Recent Pubulication

• T. Moriga, N. Aoyama, K. Tanaka,
  "Development of a Polyurethane Sealing Gasket with Excellent Sealing and Opening Properties",
  Polym. J. 47(5), 400-407 (2015).
• Y. Oda, D. Kawaguchi, T. Hirata, N. L. Yamada, S. Kanaoka, S. Aoshima, K. Tanaka,
  "Density Profiles of Well-defined Poly(methyl 2-propenyl ether) (PMPE) Near Water Interface",
  Macromol. Sympo. 350(1), 99-104 (2015).
• T. Hirata, H. Matsuno, D. Kawaguchi, T. Hirai, N. L. Yamada, M. Tanaka, K. Tanaka,
  "Effect of Local Chain Dynamics on a Bio-inert Interface",
  Langmuir 31(12), 3661-3667 (2015)
• Y. Ogata, D. Kawaguchi, K. Tanaka,
  "An Effect of Molecular Motion on Carrier Formation in a Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Film",
  Sci. Rep. 5, 8436 (2015).
• H. Matsuno, T. Ohta, A. Shundo, Y. Fukunaga, K. Tanaka,
  "Simple Surface Treatment of Cell-Culture Scaffolds with Ultrafine Bubble Water",
  Langmuir 30(50), 15238-15243 (2015).
• C. Zhang, Y. Oda, D. Kawaguchi, S. Kanaoka, S. Aoshima, K. Tanaka,
  "Dynamic-driven Surface Segregation of a Hydrophilic Component in Diblock Copolymer Films",
  Chem. Lett. 44(2), 166-168 (2015).
• D. Kawaguchi, Y. Tateishi, K. Tanaka,
  "Time-resolved fluorescence analysis for dye-labeled polystyrene in thin films",
  J. Non-Cryst. Solids 407(1), 284-287 (2015).
• K. Matsumoto, A. Shundo, M. Ohno, S. Fujita, K. Saruhashi, N. Miyachi, K. Miyajib, K. Tanaka,
  "Modulation of physical properties of supramolecular hydrogels based on a hydrophobic core",
  Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 17(3), 2192-2198 (2015).
• A. Shundo, Y. Hoshino, T. Higuchi, Y. Matsumoto, D. P. Penaloza Jr, K. Matsumoto, M. Ohno, K. Miyaji, M. Goto, K. Tanaka,
  "Facile microcapsule fabrication by spray deposition of a supramolecular hydrogel",
  RSC Advances 4(68), 36097-36100 (2014).
• T. Hirai, S. Osumi, H. Ogawa, T. Hayakawa, A. Takahara, K. Tanaka,
  "Precise Synthesis and Surface Wettability of a Polymer with Liquid Crystalline Side Chains",
  Macromolecules 47(15), 4901-4907 (2014).
• A. Horinouchi, N. L. Yamada, K. Tanaka,
  "Aggregation States of Polystyrene at Nonsolvent Interfaces",
  Langmuir 30(22), 6565-6570 (2014).
• J. Zhan, H. Matsuno, H. Masunaga, H. Ogawa, K. Tanaka,
  "Green solid films with tunable mechanical properties made from deoxyribonucleic acid",
  NPG Asia Mater. 6(1), e92 (2014).
• Y. Oda, A. Horinouchi, D. Kawaguchi, H. Matsuno, S. Kanaoka, S. Aoshima, K. Tanaka,
  "Effect of Side-Chain Carbonyl Groups on the Interface of Vinyl Polymers with Water",
  Langmuir 30(5), 1215-1219 (2014).
• Y. Ogata, D. Kawaguchi, N. L. Yamada, K. Tanaka,
  "Multistep Thickening of Nafion Thin Films in Water",
  ACS Macro Lett. 2(10), 856-859 (2013).
• S. Shimomura, H. Matsuno, K. Tanaka,
  "Effect of Mechanical Instability of Polymer Scaffolds on Cell Adhesion",
  Langmuir 29(35), 11087-11092 (2013).
• A. Shundo, K. Hori, D. P. Penaloza Jr., K. Yoshihiro, M. Annaka, K. Tanaka,
  "Nonsolvents-induced swelling of poly(methyl methacrylate) nanoparticles",
  Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 15(39), 16574-16578 (2013).
• A. Shundo, K. Hori, T. Ikeda, N. Kimizuka, K. Tanaka,
  "Design of a dynamic polymer interface for chiral discrimination",
  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 135(28), 10282-10285 (2013).
• A. Horinouchi, K. Tanaka,
  "An effect of stereoregularity on the structure of poly(methyl methacrylate) at air and water interfaces",
  RSC Advances 3(24), 9446-9452 (2013).
• D. P. Penaloza Jr., A. Shundo, K. Matsumoto, M. Ohno, K. Miyaji, M. Goto, K. Tanaka,
  "Spatial heterogeneity in the sol-gel transition of a supramolecular system",
  Soft Matter 9(21), 5166-5172 (2013).
• 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).
• H. Tsuruta, Y. Ikinaga, Y. Fujii, K. Tanaka,
  "A Simple Approach for Surface Hardening of Polystyrene",
  Appl. Surf. Sci. 264(1), 589-592 (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).

