BIOHYBRID MATERIALS CHEMISTRY LABORATORY

(219) Yuki Shirosaki, Quentin Sins, Giulia Zo, Federica Fregnan, Stefania Raimondo, “Preparation of conductive thin films and their neuronal cell responses”, The 12nd International Symposium on Applied Engineering and Sciences (SAES2024), OS6: Strengthening International Collaboration for Mitigating Global Warming, 2024.11.14-15, Kitakyushu, Japan.

(218) Yuki Shirosaki, Rea Okuyama, Daiki Yasui, Hiiragi Kishimura, Naohiko Maeda, “Characterization of chitosan–siloxane hydrogels reinforced by nanofibers”, The 38th International Japan-Korea Seminar on Ceramics, Session D: Bio and Environmental Ceramics, Glass Science, Invited, 1SD-04, 2024.10.31-11.03, Fukuoka, Japan.

(217) Yuki Shirosaki, Kanto Mizumachi, Hiroki Koya, Federica Fregnan, Stefania Raimondo, “Preparation and characterization of chitosan-siloxane hydrogels for tissue engineering”, International Sol-Gel Conference, Functional organic-inorganic hybrid materials, 2024.09.01-06, Berlin, Germany.

(216) Yuki Shirosaki, Kohei Hattori, Saki Yasutomi, Federica Fregnan, Luisa Muratori, Stefania Raimondo, “The effect of Si-containing products degraded from chitosan–siloxane hybrid on neuronal cell”, 12th World Biomaterials Congress (WBC2024), P1-314, 2024.05.26-31, Daegu, South Korea.

(215) Rea Okuyama, Daiki Yasui, Hiiragi Kishimura, Saki Yasutomi, Yuki Shirosaki, “Chitosan–siloxane hydrogel stiffness characterization”, 12th World Biomaterials Congress (WBC2024), P3-037, 2024.05.26-31, Daegu, South Korea.

(214) Quentin Sins, Yuki Shirosaki, Giulia Zo, Federica Fregnan, Stefania Raimondo, Meng-Jiy Wang, “Preparation of biodegradable nanofiber films with reduced graphene oxide for nerve regeneration”, 7th International Symposium on Peripheral Nerve Regeneration, Poster 24, 2024.05.07-09, Milano, Italy.

(213) Yuki Shirosaki, Kosei Hattori, Tomoya Hiura, Satoshi Hayakawa, "The effect of degradation products from chitosan–siloxane hybrid solid membranes on the cytocompatibility", XII Latin-American Congress of Artificial Organs and Biomaterials COLAOB 2023, Cell-biomaterial Interactions, O41, 2023.12.12-15, Mar del Plata, Argentina.

(212) Rea Okuyama, Yuki Shirosaki, “The effect of chitosan molecular weight on chitosan-siloxane hydrogels”, The 11th International Symposium on Applied Engineering and Sciences (SAES2023), Materials Sciences, ID158, 2023.11.19-20, Serdan, Malaysia.

(211) Quentin Sins, Rea Okuyama, Giulia Zo, Federica Fregnan, Stefania Raimondo, Meng-Jiy Wang, Yuki Shirosaki, “Characterization and in vitro neuronal cells behaviour of chitosan-carboxy cellulose nanofiber films with reduced graphene oxide”, The 11th International Symposium on Applied Engineering and Sciences (SAES2023), Biological and Life Sciences, ID074, 2023.11.19-20, Serdan, Malaysia.

(210) Quentin Sins, Yuki Shirosaki, “Synthesis of chitosan-based conductive films for peripheral nerve regeneration”, The 9th International Forum on Advanced Technologies, T4-3 Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, 50047, 2023.03.08, Taipei, Taiwan.

(209) Shota Oyama, Yuki Shirosaki, Tatsuo Okauchi, Toshinari Maeda, “Preparation of butenafine-loaded antifungal chitosan”, The 9th International Forum on Advanced Technologies, T4-3 Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, 50046, 2023.03.08, Taipei, Taiwan.

(208) Seiya Ennyu, Yuki Shirosaki, Toshinari Maeda, “Preparation of chitosan nanofiber thin films modified with azoles for antifungal property”, The 10th International Symposium on Applied Engineering and Sciences (SAES2022), Biomedical Sciences, A-1, 2022.12.12-14, Zoom.

(207) Naohiko Maeda, Yuki Shirosaki, “Reinforcement of chitosan-siloxane hydrogels by chitosan nanofibers”, 20th Asian BioCeramic Symposium (ABC2022), P-13, 2022.12.11-13, Toyama, Japan.

(206) Kosei Hattori, Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, “The nerve cell activity associated with the different structure surrounding silicon in the compounds released from chitosan-siloxane hybrids”, The 43rd Annual meeting of the Japanese Society for Biomaterials and The 8th Asian Biomaterials Congress, International Year of Glass (IYOG) 2022 Commemorative Symposium “Biomaterials and Glass Science”, JO-2H12, 2021.11.28-30, Nagoya, Japan.

(205) Supakorn Boonyuen, Tossapon Phromsatit, Premjit Arpornmaeklong, Yuki Shirosaki, Thapong Teerawatananond, Thitianan Kulsiritat, Korbtham Sathirakul, Jundee Rabablert, “In vitro cytocompatibility study of copper and gold porphyrin complexes”, Pure and Applied Chemistry International Conference 2020 (PACCON2020), IC-P-015, 2020.02.13-14, Bangkok, Thailand.

(204) Yuki Shirosaki, “Tissue engineering scaffold prepared through sol-gel method and science activity for education”, Pure and Applied Chemistry International Conference 2020 (PACCON2020), CE-I-3, Invited, 2020.02.13-14, Bangkok, Thailand.

(203) Kazutaka Kumamoto, Toshinari Maeda, Nurul Asyifah Binti Mustapha, Satoshi Hayakawa, Yuki Shirosaki, “Antibacterial properties of organic-inorganic composite thin films with bacitracin zinc salt”, The 12th Japan-Korea Joint Symposium on Bio-microsensing Technology (12th JKBT), Poster 35, 2019.12.05-06, Kitakyushu, Japan.

(202) Ayumu Tsukijishin, Yuki Shirosaki, “Synthesis and characterization of calcium carbonate synthesized with cerium ions”, The 7th International Symposium on Applied Engineering and Sciences (SAES2019), Material Sciences, M-109, 2019.11.11-12, Serdan, Malaysia.

(201) Hiroyasu Sonoyama, Yuki Shirosaki, Toshinari Maeda, “Preparation and characterization of chitosan based hydrogel”, The 7th International Symposium on Applied Engineering and Sciences (SAES2019), Material Sciences, M-105, 2019.11.11-12, Serdan, Malaysia.

(200) Tomoya Hiura, Yuki Shirosaki, “Osteoblastic cell activity in medium including silicon species”, The 7th International Symposium on Applied Engineering and Sciences (SAES2019), Biomedical Sciences, BM-101, 2019.11.11-12, Serdan, Malaysia.

(199) Nur Sharmila Sharip, Hidayah Ariffin, Tengku Arisyah Tengku Yasim-Anuar, Paridah Md. Tahir, Mohammad Jawaid, Nor Azowa Ibrahim, Yuki Shirosaki, Yoshio Ando, “Effect of preparation method on the ultra-high molecular weight/cellulose nanofiber nanocomposites mechanical properties”, The 7th International Symposium on Applied Engineering and Sciences (SAES2019), Material Sciences, M-104, 2019.11.11-12, Serdan, Malaysia.

(198) Kosei Hattori, Yuki Shirosaki, “Neuron cell responses toward degradation products derived from chitosan-siloxane hybrids”, The 7th International Symposium on Applied Engineering and Sciences (SAES2019), Biomedical Sciences, BM-13, 2019.11.11-12, Serdan, Malaysia.

(197) Emmellie Laura Albert, Yuki Shirosaki, Che Azurahanim Che Abdullah, “The effects of different ratio of magnetic nanoparticle to the conjugation with graphene oxide”, The 7th International Symposium on Applied Engineering and Sciences (SAES2019), Biomedical Sciences, BM-10, 2019.11.11-12, Serdan, Malaysia.

(196) Yuki Shirosaki, Federica Fregnan, Luisa Muratori, Stefania Raimondo, Stefano Geuna, “The nerve cell responses to Si(IV) units structure released from chitosan-siloxane hybrids”, The 13th Pacific Rim Conference of Ceramic Societies (PACRIM13), 30-T1-S10-15, 2019.10.27-11.01, Okinawa, Japan.

(195) Kazutaka Kumamoto, Toshinari Maeda, Nurul Asyifah Binti Mustapha, Satoshi Hayakawa, Yuki Shirosaki, “Preparation of antibacterial drug-loaded organic-inorganic composite thin films”, The 13th Pacific Rim Conference of Ceramic Societies (PACRIM13), 30-T1-S10-11, 2019.10.27-11.01, Okinawa, Japan.

(194) Emmellie Laura Albert, Yuki Shirosaki, Che Azurahanim Che Abdullah, “The effect of magnetic nanoparticle and graphene oxide ratio to the magnetic graphene oxide nanocomposite”, The 31st Annual Scientific Congress of Malaysian Oncological Society, 2019.10.31-11.03, Ipoh, Malaysia.

(193) Pornsan Lueangseephet, Supakorn Boonyuen, Sukanya Mingphimai, Kittipong Chainok, Premjit Arpornmaeklong, Yuki Shirosaki, “A new zinc(II) coordination polymer based on 5-nitroisophthalate; synthesis, crystal structure and highly sensitive fluorescence sensing propertis of small molecules and metal ions”, The 45th Congress on Science and Technology of Thailand (STT45), Poster SP1_005_PF, 2019.10.07-09, Chiang Rai, Thailand.

(192) Tossapon Phromsatit, Supakorn Boonyuen, Premjit Arpornmaeklong, Yuki Shirosaki, “Cytotoxicity of gold(III) polyphyrin complexes and their derivative of MCF7 cell lines”, The 45th Congress on Science and Technology of Thailand (STT45), Poster C2_006_PF, 2019.10.07-09, Chiang Rai, Thailand.

