Kazuo Iijima

Variable stiffness outer sheath with “Dragon skin” structure and negative pneumatic shape-locking mechanism

Siyang Zuo, Kazuo Iijima, Takahiro Tokumiya et al. · International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery · 2014 · 57 citations

Engineering, Materials Science, Actuators +9

Fabrication of Thin McKibben Artificial Muscles with Various Design Parameters and Their Experimental Evaluations

Masayuki Takaoka, Koichi Suzumori, Shuichi Wakimoto et al. · Tokyo Tech Research Repository (Tokyo Institute of Technology) · 2015 · 37 citations

Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +16

High Modulus Carbon Fibers from Pitch Materials

Sugio Ōtani, Shôji Watanabe, Hosaku Ogino et al. · Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan · 1972 · 26 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +12

Implications for the Establishment of Accelerated Fatigue Test Protocols for Prosthetic Heart Valves

Kiyotaka Iwasaki, Mitsuo Umezu, Kazuo Iijima et al. · Artificial Organs · 2002 · 14 citations

Natural Sciences, Cardiology, Exercise Testing +14

Development of a Polymer Bileaflet Valve to Realize a Low‐Cost Pulsatile Blood Pump

Kiyotaka Iwasaki, Mitsuo Umezu, Kazuo Iijima et al. · Artificial Organs · 2003 · 12 citations

Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, Cardiology +12