Invited Lecture

• Effect of Mechanical Instability at Polymer Surface on Cell Adhesion
  Keiji Tanaka, Shinichiro Shimomura, Hisao Matsuno
  The 8th International Conference on Materials Science and Technology (MSAT-8), Thailand, December 15-16
• The Hierarchical Heterogeneity of Supramolecular Hydrogels
  Keiji Tanaka, Yuji Matsumoto, David P. Penaloza Jr., Keigo Matsumoto, Masashi Ohno, Katsuaki Miyaji, Nobutomo Tsuruzoe, Masahiro Goto, Atsuomi Shundo
  2014 Taiwan-Japan Bilateral Polymer Symposium (TJBPS2014), Taiwan, November 19-22
• Aggregation States of Polymers at Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Solid Interfaces
  Manabu Inutsuka, Ayanobu Horinouchi, Keiji Tanaka
  2014 Taiwan-Japan Bilateral Polymer Symposium (TJBPS2014), Taiwan, November 19-22
• Physical Properties of Polymer Solids: from Bulk to Surface
  Keiji Tanaka
  9th Joint Conference on Chemistry, Indonesia, November 12-13
• The Hierarchical Heterogeneity of Soft Materials
  Keiji Tanaka, Yuji Matsumoto, David P. Penaloza Jr., Keigo Matsumoto, Masashi Ohno, Katsuaki Miyaji, Nobutomo Tsuruzoe, Masahiro Goto, Atsuomi Shundo
  Korea-Japan Joint Polymer Symposium(KJJS2014), Korea, October 29-31
• The Spatial Heterogeneity of Soft Materials
  Keiji Tanaka
  JOINT EMLG - JMLG ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Italy, September 7-12
• Water Sorption Behavior of Polyelectrolyte Thin Films
  Daisuke Kawaguchi
  XXIII International Materials Research Congress 2014（IMRC 2014）, Mexico, August 17-21
• Aggregation States of Polymers at Non-solvent Interfaces by Neutron Reflectivity
  Keiji Tanaka, Daisuke Kawaguchi, Norifumi L. Yamada
  The 2nd International Symposium on Science at J-PARC (J-PARC 2014), Tsukuba, July 12-15
• Local Conformation of Polymer Chains at Interfaces
  Keiji Tanaka
  MACRO 2014, Thailand, July 6-11
• Structure and Dynamics of a Highly Bio‐inert Polymer at Water Interface
  Keiji Tanaka
  The 11th International Symposium on Polymer Physics (PP'2014), China, June 8-12
• Aggregation States of Poly(methyl 2-Propenyl Ether) at Water Interface
  Yukari Oda, Ayanobu Horinouchi, Daisuke Kawaguchi, Norifumi L. Yamada, Shokyoku Kanaoka, Sadahito Aoshima, Keiji Tanaka
  International Symposium on Advanced Polymeric Materials 2014 (ISAPM 2014), Malaysia, May 14-15

