Osaka University

Department of Macromolecular Science at Graduate School of Science,
Osaka University

News & Topics

2025

April 18, 2025
The technologies developed in our laboratory are being implemented in society.That was introduced to the Chem-Station.
March 7, 2025
Yunpeng Qian received "Poster Awards" at Eco-materials Symposium.
March 3, 2025
Joka Yuta's work on Preparation of Citric Acid-Modified Cellulose Composites and Elucidation of Their Toughening Mechanism was accepted in ACS Applied Polymer Materials.
February 19, 2025
Yusei Matsumura's work on Light Stimuli-Responsive Degradable and Tough Polymeric Materials with Movable Crosslinks was accepted in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.
January 8, 2025
A specially-appointed assistant professor Ryohei Ikura has been promoted to Nara Institute of Science and Technology.

2024

January 8, 2025
A specially-appointed assistant professor Ryohei Ikura has been promoted to Nara Institute of Science and Technology.
December 3, 2024
Yusei Matsumura received "The Excellence Award in English Presentation" at the 35th Elastomer Discussion Meeting.
November 26, 2024
Qian Yunpeng's work on Design of Functional and Stable Adhesion Systems using Reversible and Movable Crosslinked Materials was accepted in Polymer Journal.
November 5, 2024
Kenji Yamaoka's work on Viscoelastic Behavior for Optimizing the Self-Healing of Gels was selected in Rising Stars in Polymer Science 2024.
October 31, 2024
Liu Jiaxiong and Ryohei Ikura's work on Enzymatic reactions of poly(ester)s-poly(urethane) with movable cross-links was introduced in , Yomiuri Shinbun,Kagaku Shinbun,in web newspaper sites,Graduate School of Science Topic,EurekAlert!,AlphaGalileo,Asia Research News,Phys.org, Mirage News,Nikkei Biotec,Nikkei Shinbun,Nikkan Kougyou Shinbun,Science Japan English version ,Science Japan Chinese version.
October 30, 2024
Enzymatic reactions of poly(ester)s-poly(urethane) with movable cross-links was press released.
October 23, 2024
Naoki Yamashita and Ryohei Ikura's work on Self-healing properties of organic-inorganic hybrids with reversible crosslinks was selected as cover art in the Journal of Polymer Chemistry
October 16, 2024
Cyclodextrin-related art materials were posted.
September 26, 2024
Naoki Yamashita and Ryohei Ikura's work on Self-healing properties of organic-inorganic hybrids with reversible crosslinks was accepted in the Journal of Polymer Chemistry
September 24, 2024
Liu Jiaxiong and Ryohei Ikura's work on Enzymatic reactions of poly(ester)s-poly(urethane) with movable cross-links was accepted in the Journal of Chem
September 19, 2024
Ryohei Ikura received an "Poster Awards" at the 40th Cyclodextrin Symposium.
September 11, 2024
Yuyang Ding and Ryohei Ikura's work on Recyclable Adhesion Systems using Movable Crosslinked Materials was accepted in the Journal of ACS Macro Letters
August 2, 2024
Koki Nishida and Ryohei Ikura's work on Movable cross-linked Hydrogels with hydrophobic Cyclodextrin was accepted in the Journal of Macromolecules
June 18, 2024
Yuta Kameya received the "GSC Poster Award" at the 13th JACI/GSC Symposium 2024.
June 10, 2024
Kenji Yamaoka's work on Viscoelastic Behavior for Optimizing the Self-Healing of Gels was accepted in the Journal of Polym. J.
May 16, 2024
Kenji Yamaoka received the "SRJ Best Presentation Award" at the 51th Annual meeting of the Society of Rheology, Japan.
April 1, 2024
Sho Kosaba and Ryohei Ikura's work on Recyclabe Adhesion Systems using Movable Crosslinked Materials was accepted in the Journal of ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
April 1, 2024
New members were updated.
January 25, 2024
Qian Yunpeng and Ryohei Ikura's work on Stable Adhesion Systems using Movable Crosslinked Materials was selected as cover art in the Journal of ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