(191) Nur Sharmila Sharip, Hidayah Ariffin, Yoshito Andou, Ezyana Kamal Bahrin, Yuki Shirosaki, “Effect of temperature, speed and duration on filler dispersion and mechanical cellulose (NFC) biocomposite fabrication”, The 11th International Conference on the Science and Technology for Advanced Ceramics (STAC-11), Biorelated Veramic-Based Materials, 3a-401-11, 2019.07.09-11, Tsukuba, Japan.

(190) Emmellie Laura Albert, Che Azurahanim Che Abdullah, Yuki Shirosaki, “Synthesis and characterization of graphene oxide functionalized with magnetic nanoparticle via simple emulsion method”, The 11th International Conference on the Science and Technology for Advanced Ceramics (STAC-11), Biorelated Ceramic-Based Materials, 3a-401-10, 2019.07.09-11, Tsukuba, Japan.

(189) Yueli Zhai, Fan Xiao, Yuki Shirosaki, “Low-temperature fabrication of titania layer on PEEK for enhancing biocompatibility”, The 11th International Conference on the Science and Technology for Advanced Ceramics (STAC-11), Biorelated Ceramic-Based Materials, 3a-401-02, 2019.07.09-11, Tsukuba, Japan.

(188) Hsueh-Fang Huang, Alfin Kurniawan, Yuki Shirosaki, Meng-Jiy Wang, “Evaluate the biocompatibility for electrospun PEO nanofibers toward RT4-D6P2T cell line”, 11th International Symposium on Advanced Plasma Science and its Applications for Nitrides and Nanomaterials, 12th International Conference on Plasma-Nano Technology & Science (ISPlasma2019/IC-PLANTS2019), 2019.03.17-21, Nagoya, Japan.

(187) Taira Sato, Yuki Shirosaki, Sho Oshima, Yoshihisa Koyama, Mamoru Aizawa, Masanori Kikuchi, “In vivo bioresorbability and tissue reaction of hydroxyapatite/collagen-(3-glycidoxypropyl)trimethoxysilane injectable bone paste”, 2018 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit, Symposium BM04, Biomaterials for Regenerative Engineering, BM04.01.06, 2018.11.25-30, Boston, MA, USA.

(186) Hsueh-Fang Huang, Alfin Kurniawan, Yuki Shirosaki, Meng-Jiy Wang, “Preparation of PEO nanofibers by electrospinning to evaluate the potential for nerve cell repair”, The 24th Symposium of Young Asian Biological Engineers’ Community (YABEC2018), 2018.11.15-17, Taipei, Taiwan.

(185) Takuma Okada, Toshiki Miyazaki, Yuki Shirosaki, “Microstructure of chitosan-siloxane hybrid mono-fiber”, 30th Symposium and Annual Meeting of the International Society for Ceramics in Medicine (Bioceramics30), Composites, O-04, 2018.10.26-29, Nagoya, Japan.

(184) Yuki Shirosaki, “Biological activity of siloxane units derived from organic-inorganic hybrids”, ICG Annual Meeting 2018, 59th Meeting on the Glass and Photonics Materials, 14th Symposium of the Glass Industry Conference of Japan, 2D1030-I, 2018.09.23-26, Yokohama, Japan.

(183) Emmellie Laura Albert, Che Azurahanim Che Abdullah, Yuki Shirosaki, “The effect of different ratio of magnetic nanoparticle to the conjugation with graphene oxide”, International Symposium 2018, Asian Federation of Biotechnology, Malaysia Chapter, 2018.08.18-21, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

(182) Masanori Kikuchi, Tetsuo Uchikoshi, Kaori Iwanami-Kadowaki, Masayoshi Uezono, Keiji Moriyama, Taira Sato, Mamoru Aizawa, Yuki Shirosaki, Sho Oshima, Michiyo Honda, Kazuhide Ozeki, “Hydroxyapatite/collagen bone-loke nanocomposite: Novel applications”, Finland-Japan Workshop: The next generation medical engineering in biomaterials, Session 7. Industrialization, 2018.06.17-21, Oulu, Finland.

(181) Yuki Shirosaki, Saki Yasutomi, Susana Neves, Toshinari Maeda, Toshiki Miyazaki, “Preparation of chitosan-siloxane hybrids incorporated with cerium ions”, 17th Asian BioCeramics Symposium, 21th Symposium on Ceramics in Medicine, Biology and Biomimetics, Session1-1, O-02, 2017.11.30-12.01, Okayama, Japan.

(180) Saki Yasutomi, Susana Cruz-Neves, Toshiki Miyazaki, Toshinari Maeda, Yuki Shirosaki, “Addition anti-bacterial property to chitosan-siloxane hybrids beads”, The 10th Japan-Korea Joint Symposium on Bio-microsensing Technology, 10th Anniversary memorial symposium, Poster 2, 2017.11.19-21, Kitakyushu, Japan.

(179) Emmellie Laura Albert, Che Azurahanim Che Abdullah, Yuki Shirosaki, Toshiki Miyazaki, “Drug release behavior for magnetite nanoparticle loaded with Tamoxifen citrate for drug delivery application”, The 5th International Symposium of Applied Engineering and Science (SAES2017), 2017.11.14-15, Selangor, Malaysia.

(178) Takuma Okada, Toshiki Miyazaki, Yuki Shirosaki, “Preparation of chitosan mono-fiber crosslinked with silane reagent”, 29th Symposium and Annual Meeting of the International Society for Ceramics in Medicine (Bioceramics 29), Poster 3, Composite, 2017.10.25-27, Toulouse, France.

(177) Toshiki Miyazaki, Norimasa Yamada, Yuki Shirosaki, “Apatite formation behavior on heat-treated tantalum metal”, 29th Symposium and Annual Meeting of the International Society for Ceramics in Medicine (ISCM), Bioceramics 29, Poster 3. Composite, 2017.10.25-27, Toulouse, France.

(176) Ryo Hamai, Yuki Shirosaki, Toshiki Miyazaki, “Evaluation of apatite-forming ability of polymer-CaCl₂ composite modified with different strucure of sulfur-containing functional groups”, 29th Symposium and Annual Meeting of the International Society for Ceramics in Medicine (ISCM), Bioceramics 29, Session A5: Composites (1), 2017.10.25-27, Toulouse, France.

(175) Yuki Shirosaki, “Inorganic-organic hybrids and their biological responses”, 28th Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB2017), Special Session 13: Biohybrids, Invited, 2017.09.04-08, Athens, Greece.

(174) Yuki Shirosaki, Susana Neves, Saki Y. Yasutomi, Toshiki Miyazaki, “Preparation of anti-bacterial chitosan-siloxane hybrid beads with cerium ions”, The 15th International Conference on Advanced Materials (IUMRS-ICAM2017), Symposium D-5 Regenerative Medicine based upon functional materials, D5-P29-002, 2017.08.28-09.01, Kyoto, Japan.

(173) Ryo Hamai, Hirotaka Maeda, Toshihiro Kasuga, Yuki Shirosaki, Toshiki Miyazaki, “Copmparative study of apatite formation on the copolymer modified with different phosphate groups in simulated body environment”, The 15th International Conference on Advanced Materials (IUMRS-ICAM2017), Symposium D-5 Regenerative Medicine based upon functional materials, D5-O29-005, 2017.08.28-09.01, Kyoto, Japan.

(172) Taira Sato, Yuki Shirosaki, Sho Ohshima, Yoshihisa Koyama, Mamoru Aizawa, Masanori Kikuchi, “Biological evaluations of hydroxyapatite/collagen nanocomposite with (3-glycidoxypropyl)trimethoxysilane bone paste”, The 15th International Conference on Advanced Materials (IUMRS-ICAM2017), Symposium D-5 Regenerative Medicine based upon functional materials, D5-O28-009, 2017.08.28-09.01, Kyoto, Japan.

(171) Yuki Shirosaki, Takuma Okada, Toshiki Miyazaki, “Preparation and characterization of chitosan-hydroxyapatite mono-fiber prepared by coagulation system”, International Conference on Frontiers in Materials Processing, Applications, Research & Technology (FiMPART’17), Session 11: Biomaterials 1, Invited, OP1883, 2017.07.09-12, Bordeaux, France.

(170) Masanori Kikuchi, Taira Sato, Yuki Shirosaki, Mamoru Aizawa, “Self-setting injectable bone paste composed of hydroxyapatite/collagen bone-like nanocomposite and (3-glycidoxypropyl)trimethoxysilane”, International Conference on Frontiers in Materioals Processing, Applications, Research & Technology (FiMPART’17), Session 11: Biomaterials 1, Invited, OP1828, 2017.07.09-12, Bordeaux, France.

(169) Yuki Shirosaki, Susana Neves, Takuma Okada, Saki Yasutomi, “Chitosan-inorganic hybrids for tissue regeneration”, 4th International Symposium on Peripheral Nerve Regeneration, Session 1: Innovative molecules and biomaterials for peripheral nerve regeneration, 2017.07.06-08, Barcelona, Spain.

(168) Stéphanie Soares, Yuki Shirosaki, João Borges, Teresa Cidade, Maria A. Lopes, “Drug-delivery system based on hollow spheres”, 2nd Doctoral Congress in Engineering, 2017.06.08-09, Porto Portugal.

(167) Masanori Kikuchi, Taira Sato, Yuki Shirosaki, Mamoru Aizawa, Kaori Kadowaki, Masayoshi Uezono, Keiji Moriyama, Kazuo Takakuda, “Hydroxyapatite/collagen bone-like nanocomposite for medical applications”, The 12th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology, including Glass & Optical Materials Division Annual Meeting (GOMD2017), Invited, PACRIM-S31-026-2017, p.105, 2017.05.21-26, Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA.

