Recent Pubulication

• Y. Morimitsu, H. Matsuno, Y. Oda, S. Yamamoto, K. Tanaka,
  "Direct Visualization of Cooperative Adsorption of a String-like Molecule onto a Solid",
  Sci. Adv. 8(41), 6349 (2022).
• K. Yamaguchi, D. Kawaguchi, N. Miyata, T. Miyazaki, H. Aoki, S. Yamamoto, K. Tanaka,
  "Kinetics of the Interfacial Curing Reaction for an Epoxy–amine Mixture",
  Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 24(36), 21578-21582 (2022).
• H. Nguyen, A. Shundo, X. Liang, S. Yamamoto, K. Tanaka, K. Nakajima,
  "Unraveling Nanoscale Elastic and Adhesive Properties at the Nanoparticle/Epoxy Interface Using Bimodal Atomic Force Microscopy",
  ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 14(37), 42713-42722 (2022).
• H. Ogawa, M.Aoki, S. Ono, Y. Watanabe, S. Yamamoto, K. Tanaka, M. Takenaka,
  "Spatial Distribution of the Network Structure in Epoxy Resin via the MAXS-CT Method",
  Langmuir 38(37), 11432-11439 (2022).
• S. Yamamoto, R. Kuwahara, K. Tanaka,
  "Effects of Chemistry of Silicon Surfaces on the Curing Process and Adhesive Strength for Epoxy Resin",
  ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 4(8), 6038–6046 (2022).
• J.-H. Hong, H. Mokudai, T. Masaki, H. Matsuno, K. Tanaka,
  "Water-Induced Crystal Transition and Accelerated Relaxation Process of Polyamide 4 Chains in Microfibers",
  Biomacromolecules 23(8), 3458-3468 (2022).
• A. Shundo, S. Yamamoto, K. Tanaka,
  "Network Formation and Physical Properties of Epoxy Resins for Future Practical Applications",
  JACS Au 2(7), 1522-1542 (2022).
• S. Nakamura, S. Yamamoto, Y. Tsuji, K. Tanaka, K. Yoshizawa,
  "Theoretical Study on the Contribution of Interfacial Functional Groups to the Adhesive Interaction between Epoxy Resins and Aluminum Surfaces",
  Langmuir 38(21), 6653-6664 (2022).
• T. Abe, H. Shimada, T. Hoshino, D. Kawaguchi, K. Tanaka,
  "Sum Frequency Generation Imaging for Semi-Crystalline Polymers",
  Polym. J. 54(5), 679-685 (2022).
• M. Inutsuka, H. Watanabe, M. Aoyagi, N. L. Yamada, C. Tanaka, T. Ikehara, D. Kawaguchi, S. Yamamoto, K. Tanaka,
  "Effect of Oligomer Segregation on the Aggregation State and Strength at the Polystyrene/Substrate Interface",
  ACS Macro Lett. 11(4), 504-509 (2022).
• R. Harada, D. Kawaguchi, S. Yamamoto, K. Tanaka,
  "Change in Local Conformation of Polymer Chains at Film Surface Attached to Solid Surface",
  Soft Matter 18(17), 3304-3307 (2022).
• W. Ren, X. Wang, J. Shi, J. Xu, H. Taneda, N. L. Yamada, D. Kawaguchi, K. Tanaka, X. Wang,
  "The Role of the Molecular Weight of the Adsorbed Layer on a Substrate in the Suppressed Dynamics of Supported Thin Polystyrene Films",
  Soft Matter 18(10), 1997-2005 (2022).
• P. Wang, R. Maeda, M. Aoki, T. Kubozono, D. Yoshihara, A. Shundo, T. Kobayashi, S. Yamamoto, K. Tanaka, S. Yamada,
  "In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy Observation of the Deformation and Fracture Processes of an Epoxy/Silica Nanocomposite",
  Soft Matter 18(6), 1149-1153 (2022).
• H. Taneda, N. L. Yamada, F. Nemoto, Y. Minagawa, H. Matsuno, K. Tanaka,
  "Modification of a Polymer Surface by Partial Swelling Using Non-solvents",
  Langmuir 37(51), 14941-14949 (2021).
• K. Kawabata, M. Totani, D. Kawaguchi, H. Matsuno, K. Tanaka,
  "Two-dimensional Cellular Patterning on a Polymer Film Based on Interfacial Stiffness",
  Langmuir 37(51), 14911-14919 (2021).
• H. Nguyen, M. Aoki, X. Liang, S. Yamamoto, K. Tanaka, K. Nakajima,
  "Local Mechanical Properties of Heterogeneous Nanostructures Developed in a Cured Epoxy Network: Implications for Innovative Adhesion Technology",
  ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 4(11), 12188-12196 (2021).
• D. Kawaguchi, K. Yamamoto, T. Abe, N. Jiang, T. Koga, S. Yamamoto, K. Tanaka,
  "Local Orientation of Chains at Crystal/Amorphous Interfaces Buried in Isotactic Polypropylene Thin Films",
  Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 23(41), 23466-23472 (2021).
• A. Shundo, M. Aoki, S. Yamamoto, K. Tanaka,
  "Effect of Cross-linking Density on Horizontal and Vertical Shift Factors in Linear Viscoelastic Functions of Epoxy Resins",
  Macromolecules 54(20), 9618-9624 (2021).
• 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 on Top of Polymer Glasses",
  Nature 596(7872), 372–376 (2021).
• D. Kawaguchi, K. Sasahara, D. Saito, M. Uejima, H. Fujiwara, S. Nishimura, S. Yamamoto, K. Tanaka,
  "Molecular Picture of a Fluoropolymer Adsorption on Nano-carbon Materials",
  Polym. J. 53(12), 1469-1473 (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, 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).
• 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, 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, 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• H. K. Nguyen, D. Kawaguchi, K. Tanaka,
  "Effect of Molecular Architecture on Conformational Relaxation of Polymer Chains at Interfaces",
  Macro. Rapid Commun. 41, 2000096 (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).

