Recent Pubulication

• S. Yamamoto, K. Tanaka,
  "Molecular Size Effect on Curing Process for Epoxy and Amine Mixture",
  Nihon Reoroji Gakkaishi 49(1), 55-60 (2021).
• Z. Hao, A. Ghanekarade, N. Zhu, K. Randazzo, D. Kawaguchi, K. Tanaka, X. Wang, D. S. Simmons, R. D. Priestley, B. Zuo
  "Mobility Gradients Yield Rubbery Surfaces atop Polymer Glasses",
  Nature 596, 372–376 (2021).
• J.-H. Hong, M. Totani, T. Yamamoto, P. M Dietrich, A. Thissen, H. Matsuno, K. Tanaka,
  "Near-ambient Pressure X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy for a Bioinert Polymer Film at a Water Interface",
  Polym J. 53(8), 907–912 (2021).
• A. Shundo, M. Aoki, S. Yamamoto, K. Tanaka,
  "Cross-​Linking Effect on Segmental Dynamics of Well-​Defined Epoxy Resins",
  Macromolecules 54(13), 5950-5956 (2021).
• S. Yamamoto, R. Kuwahara, K. Tanaka,
  "Dynamic Behaviour of Water Molecules in Heterogeneous Free Space Formed in An Epoxy Resin",
  Soft Matter 17(25), 6073-6080 (2021).
• T. Abe, D. Kawaguchi, M. Watanabe, T. Hoshino, T. Ishihara, K. Tanaka,
  "An Effect of Crystallographic Distortion on Carrier Mobility in Poly(3-​hexylthiophene) Thin Films",
  Appl. Phys. Lett. 118(18), 181601 (2021).
• J.-H. Hong, M. Totani, D. Kawaguchi, N. L. Yamada, H. Matsuno, K. Tanaka,
  "Poly[oligo(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) methacrylate] as a Surface Modifier for Bioinertness",
  Polym. J. 53(5), 643–653 (2021).
• S. Yamamoto, K. Tanaka,
  "Entropy-Driven Segregation in Epoxy-Amine Systems at a Copper Interface",
  Soft Matter 17(5), 1359-1367 (2021).
• T. Kogo, A. Shundo, C. Wang, and K. Tanaka,
  "Spatial Heterogeneity Accompanying Gel Formation of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Aqueous Solution at a Temperature below Cloud Point",
  Macromolecules 53(24), 10964-10971 (2020).
• J.-H. Hong, M. Totani, D. Kawaguchi, H. Masunaga, N. L. Yamada, H. Matsuno, and K. Tanaka,
  "Design of a Bioinert Interface Using an Amphiphilic Block Copolymer Containing a Bottlebrush Unit of Oligo(oxazoline)",
  ACS Appl. Bio Mater. 3(11), 7363–7368 (2020).
• Y. Oda, D. Kawaguchi, Y. Morimitsu, S. Yamamoto, K. Tanaka,
  "Direct Observation of Morphological Transition for an Adsorbed Single Polymer Chain",
  Sci. Rep. 10, 20914 (2020).
• K. Uchida, K. Mita, S. Yamamoto, K. Tanaka,
  "Local Orientation of Polystyrene at the Interface with Poly(methyl methacrylate) in Block Copolymer",
  ACS Macro Lett. 9(11), 1576-1581 (2020).
• K. Yamamoto, D. Kawaguchi, T. Abe, T. Komino, M. Mamada, T. Kabe, C. Adachi, K. Naka, K. Tanaka,
  "Surface Segregation of a Star-Shaped Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane in a Polymer Matrix",
  Langmuir 36(33), 9960–9966 (2020).
• M. Aoki, A. Shundo, S. Yamamoto, K. Tanaka,
  "Effect of a Heterogeneous Network on Glass Transition Dynamics and Solvent Crack Behavior of Epoxy Resins",
  Soft Matter 16(32), 7470-7478 (2020).
• A. Shundo, Y. Matsumoto, H. Hayashi, N. Tsuruzoe, H. Matsuno, K. Tanaka,
  "Mesoscopic Heterogeneity in a Nanocellulose-containing Cell Storage Medium",
  J. Mater. Chem. B 8(21), 4570-4574 (2020).
• Y. Wu, A. Shundo, Y. Yasukochi, K. Tanaka,
  "Time-dependent Heterogeneity in Polyacrylic Pressure Sensitive Adhesive",
  Eur. Poly. J. 134, 109812 (2020).
• T. Miyazaki, N. Miyata, T. Yoshida, H. Arima, Y. Tsumura, N. Torikai, H. Aoki, K. Yamamoto, T. Kanaya, D. Kawaguchi, K. Tanaka
  "Detailed Structural Study on the Poly(vinyl alcohol) Adsorption Layers on a Si Substrate with Solvent Vapor-Induced Swelling",
  Langmuir 36(13), 3415-3424 (2020).
• T. Hirata, H. Taneda, K. Nishio, M. Inutsuka, N L. Yamada, F. Nemoto, Y. Minagawa, H. Matsuno, K. Tanaka
