Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering

Professor Mineo HASHIZUME

KEYWORDS

Nanohybrid materials; Biomaterials; Thin film; Polymer molding; Surface modification; Adhesion; Bioorganic chemistry

WEBSITE

https://www.rs.tus.ac.jp/hashizume_lab/Home.html

  • Material Development using the Principle of Biomineralization
  • Development of Surface Modification Method for Nanohybrid Interface Fabrication
  • Material Fabrication by Hybridization of Biological Resources
  • Bioapplication of the Fabricated Hybrids

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science Division I

Professor Makoto TADOKORO

KEYWORDS

Methane hydrate; Proton conduction; Nanoporous single crystals; Molecular conductors; Proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) molecular systems; Water clusters; Molecular machines

WEBSITE

https://www.rs.kagu.tus.ac.jp/tadokoro/index.html

  • Stable Methane Hydrate-Hydrogen Hydrate at Normal Temperature and Pressure
  • Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer (PCET) Molecular Switch
  • Solid Electrochemistry of Porous Molecular Crystals
  • Development of Novel Inorganic-Organic Hybrid n-Type Materials
  • Study of Nanoporous Ionic Conducting Fluids

Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science Division I

Professor Hidenori OTSUKA

KEYWORDS

Interfaces; Colloidal chemistry; Biomaterials; Polymeric surfaces; Nanoparticles; Drug delivery system; Tissue engineering

WEBSITE

https://www.rs.kagu.tus.ac.jp/otlabo/

  • Creation of Highly Biocompatible Polymeric Surfaces and Analysis of their Mechanisms
  • Creation of Nanoparticles with High Cell Permeability Surface
  • Synthesis of Polymeric Metal-complex and their Nanoparticles with High Anticancer and Redox Activities
  • Synthesis of High Catalytic Activity (Thousands of Pt Particles) and Highly-Regenerable Nanoparticles
  • Three-Dimensional Culture Gel Materials of Cells and Application to Tissue Regeneration and Drug Screening
 

Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science Division I

Professor Seiichi FURUMI

KEYWORDS

Polymer photonics; Soft Matter Science; Sustainable Optical Functional Materials

WEBSITE

https://www.rs.tus.ac.jp/furumi/

  • Formation of Cholesteric Liquid Crystals using Cellulose and Its Application to Photonics
  • Surface Modification of Colloidal Particles and Development of Recyclable Colloidal Crystal Films
  • Elucidation of Lamellar Structures Formed by Surfactants in Self-Assembled Manners and the Expression Mechanism of Their Reflected Collors
  • Creation of Self-Repairing Photonic Materials Using Natural Polymers

Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Professor Satoru GOTO

KEYWORDS

Drug physical chemistry; Biophysical chemistry; Computational chemistry

WEBSITE

https://www.tus.ac.jp/ridai/doc/ji/RIJIA01Detail.php?act=nam&kin=ken&diu=6654

  • Molecular Science Environmental Analysis during the Formation Process of the Aberrant Protein Amyloid
  • Functional Design of Molecular Complexes Applied to the Flexibility of Pharmaceutical Molecules
  • Realization of Topical Drug Release using Polyrotaxane Hydrogel
  • Improving the Solubility of Pharmaceutical Molecules with Active Application of Ionic Atmosphere
  • Analysis of Correlated Moduli Space in Drug Package Inserts using Morphometric Analysis

Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Professor Takehisa HANAWA

KEYWORDS

Clinical Formulation Design; Formulation Enigeering

WEBSITE

http://www.rs.tus.ac.jp/hanawa-lab/

  • Improving the solubility of poorly water-soluble drugs by mechanochemical techniques
  • Development of formulations with new functions using products listed in the Japanese Pharmacopoeia and Pharmaceutical Excipients Standards
  • Development of formulations for children and the elderly
  • Development of hydrogel formulation for wound healing
  • Research on interactions between medical polymers and pharmaceuticals

Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering

Professor Takeshi KAWAI

KEYWORDS

Surface/interface science; Nanoparticles; Nanosheets; Nanomaterials; Soft materials; Stimulus-responsive materials

