Recent Pubulication

• T. Hirai, M. Haraguchi, A. Sakai, D. P. Penaloza Jr., M. Ozawa, K. Miyaji, K. Tanaka,
  "Water-Sliding Property of Polyacrylates with Different Fluoro Side Chains",
  Chem. Lett. 42(5), 483-485 (2013).
• M. Haraguchi, T. Hirai, M. Ozawa, K. Miyaji, K. Tanaka,
  "Hydrophobic acrylic hard coating by surface segregation of hyper-branched polymers",
  Appl. Surf. Sci. 266(1), 235-238 (2013).
• A. Shundo, K. Hori, D. P. Penaloza, Jr., K. Tanaka,
  "Optical tweezers with fluorescence detection for temperature-dependent microrheological measurements",
  Rev. Sci. Instrum. 84(1), 0141031 (2013).
• H. Atarashi, T. Hirai, K. Hori, M. Hino, H. Morita, T. Serizawa, K. Tanaka,
  "Uptake of water in as-spun poly(methyl methacrylate) thin films",
  RSC Advances 3(11), 3516-3519 (2013).
• C. Zhang, Y. Fujii, K. Tanaka,
  "Effect of Long Range Interactions on the Glass Transition Temperature of Thin Polystyrene Films",
  ACS Macro Lett. 1(11), 1317-1320 (2013).
• A. Shundo, D. P. Penaloza Jr., K. Tanaka,
  "Microscopic Heterogeneity in Viscoelastic Properties of Molecular Assembled Systems",
  Chin. J. Polym. Sci. 31(1), 1-11 (2013).
• Y. Fujii, H. Morita, A. Takahara, K. Tanaka,
  "Mobility Gradient of Polystyrene in Films Supported on Solid Substrates",
  Adv. Polym. Sci. 252(1), 1-27 (2013).
• T. Hirai, K. Kawasaki, K. Tanaka,
  "Interfacial Kinetics of a Model Epoxy-amine Addition Reaction",
  Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 14(39), 13532-13534 (2012).
• A. Matsubayashi, K. Fukunaga, K. Tanaka,
  "Metal Ions/Ion Clusters Transport in Glassy Polymer Films: Construction of Multi-layered Polymer and Metal Composite Films",
  J. Mater. Chem. 22(31), 15578-15585 (2012).
• K. Hori, D. P. Penaloza Jr., A. Shundo, K. Tanaka,
  "Time-Dependent Heterogeneity in Viscoelastic Properties of Worm-Like Micelle Solutions",
  Soft Matter 8(28), 7361-7364 (2012).
• H. Tsuruta, Y. Fujii, N. Kai, H. Kataoka, T. Ishizone, M. Doi, H. Morita, K. Tanaka,
  "Local Conformation and Relaxation of Polystyrene at Substrate Interface",
  Macromolecules 45(11), 4643-4649 (2012).
• A. Horinouchi, H. Atarashi, Y. Fujii, K. Tanaka,
  "Dynamics of Water-Induced Surface Reorganization in Poly(methyl methacrylate) Films",
  Macromolecules 45(11), 4638-4642 (2012).
• D. P. Penaloza Jr., K. Hori, A. Shundo, K. Tanaka,
  "Spatial Heterogeneity in a Lyotropic Liquid Crystal with Hexagonal Phase",
  Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 14(15), 5247-5250 (2012).
• A. Shundo, Y. Okada, F. Ito, K. Tanaka,
  "Fluorescence Behavior of Dyes in Thin Films of Various Polymers",
  Macromolecules 45(1), 329-335 (2012).
• H. Tsuruta, Y. Fujii, K. Tanaka,
  "One-pot Surface Modification of Rubbery Polymer Films",
  Polym. Chem. 3(2), 319-321 (2012).
• K. Hori, H. Matsuno, K. Tanaka,
  "Sorption kinetics of methanol in thin poly(methyl methacrylate) films studied by optical reflectivity",
  Soft Matter 7(21), 10319-10326 (2011).
• S. Miwa, T. Kikuchi, Y. Ohtake, K. Tanaka,
  "Surface degradation of poly(ethylene-co-propylene-co-5-ethylidene-2-norbornene) terpolymer by ozone in water",
  Polym. Degrad. Stab. 96(8), 1503-1507 (2011).
• A. Shundo, K. Mizuguchi, M. Miyamoto, M. Goto, K. Tanaka,
  "Controllable heterogeneity in a supramolecular hydrogel",
  Chem. Commun. 47(31), 8844-8846 (2011).
• T. Hirai, L. Huan, Y. Ohta, T. Yokozawa, K. Tanaka,
  "Surface Segregation of Well-defied N-Substituted Hyperbranched Polyamides in Linear Polymer Matrix",
  Chem. Lett. 40(4), 366-367 (2011).
• T. Hirata, H. Matsuno, M. Tanaka, K. Tanaka,
  "Surface segregation of poly(2-methoxyethyl acrylate) in a mixture with poly(methyl methacrylate)",
  Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 13(11), 4928-4934 (2011).
• H. Matsuno, J. Nakahara, K. Tanaka,
  "Dynamic mechanical properties of solid films of deoxyribonucleic acid",
  Biomacromolecules 12(1), 173-178 (2011).
• A. Horinouchi, Y. Fujii, N. Yamada, K. Tanaka,
  "Surface Reorganization of Thin Poly(methyl methacrylate) Films Induced by Water",
  Chem. Lett. 39(8), 810-811 (2010).

