RESEARCH

Research Units

Nano-Organics and Nano-Hybrids

Our research unit at the IROAST focuses on functional nano-objects composed of organics, inorganics and hybrids, which include self-assemblies, nano-particles, nano-catalyst, graphene oxide, quantum dots, and inorganic/organic hybrids. Currently 8 members including 4 visiting professors of IROAST from France, Spain, United States and China join the research unit. The international collaborative projects regarding basic and advanced chemistry on nano-organics and nano-hybrids are initiated and carried out by each member, and their targets are widely distributed across highly diverse fields.

Nano-Organics and Nano-Hybrids

Unit members

  • Japan
    Hirotaka IHARA Website

    Professor Emeritus
    Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Kumamoto University

    Japan
  • Japan
    Unit coordinator
    Makoto TAKAFUJI Website

    Professor
    Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Kumamoto University

    Japan
  • France
    Reiko ODA Website

    Research Director
    CBMN (UMR5248), CNRS-Université de Bordeaux
    ＊IROAST Visiting Professor

    France
  • Spain
    Josep-Lluis BARONA-VILAR Website

    Professor
    Instituto de Historia de la Medicina y de la Ciencia López Piñero (IHMC), Universidad de Valencia
    ＊IROAST Visiting Professor

    Spain
  • China/ Cananda
    Zhenghe XU Website

    Dean
    College of Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen
    Teck Professor
    Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton
    ＊IROAST Visiting Professor

    China/ Cananda
  • Japan
    Yutaka KUWAHARA

    Assistant Professor
    Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Kumamoto University

    Japan
  • USA
    Etsuko FUJITA Website

    Senior Scientist Emeritus
    Chemistry Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory
    ＊IROAST Visiting Professor

    USA
  • Japan/ France
    Nanami HANO

    JSPS Overseas Research Fellow
    Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Kumamoto University
    Université de Bordeaux