Conference Presentation

• Three-Step Water Sorption of Thin Nafion Films
  Daisuke Kawaguchi, Yudai Ogata, Norifumi L. Yamada, Keiji Tanaka
  APS March meeting 2015, San Antonio, March 2-6
• Carrier Formation and Molecular Motion of Poly(3-hexylthiophene) in Films
  Yudai Ogata, Daisuke Kawaguchi, Keiji Tanaka
  The 10th SPSJ International Polymer Conference (IPC 2014), Tsukuba, December 2-5
• Aggregation States and Dynamics of Bio-inert Polymer at Water Interface
  Hisao Matsuno, Toyoaki Hirata, Daisuke Kawaguchi, Tomoyasu Hirai, Norifumi L. Yamada, Masaru Tanaka, Keiji Tanaka
  The 10th SPSJ International Polymer Conference (IPC 2014), Tsukuba, December 2-5
• Design of Poly(vinyl ether)s for Control of their Interfacial Structures and Blood-Compatibility
  Yukari Oda, Cui Zhang, Hisao Matsuno, Norifumi, L. Yamada, Shokyoku Kanaoka, Sadahito Aoshima, Keiji Tanaka
  The 10th SPSJ International Polymer Conference (IPC 2014), Tsukuba, December 2-5
• Spatial Heterogeneity in Repeated Cycle of Sol-gel Transition of Molecular Assembled Systems
  Yuji Matsumoto, Atsuomi Shundo, Keigo Matsumoto, Masashi Ohno, Katsuaki Miyaji, Nobutomo Tsuruzoe, Masahiro Goto, Keiji Tanaka
  The 10th SPSJ International Polymer Conference (IPC 2014), Tsukuba, December 2-5
• Aggregation Structure and Photodynamics in Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Fiber Mat
  Xiaotong Zhou, Yudai Ogata, Daisuke Kawaguchi, Keiji Tanaka
  The 10th SPSJ International Polymer Conference (IPC 2014), Tsukuba, December 2-5
• Glass Transition Temperature Measurement of Epoxy Resin Using Rare-earth Complex As a Fluorescence Probe
  Mika Aoki, Daisuke Kawaguchi, Ayanobu Horinouchi, Tatsuya Ganbe, Nobuyuki Sekine, Kenji Okamoto, Keiji Tanaka
  Taiwan-Japan Bilateral Polymer Symposium, Taiwan, November 19-22
• An Influence of Thermal Molecular Motion on Carrier Dynamics in a Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Film
  Yudai Ogata, Daisuke Kawaguchi, Keiji Tanaka
  Taiwan-Japan Bilateral Polymer Symposium, Taiwan, November 19-22
• Spatial Heterogeneity in Gelation Process of Molecular-Assembled Systems
  Atsuomi Shundo, David P. Penaloza Jr., Keigo Matsumoto, Masashi Ohno, Katsuaki Miyaji, Nobutomo Tsuruzoe, Masahiro Goto, Keiji Tanaka
  PN&G2014, Tokyo, November 10-14
• Thermal Molecular Motion and Electric Conductivity of Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/Poly(styrenesulfonate)
  Yoshikazu Kamimura, Daisuke Kawaguchi, Keiji Tanaka
  Korea-Japan Joint Symposium 2014, Korea, October 29- November 1
• Enantioselectivity of Chiral Polymer Films Based on Dynamic Interface
  Atsuomi Shundo, Koichiro Hori, Nobuo Kimizuka, Keiji Tanaka
  International Symposium on Fiber Science and Technology 2014, Tokyo, September 28- October 1
• Design of Water Interfaces with Well-defined Vinyl Polymers
  Yukari Oda, Ayanobu Horinouchi, Toyoaki Hirata, Daisuke Kawaguchi, Norifumi L. Yamada, Shokyoku Kanaoka, Sadahito Aoshima, Keiji Tanaka
  International Symposium on Fiber Science and Technology 2014, Tokyo, September 28- October 1
• Cell Adhesion on Polymer Scaffolds with 2D-Pattern of Mechanical Properties
  Shinichiro Shimomura, Hisao Matsuno, Yohei Kinoshita, Satoshi Fujimura, Keiji Tanaka
  International Symposium on Fiber Science and Technology 2014, Tokyo, September 28- October 1
• Characterization of Crystalline/Amorphous Interfaces in Isotactic Polypropylene Films
  Kentaro Yamamoto, Daisuke Kawaguchi, Keiji Tanaka
  International Symposium on Fiber Science and Technology 2014, Tokyo, September 28- October 1
• Density Profiles of Poly(methyl 2-propenyl ether) near Water Interface
  Yukari Oda, Daisuke Kawaguchi, Norifumi L. Yamada, Shokyoku Kanaoka, Sadahito Aoshima, Keiji Tanaka
  The IUMRS International Conference in Asia 2014, Fukuoka, August 24-30
• Water Sorption Behavior of Nafion Thin Films
  Yudai Ogata, Daisuke Kawaguchi, Norifumi Yamada, Keiji Tanaka
  The IUMRS International Conference in Asia 2014, Fukuoka, August 24-30
• Reversibility of Sol-gel Transition of a Peptide-based Hydrogel
  Yuji Matsumoto, Atsuomi Shundo, Keigo Matsumoto, Masashi Ohno, Katsuaki Miyaji, Masahiro Goto, Keiji Tanaka
  The IUMRS International Conference in Asia 2014, Fukuoka, August 24-30
• Aggregation States of Poly(methyl 2-Propenyl Ether) at Water Interface
  Yukari Oda, Ayanobu Horinouchi, Toyoaki Hirata, Daisuke Kawaguchi, Norifumi L. Yamada, Shokyoku Kanaoka, Sadahito Aoshima, Keiji Tanaka
  Macro2014, Thailand, July 6-11
• Multistep Swelling Behavior of Nafion Thin Films in Water
  Yudai Ogata, Daisuke Kawaguchi, Norifumi L. Yamada, Keiji Tanaka
  Macro2014, Thailand, July 6-11
• Reversibility of Sol-to-gel Transition of a Supramolecular System
  Yuji Matsumoto, Atsuomi Shundo, Keigo Matsumoto, Masashi Ohno, Katsuaki Miyaji, Nobutomo Tsuruzoe, Masahiro Goto, Keiji Tanaka
  Macro2014, Thailand, July 6-11
• Design of Vinyl Polymer/water Interface -an Effect of Side-chain Carbonyl Groups-
  Yukari Oda, Ayanobu Horinouchi, Toyoaki Hirata, Daisuke Kawaguchi, Norifumi L. Yamada, Shokyoku Kanaoka, Sadahito Aoshima, Keiji Tanaka
  第63回高分子学会年次大会, 名古屋, 5月28-30日
• Enhanced Cell Adhesion on Poly(lactic Acid) Surface Modified with Titanium
  Arisa Yamamoto, Hisao Matsuno, Keiji Tanaka
  第63回高分子学会年次大会, 名古屋, 5月28-30日

Results of past research