(166) Emmellie Laura Albert, Che Azurahanim Che Abdullah, Yuki Shirosaki, Toshiki Miyazaki, “Tamoxifen citrate loaded superparamagnetic poly(d,l-lactide-co-glycolid acid) iron oxide nanoparticles for drug delivery”, The 1^st Asia International Multidisciplinary Conference, 2017.05.1-2, Johor, Malaysia

(165) Yuki Shirosaki, "Biodegradable organic-inorganic hybrids as tissue engineering scaffolds for nerve and bone", BIT's 3rd Annual World Congress of Smart Materials-2017, Module 6: Smart Biomaterials, Theme 601: Tissue Engineering Biomaterials, Invited, 2017.03.16-18, Bangkok, Thailand.

(164) Marta S. Laranjeira, Yuki Shirosaki, Saki Y. Yasutomi, Toshiki Miyazaki, Fernando J. Monteiro, “Silica coated gadolinium nanoparticles: synthesis and characterization”, II Jornadas Nacionais de Caracterização de Materiais 2017, Poster, 2017.01. 25, Aveiro, Portugal.

(163) Masanori Kikuchi, Taira Sato, Yuki Shirosaki, Mamoru Aizawa, “Injectable self-setting bone paste composed of hydroxyapatite/collagen bone-like nanocomposite and (3-glycidoxypropyl)trimethoxysilane”, 26^th Annual Meeting of MRS-Japan 2016, Symposium D-1, Invited, D1-I20-002, 2016.12.19-22, Yokohama, Japan.

(162) Emmellie Laura Albert, Che Azurahanim Che Abdullah, Toshiki Miyazaki, Yuki Shirosaki, “Superparamagnetic iron (III) oxygen functionalized with tamoxifen citrate by using poly (DL, lactide-co-glycolide) acid”, The 4th University Putra Malaysia-Kyushu Institute of Technology, International Symposium on Applied Engineering and Sciences (SAES2016), Poster, No. 55, p.246, 2016.12.17-18, Kitakyushu, Japan.

(161) Jyun Akaike, Yuki Shirosaki, Toshiki Miyazaki, “Evaluation of the apatite formation ability of titanium oxide with various atomic valences”, The 4th International Symposium on Applied Engineering and Sciences (SAES2016), Poster, No. 18, p.208, 2016.12.17-18, Kitakyushu, Japan.

(160) Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “The effect of silica and siloxane network for osteoblast behavior and tissue regeneration”, International Conference of Young Researchers on Advanced Materials  (IUMRS-ICYRAM2016), 25:Nanomedicine-Tissue Engineering and Cell Material Interaction, Invited, 2016.12.11-15, Bangalore, India.

(159) Yuki Shirosaki, Yasuyo Tsukatani, Toshiisa Konishi, Tomohiko Yoshioka, Satoshi Hayakawa, “Drug delivery profile of chitosan-siloxane hybrid capsules coated with hydroxylapatite”, 16th Australasian BioCeramic Symposium (ABC2016), Poster, 2016.12.05-06, Brisbane, Australia.

(158) Toshiki Miyazaki, Masaya Sueoka, Yuki Shirosaki, Nobuya Shinozaki, Takanobu Shiraishi, “Bioactivity of Surface-modified Hf metal and Ti-Hf alloys”, 16th Australasian BioCeramic Symposium (ABC2016), Poster, 2016.12.05-06, Brisbane, Australia.

(157) Taira Sato, Yuki Shirosaki, Mamoru Aizawa, Masanori Kikuchi, “Influences of particle size of hydroxylapatite/collagen nanocomposite powder on its injectable bone paste properties”, 16th Australasian BioCeramic Symposium (ABC2016), Poster, 2016.12.05-06, Brisbane, Australia.

(156) Ryo Hamai, Yuki Shirosaki, Toshiki Miyazaki, “Structural effect of phosphate groups on apatite forming-ability of polymer-CaCl2 composite in simulated body environment”, 16th Australasian BioCeramic Symposium (ABC2016), Poster, 2016.12.05-06, Brisbane, Australia.

(155) Taira Sato, Yuki Shirosaki, Mamoru Aizawa, Masanori Kikuchi, “Evaluation of particle size effects of hydroxyapatite/collagen nanocomposite powder on its bone paste properties”, 2016 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting & Exhibit”, Session BM3.5: Biomaterials for Musculoskeletal Tissue Regeneration, BM3.5.06, 2016.11.27-12.02, Boston, USA.

(154) Marta Laranjeira, Yuki Shirosaki, Saki Yoshimatsu Yasutomi, Toshiki Miyazaki, Fernando J. Monteiro, “Controlled synthesis of silica coated gadolinium based nanoparticles for magnetic resonance imaging: Effects of reaction conditions and in vitro biological response”, Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (i3S), 5th Annual Meeting, 2016.11.03-04, Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal.

(153) Marta Laranjeira, Yuki Shirosaki, Saki Yoshimatsu Yasutomi, Toshiki Miyazaki, Fernando J. Monteiro, “Silica-coated magnetic nanoparticles for bioimaging and drug delivery”, European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) Fall Meeting, Session 4 “Advanced Materials and Technologies for Bone Engineerin” suppoted by the special issue on the session subject of the journal Materials Science and Engineering C: Materials for Biological Applications (Elsevier), B.4.4, 2016.09.19-22, Warsaw, Poland.

(152) Yuki Shirosaki, José D. Santos, Ana C. Maurício, Stefano Geuna, “The effect of chitosan-siloxane porous hybrids on nerve regeneration and functional recovery”, 2016 Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society-Asia Pacific Meeting (TERMIS-AP 2016), Session 3 Nerve Tissue Engineering, Invited, S03-02, 2016.09.03-06, Tamsui, Taipei.

(151) Masanori Kikuchi, Taira Sato, Mamoru Aizawa, Yuki Shirosaki, “Preparation of self-setting paste composed of hydroxyapatite/collagen bone-like nanocomposite”, International Conference on Processing & Manufacturing of Advanced Materials (Thermec’2016), Invited, Abstract p.287, 2016.05.29-06.03, Graz, Austria.

(150) Takuma Okada, Toshiki Miyazaki, Yuta Nobunaga, Toshiisa Konishi, Tomohiko Yoshioka, Satoshi Hayakawa, Yuki Shirosaki, “Preparation of chitosan-HAp composite fiber for artificial ligament”, 10th World Biomaterials Congress (WBC2016), Poster Session 2B-Surface and interfaces, P.2972, p.2862, 2016.05.17-22, Montreal, Canada.

(149) Yuki Shirosaki, Motomasa Furuse, Takuji Asano, Yoshihiko Kinoshita, “Long-term skull regeneration using chitosan-siloxane porous hybrids”, 10th World Biomaterials Congress (WBC2016), New Frontiers Symposium-Tissue engineered bone for osseous skull and maxillofacial reconstruction, 405.4, p.681, 2016.05.17-22, Montreal, Canada.

(148) Toshiki Miyazaki, Chao Liu, Yuki Shirosaki, “Development of bioactive materials based on poly-gamma-glutamic acid”, 10th World Biomaterials Congress (WBC2016), New Frontiers Symposium-Calcium phosphate mineralization and maturation for biomaterials, 340.4, p.636, 2016.05.17-22, Montreal, Canada.

(147) Taira Sato, Sho Oshima, Yuki Shirosaki, Mamoru Aizawa, Masanori Kikuchi, “Biocompatibility of hydroxyapatite/collagen paste with 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane”, 10th World Biomaterials Congress (WBC2016), Poster Session 1B-Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, P.0692, p.1670, 2016.05.17-22, Montreal, Canada.

(146) Marta Laranjeira, Yuki Shirosaki, Saki Yoshimatsu, Toshiki Miyazaki, Fernando J. Monteiro, “Synthesis and in vitro degradability of silica-coated gadolinium nanoparticles for medical imaging”, 13th International Conference on Ceramic Processing Science, 3-P02, Poster, p.189, 2016.05.08-11, Nara, Japan.

(145) Taira Sato, Yuki Shirosaki, Masaki Nagaya, Yoshinori Asano, Kazuaki Nakano, Hiroshi Nagashima, Mamoru Aizawa, Masanori Kikuchi, “Biological evaluation of hydroxyapatite/collagen paste with (3-glycidoxypropyl)trimethoxysilane”, Spring Meeting & Exhibit, Materials Research Society (MRS2016), SM5.4.08, 2016.03.28-04.01, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

(144) Marta Laranjeira, Yuki Shirosaki, Saki Yoshimatsu Yasutomi, Toshiki Miyazaki, Fernando J. Monteiro, “Preparation and in vitro biological studies of silica-coated magnetic nanoparticles”, COSTA Action MP1301-NEWGEN Workshop “Interactions between materials and host tissues”, Poster, 2016.03.17-18, Aveiro, Portugal.

(143) Yuki Shirosaki, Motomasa Furuse, Takuji Asano, Yoshihiko Kinoshita, “Bone regeneration using organic-inorganic porous hybrids in craniotomy”, EMN Meeting on Ceramics 2016, Bioceramics and medical applications, Invited, B21, p42, 2016.01.25-28, Hong Kong, China.

(142) Masanori Kikuchi, Taira Sato, Mamoru Aizawa, Yuki Shirosaki, “Self-setting injectable paste composed of hydroxyapatite/collagen bone-like nanocomposite and GPTMS”, EMN Meeting on Ceramics 2016, Ceramics nanocomposites, Invited, C11, p33, 2016.01.25-28, Hong Kong, China.

(141) Taira Sato, Yuki Shirosaki, Mamoru Aizawa, Masanori Kikuchi, “Influence of (3-glycidoxypropyl)trimethoxysilane concentration on hydroxyapatite/collagen bone paste”, 15th Asian BioCeramics Symposium (ABC2015) in conjugation with 19th Symposium on Ceramics in Medicine, Biology and Biomimetics, 7th IBB Frontier Symposium, Oral 2.7.2, 2015.12.09-11, Tokyo, Japan.

(140) Ryo Hamai, Yuki Shirosaki, Toshiki Miyazaki, “Effect of phosphate group content on apatite-forming ability of vinylphosphonic acid-based copolymer in simulated body environment”, 15th Asian BioCeramics Symposium (ABC2015) in conjugation with 19th Symposium on Ceramics in Medicine, Biology and Biomimetics, 7th IBB Frontier Symposium, Oral 2.5.3, 2015.12.09-11, Tokyo, Japan.

