About the Research
Research Theme
Development of materials functions by mutual inspiration of gels and chemical reactions
Keyword
Polymer Physics, Functional gels, Mechanochemistry
Research Outline
I am developing special chemical reactions in a gel as a special reaction field, and functionalization and toughening of the gel material by the developped chemical reaction. As an example, I have created muscle-iike self-growing material which increases their strength and size in response to mechanical stimuli.
Representative Research Achievements
- Mechanoresponsive Self-growing Hydrogels Inspired by Muscle Training
T. Matsuda, R. Kawakami, R. Namba, T. Nakajima, J. P. Gong
Science, 2019, 363, 504-508
DOI: 10.1126/science.aau9533 - Hydrophobic Hydrogels with Fruit‐Like Structure and Functions
H. Guo, T. Nakajima, D. Hourdet, A. Marcellan, C. Creton, W. Hong, T. Kurokawa, J. P. Gong
Adv. Mater., 2019, 31, 1900702
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201900702 - Network Elasticity of a Model Hydrogel as a Function of Swelling Ratio: From Shrinking to Extreme Swelling State
K.-I. Hoshino, T. Nakajima, T. Matsuda, T. Sakai, J. P. Gong
Soft Matter, 2018, 14, 9693-9701
DOI: 10.1039/C8SM01854E - Phase Separation-Induced Anomalous Stiffening, Toughening, and Self-healing of Polyacrylamide Gels
K. Sato, T. Nakajima, T. Hisamatsu, T. Nonoyama, T. Kurokawa, J. P. Gong
Adv. Mater., 2015, 27, 6990-6998
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201502967 - A Universal Molecular Stent Method to Toughen any Hydrogels Based on Double Network Concept
T. Nakajima, H. Sato, Y. Zhao, S. Kawahara, T. Kurokawa, K. Sugahara, J. P. Gong
Adv. Funct. Mater., 2012, 22, 4426-4432
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201200809