2023

Docember 8, 2023
Takuma Wada and Kenji Yamaoka's work on Citric Acid-Modified Cellulose Composite Polymeric Materials with Both Tough and Sustainable Enhancement was selected as cover art in the Journal of ACS Applied Polymer Materials
Docember 8, 2023
Qian Yunpeng and Ryohei Ikura's work on Stable Adhesion Systems using Movable Crosslinked Materials was accepted in the Journal of ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
November 6, 2023
Takuma Wada and Kenji Yamaoka's work on Citric Acid-Modified Cellulose Composite Polymeric Materials with Both Tough and Sustainable Enhancement was accepted in the Journal of ACS Applied Polymer Materials
November 6, 2023
Naoki Yamashita and Kenji Yamaoka's work on Organic-inorganic hybrids with introducing movable and reversible crosslinks was accepted in the Journal of Soft Matter
October 24, 2023
Zhou Xin and Ryohei Ikura's work on Photoresponsive polyurethane was accepted in the Journal of Aggregate
October 11, 2023
Kota Kajimoto and Ryohei Ikura's work on Stress-strain sensor using ketjenblack composite with movable cross-links was selected as cover art in the Journal of ACS Polymers Au
August 24, 2023
Kota Kajimoto and Ryohei Ikura's work on Stress-strain sensor using ketjenblack composite with movable cross-links was accepted in the Journal of ACS Polymers Au
August 13, 2023
Yuki Shimizu and Junsu Park's work on Water Content-Dependent Switching of the Bending Behavior of Photoresponsive Hydrogels was accepted in the Journal of Gels
July 26, 2023
Junsu Park's work on Leaf-Inspired Supramolecular Gas Sensors was accepted in the Journal of ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces.
July 3, 2023
Yuki Asaki and Junsu Park's work on Cellulose-containing polymer composites with three components was accepted in the Journal of Macromolecules.
June 16, 2023
Daishi Yoshida and Junsu Park's work on Poly(dimethylsilloxane) with movable cross-links was accepted in the Journal of Polym. Chem.
May 22, 2023
Yusaku Kawai and Junsu Park's work on Hybridizing a dual-cross network and a linear glassy polymer was accepted in the Journal of Macromolecules.
March 30, 2023
New members were updated.
March 30, 2023
Ding Yuyang and Junsu Park's work on polystyrene-based materials reinforced by cyclic polyphenylene sulfide was accepted in the Journal of Macromolecules.
March 20, 2023
Junsu Park received an "SPSJ Award for the Outstanding Paper in Polymer Journal sponsored by ZEON".
March 9, 2023
The Conference presentation was updated.
January 17, 2023
Hiroki Tamura and Junsu Park's work on Self-Healable and Conductive Hydrogel Coatings was accepted in the Journal of Chem. Lett..

2022

December 17, 2022
Our D2 student Yoshida's work on Self-Healable Poly(dimethyl siloxane) Elastomers was accepted in the Journal of Chem. Lett..
December 1, 2022
Our D2 student Yoshida received an "Excellent Poster Awards" at the 31th Polymer Material Forum.
October 14, 2022
Matsuda mami's work on Stimulus-Responsive Nanofibers as Switchable 3D Microenvironments for Cells was accepted in the Journal of Polymers.
October 3, 2022
Junsu Park's work on Water Content and Guest Size Dictate the Mechanical Property of Hydrogel was accepted in the Journal of RSC Adv.
August 30, 2022
Our D3 student Subaru konishi's work on Supramolecular Hydrogels with Fast and Slow Relaxation Modes was accepted in the Journal of Soft Matter.
August 1, 2022
Junsu Park's work on Water Content and Guest Size Dictate the Mechanical Property of Hydrogel was accepted in the Journal of Polymer Chemistry.
July 11, 2022
Junsu Park's work on Syndiotactic Polystyrene Composites with Acetylated Cyclodextrin was accepted in the Journal of Polymer Chemistry.
June 16, 2022
Junsu Park received an "GSC Poster Award" at the 11th JACI/GSC Symposium 2022.
June 6, 2022
Our D2 student Changming Jin's work on Supramolecular Nylon-Based Actuators was accepted in the Journal of Soft Matter.
May 12, 2022
Junsu Park's work on Supramolecular Nylon-Based Actuators was accepted in the Journal of Polymer journal.
March 10, 2022
Ikura Ryohei's work on Knitted Dissimilar Polymeric Materials with Movable Cross-Links was accepted in the Journal of Molecular Systems Design & Engineering.
February 15, 2022
Matsuda mami's work on Dynamic regulation of adhesion contact and morphology of myoblasts was accepted in the Journal of ACS Applied Polymer Materials.
January 7, 2022
New members were updated.

2021

November 30, 2021
Master Tsuchiya's work on Cellulose Nanofiber Composite Polymeric Materials was accepted in the Journal of ACS Applied Polymer Materials.
November 18, 2021
The Conference presentation was updated.
November 3, 2021
Ryohei Ikura's work on Design of Self-Healing and Self-Restoring Materials was accepted in the Journal of NPG Asia Materials.
October 15, 2021
Yusaku Kawai's work on Preparation of Dual Cross-Network Polymers was accepted in the Journal of NPG Asia Materials.
October 12, 2021
Our D2 student Subaru Konishi received an "Excellent Poster Awards" at the 70th Polymer Conference.
September 3, 2021
Our D3 student Ryohei Ikura received an "Excellent Presentation Awards" at the 37th Cyclodextrin Symposium.
August 31, 2021
Chiharu Ueda's work on Behavior of Supramolecular Cross-Links was accepted in the Journal of Supramolecular Materials.
July 20, 2021
Our M1 student YuKi Asaki received an "Excellent Poster Awards" at the 67th Polymer Research Symposium.
June 23, 2021
Our M1 student YuKi Asaki received an "Excellent Poster Awards" at the 70th SPSJ Annual Meeting.
May 31, 2021
Subaru Konishi and Ryohei Ikura's work on Polymeric Materials with Reversible Bonds was published in the Journal of The Technical Information Institute.
May 1, 2021
New members were updated.
March 24, 2021
Our B4 student YuKi Asaki graduated from the Faculty of Science, Osaka University with excellent results, and received an "Osaka University Faculty of Science Award".
March 9, 2021
Doctor Sekine's work on Material Adhesion through Direct Covalent Bond Formation was accepted in the Journal of ACS Applied Polymer Materials.

