Faculty Guidance  Department Guidance  Laboratory Guidance  Staff Index  Research Institute   TOP > Laboratory Guidance > Polymer Chemistry Laboratory The goal of our research group is to fabricate a macromolecular organization which has novel and highly fascinating functions. For this purpose, the living system, which includes exquisite molecular (and/or molecular assembly) structures and versatile bio-functions, would be a good model. For example, in biomembranes consisting of lipids and macromolecules such as membrane proteins, those components work separately and/or cooperatively with each other and consequently play an important role in accomplishing biomembrane functions. Mimicking such bio-systems at the molecular level by the use of artificial macromolecules must play a key element not only in revealing the mechanism of bio-functions but also in developing useful macro- molecular devices having a high-energy efficiency. To achieve these objects, we design and fabricate a macromolecular organization system, in particular, preparing its component molecules and characterizing their assembling properties. Main projects proceeding at present are as follows: 1. Self-organized nano-materials from sequential peptides. 2. Biomolecular devices prepared by hybridization of an artificial membrane with a biopolymer. 3. Supra-molecular architecture and its molecular responsiveness due to highly oriented nature of structures. 4. Construction of hybrid monolayers and Langmuir-Blodgett films and their molecular recognition. 5. Effective energy transaction via functional polymeric molecular films. Nobuyuki HIGASHI Professor TEL : +81-774-65-6622 FAX : +81-774-65-6844   Email : nhigashi   Office : SC-422 Tomoyuki KOGA Associate Professor TEL : +81-774-65-6621 FAX : +81-774-65-6844   Email : tkoga   Office : SC-421 Takahiro MATSUMOTO Laboratory Lecturer TEL : +81-774-65-6644 FAX : +81-774-65-6844   Office : SC-415 · Peptide nano-assembly · Biopolymer · Supra-molecular architecture · Molecular recognition · Biopolymer device · Self-assembled polymer membrane · Two-dimensional polymer assembly · Artificial thin film hybrid SC-412, SC-413, SC-414, SC-415, SC-416, SC-417   | CONTACT US |