Keita Ichikawa

Mr. Keita Ichikawa


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Academic Career Length

8Years (2019-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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11 June 2019 in Micromachines
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KIKeita Ichikawa
Keita Ichikawa
NBNatsumi Basaki
Natsumi Basaki
YYYu Yamashita
Yu Yamashita
YYYoko Yamanishi
Yoko Yamanishi
As the development of flexible materials and advanced materials progresses, innovative wiring methods for these materials are attracting attention. In this study, we investigated a new wiring technology using plasma-induced microbubbles for elastomer without any surface treatment. Our technology includes three main points. (1) Unlike electroless plating and other conventional methods, it does not require complicated pre-surface treatment processes before wiring. (2) A wiring resolution of 500 micro meter can be reached quickly and economically. (3) Robust metallic adhesion on a wide range of materials can be successfully carried out with precise positioning. Here, by applying our method, we adhered nickel nanoparticles to a latex rubber substrate and demonstrated the electrical conductivity of the created line. The result suggests that our method has potential as an innovative wiring technology to precisely, robustly, and simply fabricate an electric circuit without any complicated procedures or pre-treatment. Our method can contribute to microfabrication technologies.

6 August 2019 in Electrical Engineering in Japan
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KIKeita Ichikawa
Keita Ichikawa
YYYoko Yamanishi
Yoko Yamanishi
A novel needle‐free injection system by electrically induced microbubbles has been developed. First of all, we evaluated the depth of injected reagent for evaluating injection performance. Then, the cavitation‐induced shock wave has been focused to magnify the injection performance by semispherical reflector. We successfully visualized the shock wave by the schlieren method and succeeded in measuring the pressure of focused shock wave and expansion wave by hydrophone.