner wall of large arteries for the use of endovascular intervention Proceedings of the IEEE/EMBS Region 8 International Conference on Information Technology Applications in Biomedicine, ITAB 2010
- Evaluation of a New Sensor System for Ambulatory Monitoring of Human Posture together with Walking Speed Transactions of the Japanese Society for Medical and Biological Engineering : BME 41 4 273-279 2003/12
- Stabilization of liposomes attached to polymer surfaces having phosphorylcholine J. Colloid and Interface Science 192 2 432-439 1997
- Physical and biological properties of compound membranes incorporating a copolymer with a phosphorylcholine head group J. Colloid and Interface Science 19 691-700 1998
- Recent advances in non-invasive and ambulatory monitoring of cardiovascular haemodynamic parameters Biocybern. & Biomed. Eng. 17 3-4 181-202 1997/10
- NIR spectroscopic determination of urine components in spot urine: preliminary investigation towards optical point-of-care test I. Suzuki, M. Ogawa, K. Seino, M. Nogawa, H. Naito, K. Yama-koshi, S. Tanaka Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing 58 1 67-74 2020/02
Conference Presentations
- Toward a Wearable Core Body Temperature Monitor -Preliminary Study for Reduction of Power Consumption- (conference：13th International Conference on Ubiquitous Healthcare (u-Healthcare 2016))(2016/10/29)
- Development of a multi-joint manipulator for laparoscopic-assisted surgery using magneto-rheological elastomer(conference：38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society)(2016/08/16)
- Development of an optical system for multi-component analysis of urine for Home Healthcare -Reduction of the number of wavelength for concentration estimation-(conference：38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society)(2016/08/16)
Others
- Evaluation of a breathing therapy using the non-invasive beat-by-beat cardiovascular monitoring systems during acute stresses(ME and Bio Cybernetics) The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers 107 72 53-56 2007/05
- B13 Mechanical Stimulation of Bone by Electrically-Controlled Muscle Contraction The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2006 0 244-246 2006/11
- Development of noninvasive measurement method of blood hematocrit and oxygen saturation based on photoplethysmography The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers 106 80 9-12 2006/05
- Development of the unconscious automated physiological monitor system for use in home health care The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers 106 81 9-12 2006/05
- Clinical evaluation of a fully automated physiological monitoring system for providing support on the medical care(ME and Bio Cybernetics) The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers 107 72 49-52 2007/05
- Development of transabdominal fetal pulse oximeter sensor for antepartum and intrapartum monitoring The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers 108 52 15-18 2008/05
- An Attempt of a Novel Calibration Method for Pulse Oximetry Using Support Vector Machines Non-Linear Regression The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers 109 50 5-8 2009/05
- Improvement of volume-oscillometric noninvasive blood pressure measurement method The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers 109 50 1-3 2009/05
- Assessment of Relationship between Daily Activity and Cardiovascular Performance in Elderly : Preliminary Study Using Newly Developed Ambulatory Devices Japan Society of Physiological Anthropology 10 1 102-103 2005/06
- "Creative Design Exercise" in Kanazawa University : From Concept Design to Manufacturing Practice 38 5 39-48 2003/05
Arts and Fieldwork
Patent
Theme to the desired joint research
○Development of new techniques for biological measurement.
○Research and development of welfare technology and assistive, device.
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research
○「汗の蒸発潜熱を利用した新規発汗計測原理の創出とウェアラブル化の試み」(2019-2021)
○「近赤外多波長LEDを用いた試薬レス透析液廃液多成分連続モニタシステムの開発」(2018-2021)
○「温度標準を内蔵した自動較正式電子体温計の開発」(2017-2018)
○「近赤外領域の陰性吸光度を利用した試薬レス在宅尿成分分析システムの開発」(2014-2017)
○「計算機シミュレーションを援用した義足の適合・設計技術確立のための基礎的研究」(2015-2019)
○「在宅ヘルスケアのための便器内蔵型光学式尿成分自動計測システムの開発
」(2008-2011)
○「近赤外分光法による局所組織酸素代謝量計測法の開発」(2001-2004)
○「近赤外光による非侵襲的子宮内胎児機能診断システムの臨床評価」(2012-2015)
○「無侵襲的に簡易に計測可能で、かつ嫌気的代謝閾値の代替となり得る体力指標創出の試み」(2012-2013)
○「無侵襲的に簡易に計測可能で、かつ嫌気的代謝閾値の代替となり得る体力指標創出の試み」(2012-2013)
○「超高速近赤外差分分光スペクトル解析による非観血的血中成分計測法の開発研究
」(2009-2011)
○「携帯型循環調節機能計測・解析システムによる生体ストレス評価に関する研究
」(2005-2007)
○「姿勢及び循環生理情報の在宅収集装置を用いた高齢者の生活リズム解析」(1997-1998)
○「瞬時差分分光スペクトル分析による非観血的血糖計測法に関する基礎研究
」(2004-2005)
○「健康寿命延伸のための新規健康指標創出に関する研究」(2010-2011)
Competitive research funding,Contribution
Collaborative research,Consignment study
Classes (Bachelors)
○Creative Design Exercise(2017)
○Control Engineering II(2017)
○Introduction to Human Support Systems for Welfare Engineering(2017)
○Creative Design Exercise(2017)
○Introduction to Human Support Systems for Welfare Engineering(2017)
○Human Body Science B(2017)
○Human Body Science A(2017)
○Bioengineering(2017)
○Human Body Science B(2017)
○Human Body Science A(2017)
○Human Body Science(2016)
○Control Engineering II(2016)
○Introduction to Human Support Systems for Welfare Engineering(2016)
○Creative Design Exercise(2016)
○Creative Design Exercise(2016)
○Human Body Science(2016)
Classes (Graduate Schools)
○Advanced Biocybernetics(2017)
○Advanced Biocybernetics(2017)
○Advanced Biocybernetics(2017)
○Introduction to Medical and Biological Engineering B(2017)
○International Communication Exercise(2017)
○Advanced Biocybernetics(2017)
○Introduction to Medical and Biological Engineering A(2017)
○Exploring and preventive diagnostics(2017)
○International Communication Exercise(2017)
○International Communication Exercise(2016)
○Exploring and preventive diagnostics(2016)
○Introduction to Medical and Biological Engineering B(2016)
○Introduction to Medical and Biological Engineering A(2016)
○International Communication Exercise(2016)
○International Communication Exercise(2016)
○Advanced Biocybernetics(2016)
○International Communication Exercise(2016)