Research Reports

The 2009 International Forum on FFC Technology
The 2005 International Forum on FFC Technology
Other Research ( Plant Research / Skin Research / Microbiological Research )

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The 2009 International Forum on FFC Technology

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The 2009 Forum was held on 2009 August 24 and 25 at Tokyo International Forum.
You can see the official pamphlet of the 2009 Forum with overviews of the research conducted at this link: [PDF/1.8MB]
The list of the oral presentations is as follows;

FFC, Pairogen, and the Global Water Supply (Special Lecture)
Jon D. Mills (Asia Center, Harvard University)

Decontamination of Lake Bottom Sludge by FFC Ace/Ceramics
Yoichi Nakano, Shiro Kubuki (Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Ube National College of Technology)

FFC Ceramic Water and Plant Health
Tomonori Shiraishi, Kazuhiro Toyoda (Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology,Okayama University)

Effects of FFC Ceramic Water on Corrosion Behavior of Iron
Jun Takada, Tatsuo Fujii (Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University)

Difference of Freezing Characteristics between FFC Ceramic Water and Normal Water
Akihiko Horibe (Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University)

Different Influences of Pairogen/FFC Ceramic Water on Bacteria and Molds/Yeasts
Hidehiro Tsuneoka (Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University)
Tomio Nishimura, Sachiko Hasegawa, Jumpei Ueda (Institute for Biological Process Research, Akatsuka Garden Co., Ltd.,)

The Economic Effects and Efficiencies of FFC in Livestock Farm and Food Industries
Isao Yokomizo (Graduate School of Environmental Science, Okayama University)

FFC Inhibits Microbial Attachment
Ralph Mitchell (Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences)

How Does FFC Water Keep Germs Away? A Surface Scientist's Perspective
Scot Martin (Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences)

FFC Enhances Plant Growth
Ralph Mitchell, Nick Konkol (Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences)

FFC Ceramic Water and Pairogen Stimulate Skin Cell Function
Tomohisa Hirobe (Radiation Effect Mechanism Research Group, National Institute of Radiological Sciences and Graduate School of Science, Chiba University)

The Effects of Akatsuka FFC Ceramics on the Health of Water Environments
James Shine (Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health)

FFC Bead Properties, Treating Iron Deficiency Anemia, and Characterizing FFC Aerosols
Joseph. Brain (Harvard School of Public Health)

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The 2005 International Forum on FFC Technology

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The 2005 Forum was held on 2005 July 12th and 13th at Nagoya Congress Center.
The list of the oral presentations is as follows;

FFC Water and Life (Keynote Lecture)
Jon D. Mills (Asia Center, Harvard University)

Water, like Oil: The Political Economy of Scarcity
Part I : Opportunities Conceptualized

Dennis J. Encarnation (Asia-Pacific Policy Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University)

Part II: Opportunities Measured
Mark Podlasly (John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University)

Environment, Your Body, Health, Air, Water, and FFC
Joseph D. Brain (Harvard School of Public Health)

Towards a Holistic Understanding of the Importance of Clean Water on Human and Ecological Health
James P. Shine (Harvard School of Public Health)

Interaction of FFC with Plants, Bacteria and Surfaces
Ralph Mitchell (Division of Engineering and Applied Science, Harvard University)
Thomas D. Perry IV (Division of Engineering and Applied Science, Harvard University)

Akatsuka's FFC Water: A Hidden Source of Supreme Virtue (Special speech)
Jun Kurihara (John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University)

Basic Research in the Nutritional and Physiological Functions of FFC Pairogen : Effects on Blood Fluidity and other Physiological Status
Naemi Kajiwara (The Graduate School of Life Science, Kobe Women's University)

Correlation between Commensals in the Gut and Immune System: Effect of Pairogen on Maintenance of Health
Ataru Kuroiwa (School of Medicine, Fukuoka University)

The Effects of FFC Pairogen on the Autonomic Nervous System and Body Temperature
Toru Abo (Faculty of Medicine, Niigata University)

Effects of FFC on Disease Resistance of Plants
Akane Meguro (Institute for Biological Process Research, Akatsuka Garden Co., Ltd.)

Potentials of FFC Technology to Improve Marine Environment
Hiroyuki Sugiura (Institute for Biological Process Research, Akatsuka Garden Co., Ltd.)