Invited Lecture

• Thermal Molecular Motion of Welldefined Epoxy Resins
  Keiji Tanaka
  The 17th Pacific Polymer Conference (PPC-17)，12月11日-14日
• 表面・界面のレオロジー
  田中敬二
  第 42回レオロジー講座, 2022年12月5日-6日
• エポキシ硬化物の基礎物性
  田中敬二
  第71回ネットワークポリマー講演討論会, 2022年10月19日-21日
• Interfacial Dynamics of Polymers
  Keiji Tanaka
  KYUSHU-SNU JOINT SYMPOSIUM Satellite Sessions, 2022年9月23日
• 異種相界面における高分子の構造と物性
  田中敬二
  第73回コロイドおよび界面科学討論会, 2022年9月20日-22日
• 異種固体界面における高分子の振舞い
  田中敬二
  日本複合材料学会 第 47 回複合材料シンポジウム, 2022年9月20日-21日
• Effect of Cross-linking Density on Segmental Dynamics of Well-defined Epoxy Resins
  Keiji Tanaka
  POLYCONDENSATION2022, 2022年9月16日
• 高分子鎖の接着素過程の直接観察
  田中敬二
  ナノプローブテクノロジー第167委員会　第103回研究会, 2022年7月27日
• 革新的接着技術の構築と中性子への期待
  田中敬二
  令和4年度 中性子産業利用報告会, 2022年7月14日
• 接着現象の理解と制御に向けた界面構造解析
  ○川口大輔, 田中敬二
  令和4年度中性子産業利用報告会, 2022年7月14日
• Society5.0の実現をもたらす革新的接着技術の開発
  田中敬二
  第14回先端化学知の社会実装コロキウム, 2022年7月7日
• 革新的接着技術の構築
  田中敬二
  第71回高分子学会年次大会, 2022年5月25-27日

Conference Presentation

• An Effect of Cross-rinking Density on Thermal Molecular Motion of Well-defined Epoxy Products
  Shundo Atsuomi, Mika Aoki, Satoru Yamamoto, 〇Keiji Tanaka
  15th Japan-Belgium Symposium on Polymer Science, 2022年11月6日-9日
• Molecular Shape-Driven Segregation in Epoxy Resin
  ○山本　智、田中敬二
  US-Japan and Euro-Japan Joint Conference on Composite Materials, 2022年7月20日-22日

Results of past research