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OkadaLabThereisademandformaterialswithmolecularrecognitionandseparationabilities.Preciselycontrolledadsorptivepropertiesatamolecularlevelareaprerequisite,andthuswehavebeenorganizingfunctionalorganicgroupsonsilica-basedmaterialstoinduceaselectiveadsorption.Spatialdistributionofthefunctionalgroupsinthesilicamatrixhasbeencontrolledtocreatetheactivesites(e.g.,porousstructures,reactionnano-vessels)forfutureapplicationsasanartificialenzymeandasensingdevice.Wehavebeeninterestedinhierarchicallydesignednaturalproductssuchaspreciousstonesandbeautifulanimaltissues.Periodicarrangementsofparticleswithdefinedshapescreatesuchproducts.Hybridizationoffunctionalgroupsonthesurfacesofparticleshasbeeninvestigatedforoptimizingtheperformancesincludingafacileseparationoforganicmolecules,andthedetectionofmoleculesbynakedeyes.TomohikoOkada,Associate ProfessorHe received his Dr. degree from Waseda University in 2004. His research interests include silica-based adsorbents, and catalysts.Silicate nanosheetsand organic functionalities have been used to scaffolds to create nanospacefor molecular recognition.Magnetic nanoparticlesenclosed by a silica microcapsule have been developed for a magnetically collectable, reusable adsorbent and catalyst for concentrating heavy metal ions in acidic aqueous solutions and solid acid catalysis in aqueous media.Variousmaterialsincludingorganicandinorganicsubstancesaresubjectmattersinpreparationofthesisonadsorbentsandcatalysts.Ourstudentslearnvariousinstrumentalanalysesforcharacterizingfunctionsofmaterials.Thus,thealumniareactiveinthefieldsofmechanicalandelectronicengineeringaswellaschemistry.Smart Adsorbents/catalysts from Inorganic-organic NanocompositesIn the FutureAfter GraduationMaterialsChemistryKataokaLabHowdoyouthinkaboutlifeandtheapplicationoflifesystem?Mylabhasbeenstudyinglifesciences,molecularbiology,genetics,cellbiology,neurosciencesystemsbiology,syntheticbiology.Lifeisveryinterestingintheviewpointofsystem,design,andphilosophy:forexample,whatisIorweorwhatisahumanbeing.Ibelieveadvancedlifesciencesthatmylabworksoniscertainlyimportantforourfuture.FinallyIusuallywelcomestudentswhoareeagertojointhisexcitingfield.Theunderstandingoflifesystemhasprogresseddramaticallyinthepastfiveorsixdecades.Butmanymysteriesremainandtheultimategoal,thatisthecompleteunderstandingoflifeisstillfarbeyondourreach.Weaimattheapplicationofknowledgefrombasicresearch.Thefieldofapplicationisbroadandincludesfood,medical,pharmacy,MasakazuKataokaPh.D.AssociatePfofessorPractical data handled in Kataoka lab. You can see raw data in the field of molecular biology, biochemistry, structural biology, cell biology and neuroscience, respectively. Life Sciences Lab: Creation of Systems Based on Life Summarized images of the synthetic biology. Can we behave as “the God of Sun”? Aftergraduation,studentsareworkingatcompaniesinthefieldsoffood,medical,pharmacyandsoon.Someareworkingasdomesticcivilservants.In the FutureAfter GraduationMaterialsChemistry12