    Japan/ France

Achievements

Publications

From FY2021 Report

  • Lanthanide ion-doped silica nanohelix: a helical inorganic network acts as a chiral source for metal ions
    T. Harada, H. Yanagita, N. Ryu, Y. Okazaki, Y. Kuwahara, M. Takafuji, S. Nagaoka, H. Ihara, R. Oda
    Chemical Communications (RSC), Vol. 57, pp. 4392-4395, 2021.　*Internationally collaborated paper by IROAST Visiting Professor and their host professor
  • Hetero-network hydrogels crosslinked with silica nanoparticles  for strategic control of thermal responsive property
    M. Maria Rahman, Md. A. Alam, H. Ihara, M. Takafuji
    Soft Matter (RSC), Vol. 17, pp. 4615-4622, 2021.
  • Efficient removal of methylene blue dye from an aqueous solution using silica nanoparticle crosslinked acrylamide hybrid hydrogels
    M. Maria Rahman, J, A. Foisal, H. Ihara, M. Takafuji
    New Journal of Chemistry (RSC), Vol. 45, pp. 20107-20119, 2021.
  • Thermally stable high-contrast iridescent structural colours from silica colloidal crystal doped with monodisperse spherical black carbon particles as maverick
    K. Nakamae, N. Hano, H. Ihara, M. Takafuji
    Materials Advances (RSC), Vol. 2, pp. 5935-5941, 2021.
  • Efficient extraction of quaternary ammonium alkaloids based on π-conjugated polymer coated porous silica adsorbent
    H. Yu, P. Jin, F. Zhu, M. Takafuji, H. Ihara, L. Nie, H. Liu
    Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 426, 131061, 2021.
  • Supramolecular assembly of glutamide attached terpyridine-lanthanide complex with enhanced chirality and high fluorescence quantum yield
    N. Sultana, T. Kawahara, Y. Kuwahara, H. Ihara, M. Takafuji
    Chemical Physics Letters, Vol. 781, 138968, 2021.
  • Temperature depending bioelectrocatalysis current of multicopper oxidase from a hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrobaculum aerophilum
    M. Tominaga, S. Nakao, M. Takafuji, E. Takamura, S. Suye, T. Satomura.
    Electrochemistry Communications, Vol. 125, 106982, 2021.
  • A molecular shape recognitive HPLC stationary phase based on a highly ordered amphiphilic glutamide molecular gel
    N. Kawamoto, Y. Hu, Y. Kuwahara, H. Ihara, M. Takafuji
    Nanomaterials, Vol. 11(6), 1574, 2021.
  • Selectivity enhancement for the separation of shape-constrained isomers by particle size-derived molecular ordering and density in reversed-phase liquid chromatography
    A. K. Mallik, H. Noguchi, M. M. Rahman, M. Takafuji, H. Ihara
    Separation Science Plus, Vol. 4, pp. 296–304, 2021.
  • Remarkable enhancement of thermal stability of epoxy resin through the incorporation of mesoporous silica micro-filler
    F. Yeasmin, A. K. Mallik, A. H. Chisty, F. N.Robel, Md. Shahruzzaman, P. Haque, M. M. Rahman, N. Hano, M. Takafuji, H. Ihara
    Heylon, Vol. 7, e05959, 2021.
  • Enantioselective self-assembled nanofibrillar network with glutamide-based organogelator
    N. Nagatomo, H. Oishi, Y. Kuwahara, M. Takafuji, R. Oda, T. Hamada, H. Ihara
    Nanomaterials, Vol. 11(6), 1376, 2021. *Internationally collaborated paper by IROAST Visiting Professor and their host professor
  • Jute cellulose nanocrystal/poly(N,N-dimethylacrylamide-co-3-methacryloxypropyl trimethoxysilane) hydrogel for removing a cationic dye from aqueous solution by ionic interaction
    M. Shahruzzaman, S. Hossain, S. F. Kabir, Md. S. Rahman, S. Sultana, A. K. Mallik, P. Haque, M. Takafuji, M. M. Rahman.
    Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices, Vol. 6,  pp. 254-263, 2021.
  • Preparation of porous carbon nanomaterials and their application in sample preparation: A review
    Y. Wang, J. Chen, H. Ihara, M. Guan, H. Qiu
    Trends in Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 143, 116421, 2021.
  • Advanced Mg-Al-Ca alloys with combined properties of high thermal conductivity, high mechanical strength and non-flammability
    Y. Kawamura, S. Inoue, K. Ougi, M. Takafuji, H. Ihara, T. Kiguchi, D. S. Shih
    Materials Transaction, Vol. 63 (2), 118-127, 2022.
  • Adsorption isotherm and kinetics of methylene blue on gamma radiation assisted starch/acrylic acid/4-styrenesulfonic acid sodium salt hydrogel
    Z. Hasan, S. Afroz, K. Nipa, M. S. Rahaman, S. M. M. Hasnine, T. Ahmed, S. Sultana, M. Takafuji, M. A. Alam
    Polymer-Plastics Technology and Materials, Vol. 61, 306-324, 2022.
  • Selective reflection enhancement by controlling of surface-layering structure of inorganic nanoparticles on polymer microspheres
    N. Hano, N. Ryu, S. Nagaoka, H. Ihara, M. Takafuji
    Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, Vol. 637, 128188, 2022.
  • Chemical redox-induced chiroptical switching of supramolecular assemblies of viologens
    Y. Kuwahara, M. Ito, T. Iwamoto, M. Takafuji, H. Ihara, N. Ryu and T. Mani
    RSC Advances, Vol. 12, pp.2019-2025, 2022.

