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Materials Science

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Engineering and Technology

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Overview

Kazuo Sato is affiliated with the Aichi Institute of Technology in Japan. Their research spans multiple interconnected fields primarily within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with additional contributions to electrical and electronic engineering and materials chemistry.

The scientist's work is positioned at the intersection of several subfields including:

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Molecular Biology
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Computational Theory and Mathematics

Sato's main research topics include:

  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
  • Machine Learning in Materials Science
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • Various Chemistry Research Topics
  • Soil and Land Suitability Analysis
  • Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism

The latest publications by Kazuo Sato demonstrate a focus on combining computational methods and biochemical insights. These papers are:

  • A novel view of the insulin signaling pathway based on prediction of protein structure by the AI platform AlphaFold, 2023, Journal of Diabetes Investigation
  • Optimization of Molecular Characteristics via Machine Learning Based on Continuous Representation of Molecules, 2021, Materials science forum
  • Spatial Variability in Soil Properties and Plant Nutrients of Paddy Rice in Mwea, Kenya, 2020, East African Scholars Journal of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Although not authored by Sato, relevant related work includes studies on enzyme multifunctionality and photovoltaic materials, published in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics (2025) and Japanese Journal of Applied Physics (2025) respectively.

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Sato are:

  • Kenji Sugawara
  • Wataru Ogawa
  • Kenji Tsuruta
  • Kundu CA
  • Tsugiyuki Masunaga

Publication venues where Sato's research appears feature a broad interdisciplinary scope:

  • Journal of Diabetes Investigation
  • Materials science forum
  • East African Scholars Journal of Agriculture and Life Sciences
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics
  • Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

This profile reflects a research career focused on integrating computational approaches such as machine learning and AI-driven protein structure prediction with experimental and theoretical frameworks in biochemistry and materials science.

Best Publications

  • Design of an open-tubular column liquid chromatograph using silicon chip technology

    A. Manz;Y. Miyahara;J. Miura;Y. Watanabe

  • Characterization of orientation-dependent etching properties of single-crystal silicon: effects of KOH concentration

    Kazuo Sato;Mitsuhiro Shikida;Yoshihiro Matsushima;Takashi Yamashiro

  • Differences in anisotropic etching properties of KOH and TMAH solutions

    Mitsuhiro Shikida;Kazuo Sato;Kenji Tokoro;Daisuke Uchikawa

  • Anisotropic etching rates of single-crystal silicon for TMAH water solution as a function of crystallographic orientation

    Kazuo Sato;Mitsuhiro Shikida;Takashi Yamashiro;Kazuo Asaumi

  • Tensile testing of silicon film having different crystallographic orientations carried out on a silicon chip

    Kazuo Sato;Tetsuo Yoshioka;Taeko Ando;Mitsuhiro Shikida

  • Roughening of single-crystal silicon surface etched by KOH water solution

    Kazuo Sato;Mitsuhiro Shikida;Takashi Yamashiro;Masaki Tsunekawa

  • Active tactile sensor for detecting contact force and hardness of an object

    Mitsuhiro Shikida;Takeshi Shimizu;Kazuo Sato;Koichi Itoigawa

  • Using wettability and interfacial tension to handle droplets of magnetic beads in a micro-chemical-analysis system

    Mitsuhiro Shikida;Kentaro Takayanagi;Kohta Inouchi;Hiroyuki Honda

  • FINE PARTICLE-HOLDING APPARATUS

    Tanaka Shinji;Sato Kazuo;Terasawa Tsuneo;Kawamura Yoshio

  • An atomistic introduction to anisotropic etching

    M A Gosálvez;K Sato;A S Foster;R M Nieminen

  • Tensile-mode fatigue testing of silicon films as structural materials for MEMS

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  • Effect of temperature on fracture toughness in a single-crystal-silicon film and transition in its fracture mode

    Shigeki Nakao;Taeko Ando;Mitsuhiro Shikida;Kazuo Sato

  • Electrostatically driven gas valve with high conductance

    M. Shikida;K. Sato;S. Tanaka;Y. Kawamura

  • Angular velocity and acceleration sensor

    Yoshio Kawamura;Kazuo Sato;Tsuneo Terasawa;Shinji Tanaka

  • A comprehensive review on convex and concave corners in silicon bulk micromachining based on anisotropic wet chemical etching

    Prem Pal;Kazuo Sato

  • Development of an enzymatic reaction device using magnetic bead-cluster handling

    Mitsuhiro Shikida;Kentaro Takayanagi;Hiroyuki Honda;Hiroshi Ito

  • Diagnosis by Volatile Organic Compounds in Exhaled Breath from Lung Cancer Patients Using Support Vector Machine Algorithm.

    Yuichi Sakumura;Yutaro Koyama;Hiroaki Tokutake;Toyoaki Hida

  • Fabrication of an S-shaped microactuator

    M. Shikida;K. Sato;T. Harada

  • Fast etching of silicon with a smooth surface in high temperature ranges near the boiling point of KOH solution

    Hiroshi Tanaka;Hiroshi Tanaka;Shuichi Yamashita;Yoshitsugu Abe;Mitsuhiro Shikida

  • High speed silicon wet anisotropic etching for applications in bulk micromachining: a review

    Prem Pal;Veerla Swarnalatha;Avvaru Venkata Narasimha Rao;Ashok Kumar Pandey

  • Cross comparison of thin-film tensile-testing methods examined using single-crystal silicon, polysilicon, nickel, and titanium films

    T. Tsuchiya;M. Hirata;N. Chiba;R. Udo

  • Mechanical properties of a micron-sized SCS film in a high-temperature environment

    Shigeki Nakao;Taeko Ando;Mitsuhiro Shikida;Kazuo Sato

  • Study of corner compensating structures and fabrication of various shapes of MEMS structures in pure and surfactant added TMAH

    Prem Pal;Kazuo Sato;Mitsuhiro Shikida;Miguel A. Gosálvez

  • Orientation- and concentration-dependent surfactant adsorption on silicon in aqueous alkaline solutions: explaining the changes in the etch rate, roughness and undercutting for MEMS applications

    M A Gosálvez;B Tang;P Pal;K Sato

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiroyuki Honda
Hiroyuki Honda Nagoya University
Shinji Tanaka
Shinji Tanaka Hiroshima University
Risto M. Nieminen
Risto M. Nieminen Aalto University
Yasuhisa Hasegawa
Yasuhisa Hasegawa Nagoya University
Adam S. Foster
Adam S. Foster Aalto University
Woosuck Shin
Woosuck Shin National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
W.J.P. van Enckevort
W.J.P. van Enckevort Radboud University
Johannes G.E. Gardeniers
Johannes G.E. Gardeniers University of Twente
Michael Curt Elwenspoek
Michael Curt Elwenspoek University of Twente
Guifu Ding
Guifu Ding Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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