(139) Takuma Okada, Toshiki Miyazaki, Yuta Nobunaga, Toshiisa Konishi Tomohiko Yoshioka, Satoshi Hayakawa, Yuki Shirosaki, “Mechanical property of chitosan-HAp composite mono-fiber prepared by coagulation system”, 15th Asian BioCeramics Symposium (ABC2015) in conjugation with 19th Symposium on Ceramics in Medicine, Biology and Biomimetics, 7th IBB Frontier Symposium, Poster 1.8.12, 2015.12.09-11, Tokyo, Japan.

(138) Yuki Shirosaki, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Revisiting biomineralization mechanisms: Kokubo model and Nano-clusters”, 2015 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit, Micro- and Nanoscale Processing of Materials for Biomedical Devices, Invited, M6.05, 2015.11.29-12.04, Boston, USA.

(137) Masanori Kikuchi, Taira Sato, Mamoru Aizawa, Yuki Shirosaki, “Novel anti-decay self-setting paste of hydroxyapatite/collagen nanocomposite utilizing GPTMS”, Composites at Lake Louise 2015, Biocomposites Session, Invited, 2015.11.08-12, Lake Louise, Canada.

(136) Yuki Shirosaki, Motomasa Furuse, Takuji Asano, Yoshihiko Kinoshita, “Preparation of chitosan-siloxane porous hybrids with hydroxyapatite for repair of skull defect”, Composites at Lake Louise 2015, Biocomposites Session, Invited, 2015.11.08-12, Lake Louise, Canada.

(135) Taira Sato, Yuki Shirosaki, Mamoru Aizawa, Masanori Kikuchi, “Physical Property and Cytotoxicity of Hydroxyapatite/Collagen Paste with 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane”, 27th Symposium and Annual Meeting of the International Society for Ceramics in Medicine (Bioceramics27), Poster, P14, 2015.10.27-29, Bali, Indonesia.

(134) Liu Chao, Yuki Shirosaki, Toshiki Miyazaki, “The study of apatite precipitation on alumina by chemical surface modification in the simulated body fluid”, 27th Symposium and Annual Meeting of the International Society for Ceramics in Medicine (Bioceramics27), Poste, P42, 2015.10.27-29, Bali, Indonesia.

(133) Yuki Shirosaki, Iku Ishida, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, Maria Helena Fernandes, “Modification of polyethylene terephthalate substrate with chitosan-silicate hybrid and in vitro cytocompatibility”, XVIII International Sol-Gel Conferences (Sol-Gel 2015), O-Th-12-06, 2015.09.06-11, Kyoto, Japan.

(132) Liwei Zhu, Yuki Shirosaki, Toshiki Miyazaki, Masakazu Kawashita, “The visible-light photocatalytic activity and  apatite-forming of tantalum prepared with chemical and thermal treatments”, The 11th Pacific Rim Conference of Ceramic Societies (PACRIM11), Symposium 36: Ceramic Nano Materials in Environment, Health and Safety and Natural Source Bioceramics, ThK3-5, 2015.08.30-09.04, Jeju, Korea.

(131) Chao Liu, Toshiki Miyazaki, Yuki Shirosaki, “The influence of NaOH pretreatment on apatite precipitation of surface-modified cobalt-chromium (Co-Cr) alloys in a simulated body fluid”, The 11th Pacific Rim Conference of Ceramic Societies (PACRIM11), Symposium 36: Ceramic Nano Materials in Environment, Health and Safety and Natural Source Bioceramics, ThK2-4, 2015.08.30-09.04, Jeju, Korea.

(130) Satoshi Hayakawa, Yuki Shirosaki, Kanji Tsuru, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Wet chemical preparation of ion-substituted apatite particles and their microstructures”, The 11th Pacific Rim Conference of Ceramic Societies (PACRIM11), Symposium 34: Processing and Synthesis of Nanostructured Bioceramics for Biomedical Application, Invited, MoJ1-1, 2015.08.30-09.04, Jeju, Korea.

(129) Toshiki Miyazaki, Chisato Matsunami, Yuki Shirosaki, “Surface modification of PEEK-carbon composites to induce apatite formation in body environment”, 27th European Conference on Bioaterials (ESB2015), Poster, 592, 2015.08.30-09.03, Kraków, Poland.

(128) Yuki Shirosaki, Motomasa Furuse, Takuji Asano, Yoshihiko Kinoshita, Toshiki Miyazaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, Toshihiko Kuroiwa, “Repair of  “burr hole” using chitosan-siloxane porous hybrids”, 27th European Conference on Bioaterials (ESB2015), Session 28 Angio-and Vasculogenesis, 134, 2015.08.30-09.03, Kraków, Poland.

(127) Taira Sato, Yuki Shirosaki, Mamoru Aizawa , Masanori Kikuchi, “Preparation of hydroxyapatite/collagen anti-decay paste using 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane”, Advanced Materials World Congress 2015, Biomaterials an Biodevices, Baltic Sea(Viking Line Cruise), 2015.08.23-26, Stockholm, Sweden.

(126) Joana M. Martins, Yuki Shirosaki, Dina M. Silva, A.R. Caseiro, Ana C. Maurício, José D. Santos, “Development of a hyaluronic acid-chitosan-siloxane hybrid hydrogel for undifferentiated mesenchymal stem cells proliferation”, VII International Materials Symposium, XVII Conference of Sociedade Portuguesa dos Materiais (Materiais 2015), OS C4, 27, 2015.06.21-23, Porto, Portugal.

(125) Susana Cruz-Neves, Yuki Shirosaki, Toshiki Miyazaki, “Preparation of chitosan-siloxane hybrid microspheres for drug delivery system”, The First Asian Symposium on Chemistry-based Biotechnology in Kitakyushu (1st ASCBC) as joint bid with the Eighth Japan-Korea Joint Symposium on Bio-microsensing Technology (8th JKBT), Poster No:12, 2015.06.11-12, Kitakyushu, Japan.

(124) Chao Liu, Yuki Shirosaki, Toshiki Miyazaki, “The study of 10-carboxydecylphosphonic acid layers on cobalt-chromium (Co-Cr) alloys for inducing apatite in a simulated body fluid”, Biomaterials International 2015, #1243, 2015.06.01-05, Kenting, Taiwan.

(123) Masanori Kikuchi, Taira Sato, Mamoru Aizawa, Yuki Shirosaki, “Self-setting paste of hydroxyapatite/collagen bone-like nanocomposite for additive manufacturing of tailor-made bone filler”, EMN Meeting on Droplets, General Workshop on Droplet, B33, Invited, 2015.05.08-11, Phuket, Thailand.

(122) Eiji Fujii, Koji Kawabata, Yuki Shirosaki, Yuri Nakamura, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Nano-sized calcium phosphate particles with varied morphology prepared in a micro-flow reactor”, 39th International Conference & Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, ICACC-S5-023-2015, 2015.01.25-30, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA.

(121) Chao Liu, Toshiki Miyazaki, Yuki Shirosaki, “In vitro bioactivity study of Cobalt-Chromium (Co-Cr) alloys via chemical surface modification”, 39th International Conference & Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, ICACC-S5-032-2015, 2015.01.25-30, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA.

(120) Chao Liu, Toshiki Miyazaki, Yuki Shirosaki, “The influence of calcium chloride (CaCl2) concentration on apatite precipitation of surface-modified cobalt-chromium (Co-Cr) alloys in a simulated body fluid”, The 31st International Korea-Japan Seminar on Ceramics, BI-II Biomaterials, BI-O08, 2014.11.26-29, Changwon, Korea.

(119) Yuki Shirosaki, Manato Nakatsukasa, Satoshi Hayakawa, “Cell migration study using chitosan-siloxane hybrids with different pore size”, 26th Symposium and Annual Meeting of the International Society for Ceramics in Medicine, Session A2: Scaffolds 1: Ceramic and Hybrid Scaffolds, O-010, 2014.11.06-08, Barcelona, Spain.

(118) Susana Cruz-Neves, Yuki Shirosaki, Toshiki Miyazaki, “Fabrication of biodegradable microspheres derived from chitosan-siloxane hybrid using a microfluidic system”, 7th World Congress on Preventive & Regenerative Medicine (WCPRM2014), Poster Exhibition, P066, 2014.11.04-07, Taipei, Taiwan.

(117) Marta Laranjeira, Yuki Shirosaki, Toshiki Miyazaki, Eiji Fujii, Fernando J. Monteiro, “Design, optimization and characterization of silica-coated Gadolinium particles”, 7th World Congress on Preventive & Regenerative Medicine (WCPRM2014), Poster Exhibition, P066, 2014.11.04-07, Taipei, Taiwan.

(116) Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, Maria A. Lopes, José D. Santos, Maria H. Fernandes, Ana C. Mauricio, Stefano Geuna, “Inorganic-organic hybrids derived chitosan and siloxane network for the medical application”, 7th World Congress on Preventive & Regenerative Medicine (WCPRM2014), Scientific Program 5 (S5), Integration of Biomaterials and Tissue Regeneration (Bone Tissue / Muscle and Ske), Keynote speaker, S5-2, 2014.11.04-07, Taipei, Taiwan.

(115) Yuki Shirosaki, “Use of chitosan-siloxane hybrids for tissue engineering scaffolds”, 3rd Nagoya Biomimetics International Symposium (NaBIS), Invited Talk7, Winc Aichi, 2014.10.31, Nagoya, Japan.

(114) Chao Liu, Toshiki Miyazaki, Yuki Shirosaki, “Apatite precipitation on cobalt-chromium (Co-Cr) alloys modified with γ-polyglutamic acid in a simulated body fluid”, Asian BioCeramics Symposium (ABC2014), O-26, 2014.11.28-30, Shanghai, China.

(113) Ryo Hamai, Yuki Shirosaki, Toshiki Miyazaki, “Effect of polymerization accelerator on apatite-forming ability of vinylphosphonic acid-based copolymer in simulated body environment”, Asian BioCeramics Symposium (ABC2014), O-34, 2014.11.28-30, Shanghai, China.