  "A Facile Surface Functionalization Method for Polymers Using a Nonsolvent",
  ACS Appl. Bio Mater. 3(4), 2170-2176 (2020).
• Y. Oda, M. Inutsuka, R. Awane, M. Totani, N. L. Yamada, M. Haraguchi, M. Ozawa, H. Matsuno, K. Tanaka,
  "A Dynamic Interface Based on Segregation of an Amphiphilic Hyperbranched Polymer Containing Fluoroalkyl and Oligo(ethylene oxide) Moieties",
  Macromolecules 53(7), 2380-2387(2020)
• S. Yamamoto, R. Kuwahara, M. Aoki, A. Shundo, K. Tanaka,
  "Molecular Events for an Epoxy-Amine System at a Copper Interface",
  ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2(2), 1474 (2020).
• Y. Morimitsu, H. Matsuno, N. Ohta, H. Sekiguchi, A. Takahara, K. Tanaka,
  "Mechanical Stabilization of Deoxyribonucleic Acid Solid Films Based on Hydrated Ionic Liquid",
  Biomacromolecules 21(2), 464-471 (2020).
• S. Sugimoto, M. Inutsuka, D. Kawaguchi, K. Tanaka,
  "The Effect of Interfacial Dynamics on the Bulk Mechanical Properties of Rubber Composites",
  Polym. J. 52(2), 217–223 (2020).
• N. Itagaki, D. Kawaguchi, Y. Oda, F. Nemoto, N. L. Yamada, T. Yamaguchi, K. Tanaka,
  "Surface Effect on Frictional Properties for Thin Hydrogel Films of Poly(vinyl ether)",
  Macromolecules 52(24), 9632-9638 (2019).
• Y. Matsumoto, A. Shundo, H. Hayashi, N. Tsuruzoe, K. Tanaka,
  "Effect of the Heterogeneous Structure on Mechanical Properties for a Nanocellulose-Reinforced Polymer Composite",
  Macromolecules 52(21), 8266-8274 (2019).
• H. Matsuno, M. Totani, A. Yamamoto, M. Haraguchi, M. Ozawa, K. Tanaka,
  "Water-induced Surface Reorganization of Bioscaffolds Composed of an Amphiphilic Hyperbranched Polymer",
  Polym. J. 51, 1045–1053 (2019).
• H. K. Nguyen, S. Sugimoto, A. Konomi, M. Inutsuka, D. Kawaguchi, K. Tanaka,
  "Dynamics Gradient of Polymer Chains near a Solid Interface",
  ACS Macro Lett. 8(8), 1006-1011 (2019).
• Y. Morimitsu, D. Salatto, N. Jiang, M. Sen, S. Nishitsuji, B. M. Yavitt, M. K. Endoh, A. Subramanian, C.-Y. Nam, R. Li, M. Fukuto, Y. Zhang, L. Wiegart, A. Fluerasu, K. Tanaka, T. Koga,
  "Structurally Neutral” Densely Packed Homopolymer-Adsorbed Chains for Directed Self-Assembly of Block Copolymer Thin Films",
  Macromolecules 52(14), 5157-5167 (2019).
• R. Boppella, M. Marques, L. Filipe, W. Ju, S. T. Kochuveedu, S. Ahn, J. Lee, D. Kawaguchi, K. Tanaka, D. H. Kim,
  "Plasmon and Upconversion Mediated Broadband Spectral Response in TiO2 Inverse Opal Photocatalysts for Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting",
  ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2(5), 3780-3790 (2019).
• M. Aoki, A. Shundo, K. Okamoto, T. Ganbe, K. Tanaka,
  "Segregation of an Amine Component in a Model Epoxy Resin at a Copper Interface",
  Polym. J. 51, 359–363 (2019).
• M. Inutsuka, M. Haraguchi, M. Ozawa, N. L. Yamada, K. Tanaka,
  "Adhesion Control of Elastomer Sheet on the Basis of Interfacial Segregation of Hyperbranched Polymer",
  ACS Macro Lett. 8(3), 267-271 (2019).
• M. Aoki, A. Shundo, R. Kuwahara, S. Yamamoto, K. Tanaka,
  "Mesoscopic Heterogeneity in the Curing Process of an Epoxy-​Amine System",
  Macromolecules 52(5), 2075-2082 (2019).
• M. Totani, L. Liu, H. Matsuno, K. Tanaka,
  "Design of a Star-​like Hyperbranched Polymer Having Hydrophilic Arms for Anti-​biofouling Coating",
  J. Mater. Chem. B 7(7), 1045-1049 (2019).
• K. Yamamoto, D. Kawaguchi, K. Sasahara, M. Inutsuka, S. Yamamoto, K. Uchida, K. Mita, H. Ogawa, M. Takenaka, K. Tanaka,
  "Aggregation States of Poly(4-methylpentene-1) at a Solid Interface",
  Polym. J. 51(2), 247-255 (2019).
