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記述言語：英語   掲載種別：研究論文（学術雑誌）   出版者・発行元：RSC Advances  

Bioactive glasses and glass-ceramics exhibit osteoconductivity, which is the ability to form a direct bond with living bone tissue. This property is typically assessed by observing the formation of a hydroxyapatite layer in vitro using simulated body fluid (SBF), a solution designed to mimic the inorganic constituents of human blood plasma. SBF was developed by Kokubo et al. (T. Kokubo, H. Kushitani, S. Sakka, T. Kitsugi and T. Yamamuro, J. Biomed. Mater. Res., 1990, 24, 721-734), and its preparation and storage procedures are precisely regulated according to ISO 23317. However, despite following the regulations, SBF may precipitate during storage owing to local ion concentration fluctuations during preparation because it is a supersaturated solution of hydroxyapatite. The present study is focused on designing a preparation process that enhances the stability of SBF-type biomimetic solutions. Solutions with a nominal composition that is the same as that of SBF were prepared by mixing stock solutions containing calcium or phosphate ions separately. Depending on the preparation procedure, two types of solutions-modified biomimetic solution (mBS) and evolved biomimetic solution (eBS)-were proposed. To evaluate the stability of these solutions, variants with 1.5 times the concentration of the original solutions were prepared, and the prepared solutions were denoted as xSBF, xmBS, and xeBS (where x = 1.0 or 1.5). It was found that the formation of calcium phosphate precipitates in 1.5mBS and 1.5eBS was slower than that in 1.5SBF. Additionally, the precipitate in 1.5eBS exhibited a different morphology from hydroxyapatite precipitate, which may be due to a higher hydrogencarbonate concentration than that in 1.5SBF. eBS demonstrated increased stability and a higher concentration of carbonic acid species (carbonate ions) than SBF, while mBS showed increased stability with a lower carbonate concentration than SBF. The newly proposed routes allow the production of an aqueous solution supersaturated with hydroxyapatite as a conventional SBF that has the potential to evaluate apatite formation via in vitro examination under high initial stability.

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担当区分：責任著者   記述言語：英語   掲載種別：研究論文（学術雑誌）   出版者・発行元：ACS Applied Energy Materials  

A type-I clathrate Ba8CuxSiyGe46-x-y ingot consisting of millimeter-sized grains with different crystallographic orientations was synthesized by the Czochralski method. The lower part of the ingot contained more Cu and Ge within the clathrate phase. The electrical resistivities of the top, middle, and bottom of the ingot at 550 °C were 0.78, 1.72, and 1.55 mΩ·cm, respectively. The differences in these values are consistent with the carrier concentration and calculated anisotropic effective mass of the electrons, which are based on the actual chemical composition and crystal orientation, respectively. The resistivity of the top part with few grain boundaries is less than a quarter of that of the hot-pressed sample with a similar composition. Despite the different carrier concentrations, the Seebeck coefficient of all parts had similar values of approximately −120 μV/K at 550 °C. The thermal conductivity at 350 °C was approximately 3.0 W/m·K for top part and 2.5 W/m·K for middle and bottom parts, about 1.5-1.8 times larger than those of previous reported hot-pressed samples. The power factor and dimensionless figure of merit ZT value of the top reached 18.8 μW/cm·K2 and 0.34, respectively. These results indicate that fabrication by the Czochralski method can improve the thermoelectric performance of Ba8CuxSiyGe46-x-y clathrates.