(112) Liwei Zhu, Yuki Shirosaki, Toshiki Miyazaki, Masakazu Kawashita, “The apatite-forming ability of nitrogen-doped tantalum prepared by chemical treatment”, Asian BioCeramics Symposium (ABC2014), O-58, 2014.11.28-30, Shanghai, China.

(111) Jinkun Liu, Toshiki Miyazaki, Yuki Shirosaki, “Formation of bioactive surface on PMMA bone cement via modification with calcium acetate and phosphate group-containing monomers”, Asian BioCeramics Symposium (ABC2014), O-59, 2014.11.28-30, Shanghai, China.

(110) Chisato Matsunami, Yuki Shirosaki, Toshiki Miyazaki, “Evaluation of apatite-forming ability of surface-modified PEEK plastics”, Asian BioCeramics Symposium (ABC2014), O-67, 2014.11.28-30, Shanghai, China.

(109) Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, José D. Santos, Ana C. Maurício, Stefano Geuna, “Chitosan-siloxane porous scaffold for nerve reconstruction”, 26th Annual Conference European Society for Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering V, 45-4, 2014.08.31-09.03, Liverpool, UK.

(108) Toshiki Miyazaki, Jin Furui, Yuki Shirosaki, “Bone-like apatite deposition on chemically synthesized collagen in simulated body environment”, 26th Annual Conference European Society for Biomaterials, Biomaterials IX: Bone, 43-1, 2014.08.31-09.03, Liverpool, UK.

(107) Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, Maria A. Lopes, José D. Santos, Stefano Geuna, Ana C. Maurício, “Challenge for the nerve regeneration using chitosan-siloxane porous hybrids”, International Union of Materials Research Societies-The 15th IUMRS International Conference in Asia (IUMRS-ICA2014), Finalist Session for Young Scientist Awards, YS-008, 2014.08.24-30, Fukuoka, Japan.

(106) Jinkun Liu, Yuki Shirosaki, Toshiki Miyazaki, “Bioactive PMMA bone cement modified with Bis[2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl] phosphate and calcium acetate”, International Union of Materials Research Societies-The 15th IUMRS International Conference in Asia (IUMRS-ICA2014), Symposium B-2, B2-P25-004, 2014.08.24-30, Fukuoka, Japan.

(105) Ryo Hamai, Yuki Shirosaki, Toshiki Miyazaki, “Apatite-forming ability of organic polymer containing phosphate groups in simulated body environment”, International Union of Materials Research Societies-The 15th IUMRS International Conference in Asia (IUMRS-ICA2014), Symposium B-2, B2-O26-005, 2014.08.24-30, Fukuoka, Japan.

(104) Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, Ana C. Maurício, “Nerve regeneration using chitosan-siloxane porous hybrids with human mesenchymal stem cells from the Wharton jelly of umbilical cord”, International Union of Materials Research Societies-The 15th IUMRS International Conference in Asia (IUMRS-ICA2014), Symposium B-2, B2-O26-001, 2014.08.24-30, Fukuoka, Japan.

(103) Chao Liu, Chisato Matsunami, Yuki Shirosaki, Toshiki Miyazaki, “Surface modification of cobalt-chromium (Co-Cr) alloy by self assembled monolayers (SAMs) for potential biomedical applications”, International Union of Materials Research Societies-The 15th IUMRS International Conference in Asia (IUMRS-ICA2014), Symposium B-2, B2-O25-008, 2014.08.24-30, Fukuoka, Japan.

(102) Yuki Shirosaki, Hiroki Yoshihara, Satoshi Hayakawa, Yuri Nakamura, Artemis Stambourlis, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Electrospinning preparation of PVA-ceramic nano-particle composite fiber mats for tissue engineering applications”, 38th International Conference & Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, ICACC-S5-007-2014, Invited, Daytona Beach, FL, USA, 26-31 January 2014.

(101) Jinkun Liu, Yoshimitsu Kuwahara, Yuki Shirosaki, Toshiki Miyazaki, “Bioactivity and mechanical properties of glass ionomer cements containing Al2O3-SiO2 glass and poly(γ-glutamic acid)”, The 13th Asian BioCeramics Symposium in conjunction with The 17th Symposium on Ceramics in Medicine, Biology and Biomimetics (ABC2013), Session 7: Cements & Injectable Materials, O-30, Extended Abstracts, pp.86-87, 2013.12.04-06, Kyoto, Japan.

(100) Yoshimitsu Kuwahara, Toshiki Miyazaki, Yuki Shirosaki, Masakazu Kawashita, “Effect of organic reagent addition in magnetite synthesis on its crystalline structure”, The 13th Asian BioCeramics Symposium in conjunction with The 17th Symposium on Ceramics in Medicine, Biology and Biomimetics (ABC2013), Session 5: Composites 1, O-23, Extended Abstracts, pp.72-73, 2013.12.04-06, Kyoto, Japan.

(99) Yuki Shirosaki, Yasuyo Tsukatani, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Preparation of chitosan-silicate capsules for cell encapsulation”, International Conference on Processing & Manufacturing of Advanced Materials (Thermec’2013), Invited, Abstract No. 1117 (p.558), Session D2 Biomimetic Materials, Nanostructured Biomaterials & Biological Interactions II, 2013.12.02-06, Las Vegas, USA.

(98) Yuki Shirosaki, Kohei Okamoto, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “In vitro cytocompatibility of microspheres derived from chitosan-silicate hybrids”, The 24th Annual Symposium on Micro-Nano Mechatronis and Human Science (MHS2013) & Micro-Nano Excellent Graduate Shool, Session MP1-1, Young Researchers on Tenure-Track Program, 2013.11.10-13, Nagoya, Japan.

(97) Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, Naohiro Satori, Toshiki Miyazaki, “Preparation of inorganic-organic porous hybris and in vitro apatite formation”, 2013 Composites at Lake Louise, Invited, Biocomposites Session 1: Bone, 2013.11.03-07, Lake Louise, Canada.

(96) Hiroki Yoshihara, Yuki Shirosaki, Yuri Nakamura, Stamboulis Artemis, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Preparation of poly(vinyl alcohol) / hydroxyapatite composite nano-fiber mats” International Symposium on Inorganic and Environmntal Materials 2013, ISIEM 2013, B1-2-1, 2013.10.27-31, Rennes, France.

(95) Yuki Shirosaki, Manato Nakatsukasa, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyohi Osaka, "Cell migration study using porous chitosan-silicate hybrids", TERMIS-AP 2013 Annual Conference-Translation for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Session-34 Standardization for tissue engineering medical products in ISO/TC150, S34-O-7, 2013.10.22-26, Wuzhen, China.

(94) Naohiro Satori, Yuki Shirosaki, Toshiki Miyazaki, "Preparation of new scaffold for the bone defect in craniofacial surgery", International Symposium on Applied Engineering & Sciences, Poster Presentaion, 058, 2013.09.30-10.01, Serdang, Malaysia.

(93) Chisato Matsunami, Yuki Shirosaki, Toshiki Miyazaki, "Evaluation of apatite-forming ability of PEEK plastics", International Symposium on Applied Engineering & Sciences, Poster Presentaion, 044, 2013.09.30-10.01, Serdang, Malaysia.

(92) Yuna Himeno, Yuki Shirosaki, Toshiki Miyazaki, "Production of calcium carbonate microspheres designed for bone substitutes", International Symposium on Applied Engineering & Sciences, Poster Presentaion, 040, 2013.09.30-10.01, Serdang, Malaysia.

(91) Yuki Shirosaki, Kohei Okamoto, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Preparation of micro particles derived from chitosan-silicate hybrids for drug delivery system”, XVII International Sol-Gel Conference, P-F-14, Poster, p.402, 2013.08.25-30, Madrid, Spain.

(90) Yuki Shirosaki, Hiroki Yoshihara, Yuri Nakamura, Satoshi Hayakawa, Son Chen, Artemis Stambourlis, Nobutaka Hanagara, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Silica nano-fiber and nano-tubes from electrospun polymer tempting”, The 10th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology including GOMD2013-Glass & Optical Materials Division Annual Meeting (PACRIM10), PACRIM10-S24-006-2013, Invited, 2013.06.02-07, San Diego, California, USA.

(89) Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, Maria A. Lopes, José D. Santos, Ana C. Maurício, Stefano Geuna, “Preparation of inorganic-organic hybrid membrane for peripheral nerve reconstruction”, IMAP/ACerS 9th International Conference and Exhibition on Ceramic Interconnect and Ceramic Microsystems Technologies (CICMT 2013), Session WP3, Invited, Orlando, 2013.04.23-25, FL, USA.

(88) Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, José D. Santos, Ana C. Maurício, “Use of chitosan-silicate hybrid porous membrane for repairing rat sciatic nerve defects”, Third International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials, 2013.03.03-07, Sorrento, Italy.

(87) Hiroki Yoshihara,Yuki Shirosaki, Son Chen, Nobutaka Hanagata, Satoshi Hayakawa, Artemis Stambourlis, Yuri Nakamura, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Revisiting electro-spinning procedure for preparation of biologically active fiber mat”, 37th International Conference & Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, ICACC-S5-005-2013, Invited, 2013.01.27-02.01, Sorrento, Italy.

(86) Masanori Kikuchi, Akinori Kochi, Subhadip Bodhak, Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, Ayako Oyane, Yu Sogo, Hideo Tsurushima, Atsuo Ito, "Hydroxyapatite/collagen bone-like nanocomposite for injectable bone filler and gene transfer substrate", Second International Workshop on Advanced Functional Nanomaterials (SIWAN-2013), Invited, 2013.01.28-30, Chennai, India.

(85) Akiyoshi Osaka, Jie Li, Satoshi Hayakawa, Hiroki Yoshihara, Yuki Shirosaki, Florence Babonneau, Christian Bonhomme, Yuri Nakamura, “NMR microstructure analysis and protein adsorption on hydroxyapatite-coated macrospheres derived from water glass”, The 29th International Korea-Japan Seminar on Ceramics, S12-2, Invited, 2012.11.21-24, Daegu, Korea.