2020

December 9, 2020
A collaborative research group of our university and the other university succeeded in producing a recyclable supramolecular material that self-repairs at high speed, and was featured in the news at home and abroad.
26-Aug. EurekAlert! and AlphaGalileo
01-Sep. TV TOKYO NEWS
11-Sep. The Chemical Daily
December 4, 2020
Daichi Yoshida's work on Preparation and Activity of Ruthenium Catalyst based on β-Cyclodextrin for Ring-Opening Metathesis was accepted in the Journal of Tetrahedron Letters.
November 27, 2020
Our D1 student Subaru Konishi received an "Excellent Poster Presentation Awards" at the 10th CSJ Festa 2020.
November 27, 2020
Our M2 student Yusaku Kawai received an "Excellent Poster Presentation Awards" at the 10th CSJ Festa 2020.
October 9, 2020
Our M2 student Yusaku Kawai received an "Excellent Poster Awards" at the 69th Polymer Conference.
October 2, 2020
Subaru Konishi's work on Design and mechanical properties of supramolecular polymeric materials was accepted in the Journal of Polymer Chemistry.
September 9, 2020
Our D3 student Junsu Park received a "Publicity Award of the Public Relations Committee of the Society of Polymer Science" at the 69th Polymer Conference.
September 1, 2020
Hinako Tsuchiya's work on Supramolecular biocomposite hydrogels was accepted in the Journal of Biomacromolecules.
August 28, 2020
The Conference presentation was updated.
August 26, 2020
Junsu Park's work on Extremely Rapid Self-healable and Recyclable Supramolecular Materials appeared in the 2 overseas news sites "EurekAlert!" and "AlphaGalileo".
August 10, 2020
Junsu Park's work on Trends and Approaches on Self-healable Polymeric Materials was published in the Journal of The Imaging Society of Japan.
July 30, 2020
Junsu Park's work on Extremely Rapid Self-healable and Recyclable Supramolecular Materials was accepted in the Journal of Advanced Materials.
June 22, 2020
Changming Jin's work on Self-Healing Thermoplastic Polyurethane was publisheded in the Journal of Polymers.
May 29, 2020
Kento Ito's work on Photoresponsive Polymeric Actuator was accepted in the Journal of European Polymer Journal.
May 29, 2020
Junsu Park's work on Reinforced Polystyrene through Host-guest Interactions was accepted in the Journal of European Polymer Journal.
April 23, 2020
Ryohei Ikura's work on Hydrophilic Polymeric Materials with Movable Cross-Linkers was published in the Journal of Chemical Communications.
April 23, 2020
Doctor Garry Sinawang's manuscript describing Supramolecular Self-Healing Materials is currently featured on the backcover of Chemical Communications.
The backcover of Polymer
April 10, 2020
Nanami Okano's manuscript describing Bulk Copolymerization of Host-Guest Monomers is currently featured on the cover of ACS Applied Polymer Materials.
The cover of ACS Applied Polymer Materials
April 3, 2020
Doctor Garry Sinawang's work on Biofunctional Hydrogels was accepted in the Journal of Polymer Journal.
April 3, 2020
Hikaru Aramoto's work on Redox-Responsive Supramolecular Polymeric Networks was accepted in the Journal of Chemical Science.
The backcover of Chem. Sci.
April 3, 2020
New members were updated.
February 5, 2020
New members were updated.
February 5, 2020
The Conference presentation was updated.
February 5, 2020
Doctor Motofumi Osaki's work on the X-ray analysis of CD Crystal Structures was published in the Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry.

2019

2018

November 12, 2018
Original papers updated.
October 30, 2018
Original papers updated.
October 23, 2018
Conference Presentation updated.
October 12, 2018
Conference Presentation updated.
October 11, 2018
Members updated.
September 5, 2018
Conference Presentation updated.
August 24, 2018
Conference Presentation updated.
August 20, 2018
Original papers updated.
August 17, 2018
Original papers updated.
July 27, 2018
English language website launched.
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