What's New

  • Assistant Professor Nishimura supervised part of the program “WORLD GREAT TV” which aired on August 18th.
  • The research results of Ms. Uryu (alumni) were accepted in Macromolecules. Congratulations!
  • Ms. Mori (M2) won Excellent Poster Award at The Japanese Society for Biomaterials Kansai Block—The 20th Young Researchers’ Research Presentation. Congratulations!
  • Ms. Mori (M2) and Ms.Morita (M2) will be giving poster presentations at the Japanese Society for Biomaterials Kansai Block—The 20th Young Researchers’ Research Presentation, which will be held on August 2nd.
  • Ms. Ishitoya, Ms. Tochio, and Assistant Professor Nishimura will give a presentation at the 54th Symposium on Biomedical Polymers to be held on July 22-23.
  • Ms. Kusumi (M2), Mr. Kato (M1), and Mr. Hatano will present their research results at the 71st Polymer Research Conference (Kobe) on July 17th.
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Research

The main purpose of our research group is to develop novel functional polymer soft materials with well-regulated nanostructures. For this purpose, the living biopolymer system such as proteins, which includes exquisite molecular structures and versatile biofunctions, would be a good model. Applying the structural and functional principles of biopolymers to a synthetic macromolecular system is of importance, especially for designing novel smart materials. To achieve these objects, we newly design and synthesize biocompatible and environmentally friendly smart polymers including self-assembling peptides and peptide-polymer hybrids and characterize their properties comprehensively.
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For students interested in the polymer chemistry laboratory

You are welcome to contact us regarding questions or comments regarding the lab’s work. For interest in joining the research group, please contact Prof. Koga or Prof. Nishimura via e-mail.