(84) Yuki Shirosaki, Natsuki Fuka, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Nerve guided tube derived from chitosan-silicate porous hybrids”, 2012 Asian Bioceramics Symposium, ABC2012, O-23, 2012.11.18-21, Tinan, Taiwan.

(83) Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, José D. Santos, Ana C. Maurício, “Nerve regeneration by using of chitosan-silicate hybrid porous membrane”, The 24th Symposium and Annual Meeting of International Society for Ceramics in Medicine (ISCM), Bioceramics 24, A8-3, 2012.10.21-24, Fukuoka, Japan.

(82) Jie Li, Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Artemis Stamboulis, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Sol-gel preparation of HAp-coated silica macrospheres from water glass and their protein adsorption”, The 24th Symposium and Annual Meeting of International Society for Ceramics in Medicine (ISCM), Bioceramics 24, Invited, 2012.10.21-24, Fukuoka, Japan.

(81) Satoshi Hayakawa, Yuki Shirosaki, Akiyoshi Osaka, Christian Jäger, “Heterogeneous structure of hydroxyapatite and in vitro biodegradability”, The 24th Symposium and Annual Meeting of International Society for Ceramics in Medicine (ISCM), Bioceramics 24, P1-1-7, 2012.10.21-24, Fukuoka, Japan.

(80) Yuri Nakamura, Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, Eiji Fujii, Koji Kawabata, "Preparation and characterization of injectable bone-filling chitosan-silicate hydrogels with nano-size hydroxyapatite", Materials Science & Technology 2012 Conference & Exhibition, MS&T'12, A8, 2012.10.07-11, Pittsburgh, USA.

(79) Song Chen, Hiroki Yoshihara, Nobutaka Hanagata, Yuki Shirosaki, Mark Blevins, Yuri Nakamura, Satoshi Hayakawa, Artemis Stamboulis, Akiyoshi Osaka, "Sol-gel preparation of silica-based nano-fibers for biomedical applications", Materials Science & Technology 2012 Conference & Exhibition, MS&T'12, Invited, 2012.10.07-11, Pittsburgh, USA.

(78) Hiroki Yoshihara, Yuki Shirosaki, Son Chen, Satoshi Hayakawa, Mark Blevins, Artemis Stamboulis, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Polymer fibrils as templates for silica and titania fibril and nano-tube mats”, 7th International Symposium on High-Tech Polymer Materials, Invited, p.7, 2012.06.17-21, Shaanxi, China.

(77) Satoshi Hayakawa, Takehiro Ohiwa, Yuki Shirosaki, Akiyoshi Osaka, Christian Jäger, “Heterogeneous structure of hydroxyapatite and in vitro degradability”, 36th International Conference and Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, Invited, ICACC-S5-031-2012, 2012.1.22-27, FL, USA.

(76) Keita Uetsuki, Shinsuke Nakai, Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “UV-irradiation modifies chemistry of anatase layer pertinent to in vitro apatite nucleation”, 36th International Conference and Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, Invited, ICACC-S5-020-2012, 2012.1.22-27, FL, USA.

(75) Akinori Kochi, Masanori Kikuchi, Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Preparation of injectable artificial bone constituted of hydroxyapatite/collagen nanocomposite”, The 11th Asian BioCeramics Symposium in conjunction with the 15th Symposium on Ceramics in Medicine, Biology and Biomimetics and the 22nd Symposium on Apatite, P-022, 2011.11.30-12.02, Tsukuba, Japan.

(74) Keita Uetsuki, Keisuke Akasaka, Shinsuke Nakai, Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Mechanism of stimulated apatite nucleation on titania layer by UV-irradiation and autoclaving”, The 11th Asian BioCeramics Symposium in conjunction with the 15th Symposium on Ceramics in Medicine, Biology and Biomimetics and the 22nd Symposium on Apatite, O-032, 2011.11.30-12.02, Tsukuba, Japan.

(73) Yuki Shirosaki, Kohei Okamoto, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Chitosan-silicate hybrid capsules for drug delivery systems”, The 11th Asian BioCeramics Symposium in conjunction with the 15th Symposium on Ceramics in Medicine, Biology and Biomimetics and the 22nd Symposium on Apatite, O-011, 2011.11.30-12.02, Tsukuba, Japan.

(72) Hiroomi Kimura, Kanji Tsuru, Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Appropriate spatial design with titania layer expresses distinguished osteocompatibility in a short implantation period”, The 28th International Japan-Korea Seminar on Ceramics, Extended Abstract, pp. 70-71, BM-O-12, 2011.11.23-26, Okayama, Japan.

(71) Akinori Kochi, Masanori Kikuchi, Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Preparation of injectable hydroxyapatite/collagen nanocomposite utilizing gelation of Na-alginate”, The 28th International Japan-Korea Seminar on Ceramics, Extended Abstract, pp. 62-63, BM-O-8, 2011.11.23-26, Okayama, Japan.

(70) Asami Iwatani, Takuji Aasano, Yuki Shirosaki, Kanji Tsuru, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Effects of crystalline size of titania particles on bilirubin adsorption”, The 28th International Japan-Korea Seminar on Ceramics, Extended Abstract, p. 264, BM-P-13, 2011.11.23-26, Okayama, Japan.

(69) Iku Ishida, Suguru Yabe, Yuki Shirosaki, Kanji Tsuru, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Chitosan-silicate hybrid coating on titanium substrate”, The 28th International Japan-Korea Seminar on Ceramics, Extended Abstract, p. 259, BM-P-11, 2011.11.23-26, Okayama, Japan.

(68) Yu Nasada, Masashi Hirai, Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “In vitro biodegradability of injectable chitosan-silicate hydrogel”, The 28th International Japan-Korea Seminar on Ceramics, Extended Abstract, p. 258, BM-P-10, 2011.11.23-26, Okayama, Japan.

(67) Manato Nakatsukasa, Natsuki Fuka, Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Preparation of chitosan-silicate micro-porous particles for tissue engineering scaffold”, The 28th International Japan-Korea Seminar on Ceramics, Extended Abstract, p. 257, BM-P-9, 2011.11.23-26, Okayama, Japan.

(66) Natsuki Fuka, Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Chitosan-silicate hybrid tube for guided nerve regeneration”, The 28th International Japan-Korea Seminar on Ceramics, Extended Abstract, p. 256, BM-P-8, 2011.11.23-26, Okayama, Japan.

(65) Kohei Okamoto, Tomoyuki Okayama, Yuki Shirosaki, Kanji Tsuru, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “In vitro apatite formation on porous chitosan-silicate hybrids”, The 28th International Japan-Korea Seminar on Ceramics, Extended Abstract, p. 255, BM-P-7, 2011.11.23-26, Okayama, Japan.

(64) Akinori Kochi, Masanori Kikuchi, Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Preparation of injectable hydroxyapatite/collagen nanocomposite artificial bone”, The 23rd Symposium and Annual Meeting of International Society for Ceramics in Medicine (ISCM), Bioceramics 23, 2011.11.06-09, Istanbul, Turkey.

(63) Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “The effect of Si(IV) species derived from chitosan-silicate hydrogels on osteoblast behavior”, The 23rd Symposium and Annual Meeting of International Society for Ceramics in Medicine (ISCM), Bioceramics 23, 2011.11.06-09, Istanbul, Turkey.

(62) Satoshi Hayakawa, Keita Uetsuki, Akinori Kochi, Yuki Shirosaki, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Acceleration of apatite nucleation on parallel aligned Ti-substrates with optimum gaps by UV-light pre-irradiation”, The 23rd Symposium and Annual Meeting of International Society for Ceramics in Medicine (ISCM), Bioceramics 23, 2011.11.06-09, Istanbul, Turkey.

(61) Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Kanji Tsuru, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Sol-gel prepared gelatin- and chitosan-based inorganic-organic hybrids for scaffold applications”, 7th IUPAC International Conference on Novel Materials and their Synthesis (NMS-VII), and 21st International Symposium on Fine Chemistry and Functional Polymers (FCFP-XXI), KL36, Abstract B3, 2011.10.16-21, Shanghai, China.

(60) Akinori Kochi, Masanori Kikuchi, Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Preparation of injectable artificial bone fabricated from hydroxyapatite/collagen nanocomposite”, 19th Annual International Conference on Composites or Nano Engineering, ICCE-19, 2011.7.24-30, Shanghai, China.

(59) Akiyoshi Osaka, Song Chen, Nobutaka Hanagata, Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, “Sol-gel preparation of silica-based nano-particles & fibers for biomedical applications”, 3rd IC4N2011, Nano/Bio Materials NMB-1, 2011.06.26-30, Crete Island, Greece.

(58) Masashi Hirai, Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Novel injectable chitosan-silicate hydrogels for bone defect-filling applications”, Second International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials, Hybrid Materials 2011, A.1.1.3, 2011.03.06-10, Strasbourg, France.

(57) Jie Li, Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Sol-gel preparation of mm-sized apatite/silica hybrid porous particles from water glass”, Second International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials, Hybrid Materials 2011, A.1.1.4, 2011.03.06-10, Strasbourg, France.

(56) Jie Li, Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Preparation of silica-based composite particles for blood purification therapy”, 35th International Conference and Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, Invited, ICACC-S5-003-2011, Abstract, p. 44, 2011.01.23-28, FL, USA.

(55) Yuki Shirosaki, Masashi Hirai, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Modification of chitosan-based hydrogels by Si(IV) species”, The 27th International Korea-Japan Seminar on Ceramics, Bio-Materials, BM-O-04, 2010.11.23-26, Incheon, Korea.

(54) Akiyoshi Osaka, Atsushi Sugino, Keita Uetsuki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Yuki Shirosaki, Kanji Tsuru, Koichi Kuramoto, “Apatite deposition on inner-surfaces of titanium substrate pairs; GRAPE Technology”, The 27th International Korea-Japan Seminar on Ceramics, Bio-Materials, Invited, BM-I-01, 2010.11.23-26, Incheon, Korea.