Invited Lecture

Conference Presentation

• Dynamics of Surface Reorganization of Poly(methyl methacrylate) in Contact with Water
  Ayanobu Horinouchi, Hironori Atarashi, Yoshihisa Fujii, and Keiji Tanaka
  APS March Meeting 2013, Baltimore, March 18-22
• A Novel Design for Cell Scaffolds Based on Mechanical Instability of Synthetic Polymers
  Hisao Matsuno, Shinichiro Shimomura, Toshiyuki Ohta, and Keiji Tanaka
  Soft-interfaces Mini-symposium 2013, Fukuoka, March 14-15
• Interfacial Effect on Water Sorption in Thin Polyelectrolyte Films
  Yudai Ogata, and Keiji Tanaka
  Soft-interfaces Mini-symposium 2013, Fukuoka, March 14-15
• Mechanical Instability of Glassy Polymer Surfaces and Its Effect on Cellular Adhesion
  Shinichiro Shimomura, Hisao Matsuno, and Keiji Tanaka
  Soft-interfaces Mini-symposium 2013, Fukuoka, March 14-15
• Spatial Heterogeneity and Sol-gel Transition of Supramolecular Hydrogel by Particle Tracking
  Yuji Matsumoto, Atsuomi Shundo, Keigo Matsumoto, Masashi Ohno, Katsuaki Miyaji, Masahiro Goto, and Keiji Tanaka
  Soft-interfaces Mini-symposium 2013, Fukuoka, March 14-15
• Spatial Heterogeneity in Reological Properties of Soft Materials
  Atsuomi Shundo, and Keiji Tanaka
  Soft-interfaces Mini-symposium 2013, Fukuoka, March 14-15
• Polymer Blends with Excellent Blood-compatibility
  Hisao Matsuno, Toyoaki Hirata, and Keiji Tanaka
  IACIS 2012, Sendai, May 13-18
• Cell Regulation with Mechanical Instability at Polymeric Scaffold Surfaces
  Hisao Matsuno, Shinichiro Shimomura, and Keiji Tanaka
  IPC2012, Kobe, December 11-14
• Local Conformation of Polystyrene at Solid Interfaces
  Hirofumi Tsuruta, and Keiji Tanaka
  IPC2012, Kobe, December 11-14
• Tunable Viscoelastic Properties and Heterogeneity in Supramolecular Hydrogel
  Atsuomi Shundo, Keiko Mizuguchi, Keigo Matsumoto, Masashi Ohno, Katsuaki Miyaji, Masahiro Goto, and Keiji Tanaka
  IPC2012, Kobe, December 11-14
• Interfacial Dynamics of Poly(methyl methacrylate) in Water
  Aayanobu Horinouchi, Yoshihisa Fujii, and Keiji Tanaka
  Slow Dynamics in Complex Systems, Sendai, 12月3-7日
• Relaxation of Polystyrene at Interface with Solid Substrate
  Hirofumi Tsuruta, Yoshihisa Fujii, Masao Doi, Hiroshi Morita, and Keiji Tanaka
  Slow Dynamics in Complex Systems, Sendai, 12月3-7日
• An Effect of Substrate on Conformation and Relaxation of Polymer at Interfaces
  Hirofumi Tsuruta, and Keiji Tanaka
  Korea-Japan Joint Symposium 2012, Seoul, November 7-10
• Kinetic study of model epoxy-amine addition reaction at solid interface
  Tomoyasu Hirai, Kaoru Kawasaki, and Keiji Tanaka
  Korea-Japan Joint Symposium 2012, Seoul, November 7-10
• Precise Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Polymer with Liquid Crystal Side Chains
  Shota Osumi, Tomoyasu Hirai, Junichiro Koike, Kunihiko Asada, Misao Horigome, Hiroki Ogawa, Hiroyasu Masunaga, and Keiji Tanaka
  Korea-Japan Joint Symposium 2012, Seoul, November 7-10
• Sorption Kinetics of Water into Thin Nafion Films
  Yuudai Ogata, Yoshihisa Fujii, and Keiji Tanaka
  Korea-Japan Joint Symposium 2012, Seoul, November 7-10
• Microscopic Rheological Properties in Supramolecular Systems
