Development of Functional Materials inspired by biomineralizationサイズW3.6cm×H4.35cm配置位置横11cm、縦22.2cm43Department of Chemistry and MaterialsOutlookforresearchOutlook for students after graduationBiominerals(teeth,bones,seashells,andsoon)oflivingthingshaveveryexcellentfunctionsdespitebeingconstructedinamildenvironmentatnormaltemperatureandnormalpressure.Therefore,learningandimitatingthebiomineralformationprocess(biomineralization)areexpectedtoenablethecreationofmaterialswithsuperiorfunctionslikebiomineralbyaprocesswithasmallenvironmentalburden.Inadditiontoresearchonbiomineralization,laboratoriesarealsoresearchingsoftmaterials,aimingatmaterialstobebio‐inspiredfromlivingorganisms.Thedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologybasedontheunderstandingofthestructurecontroltechnologyofmaterialsthatfollowbiologicalsystemsisthenextgenerationofenvironmentallyconsciousmanufacturingprocessesthatexceedsthebiomineralandbiologicaltissueswhichareexcellentfunctionalmaterialsinbiologicalsystems,anditisconsideredtocontributetotheformationofasafeandsecuresocietyofthenextgenerationasa“excellentfunctionalmaterials”.Throughresearchactivities,inadditionto“theoreticalthinking”forscience,wehave“presentationskills”toaccuratelyconveyideastopeople,wearedoing“educationtonurturepeople”tounderstandandpolishtheirownphilosophy.AftergraduationIwouldliketoaimforengineersandresearchersactiveintheworld.AssistantProfessorKazukiMuraiDr.MuraireceivedPh.DinEngineeringfromNagoyaInstituteofTechnology(2015).HeworkedasaJSPSresearchfellowshipforyoungscientist(DC‐2)andthenasanassistantprofessorinTokyoUniversityofScience(2015‐2018),beforestartinghiscurrentpositionatShinshuUniversityin2018.Soft matter (hydrogel) in which 95% of the mass consists of H2ONanofiberstructureofthehybridmaterialscomposedoforganicandinorganicmaterials.SyntheticlandscapeofpeptideswhicharemodelmoleculesofproteinsDesign, understanding, and applications of macromolecular assembliesDepartment of Chemistry and MaterialsAmphiphilicblockpolymersandgraftpolymerscanself-assembletoformavarietyofassembliessuchasmicelles,cylinders,andvesicles.However,thefabricationofdesiredmolecularassembliesandcontrolofthesizeoftheseassembliesisdifficultinpractice.Inourlab,wedesignvariouspolymersandclarifyhowtheyself-assembleusingquantumbeamssuchasX-raysandneutrons,andelectronmicroscopy,inordertodevelopmethodsforcontrollingthestructureandsizeofmolecularassemblies.Wearealsoinvestigatingthefunctionsthatareexpressedbytheorganizationofthepolymers.Furthermore,wearedevelopingnano-biomaterialssuchasbiocatalyticreactors,artificialcells,andartificialmolecularchannelsusingmolecularassemblies.Weaimtodesignnewmoleculesbasedontemperature-responsivepolymersanddevelopingpolymerassembliesthatexhibituniquefunctionsforapplicationsinthefieldofbioandnanotechnology.Throughtheseefforts,wearechallengingthefrontierofmolecularintegrationchemistry.AssistantProfessorTomokiNishimuraIn2020,hemovedtoShinshuUniversityasanassistantprofessor.Hiscurrentresearchinterestsincludetheself-assemblyofamphiphiliccopolymersandthedevelopmentoffunctionalpolymermaterialsforbiomedicalapplications.Cell-sized giant vesicles based on the self-assembly of amphiphilic block copolymersAn illustration of liposomes embedded artificial channels based on block copolymersItrytoprovideanenvironmentthatwillnotonlyhelpthemacquireexperimentalmethods,logicalthinkingandpresentationskills,butalsohelpthembuildtheirownuniquestrengthsthatothersdonothave.Ihopethattheywillbecomeactivemembersofsociety.OutlookforresearchOutlook for students after graduation
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