What's New

  • Shin-nosuke Nishimura (Assistant Professor) won the Best Presentation Award at the 44th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Biomaterials.
  • We will attend The 32nd Annual Meeting of MRS-J.
  • Shin-nosuke Nishimura (Assistant Professor) will give an award lecture at the 44th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Biomaterials.
  • Assistant Professor Shin-nosuke Nishimura received the Japanese and Korean Biomaterials Societies Young Scientist Exchange Program Award.
  • A new member (M1) from France is joining us.
  • Assistant Professor Shin-nosuke Nishimura received the Biopolymer Rising Star Lecture Award (Young Researcher Encouragement Presentation) at the 51st Symposium on Biopolymers.

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.

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.