What's New

  • The 19th Young Researchers’ Association of the Kansai Region of the Japanese Society for Biomaterials will be held from 7/27 at Kyoto University. M2 Tsukiyama and M1 Mori will give poster presentations.
  • Assistant Professor Nishimura will give a presentation at the 53rd Symposium on Biomedical Polymers to be held on July 23-24.
  • Assistant Professor Nishimura will participate in PharmaLab EXPO held from June 26th to June 28th (booth: A-12).
  • Professor Koga and Assistant Professor Nishimura will give presentations at the 73rd SPSJ Annual Meeting held on June 5-7 at Sendai International Center.
  • Assistant Professor Nishimura will give a presentation at the 12th World Biomaterials Congress (WBC2024) held in Daegu, Korea from 5/26 to 5/31.
  • The research results of Mr. Yamaguchi (alumnus) were accepted in Journal of Polymer Science. Congratulations!
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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.