• Y. Ogata, T. Abe, S. Yonemori, N. L. Yamada, D. Kawaguchi, K. Tanaka,
  "Impact of the Solid Interface on Proton Conductivity in Nafion Thin Films",
  Langmuir 34(50), 15483－15489 (2018).
• H. Kim, D. Kawaguchi, K. Tanaka, Y. Seo,
  "Fracture Mechanism Change at a Heterogeneous Polymer−Polymer Interface Reinforced with in Situ Graft Copolymers",
  Langmuir 34(37), 11027–11033 (2018).
• H. K. Nguyen, M. Inutsuka, D. Kawaguchi, K. Tanaka
  "Direct Observation of Conformational Relaxation of Polymer Chains at Surfaces",
  ACS Macro Lett. 7(10), 1198−1202 (2018).
• Y. Hong, Y. Li, F. Wang, B. Zuo, X. Wang, L. Zhang, D. Kawaguchi, K. Tanaka,
  "Enhanced Thermal Stability of Polystyrene by Interfacial Noncovalent Interactions",
  Macromolecules 51(15), 5620–5627 (2018).
• S. Shimomura, H. Matsuno, Y. Kinoshita, S. Fujimura, K. Tanaka,
  "Cellular Behaviors on Polymeric Scaffolds with 2D-​patterned Mechanical Properties",
  Polym. J. 50(8), 737-743 (2018).
• Y. Matsumoto, A. Shundo, M. Ohno, N. Tsuruzoe, M. Goto, K. Tanaka,
  "Mesoscopic Heterogeneity in Pore Size of Supramolecular Networks",
  Langmuir 34(25), 7503-7508 (2018).
• B. Zuo, M. Inutsuka, D. Kawaguchi, X. Wang, K. Tanaka
  "Conformational Relaxation of Poly(styrene-​co-​butadiene) Chains at Substrate Interface in Spin-​Coated and Solvent-​Cast Films",
  Macromolecules 51(6), 2180-2186 (2018).
• H. Matsuno, S. Irie, T. Hirata, R. Matsuyama, Y. Oda, H. Masunaga, Y. Seki, S. Aoshima, K. Tanaka,
  "Heterogeneous Adhesion of Cells on Polymer Surfaces with Underlying Amorphous/crystalline Phases",
  J. Mater. Chem. B 6(6), 903-907 (2018).
• H. Taneda, A. Shundo, H. Matsuno, K. Tanaka,
  "Design of a Well-​Defined Polyrotaxane Structure on a Glassy Polymer Surface",
  Langmuir 34(2), 709-714 (2018).
• S. Sugimoto, M. Inutsuka, D. Kawaguchi, K. Tanaka,
  "Reorientation Kinetics of Local Conformation of Polyisoprene at Substrate Interface",
  ACS Macro Lett. 7(1), 85–89 (2018).
• N. Itagaki, Y. Oda, T. Hirata, H. K. Nguyen, D. Kawaguchi, H. Matsuno, K. Tanaka,
  "Surface Characterization and Platelet Adhesion on Thin Hydrogel Films of Poly(vinyl ether)",
  Langmuir 33(50), 14332−14339 (2017).
• H. K. Nguyen, A. Konomi, S. Sugimoto, M. Inutsuka, D. Kawaguchi, K. Tanaka,
  "Rotational Dynamics of a Probe in Rubbery Polymers Characterized by Time-Resolved Fluorescence Anisotropy Measurement",
  Macromol. Chem. Phys. 219(3), 1700329 (2018).
• Y. Matsumoto, A. Shundo, M. Ohno, N. Tsuruzoe, M. Goto, K. Tanaka,
  "Evolution of Heterogeneity Accompanying Sol–gel Transitions in a Supramolecular Hydrogel",
  Soft Matter 13(40), 7433-7440 (2017).
• K. Yamamoto, T. Hirai, Y. Oda, D. Kawaguchi, H. Matsuno, K. Tanaka,
  "A Polymer Interfacial Modifier Synthesized by Living Anionic Polymerization: Incorporation of Inorganic Blocks to Chain Ends",
  Macromol. Chem. Phys. 218(12), 1600473 (2017).
• H. Matsuno, R. Tsukamoto, Y. Oda, K. Tanaka,
  "Platelet Adhesion on the Surface of a Simple Poly(vinyl ether)",
  Polymer 116, 479-486 (2017).
• H. K. Nguyen, M. Inutsuka, D. Kawaguchi, K. Tanaka,
  "Depth-​resolved Local Conformation and Thermal Relaxation of Polystyrene near Substrate Interface",
  J. Chem. Phys. 146, 203313 (2017).

Invited Lecture

• Structure and Dynamics of Polymer Chains at Interface with Inorganic Material
  K. Tanaka
  IUPAC-MACRO2020+, 2021年5月17日

Conference Presentation

• Adsorption Behavior of Single Polymer Chains at a Solid Interface
  〇Y. Oda, D. Kawaguchi, S. Yamamoto, K. Tanaka
  Congress of Federation of Asian Polymer Societies: Polymers for Emerging Technologies and Advanced Materials (FAPS 2021), June 14-16, 2021.

Results of past research