WEBSITE

https://www.rs.tus.ac.jp/kawai_takeshi_lab/index.html

  • Morphological Control and Catalytic Potential of Nanomaterials
  • Development of Novel Small-Molecule Gelling Agents
  • Development of Stimulus-Responsive Soft Materials
  • Development of Polymer-Free Nanosheets
  • Preparation of Hollow Colloidal Particleshly Active Fuel Cells using Atomic-Level Nanotechnology

Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering

Professor Yukishige KONDO

KEYWORDS

Surfactants; Solubilization; Emulsification; Dispersion; Self-assembly; Micelles; Vesicles; Organic industrial materials

WEBSITE

https://www.kondo-lab.org/

  • Fabrication of Metal Glossing Crystals from Organic Compounds
  • Synthesis and Solution Viscosity Control of Surfactants Responsive to Light and Redox Reactions
  • Control of Organic Matter Solubilization
  • Synthesis and Solution Physical Properties of Fluorine-Based Surfactants
  • Active Emulsification using the Light of Emulsion

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering

Professor Hitoshi ISHIKAWA

KEYWORDS

Fluid engineering; Turbulence engineering; Flow control

WEBSITE

https://www.rs.tus.ac.jp/~ishi/

  • Study of Fluid Flow around Trees and Vegetation
  • Fluid Control with Plasma Actuator
  • Study of Vortex Structure in Turbulent Flow
  • Creation of High-Value-Added Titanium Oxide Photocatalysts
  • Flow around a Large Deformable Object; Morphing Technology

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering

Professor Shinya SASAKI

KEYWORDS

Tribology; Surface modification; Metallic 3D printers; Nanophysical property assessment; Design engineering; Vacuum technology; Mechanical functional elements

WEBSITE

https://www.rs.tus.ac.jp/tribolab

  • Evaluation of Nanophysical Properties of Surfaces (Nanoindentation, Viscoelasticity, AFM)
  • Tribological Characterization (Standard Friction Test, Lubrication Mechanism, Surface Analysis)
  • Development of High Vacuum Lubrication System (Ionic Liquid, Diamond-like Carbon, Gas Emission Characteristics, Temperature Characteristics)
  • Functional Surface-Creation Process Techniques using Metallic 3D Printers
  • Surface Modification (Coating, Surface Texture, Surface Modification)

Department of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Science and Technology

Professor Kaname KANAI

KEYWORDS

Physical property physics; Physical chemistry

WEBSITE

https://kanai-tus.jp/

  • Research on Organic Semiconductor-Related Interfaces
  • Basic Research on Organic Solar Cells
  • Electronic Structure Analysis by High Energy Spectroscopy
  • Surface Interface Physics

Department of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Science and Technology

Professor Shinya YOSHIOKA

KEYWORDS

Structural colors of living organisms; Photonic crystals; Biomimetics

WEBSITE

http://www.yoshioka-lab.com/index.html

  • Microstructure and Optical Properties of Living Organisms
  • Photonic Crystals Based on Minimal Curved Surfaces
  • Structure and Optical Properties of Spherical Colloidal Aggregates
  • Insect Locomotion and Adhesion

Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology

Professor Takeshi KONDO

KEYWORDS

Physical chemistry; Electrochemistry; Functional interfaces

WEBSITE

https://www.rs.noda.tus.ac.jp/~yuasalab/top.html

  • Functionalization of Diamond Electrodes by Surface Modification and their Application to Electrochemical Analysis
  • Fabrication of Conductive Diamond Powder and their Application in Functional Electrodes
  • Porous Diamond Electrode
  • Application of Porous Diamond Spherical Particles to Column Packing Materials and Catalysts
  • Surface Functionalization of Diamond Nanoparticles

Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology

Professor Kenichi SAKAI

KEYWORDS

Colloids; Surfactants; Amphiphiles; Emulsification; Adsorption; Alpha-Gels

WEBSITE

https://dept.tus.ac.jp/sakaisakailab/

  • Synthesis of Novel Amphiphiles (Surfactants) and Characterization of Their Functionality
  • Characterization of the Adsorption Properties of Surfactants at Solid/Liquid Interfaces
  • Solution Properties and Adsorption Properties of Mixed Surfactants and Polymers
  • Preparation of Composites using Molecular Assemblies of Surfactants
  • Characterization of Emulsions, Suspensions, and Alpha-Gels in Terms of Physical Chemistry

Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology

Professor Hideki SAKAI

KEYWORDS

Colloid and interfacial chemistry; Emulsification; Molecular assembly; Nanostructured functional materials; Photocatalysis

