Recent Pubulication

• Y. Ogata, D. Kawaguchi, K. Tanaka,
  "The Impact of Polymer Dynamics on Photoinduced Carrier Formation in Films of Semiconducting Polymers",
  J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 6(23), 4794-4798 (2015).
• T. Hirata, H. Matsuno, D. Kawaguchi, N. L. Yamada, M. Tanaka, K. Tanaka,
  "Construction of a Blood-​Compatible Interface Based on Surface Segregation in a Polymer Blend",
  Polymer 78, 219-224 (2015).
• M. Inutsuka, A. Horinouchi, K. Tanaka,
  "Aggregation States of Polymers at Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Solid Interfaces",
  ACS Macro Lett. 4(10), 1174-1178 (2015).
• K. Matsumoto, A. Shundo, M. Ohno, K. Saruhashi, N. Miyachi, N. Tsuruzoe, K. Tanaka,
  "Sol-​Gel Transition Accelerated by the Co-​assembly of Two Components in Supramolecular Hydrogels",
  Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 17(40), 26724-26730 (2015).
• H. Matsuno, R. Matsuyama, A. Yamamoto, K. Tanaka,
  "Enhanced Cellular Affinity for Poly(lactic acid) Surfaces Modified with Titanium Oxide",
  Polym. J. 47(7), 505-512 (2015).
• T. Hirata, H. Matsuno, D. Kawaguchi, N. L. Yamada, M. Tanaka, K. Tanaka,
  "Effect of Interfacial Structure on Bioinert Properties of Poly(2-methoxyethyl acrylate)/poly(methyl methacrylate) Blend Films in Water",
  Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 17(26), 17399-17405 (2015).
• M. Aoki, D. Kawaguchi, T. Ganbe, N.Sekine, K. Okamoto, K Tanaka,
  "Glass-transition Temperature Determination for Polymers Using Europium Complex as a Fluorescence Probe ",
  Chem. Lett. 44(5), 659-661 (2015).
• 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).
• H. Tsuruta, Y. Ikinaga, Y. Fujii, K. Tanaka,
  "A Simple Approach for Surface Hardening of Polystyrene",
  Appl. Surf. Sci. 264(1), 589-592 (2013).

Invited Lecture

• Control of Interfacial Structure and Dynamics of Vinyl Polymers for Bio-applications
  Yukari Oda
  The International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies (PACIFICHEM) 2015, Honolulu, December 15-20.
• Polymer Dynamics at Water Interface
  Keiji Tanaka
  13th Japan-Belgium Symposium on Polymer Science, Nara, November 15-18.
• Spatial Heterogeneity in Lyotropic Liquid Crystals
  Atsuomi Shundo
  Japan-Korea Joint Symposium 2015 (JKJS 2015), Kitakyushu, October 28-31.
• Effects of Interfacial Structure and Dynamics on Bio-inert Properties for a Polymer
  Hisao Matsuno
  The International Conference on Polymers and Advanced Materials (POLYMAT-2015), Huatulco, Mexico, October 18-22.
• Surface Treatment of Polymeric Cellular Scaffolds with Ultafine Bubble Water
  Hisao Matsuno, Toshiyuki Ohta, Atsuomi Shundo, Yasuo Fukunaga, and Keiji Tanaka
  International Science & Nature Congress 2015 (ISNaC2015), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September 21-23.
• Construction of Functional Polymer Interfaces
  Yukari Oda, Keiji Tanaka
  第64回高分子討論会（日韓セッション）、仙台、9月15日
• Water Sorption and Proton Conductivity in Thin Nafion Films
  Keiji Tanaka
  Japan-Taiwan Bilateral Polymer Symposium (JTBPS2015), Sapporo, September 2-6
• A Novel Design of Polymer Interfaces Based on Poly(vinyl ether)s
  Yukari Oda
  Japan-Taiwan Bilateral Polymer Symposium (JTBPS2015), Sapporo, September 2-6
• Water Sorption and Proton Conductivity in Thin Nafion Films
  K. Tanaka
  Japan-Taiwan Bilateral Polymer Symposium(JTBPS2015), September 2-6
• A Novel Design of Polymer Interfaces Based on Poly(vinyl ether)s
  Y. Oda
  Japan-Taiwan Bilateral Polymer Symposium(JTBPS2015), September 2-6
• Aggregation States of Poly(methyl methacrylate) Stereocomplex at Air and Water Interfaces
  Kazuki Sasahara, Manabu Inutsuka, Ayanobu Horinouchi, Keiji Tanaka
  XXIV International Materials Research Congress, Mexico, October 16-20
• Aggregation States of Polymers at Non-solvent Interfaces by Neutron Reflectivity
  Keiji Tanaka, Norifumi L. Yamada
  2nd Asia-Oceania Conference on Neutron Scattering (AOCNS 2015), Sydney, Australia, July 19-23.
• Importance of Precision Synthesis to Study of Polymer Interfaces
  Keiji Tanaka
  The 11th International Symposium on Ionic Polymerization (IP’15), France, July 5-10
• Structure and Dynamics of Polymers in Thin Films
  Keiji Tanaka
  M&BE8, Tokyo, June 22-24.
• A Facile Fabrication of Microcapsules by Spray Deposition of a Supramolecular Hydrogel
  Keiji Tanaka
  PPS-31, Korea, June 7-11.
• Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Deoxyribonucleic Acid Films
  Hisao Matsuno, Yuma Morimitsu, Keiji Tanaka
  ICNP - 2015, India, April 10-12
• 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