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Other research reports

Plant Research

Effect on growth and quality of berries of wine grapes by the Soil Conditioner FFC-Ace
Kazuhiro Ichikawa, Tadao Fujimori (Institute for Biological Process Research, Akatsuka Garden Co., Ltd.,) [PDF/210KB]

Effects on growth of plants by the Soil Conditioner FFC-Ace
[Acta Hort. (ISHS) 1014:459-462 (website)]
Kazuhiro Ichikawa, Tadao Fujimori (Institute for Biological Process Research, Akatsuka Garden Co., Ltd.)

The Ceramic Bead That Is Suitable for A Carrier of Plant-Rooting Accelerator, Streptomyces sp. MBR-52
[Actinomycetologica(2006) 20:23.29 VOL.20, NO.2 (website)]
Sachiko Hasegawa, Akane Meguro, Masafumi Shimizu, Tomio Nishimura, Hitoshi Kunoh (S.Hasegawa, A.Meguro, T.Nishimura, H.Kunoh : Institute for Biological Process Research, Akatsuka Garden Co., Ltd. / M.Shimizu : Graduate School of Bioresources, Mie University)

Novel Method of Micronutrient Application Increases Radish (Raphanus Sativus) and Shirona (Brassica Rapa. Pekinensis) Biomass
[Journal of Plant Nutrition, 35:3, 471-479, 2012 (website)]
Nick R. Konkol, Christopher J. McNamara ,Kristen A. Bearce-lee, Hitoshi Kunoh, Ralph Mitchell (N.R.Konkol, C.J.McNamara, K.A.Bearce-Lee, R.Mitchell : School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University / H.Kunoh : Akatsuka Group)

Enhancement of Growth and Yield of Barley by the Soil Conditioner FFC-Ace
[Scientific Reports of the Faculty of Agriculture, Okayama University Vol.99,13-20(2010) (website)]
Keiko Fujita, Tomoko Suzuki, Sachiko Hasegawa, Akane Meguro, Hiroyuki Sugiura, Kazuhiro Toyoda, Tomonori Shiraishi, Ei Sakaguchi, Tomio Nishimura, Hitoshi Kunoh (Course of Applied Plant Science, Okayama University)

Effect of FFC Ceramic Water on the Infection Process of a Fungal Pathogen
[Scientific Reports of the Faculty of Agriculture Okayama University, 99(1), 27-34 (website)]
Tomonori Shiraishi, Kazuhiro Toyoda, Tomoko Suzuki, Akane Meguro), Sachiko Hasegawa, Tomio Nishimura, Hitoshi Kunoh (Course of Applied Plant Science, Okayama University)

Skin Research

Ferrous Ferric Chloride Stimulates the Proliferation and Differentiation of Cultured Keratinocytes and Melanocytes in the Epidermis of Neonatal Mouse Skin
[Journal of Health Science, 53(5)576-584(2007) (website)]
Tomohisa Hirobe (Radiation Effect Mechanism Research Group, National Institute of Radiological Sciences and Gradualte School of Science, Chiba University)

Ferrous Ferric Chloride Induces the Differentiation of Cultured Mouse Epidermal Melanocytes Additionally with Herbal Medicines
[Journal of Health Science, 55(1)86-94(2009) (website)]
Tomohisa Hirobe (Radiation Effect Mechanism Research Group, National Institute of Radiological Sciences and Gradualte School of Science, Chiba University)

Ferrous Ferric Chloride Stimulates the Proliferation of Human Skin Keratinocytes, Melanocytes, and Fibroblasts in Culture
[Journal of Health Science, 55(3)447-45(2009) (website)]
Tomohisa Hirobe (Radiation Effect Mechanism Research Group, National Institute of Radiological Sciences and Gradualte School of Science, Chiba University)

Ferrous Ferric Chloride Stimulates the Skin Cell Function and Hair Growth in Mice
[Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 32(8):1347-53 (2009)(website)]
Tomohisa Hirobe (Radiation Effect Mechanism Research Group, National Institute of Radiological Sciences and Gradualte School of Science, Chiba University)

Stimulation of the Proliferation and Differentiation of Skin Cells by Ferrous Ferric Chloride from a Distance
[Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 34(7):987-95 (2011)(website)]
Tomohisa Hirobe (Radiation Effect Mechanism Research Group, National Institute of Radiological Sciences and Gradualte School of Science, Chiba University)

Microbiological Research

The use of force-volume microscopy to examine bacterial attachment to titanium surfaces
[Ann Microbiol (2010) 60:495.502 (website)]
Chongzheng Na, Christopher J. McNamara , Nick R. Konkol, Kristen A. Bearce, Ralph Mitchell, Scot T. Martin (School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University)

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