From FY2020 Report

  • Polymer encapsulation and stabilization of molecular gel-based chiroptical information for strong, tunable circularly polarized luminescence film.
    Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Vol.8, pp.8732-8735, 2020. H. Oishi, S. Mashima, Y. Kuwahara, M. Takafuji, K. Yoshida, R. Oda, H. Qiu, H. Ihara
  • Extreme enhancement of secondary chirality through coordination-driven steric changes of terpyridyl ligand in glutamide-based molecular gels.
    RSC Advances, Vol.10, pp. 29627-29632, 2020. M. Takafuji, T. Kawahara, N. Sultana, N. Ryu, K. Yoshida, Y. Kuwahara, R. Oda, H. Ihara
  • Chirality induction on non-chiral dye-linked polysilsesquioxane in nanohelical structures.
    Chemical Communications, Vol.56, pp.7241-7244, 2020. N. Ryu, T. Kawaguchi, H. Yanagita, Y. Okazaki, T. Buffeteau, K. Yoshida, T. Shirosaki, S. Nagaoka, M. Takafuji, H. Ihara, R. Oda
  • Fabrication of carbon-like, π-conjugated organic layer on a nano-porous silica surface.
    Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, 1882, 2020. H. Noguchi, M. Sultana, N. Hano, Y. Kuwahara, M. Takafuji, S. Nagaoka, H. Qiu, H. Ihara
  • Multi-chiro-informative system created by a porphyrin-functionalized chiral molecular assembly.
    Chemistry Letters, Vol.49, pp.368-371, 2020. S. Mashima, N. Ryu, Y. Kuwahara, M. Takafuji, H. Jintoku, R. Oda, H. Ihara
  • Calcium ion mediated rapid wound healing by nano-ZnO doped calcium phosphate-chitosan-alginate biocomposites.
    Materialia, Vol. 13, 100839, 2020. M. A. Rahman, M. S. Islam, P. Haque, M. N Khan, M. Takafuji, M. Begum, G. W. Chowdhury, M. Khan, M. M. Rahman
  • Preparation of novel chitosan/poly (ethylene glycol)/ZnO bionanocomposite for wound healing application: Effect of gentamicin loading.
    Materialia, Vol. 12, 100785, 2020. R. A. Masud, M. S. Islam, P. Haque, M. N. I. Khan, M. Shahruzzaman, M. Khan, M. Takafuji, M. M. Rahma
  • Spherical filler-promoting thermally conductive pathway in graphite-containing polymer composites for high heat radiation.
    Journal of Polymer Science, Vol.58, pp.607-615, 2020. M. Takafuji, N. Kawamoto, N. Hano, K. Sasahara, S. Nagaoka, H. Ihara
  • Supercritical CO2–subcritical H2O system: A green reactive separation medium for selective conversion of glucose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural.
    Journal of Supercritical Fluids, Vol 168, 105079-105090, 2021. R. Inoue, JKC N. Agutaya, A. T. Quitain, M. Sasaki, M. J. Cocero, T. Kida
  • Metal-Free Synthesis of HMF from Glucose Using the Supercritical CO2–Subcritical H2O–Isopropanol System.
    Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., Vol 59, 16527-16538, 2020. J. K. C. N. Agutaya, R. Inoue, S. S. V. Tsie, A. T. Quitain, J. de la Peña-García, H. Perez-Sanchez, M. Sasaki, T. Kida
  • Synergizing Sulfonated Hydrothermal Carbon and Microwave Irradiation for Intensified Esterification Reaction,
    ACS Omega, 5, 23542-23548 (2020). L. Tumkot, A. T. Quitain, P. Boonnoun, N. Laosiripojana, T. Kida, A. Shotipruk
  • Green synthesis of sulfonated organosilane functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes and its catalytic activity for one-pot conversion of high free fatty acid seed oil to biodiesel,
    Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol 275, 123146, 2020. MC Macawile, AT Quitain, T Kida, R Tan, J Auresenia
Grants

From FY2021 Report
Applied (Under reviewing)

  • FY 2022–2023: KAKEN, Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory), JSPS, PI: Takafuji
  • FY 2022–2024: Bilateral Joint Research Projects with France (Open Partnership), JSPS, PI: Takafuji
  • FY 2022–2024: Bilateral Joint Research Projects with Turkey, JSPS, PI: Takafuji
  • FY 2022–2024: KAKEN, Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists, JSPS, PI: Hano
  • FY 2022: Follow-up Services for International Students who studied in Japan (from UD), JASSO, Supervisor: Takafuji
  • FY 2022: MIF Fellow (from KTMU), Matsumae International Foundation, Host researcher: Takafuji
  • FY 2022–2024: KAKEN, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), JSPS, PI: T. Shirosaki, Co-PI: Takafuji

Accepted (On-going project)