• Design of Dynamic Interface using Hyperbranched Polymers
  K. Tanaka, R. Awane, M. Inutsuka, Y. Oda, H. Matsuno, N. L. Yamada, M. Haraguchi, M. Ozawa
  The International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies (PACIFICHEM) 2015, Honolulu, December 15-20.
• Search for a Fluorescence Probe with Thermal Stability to Examine Interfacial Polymer Mobility
  M. Aoki, D. Kawaguchi, T. Ganbe, N. Sekine, K. Okamoto, and K. Tanaka
  The International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies (PACIFICHEM) 2015, Honolulu, December 15-20.
• Relationship between Mesoscopic Heterogeneity and Re-gelation Behavior of a Supramolecular Network
  Y. Matsumoto, A. Shundo, K. Matsumoto, M. Ohno, N. Tsuruzoe, M. Goto, K. Tanaka
  The International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies (PACIFICHEM) 2015, Honolulu, December 15-20.
• Mechanical Properties of Bulk Films of Deoxyribonucleic Acid Solid with Chemical/Physical Cross-linking
  Y. Morimitsu, H. Matsuno, and K. Tanaka
  The International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies (PACIFICHEM) 2015, Honolulu, December 15-20.
• Interfacial Structure of Poly(methyl methacrylate) Stereocomplex
  K. Sasahara, M. Inutsuka, A. Horinouchi, and K. Tanaka
  The International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies (PACIFICHEM) 2015, Honolulu, December 15-20.
• Cellular behavior on polymer scaffolds with 2D-pattern of mechanical properties
  S. Shimomura, K. Sanada, H. Matsuno, Y. Kinoshita, S. Fujimura, and K. Tanaka
  The International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies (PACIFICHEM) 2015, Honolulu, December 15-20.
• Regulation of Cellular Behaviors on Synthetic Polymers by a Simple Surface Treatment with Ultrafine Bubble Water
  H. Matsuno, T. Ohta, R. Matsuyama, A. Shundo, Y. Fukunaga, K. Tanaka
  2015 Pusan-Gyeongnam/Kyushu-Seibu Joint Symposium on High Polymers (17th) and Fibers (15th) (2015PGKS), Busan, Korea, November 12‒14.
• Spatial Heterogeneity in A Graphene Oxide-based Liquid Crystal
  A. Shundo, K. Hori, D. P. Penaloza Jr., K. E. Lee, S.-O. Kim, K. Tanaka
  2015 Pusan-Gyeongnam/Kyushu-Seibu Joint Symposium on High Polymers (17th) and Fibers (15th) (2015PGKS), Busan, Korea, November 12‒14.
• Time Evolution of Heterogeneity in An Epoxy System during Curing Reaction
  M. Aoki, A. Shundo, K. Tanaka
  2015 Pusan-Gyeongnam/Kyushu-Seibu Joint Symposium on High Polymers (17th) and Fibers (15th) (2015PGKS), Busan, Korea, November 12‒14.
• Local Conformation and Dynamics of Polyisoprene at Substrate Interfaces
  S. Sugimoto, M. Inutsuka, K. Tanaka
  2015 Pusan-Gyeongnam/Kyushu-Seibu Joint Symposium on High Polymers (17th) and Fibers (15th) (2015PGKS), Busan, Korea, November 12‒14.
• Carrier Dynamics in Stretched Thin Films of Poly(3-hexylthiophene)
  X. Zhou, Y. Ogata, D. Kawaguchi, K. Tanaka
  2015 Pusan-Gyeongnam/Kyushu-Seibu Joint Symposium on High Polymers (17th) and Fibers (15th) (2015PGKS), Busan, Korea, November 12‒14.
• Mechanical Properties of Chemical Cross-Linked Deoxyribonucleic Acid Films
  Y. Morimitsu, H. Matsuno, K. Tanaka
  2015 Pusan-Gyeongnam/Kyushu-Seibu Joint Symposium on High Polymers (17th) and Fibers (15th) (2015PGKS), Busan, Korea, November 12‒14.
• Glass Transition Temperature of Poly(methacrylate)s at Solid Interface
  J. H. Sim, K. Yoshihiro, D. Kawaguchi, and K. Tanaka
  Japan-Korea Joint Symposium 2015 (JKJS 2015), Kitakyushu, October 28-31.
• Tensile Properties and Aggregation States of Solid Films of Cross-linked Deoxyribonucleic Acids
  Y. Morimitsu, H. Matsuno, and K. Tanaka