(53) Yuki Shirosaki, Masashi Hirai, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Sol-gel synthesis of osteocompatible chitosan-silicate hydrogel”, 3rd International Congress on Ceramics incorporating the 23th Fall Meeting of Ceramic Society of Japan and the 20th Iketani Conference, ICC3, S13-034, 2010.11.14-18, Osaka, Japan.

(52) Shinsuke Nakai, Keita Uetsuki, Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Effects of UV-irradiation on induction time for apatite nucleation and growth on nano-crystalline”, 3rd International Congress on Ceramics incorporating the 23th Fall Meeting of Ceramic Society of Japan and the 20th Iketani Conference, ICC3, S13-P034, 2010.11.14-18, Osaka, Japan.

(51) Yoshikazu Hama, Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Enhanced in vitro degradability of hydroxyapatite particles with orthosilicate ion-substituted”, 3rd International Congress on Ceramics incorporating the 23th Fall Meeting of Ceramic Society of Japan and the 20th Iketani Conference, ICC3, S13-P043, 2010.11.14-18, Osaka, Japan.

(50) Satoshi Hayakawa, Sabrina Barheine, Christian Jäger, Yuki Shirosaki, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Structure and in vitro degradation behevior of borate-containing apatite”, 3rd International Congress on Ceramics incorporating the 23th Fall Meeting of Ceramic Society of Japan and the 20th Iketani Conference, ICC3, S13-P042, 2010.11.14-18, Osaka, Japan.

(49) Yuki Shirosaki, Kanji Tsuru, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Chitosan hybrids for guided nerve tissue regeneration”, 6th International Symposium on High-Tech Polymer Materials (HTPM-VI), Synthesis, Characterization and Applications, Plenary lectures, 2010.11.07-11, Xiamen City, Fujian, China.

(48) Keita Uetsuki, Shinsuke Nakai, Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Effect of UV-irradiation environment on induction time for apatite nucleation on TiO2 layer”, The 10th Asian Bioceramics Symposium, ABC2010, Abstract p.38, O12, 2010.11.02-05, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

(47) Yuki Shirosaki, Masashi Hirai, Satoshi Hayakawa, Maria A. Lopes, José D. Santos, Akiyoshi Osaka, “In vitro cytocompatibility of injectable chitosan-silicate hydrogel”, The 10th Asian Bioceramics Symposium, ABC2010, Abstract p.26, O01, 2010.11.02-05, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

(46) Satoshi Hayakawa, Yuki Shirosaki, Kanji Tsuru, Eiji Fujii, Koji Kawabata, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Apatite nano-rods array grown on glass substrates in aqueous systems”, Materials Science & Technology 2010 Conference & Exhibition, Next Generation Biomaterials: Ceramic Biomaterials I, Invited, 2010.10.17-21, Houston, TX, USA.

(45) Atsushi Sugino, Satoshi Hayakawa, Yuki Shirosaki, Kanji Tsuru, Koichi Kuramoto, Akiyoshi Osaka, “GRAPE Technology or bone-like apatite deposition in narrow grooves”, 34th International Conference and Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, S5: Next Generation Bioceramics, Invited, ICACC-S5-022-2010, 2010.01.24-29, FL, USA.

(44) Atsushi Sugino, Kanji Tsuru, Satoshi Hayakawa, Yuki Shirosaki, Chikara Ohtsuki, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Titanium alloy with appropriate spatial design and thermal treatment express distinguished osteocompatibility”, 2011 Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Poster No. 1046, 2011.01.13-16, California, USA.

(43) Yoko Nakao, Atsushi Sugino, Kanji Tsuru, Keita Uetsuki, Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Apatite-forming ability on spatial design enhanced by autoclaving”, Special Symposium for Celebration on the 10th Anniversary of the Division of Ceramics in Medicine, Biology and Biomimetics, The Ceramic Society of Japan in conjunction with 9th Asian Bioceraics Symposium (ABC2009), P-56, 2009.12.08-11, Nagoya, Japan.

(42) Atushi Sugino, Keita Uetsuki, Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Kanji Tsuru, Chikara Ohtsuki, Akiyoshi Osaka, “GRAPE® Technology improves apatite-formation on thermally derived titania layer”, Special Symposium for Celebration on the 10th Anniversary of the Division of Ceramics in Medicine, Biology and Biomimetics, The Ceramic Society of Japan in conjunction with 9th Asian Bioceramics Symposium (ABC2009), O-38, 2009.12.08-11, Nagoya, Japan.

(41) Yuki Shirosaki, Maria A. Lopes, José D. Santos, Kanji Tsuru, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, Ana C. Mauricio, Stefano Geuna, “Nerve regeneration guided by chitosan hybrid membranes”, Special Symposium for Celebration on the 10th Anniversary of the Division of Ceramics in Medicine, Biology and Biomimetics, The Ceramic Society of Japan in conjunction with 9th Asian Bioceramics Symposium (ABC2009), O-31, 2009.12.08-11, Nagoya, Japan.

(40) Akiyoshi Osaka, Yuki Shirosaki, Kanji Tsuru, Satoshi Hayakawa, “Preparation of chitosan-silicate hybrid to introduce osteodifferentiation of human bone marrow cells”, The 26th International Japan-Korea Seminar on Ceramics, 2E-08, 2009.11.24-26, Tsukuba, Japan.

(39) Yaqui Li, Noriyuki Hirota, Mitsuhiro Okuda, Song Chen, Motohiro Tagaya, Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, Nobutaka Hanagata, Toshiyuki Ikoma, “Viscoelastic property of collagen gels with aligned fibrill structure”, The 22nd International Symposium on Ceramics in Medicine, Bioceramics 22, pp. 661-664, 2009.10.26-29, Daegu, Korea.

(38) Keita Uetsuki, Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Contrary effects of UV-irradiation on in vitro apatite-forming ability of TiO2 layer in simulated body fluid”, The 22nd International Symposium on Ceramics in Medicine, Bioceramics 22, pp. 341-344, 2009.10.26-29, Daegu, Korea.

(37) Yuki Shirosaki, Kanji Tsuru, Satoshi Hayakawa, Yuri Nakamura, Iain R. Gibson, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Effects of Si(IV) released from chitosan-silicate hybrids on proliferation and differentiation of MG63 osteoblast cells”, The 22nd International Symposium on Ceramics in Medicine, Bioceramics 22, pp. 217-220, 2009.10.26-29, Daegu, Korea.

(36) Satoshi Hayakawa, Yaqui Li, Yuki Shirosaki, Akiyoshi Osaka, Eiji Fujii, Koji Kawabata, “A novel method of preparing a nanometer-scale rod array of hydroxyapatite crystals”, The 22nd International Symposium on Ceramics in Medicine, Bioceramics 22, pp. 89-92, 2009.10.26-29, Daegu, Korea.

(35) Atsushi Sugino, Kanji Tsuru, Satoshi Hayakawa, Yuki Shirosaki, Akiyoshi Osaka, Chikara Ohtsuki, “Osteoconductivity of Ti-15Zr-4Nb-4Ta alloy modified with GRAPE technology”, 22nd European Conference on Biomaterials, The annual conference of the European Society for Biomaterials, 2009.09.07-11, Lausanne, Switzerland.

(34) Yuki Shirosaki, Kanji Tsuru, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Injectable chitosan-silicate hydrogels for bone-repair”, XV International Sol-Gel Conference, sol-gel'09, OS9-06, p. 99, 2009.08.23-27, Porto de Galinhas, Brazil.

(33) Yuki Shirosaki, Kanji Tsuru, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Ceramic nano-particles for biomedical applications”, The Sixth China International Conference on High-Performance ceramics, SD, Bioceramics, Invited, D1-001, 2009.08.16-19, Harbin, China.

(32) Keita Uetsuki, Haruki Kaneda, Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Effects of UV-irradiation on in vitro apatite-forming ability of TiO2 layers”, 3rd International Conference on Science and technology for Advanced Ceramics (STAC3), p.164, 2009.06.16-18, Yokohama, Japan.

(31) Satoshi Hayakawa, Koji Kawanishi, Kanji Tsuru, Yuki Shirosaki, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Cell proliferation on nano-structured titanium oxide layer prepared on titanium substrates”, 8th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology, PACRIM8-S21-O29-2009, p. 118, 2009.05.31-06.05, British Columbia, Canada.

(30) Eiji Fujii, Koji Kawabata, Yoshiaki Nakazaki, Yuji Tanizawa, Akihiro Matsumoto, Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Preparation of hydroxyapatite nano particles applying micro chemical processes”, 8th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology, Symposium 21: Nano-Biotechnology and Ceramics in Biomedical Application, Invited, PACRIM8-S21-P166-2009, p. 96, 2009.05.31-06.05, British Columbia, Canada.

(29) Yuki Shirosaki, Kanji Tsuru, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, Ken Kataoka, Kentaro Deguchi, H. Zhang, Nam-Ho Hu, K. Abe, “Organic-inorganic hybrids scaffolds for cell culture and tissue regeneration”, 8th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology, Symposium 21: Nano-Biotechnology and Ceramics in Biomedical Application, PACRIM8-S21-O11-2009, p. 34, 2009.05.31-06.05, British Columbia, Canada.

(28) Song Chen, Satoshi Hayakawa, Kanji Tsuru, Yuki Shirosaki, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Self-catalyzed synthesis of amino-modified silica nanoparticles”, First International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials, Hybrids Materials 2009, 2009.03.15-19, Tours, France.

(27) Kanji Tsuru, Basil Annaz, Iain R. Gibson, Serena M. Best, Michito Maruta, Akari Takeuchi, Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Kunio Ishikawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Novel degradable hybrids in the system gelatin and calcium silicate”, The IUMRS International Conference in Asia 2008, Symposium V, Ceramic Materials for Biomedical Applications, Invited, VI-24, 2008.12.09-13, Nagoya Congress Center, Nagoya, Japan.