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記述言語：英語   掲載種別：研究論文（学術雑誌）   出版者・発行元：Biomimetics  

Bioresponsive ceramics, a new concept in ceramic biomaterials, respond to biological molecules or environments, as exemplified by salts composed of calcium ions and phosphate esters (SCPEs). SCPEs have been shown to form apatite in simulated body fluid (SBF) containing alkaline phosphatase (ALP). Thus, surface modification with SCPEs is expected to improve the apatite-forming ability of a material. In this study, we modified the surface of α-tricalcium phosphate (α-TCP) using methyl, butyl, or dodecyl phosphate to form SCPEs and investigated their apatite formation in SBF and SBF containing ALP. Although apatite did not form on the surface of the unmodified α-TCP in SBF, apatite formation was observed following surface modification with methyl or butyl phosphate. When ALP was present in SBF, apatite formation was especially remarkable on α-TCP modified with butyl phosphate. These SCPEs accelerated apatite formation by releasing calcium ions through dissolution and supplying inorganic phosphate ions, with the latter process only occurring in SBF containing ALP. Notably, no apatite formation occurred on α-TCP modified with dodecyl phosphate, likely because of the low solubility of the resulting calcium dodecyl phosphate/calcium phosphate composites. This new method of using SCPEs is anticipated to contribute to the development of novel ceramic biomaterials.

DOI： 10.3390/biomimetics9080502

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担当区分：責任著者   記述言語：日本語   掲載種別：研究論文（学術雑誌）   出版者・発行元：傾斜機能材料研究会  

<p>Chromium disilicide (CrSi₂) is generally known as a p-type degenerate semiconductor whose power factor can be improved by substitution of Al on the Si site. However, it has not been clarified why holes are majority carriers in pure CrSi₂ nor how the thermoelectric properties of CrSi₂₋<i>_x</i>Al<i>_x</i> depend on the temperature above 400 °C. In this paper, we prepared CrSi₂₋<i>_x</i>Al<i>_x</i> samples with <i>x</i> ranging from 0.00 to 0.20. The composition ratio in each sample measured by Wavelength-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (WDX) showed that the sum of Si and Al to Cr was less than the stoichiometric ratio. The electronic density of states calculated by first principles calculation based on density functional theory revealed that the atomic vacancies on the Si sites, whose existence was implied by WDX, can supply holes. Comparing thermoelectric properties of the samples at 500 °C, the sample with nominal composition CrSi_1.96Al_0.04 showed the highest power factor 0.606 mW m⁻¹ K⁻².</p>

DOI： 10.14957/fgms.36.13

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担当区分：責任著者   記述言語：英語   掲載種別：研究論文（学術雑誌）   出版者・発行元：Japanese Journal of Applied Physics  

A two-layer bulk Si material with different boron concentrations was prepared using spark plasma sintering to improve its thermoelectric performance by blocking minority carrier diffusion across its interfaces. The sintered two-layer sample (p+/p-Si) was cut to include the interface. Two monolayer samples (p+-Si, p-Si) were prepared for comparison. Seebeck coefficient mapping of the p+/p-Si surface by thermal probing confirmed a Seebeck coefficient gap between the two p-type Si layers, indicating that a band offset exists at the interface. When compared with the average resistivities and voltages for p+-Si and p-Si, the electrical resistivity in the p+/p-Si sample is almost identical, but the thermoelectric voltage is higher when the p+-part is heated more than the p-part. This indicates that bipolar carrier transport inhibition in the band offset improved the thermoelectric voltage. This bandgap engineering process and principle can be extended to other thermoelectric materials that can be processed via powder sintering.

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総ページ数：420   記述言語：日本語 著書種別：学術書

開催年月日： 2024年2月

会議種別：口頭発表（招待・特別）  

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開催年月日： 2022年10月

記述言語：日本語  

開催地：長崎県壱岐市   国名：日本国  

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開催年月日： 2025年3月

記述言語：日本語   会議種別：口頭発表（一般）  

開催地：東北大学金属材料研究所 講堂  

開催年月日： 2024年9月

記述言語：日本語   会議種別：口頭発表（一般）  

開催地：愛知県名古屋市 名古屋工業大学  

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開催年月日： 2024年6月

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開催地：岐阜県下呂市   国名：日本国  

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対象： 高校生,　教育関係者,　保護者

種別：出前授業

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種別：講演会

女性研究者の研究活動紹介、質疑応答

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種別：施設一般公開

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対象： 大学生,　大学院生,　教育関係者,　研究者,　社会人・一般

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