WEBSITE

https://dept.tus.ac.jp/sakaisakailab/

  • Synthesis and Solution Properties of Novel Surfactants
  • Preparation of Nanostructured Materials using Interfacial Chemical Techniques
  • Preparation and Application of Emulsions, Liposomes, and Microcapsules
  • Development of Novel Titanium Oxide Photocatalysts
  • Direct Observation and Evaluation of Molecular Assemblies using Cryo-TEM and SAXS

Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Advanced Engineering

Professor Akihiko KIKUCHI

KEYWORDS

Biomaterials; Functional polymers; Drug delivery systems; Regenerative medicine; Tissue engineering; Medical bioengineering

WEBSITE

https://www.tus-zairyou.jp/labs/lab-06.html

  • Preparation of Novel Temperature-Responsive Functional Materials and Application to Biomaterials
  • Biopharmaceutical Drug Delivery Systems
  • Preparation and Functional Evaluation of Biofunctional Materials
  • Application of Temperature-Sensitive Nanoparticles for Diagnosis and DDS
  • Novel Materials for Biomolecules Separation

Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Advanced Engineering

Professor Yutaka SUMINO

KEYWORDS

Soft matter physics; Non-equilibrium phenomena; Interfacial phenomena; Biophysics

WEBSITE

http://www.rs.tus.ac.jp/sumino_lab/
https://sites.google.com/site/ysumino/

  • Self-Organization Observed in Soft Matters
  • Interfacial Phenomena Related to Viscoelasticity
  • Collective Behavior of Active Particles
  • Analogue Experiment for Regular and Slow Earthquakes

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science Division II

Professor Ken’ichi AOKI

KEYWORD

Functional polymeric materials; Photofunctional materials

WEBSITE

https://www.rs.tus.ac.jp/aokilab/

  • Mass Synthesis of Dendrimers
  • Functional Materials using Dendrimers
  • Synthesis and Functionalization of Photopolymerizable Gelling Agents
  • Photofunctional Material
  • Creation of High-Performance Photopolymers

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science Division I

Associate Professor Mafumi HISHIDA

KEYWORDS

Physical chemistry; Colloid and interfacical chemistry; Soft matter; Hydration; Terahertz spectroscopy; Small-angle X-ray scattering; Thermal measurement

WEBSITE

https://hishidamafumi.wixstudio.io/laboratory

  • Elucidation of Self-assembly Mechanisms of Phospholipids, Surfactants, and Biomolecules
  • Hydration State Analysis of Soft Matter and Biomolecules
  • Elucidation of Interactions between Colloids
  • Hydration State Analysis Using Terahertz Spectroscopy

Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering

Associate Professor Yoshiro IMURA

KEYWORDS

Inetefacial chemistry; Nanomaterials; Catalysts

WEBSITE

https://www.tus.ac.jp/academics/teacher/lightbox/545c.html

  • Morphological Control and Catalytic Activity of Noble Metal Nanocrystals
  • Development of Stimuli-Responsive Nanocrystals
  • Extractive Separation of Noble Metal Nanocrystals

Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology

Associate Professor Yasuo NAKAYAMA

KEYWORDS

Organic electronics; Electronic properties

WEBSITE

https://www.rs.tus.ac.jp/oml/index.html

  • Electronic Analysis of Organic Materials and Insulating Materials (Ionization Energy, Mid-gap states, Core Levels)
  • Valence Band Measurement of Organic Semiconductor Single Crystals
  • Structural Analysis of Organic Molecular Epitaxial Heterojunctions
  • Exploring Physicochemical Properties of Novel Nano-Organic Interfaces

 

Visiting professors

Visiting professor Hiroyuki OHSHIMA

Visiting professor Toshio INAGI

Visiting professor Teruhisa KANEKO

Visiting professor Chihiro KAISE

Visiting professor Kazutami SAKAMOTO

Visiting professor Osamu SHIBATA

Visiting professor Toshiyuki SUZUKI

Visiting professor Yoshifumi YAMAGATA

Visiting professor Kei WATANABE

Visiting professor Chien-Hsian CHANG

Visiting professor Per B. ZETTERLUND

Visiting professor Srinivasa RAGHAVAN

Visiting associate professor Taku OGURA