  Atsuomi Shundo, Koichiro Hori, David. P. Penaloza Jr., and Keiji Tanaka
  Post-symposium of IWAMSN2012, Ho-Chi-Minh, November 4
• Mesoscopic Heterogeneity in Supramolecular Hydrogel by Optical Tweezers
  Atsuomi Shundo, Keigo Matsumoto, Masashi Ohno, Katsuaki Miyaji, Masahiro Goto, and Keiji Tanaka
  The 6th International Workshop on ADVANCED MATERIALS SCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY, Ha Long City, October 30 - November 2
• Effect of Mechanical Properties at Polymer/Water Interfaces on Initial Phase of Cell Adhesion
  Hisao Matsuno, Shinichiro Shimomura, and Keiji Tanaka
  International Conference on Emerging Advanced Nanomaterials (ICEAN), Brisbane, October 22-25
• Polymer Conformation at the Solid Interface
  Hirofumi Tsuruta, Yoshihisa Fujii, and Keiji Tanaka
  IUMRS-ICEM2012, Yokohama, September 23-28
• Water Sorption Kinetics of Thin Polyelectrolyte Films
  Yuudai Ogata, Yoshihisa Fujii, and Keiji Tanaka
  IUMRS-ICEM2012, Yokohama, September 23-28
• An Effect of Long Range Interaction on the Molecular Motion of Polystyrene of Thin Films
  Cui Zhang, Yoshihisa Fujii, and Keiji Tanaka
  2012 Japan-Taiwan Bilateral Polymer Symposium, Kitakyushu, September 5-8
• Analysis of Local Rheological Properties in Self-Assembled Molecular Systems
  David P. Penaloza Jr., Koichiro Hori, Atsuomi Shundo, and Keiji Tanaka
  2012 Japan-Taiwan Bilateral Polymer Symposium, Kitakyushu, September 5-8
• Cell Adhesion Behavior on Deproteinized Natural Rubber Films
  Toshiyuki Ohta, Hisao Matsuno, Seiichi Kawahara, and Keiji Tanaka
  2012 Japan-Taiwan Bilateral Polymer Symposium, Kitakyushu, September 5-8
• Relationship between Surface Mechanical Properties of Polymer Scaffold and Cell Adhesion
  Shinichiro Shimomura, Hisao Matsuno, and Keiji Tanaka
  2012 Japan-Taiwan Bilateral Polymer Symposium, Kitakyushu, September 5-8
• Structural Relaxation of Polystyrene at Solid Interface
  Hirofumi Tsuruta, and Keiji Tanaka
  2012 Japan-Taiwan Bilateral Polymer Symposium, Kitakyushu, September 5-8
• Thermal Molecular Motion and Mechanical Properties of Deoxyribonucleic Acid Film
  Hisao Matsuno, and Keiji Tanaka
  2012 Japan-Taiwan Bilateral Polymer Symposium, Kitakyushu, September 5-8
• Water Induced Surface Reorganization in Polymer Blend Films
  Toyoaki Hirata, Hisao Matsuno, Norifumi L. Yamada, Masaru Tanaka, and Keiji Tanaka
  2012 Japan-Taiwan Bilateral Polymer Symposium, Kitakyushu, September 5-8
• Effect of Long Range Forces on Molecular Motion of Polymer Thin Film
  Cui Zhang, Yoshihisa Fujii, and Keiji Tanaka
  PP'2012, Chengdu, June 4-8
• Interfacial Conformation and Relaxation of Polystyrene at Solid Substrate
  Hirofumi Tsuruta, Yoshihisa Fujii, Naoki Kai, Masao Doi, Hiroshi Morita, and Keiji Tanaka
  PP'2012, Chengdu, June 4-8
• The Recognition of Polymer Surface Stiffness by Fibroblast
  Shinichiro Shimomura, Hisao Matsuno, and Keiji Tanaka
  IACIS 2012, Sendai, May 13-18
• Interfacial Confined Structure of Polystyrene at Substrate Interface
  Hirofumi Tsuruta, Naoki Kai, Yoshihisa Fujii, and Keiji Tanaka
  IACIS 2012, Sendai, May 13-18

Results of past research