  Japan-Korea Joint Symposium 2015 (JKJS 2015), Kitakyushu, October 28-31.
• Construction of Bio-inert Poly(vinyl ether) Hydrogel Films and Their Swelling Behaviors in Water
  N. Itagaki, Y. Oda, H. Matsuno, and K. Tanaka
  Japan-Korea Joint Symposium 2015 (JKJS 2015), Kitakyushu, October 28-31.
• Fibroblast Attachment on Surface-Modified Polymer Scaffolds
  R. Matsuyama, H. Matsuno, N. L. Yamada, and K. Tanaka
  Japan-Korea Joint Symposium 2015 (JKJS 2015), Kitakyushu, October 28-31.
• Aggregation States of Poly(methyl methacrylate) Stereocomplex at Interfaces
  K. Sasahara, A. Horinouchi, M. Imutsuka, and K. Tanaka
  Japan-Korea Joint Symposium 2015 (JKJS 2015), Kitakyushu, October 28-31.
• Photo-carrier formation dynamics in stretched poly(3-hexylthiophene) films
  〇X. Zhou, D. Kawaguchi, K. Tanaka
  The 11th International Conference on Advanced Polymers via Macromolecular Engineering (APME 2015), Yokohama, October 18-22.
• Design and Construction of Bio-inert Hydrogel Thin Films with Poly(vinyl ether)s
  〇N. Itagaki, Y. Oda, H. Matsuno. K. Tanaka
  The 11th International Conference on Advanced Polymers via Macromolecular Engineering (APME 2015), Yokohama, October 18-22.
• Aggregation States and Mechanical Properties of Cross-linked Deoxyribonucleic Acid Solid Films
  ○Y. Morimitsu, H. Matsuno, K. Tanaka
  The 11th International Conference on Advanced Polymers via Macromolecular Engineering (APME 2015), Yokohama, October 18-22.
• Synthesis of Comb-Shaped Poly(vinyl ether)s and Their Surface Segregation Behaviors
  S. Sugimoto, Y. Oda, K. Tanaka
  Japan-Taiwan Bilateral Polymer Symposium (JTBPS2015), Sapporo, September 2-6
• An Effect of Plasma Treatment on Aggregation States of Polystyrene Surface
  R. Matsuyama, H. Matsuno, N. L. Yamada, K. Tanaka
  Japan-Taiwan Bilateral Polymer Symposium (JTBPS2015), Sapporo, September 2-6
• Multi-Step Swelling of Thin Nafion Films Studied by Neutron and Optical Reflectivity
  Y. Ogata, D. Kawaguchi, N. L. Yamada, and K. Tanaka
  2nd Asia-Oceania Conference on Neutron Scattering (AOCNS 2015), Sydney, Australia, July 19-23.
• Swelling Kinetics and Structure of Thin Poly(methyl methacrylate) Films in Methanol-Water Mixture Studied by Optical and Neutron Reflectivity
  K. Hori, A. Horinouchi, D. Kawaguchi, E. B. Watkins, N. L. Yamada, K. Tanaka
  2nd Asia-Oceania Conference on Neutron Scattering (AOCNS 2015), Sydney, Australia, July 19-23.
• Interfacial Aggregation Structure of a Bio-inert Polymer Blend in Water
  T. Hirata, H. Matsuno, D. Kawaguchi, T. Hirai, N. L. Yamada, M. Tanaka, and K. Tanaka
  2nd Asia-Oceania Conference on Neutron Scattering (AOCNS 2015), Sydney, Australia, July 19-23.
• Design of Blood-Compatible Polymers by Precision Synthesis
  Y. Oda, C. Zhang, D. Kawaguchi, H. Matsuno, N. L. Yamada, S. Kanaoka, S. Aoshima, and K. Tanaka
  IP' 15 - International Symposium on Ionic Polymerization, France, July 5-10
• Construction of Poly(vinyl ether) Hydrogel Thin Films
  N. Itagaki, Y. Oda, and K. Tanaka
  IP' 15 - International Symposium on Ionic Polymerization, France, July 5-10
• An Effect of Thermal Molecular Motion on Carrier Formation Kinetics in a Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Film
  Y. Ogata, D. Kawaguchi, and K. Tanaka
  31st International Conference of the POLYMER PROCESSING SOCIETY, Korea, June 7-11
• Impact of Interfacial Dynamics on the Bio-inert Polymer
  T. Hirata, H. Matsuno, D. Kawaguchi, T. Hirai , N. L. Yamada , M. Tanaka, and K. Tanaka
  31st International Conference of the POLYMER PROCESSING SOCIETY, Korea, June 7-11

Results of past research