Kenichi Takahata, University of British Columbia

Research

Antennas Antifouling Coating Hydronephrosis Kidney Stones Micro-Electromechanical Systems Microelectronic Chips Pressure Sensors Smart Stents

Latest papers

Ureteral stent sleeve for early detection of hydronephrosis.
Microsystems & nanoengineering · 2026 · senior author
A Precessing-Coin-like Rotary Actuator for Distal Endoscope Scanners: Proof-of-Concept Study.
Micromachines · 2025 · senior author
Intelligent Ureteral Stent Placeable via Standard Procedure for Kidney Pressure Telemetry: An Ex-Vivo Study.
Annals of biomedical engineering · 2025 · senior author

All 17 publications

Latest funding

Medical Microsystems and Enabling Technologies for Precision Medicine
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$165,000
Side-viewing endoscopic catheter with distal micro rotary scanner for minimally invasive high-resolution intraluminal imaging - Phase I
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$185,000
Intelligent Ureteral Stent System for Prevention of Renal Damage
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$330,610

All 30 grants and awards

17 publications.

01

Ureteral stent sleeve for early detection of hydronephrosis.

Shalabi N, Searles K, Herout R, Almutairi K, Chew BH, Lange D, Takahata K

Microsystems & nanoengineering2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41378-026-01224-1 PMID: 41844604

02

A Precessing-Coin-like Rotary Actuator for Distal Endoscope Scanners: Proof-of-Concept Study.

Gharib N, Yousefi Darestani MR, Takahata K

Micromachines2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/mi16010111 PMID: 39858766

03

Intelligent Ureteral Stent Placeable via Standard Procedure for Kidney Pressure Telemetry: An Ex-Vivo Study.

Yousefi Darestani MR, Lange D, Chew BH, Takahata K

Annals of biomedical engineering2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s10439-024-03610-0 PMID: 39316307

04

Distal planar rotary scanner for endoscopic optical coherence tomography.

Searles K, Shalabi N, Hohert G, Gharib N, Jayhooni SMH, Lane PM, Takahata K

Biomedical engineering letters2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s13534-024-00353-8 PMID: 38645593

05

Electromechanically Functionalized Ureteral Stents for Wireless Obstruction Monitoring.

Yousefi Darestani MR, Lange D, Chew BH, Takahata K

ACS biomaterials science & engineering2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.3c00114 PMID: 37276260

06

Switch mode capacitive pressure sensors.

Shalabi N, Searles K, Takahata K

Microsystems & nanoengineering2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41378-022-00469-w PMID: 36568136

07

A thermosensitive material coated resonant stent for drug delivery on demand.

Bednar VB, Takahata K

Biomedical microdevices2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s10544-021-00548-1 PMID: 33738628

08

Electrothermally Driven Hydrogel-on-Flex-Circuit Actuator for Smart Steerable Catheters.

Selvaraj M, Takahata K

Micromachines2020Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/mi11010068 PMID: 31936214

09

Wirelessly Heating Stents via Radiofrequency Resonance toward Enabling Endovascular Hyperthermia.

Yi Y, Chen J, Hsiang Y, Takahata K

Advanced healthcare materials2019Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201900708 PMID: 31625695

10

Enabling Angioplasty-Ready "Smart" Stents to Detect In-Stent Restenosis and Occlusion.

Chen X, Assadsangabi B, Hsiang Y, Takahata K

Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2018Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/advs.201700560 PMID: 29876203

Medical Microsystems and Enabling Technologies for Precision Medicine

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Takahata, Kenichi

$165,000

Side-viewing endoscopic catheter with distal micro rotary scanner for minimally invasive high-resolution intraluminal imaging - Phase I

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Idea to Innovation

Principal investigators: Takahata, Kenichi

$185,000

Intelligent Ureteral Stent System for Prevention of Renal Damage

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Collaborative Health Research Projects

Principal investigators: Takahata, Kenichi

$330,610

Intelligent Ureteral Stent System for Prevention of Renal Damage

Nominated PICIHR2017Collaborative Health Research Projects (NSERC partnered)

Principal investigators: Takahata, Kenichi; Harrah, Tim; Chew, Ben H; Lange, Dirk; Mirabbasi, Shahriar

Keywords: Antennas; Antifouling Coating; Hydronephrosis; Kidney Stones; Micro-Electromechanical Systems; Microelectronic Chips; Pressure Sensors; Smart Stents; Ureteral Stents; Wireless Sensing

$326,860

Improving Periphery Lung Cancer Detection by Endoscopic Laser Raman Spectroscopy

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Zeng, Haishan; Lam, Stephen

Keywords: Biophotonics; Clinical Diagnosis; Endoscopic Laser Raman Catheter; Endoscopy; Lung Cancer; Mems (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems); Micromanufacturing; Optical Diagnosis; Periphery Lung Cancer Detection; Raman Spectroscopy

$519,860

Development of side viewing raman probes enabled by MEMS motors for periphery lung cancer detection

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Takahata, Kenichi

$25,000

Smart Material Transducers and Applications to In Vivo Microsystems

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Takahata, Kenichi

$246,000

3D Thin-Film Coating for Micro/Nanodevice Study and Prototyping

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Takahata, Kenichi

$149,531

Thermionic solar energy converter

Co-investigatorNSERC2015Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Nojeh, Alireza

$510,500

Dynamic Mechanical Analysis of Microstructures

Co-investigatorNSERC2015Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Stoeber, Boris

$135,549

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Electrical and Computer Engineering
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

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Dirk Lange

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

3 shared papers, latest 2026

York Hsiang

Electrical and Computer Engineering

3 shared papers, latest 2019

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Antennas Dear Professor Takahata, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Ureteral stent sleeve for early detection of hydronephrosis." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Medical Microsystems and Enabling Technologies for Precision Medicine" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]