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【KU EXPRESS No.10】
■ 医学部がないのに医療!? "未来医療"を創出できる人材を養成する ■

"関大のものづくり分野が挑戦する医療への貢献" AO入試<KUMP 型>を 2019 年度入試から導入!

【CISION PR Newswrite】
■ Kansai University Research: Kansai University Medical Polymers ■

The KU-SMART Project is led by polymer chemist, Yuichi Ohya of the Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering. "This is five-year project jointly funded by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) and Kansai University to develop medical materials as well as treatment and diagnostic systems," says Ohya. "We are building on our expertise in biomedical materials, mechanics, and medicine-'triple M'. Specifically, the project is based on our research on medical polymers, that is, 'Kansai University Medical Polymers (KUMP).' These polymers exhibit unique properties such as hydrogels made from our polymers that dissolve and biodegrade in a desired period in the body." The research is divided into three groups: materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, both based at Kansai University, and clinical medicine at Osaka Medical College.