東京大学新領域創成科学研究科基盤系物質系専攻| Ito-Yokoyama-Lab

INTRODUCTION OF LABORATORY

Polymers, liquid crystals, colloids, and membranes have a common feature such as softness, large fluctuation and response to external stimuli, and complex hierarchical structures. Therefore, they are classified as soft matters or soft materials. Of them, our current research topics include slide-ring materials with freely movable cross-links, structure and dynamics of supramolecular polyrotaxane, spontaneous segregation of hydrophilic block copolymers, and nanocellular structures formed with supercritical carbon oxide. We are interested in both chemistry and physics of these polymeric materials and actually cover a wide range of research on them: synthesis of molecules, measurement of mechanical, electrical, optical, thermal properties, theoretical analysis, and even practical application.

KOZO ITO & HIDEAKI YOKOYAMA LAB. research

架橋点が自由に動く環動高分子材料。

ブロックコポリマーのミクロ相分離構造と超臨界CO2処理プロセスを組み合わせて得られるナノ多孔体。

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CHANGE THE WORLD AND OUR LIVES WITH SOFT MATERIALS!

We are researching soft materials which can be applied to a wide area around our lives. Our lab especially focuses on supramolecular systems and block copolymers such as slide-ring materials, necklace-like polyrotaxane, nanocellular structures, and surface segregation of hydrophilic block copolymers, which form fascinating structures self-assembly. They do not only bring a new science and technology in polymeric materials but can be applied to scratch resist coating, soft actuator, heat insulator, surface reforming, and so on. Some of them were available on the market already. Actually, I founded a venture company to promote various applications and businesses based on the novel concept of polymeric materials. I believe that our research will change the world and our lives drastically.

PROFILE

Professor Kozo Ito

1981 B.Eng. in Applied Physics, The University of Tokyo

1986 D.Eng. in Applied Physics, The University of Tokyo

1985-1991 Researcher, Research Institute for Polymers and Textiles,Agency of Industrial Science and Technology

1991 Lecturer, Dept. of Applied Physics, The University of Tokyo

1994 Associate Professor, Dept. of Applied Physics, The University of Tokyo

2003 Professor, Dept. of Advanced Materials Science,The University of Tokyo

Associate Professor Hideaki Yokoyama

1989年 B.Eng. in Polymer Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology

1991年 M.Eng. in Polymer Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology

1991-1995, 1999-2001 Researcher, Bridgestone Corporation

1999年 Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University

2001-2008 Senior Researcher, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

2008 present: Associate Professor, Dept. of Advanced Materials Science, The University of Tokyo

STUDENT VOICE

Manabu Inutsuka

Materials science is now getting more and more required in various fields including environment, energy and medicine. We aim not only to produce novel materials but also to analyze them and comprehend what happens in them. Such a study often needs both physics and chemistry, and this is why we belong to “Frontier science”. Why don’t you join us and make full use of your knowledge of physics and chemistry to challenge new problems? Reliable staffs, wide ranging research subjects, collaboration with entrepreneurial venture, fantastic instruments, and comfortable sofas…: there is everything in our laboratory for your exciting research life!