  • FY 2021–2024: KAKEN, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), JSPS, PI: Takafuji, Co-PI: N. Hano, S. Nagaoka, 13,700,000 yen.
  • FY 2020–2022: KAKEN, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), JSPS, PI: Ihara, Co-PI: M. Takafuji, S. Nagaoka, 13,700,000 yen.
  • FY 2020–2022: KAKEN, Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory), JSPS, PI: Ihara, Co-PI: Y. Kuwahara, S. Nagaoka, 5,000,000 yen.
  • FY 2020–2022: KAKEN, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), JSPS, PI: Kuwahara, Co-PI: H. Ihara, N. Ryu, 3,300,000 yen.
  • FY 2020–2022: KAKEN, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), JSPS, PI: N. Ryu, Co-PI: Takafuji, 3,400,000 yen.
  • FY 2020–2022: KAKEN, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), JSPS, PI: K. Nishiyama, Co-PI: Takafuji, S. Yoshimoto, 3,400,000 yen.
  • FY 2020–2021: Bilateral Joint Research Projects with Lithuania, JSPS, PI: Ihara, 5,000,000 yen.
  • FY 2019–2021: KAKEN, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), JSPS, PI: T. Shirosaki, Co-PI: Takafuji, N. Ryu, 3,500,000 yen.
  • FY 2018–2020 (extend to 2021): Bilateral Joint Research Projects with Spain (Open Partnership), JSPS, PI: Takafuji, 5,000,000 yen.
  • FY 2017–2021 (extend to 2022): KAKEN, Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research (B)), JSPS, PI: Takafuji, Co-PI: H. Ihara, N. Ryu, N. Hano, 13,800,000 yen.

From FY2020 Report

  • FY 2017 - 2021: KAKEN, Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research (B)), JSPS, PI: M. Takafuji, Co-PI: H. Ihara, N. Ryu, 13,800,000 yen.
  • FY 2020 - 2022: KAKEN, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), JSPS, PI: H. Ihara, Co-PI: M. Takafuji, S. Nagaoka, 13,700,000 yen.
  • FY 2020 - 2022: KAKEN, Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory), JSPS, PI: H. Ihara, Co-PI: Y. Kuwahara, S. Nagaoka, 5,000,000 yen.
  • FY 2020 - 2022: KAKEN, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), JSPS, PI: Y. Kuwahara, Co-PI: H. Ihara, N. Ryu, 3,300,000 yen.
  • FY 2019 - 2021: KAKEN, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), JSPS, PI: T. Shirosaki, Co-PI: M. Takafuji, N. Ryu, 3,500,000 yen.
  • FY 2020 - 2022: KAKEN, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), JSPS, PI: N. Ryu, Co-PI: M. Takafuji, 3,400,000 yen
  • FY 2020 - 2022: KAKEN, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), JSPS, PI: K. Nishiyama, Co-PI: M. Takafuji, S. Yoshimoto, 3,400,000 yen.
  • FY 2018 - 2020: Open Partnership Joint Research Projects with Spain, JSPS, PI: M. Takafuji, 5,000,000 yen.
  • FY 2020 - 2021: Bilateral Joint Research Projects with Lithuania, JSPS, PI: H. Ihara, 5,000,000 yen.
  • FY 2018 - 2020: KAKEN Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), JSPS, PI: A. T.  Quitain, 3,400,000 yen.
  • FY 2018 - 2021: KAKEN Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research, Fostering Joint International Research, JSPS, PI: A. T. Quitain, 11,700,000 yen.
  • FY 2019 - 2020: KAKEN Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Exploratory Research), JSPS, PI: T. Kida, 5,000,000 yen.
  • FY 2019 - 2021: Open Partnership Joint Research Projects with Malaysia, JSPS, PI: A. Quitain, 4,000,000 yen.
  • FY 2019 - 2021: e-ASIA Joint Research Project with Thai, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam and Myanmar, JST, PI: A. Quitain, Co-I: T. Kida, 27,000,000 yen

 

Application & acquisition status of industrial property rights

Patent Acquisition: Malaysian Patent Office
Patent Number: MY-178358-A
Date of Grant/Publication: 9 October 2020
Title: Natural Low Transition Temperature Mixtures (LTTMs) and Processes for Making the Same
Inventors: Suzana Yusup, Yoshimitsu Uemura, Armando T. Quitain, Mitsuru Sasaki, Tetsuya Kida, Yiin Chung Loong

 

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