(26) Yuki Shirosaki, Claudia M. Botelho, Maria A. Lopes, José D. Santos, “Injectable chitosan-silicate hydrogel as resorbable vehicle for Bonelike® bone graft”, The IUMRS International Conference in Asia 2008, Nagoya, Symposium V, Ceramic Materials for Biomedical Applications, VO-22, 2008.12.09-13, Nagoya Congress Center, Nagoya, Japan.

(25) Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Kanji Tsuru, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Preparation of organic-silicate hybrids for inducing biomineralization”, The 1st Korea-Japan Joint Forum on Sol-Gel Science and Technology, Invited, p. 12, 2008.12.04-06, Daejeon, Korea.

(24) Tetsuya Shozui, Kanji Tsuru, Satoshi Hayakawa, Yuki Shirosaki, Akiyoshi Osaka, “UV irradiation enhanced in vitro apatite-forming ability of the sol-gel derived titania on Ti, SUS, alumina, and Na-Ca glass substrates”, 8th Asian Bioceramics Symposium, ABC2008, pp. 85-88, 2008.11.04-06, Chennai, India.

(23) Akiyoshi Osaka, Yuki Shirosaki, Kanji Tsuru, Satoshi Hayakawa, “Gelatin or chitosan-silicate hybrid scaffolds for biomedical applications - hard tissues and soft tissues”, 5th International Symposium on High-Tech Polymer Materials (HTPM-V), Invited, pp. 11-12, 2008.10.26-31, Beijing, China.

(22) Kanji Tsuru, Zoe Robertson, Basil Annaz, Iain R. Gibson, Serena Best, Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Si-eluting gelatin-silicate hybrid scaffolds inspired by bioactive glasses”, 8th World Biomaterials Congress, P-Thu-F-426, 1298, 2008.05.28-06.01, Amsterdam RAI, The Netherlands.

(21) Kanji Tsuru, Satoshi Hayakawa, Yuki Shirosaki, Akiyoshi Osaka, Ken Kataoka, Kentaro Deguchi, H.Z. Zhang, Nam H. Huh, Koji Abe, “Organic-inorganic hybrid scaffolds for cell culture and tissue regeneration”, The 7th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology, Pac Rim 7, S4-4-1, p.96, 2007.11.11-14, Shanghai, China.

(20) Yuki Shirosaki, Kanji Tsuru, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Biodegradable chitosan-silicate porous hybrids for drug delivery”, The 20th International Symposium on Ceramics in Medicine, Bioceramics 20, Vol. 361-363, pp.1219-1222 (P205), 2007.10.24-26, Nantes, France.

(19) Kanji Tsuru, Zoe Robertson, Basil Annaz, Iain R. Gibson, Serena M. Best, Satoshi Hayakawa, Yuki Shirosaki, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Sol-gel synthesis and in vitro cell compatibility analysis of silicate-containing biodegradable hybrid gels”, The 20th International Symposium on Ceramics in Medicine, Bioceramics 20, Vol. 361-363, pp. 447-450 (T80), 2007.10.24-26, Nantes, France.

(18) Paulo P. Cortez, Yuki Shirosaki, Claudia M. Botelho, Maria J. Simões, Fátima M. Gatner, Rui M. Gil da Costa, Kanji Tsuru, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, Maria A. Lopes, José D. Santos, Ana C. Maurício, “Hybrid chitosan membranes tested in sheep for guided tissue regeneration”, The 20th International Symposium on Ceramics in Medicine, Bioceramics 20, Vol. 361-363, pp.1265-1268 (P211), 2007.10.24-26, Nantes, France.

(17) Yuki Shirosaki, Claudia M. Botelho, Maria A. Lopes, José D. Santos, “Synthesis and characterization of chitosan-silicate hydrogel as resorbable vehicle for Bonelike® bone graft”, International Conference on Surfaces, Coatings and Nanostractured Materials, NanosMat2007, BBE27, 2007.07.09-11, Alvor, Portugal.

(16) Maria J. Simões, Yuki Shirosaki, Rui M. Gil da Costa, Ana L. Luís, Paulo P. Cortez, Kanji Tsuru, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, Fátima M. Gatner, Artur S.P. Varejão, José D. Santos, Ana C. Maurício, “Chitosan membranes tested in rats for nerve reconstruction”, International Conference on Surfaces, Coatings and Nanostractured Materials, NanosMat2007, BBE30, 2007.07.09-11, Alvor, Portugal.

(15) Ana L. Luís, Jorge M. Rodrigues, Stefano Geuna, Yuki Shirosaki, Maria A. Lopes, Sandra Amado, António P. Veloso, Paulo Armada-da Silva, António J. Ferreira, José D. Santos, Artur S.P. Varejão, Ana C. Maurício, “PLGA 90:10 Tube-guides associated to neural cells differenetiated in vitro used in neurotmesis injury of rat sciatic nerve”, International conference on surfaces, coatings and nanostructured materials, NanosMat2007, BBE29, 2007.07.09-11, Alvor, Portugal.

(14) Maria J. Simões, Sandra Amado, Stefano Geuna, Ana L. Luís, Jorge M. Rodrigues, José D. Santos, Yuki Shirosaki, Maria A. Lopes, F Fregman, S. Raimondo, António P. Veloso, Paulo Armada-de-Silva, Artur S.P. Varejão, Ana C. Maurício, “Functional and morphological assessment of a standardized rat sciatic nerve crush injury with a non-serrated clamp reconstructed with chitosan and collagen membranes associated to a cellular system”, 10th Meeting Portuguese Society for Neurosciences, Poster Presentation, 2007.05.23-26, Ofir, Portugal.

(13) Kanji Tsuru, Satoshi Hayakawa, Yuki Shirosaki, Tomoyuki Okayama, Ken Kataoka, Nam-Ho Huh, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Preparation of porous organically-modified silicate hybrid cell culture matrix”, The 19th International Symposium on Ceramics in Medicine, Bioceramics19, pp. 1177-1180 (F432), 2006.10.10-13, Chengdu, China.

(12) Yuki Shirosaki, Tomoyuki Okayama, Suguru Yabe, Kanji Tsuru, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, Maria Ascensão Lopes, José Domingos Santos, Maria Helena Fernandes, “Preparation and synthesis of chitosan-silicate hybrids”, European congress on advanced materials and processes (EUROMAT2005), SymposiumB22, 2005.09.05-08, Prague, Czech Republic.

(11) Yuki Shirosaki, Kanji Tsuru, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “In vitro biodegradability and protein release behavior of chitosan-silicate porous hybrids”, 13th International Workshop on Sol-Gel Science and Technology, Abstract p. 601, Poste Session P231, 2005.08.22-26, Los Angeles, USA.

(10) Tomoyuki Okayama, Yuki Shirosaki, Kanji Tsuru, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “In vitro bioactivity and cytocompatibility of chitosan-silicate porous hybrids”, 13th International Workshop on Sol-Gel Science and Technology, Abstract p. 485, Poster Session P175, 2005.08.22-26, Los Angeles, USA.

(9) Kanji Tsuru, Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, Malia A. Lopes, José D. Santos, Malia H. Fernandes, “In vitro biodegradability of chitosan-organosiloxane hybrid membrane”, The 17th International Symposium on Ceramics in Medicine, Bioceramics, Vol. 17, pp. 823-826, Poster, 2004.12.08-12, New Orleans USA.

(8) Yuki Shirosaki, Kanji Tsuru, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, Maria A. Lopes, José D. Santos, Maria H. Fernandes, “Chitosan-organosiloxane hybrids of scaffolds for tissue engineering”, 4th Asian International Symposium on Biomaterials (AISB4), Abstract p. 162, Poster Session AISB-P-007, 2004.11.17-18, Tsukuba, Japan.

(7) Yuki Shirosaki, Kanji Tsuru, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, Maria A. Lopes, José D. Santos, Maria H. Fernandes, “In vitro biological reactivity of porous chitosan-organosiloxane hybrids”, XX International Congress of Glass (ICG), Abstract p.230, O-12-010, 2004.09.26-10.01, Kyoto, Japan.

(6) Yuki Shirosaki, Kanji Tsuru, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, Maria Ascensão Lopes, José Domingos Santos, Maria Helena Fernandes, “In vitro cytocompatibility of osteoblastic cells cultured on chitosan-organosiloxane hybrid membrane”, The 16th International Symposium on Ceramics in Medicine, Bioceramics, Vol. 16, 2003. 2003.11.06-09, Porto, Portugal.

(5) Kanji Tsuru, Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “In vitro biological reactivity of chitosan-organosiloxane hybrid”, European Congress and Exhibition on Advanced Materials and Processes (EUROMAT2003), Symposium C3, Session: Bio-Active and Bio-Hybrid materials, Programme p. 28, 2003.9.1-5(2), Switzerland, Lausanne.

(4) Yasushi Aburatani, Takako Uchida, Yuki Shirosaki, Kanji Tsuru, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Response to osteoblastic cell of the organic-inorganic hybrids”, The 15th International Symposium on Ceramics in Medicine, Bioceramics15, pp. 683-686, Poster Session, 2002.12.04-08, Sydney, Australia.

(3) Yuki Shirosaki, Kanji Tsuru, Sastoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, Seisuke Takashima, “Cytocompatibility on silicone modified with organoalkoxysilane due to emulsion polymerization”, The 15th International Symposium on Ceramics in Medicine, Bioceramics15, pp. 687-690, 2002.12.04-08, Sydney, Australia.

(2) Yuki Shirosaki, Kanji Tsuru, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, Seisuke Takashima, “Apatite formation and cell adhesion on silicone surface modified with g-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane by emulsion polymerization”, The International Symposium on Bio-integrated Materials and Tissue Engineering, Abstract pp. 76-78, P-14 Poster Session, 2002.03.07-08, Tokyo, Japan.

(1) Yuki Shirosaki, Kanji Tsuru, Satoshi Hayakawa, Akiyoshi Osaka, “Improvement of biocompatibility of silicone by surface modification”, The American Ceramics Society 103rd Annual Meeting & Exposition, Abstract p. 113, C4B-04-2001 Poster Session, 2001.04.22-25, Indianapolis, USA.