Staff

YOSHIKAWA ChiakiVisiting Associate Professor

Laboratory
Laboratory of Frontier Biomaterials Science
Research Theme
Development of novel polymer materials that can precisely control biological functions
Research Keywords

Living radical polymerzation, polymer brush, nanofiber, biointerface, biomaterials

Overview of Research

Our goal is to create novel polymeric biomaterials by well-defined structures using living radical polymerizations. Specifically, we are conducting fundamental research on optimization of polymerizations, control of polymer structures, and elucidation of the correlation between structures and functions to develop sophisticated biomaterials that can precisely control biological functions.

Charge

  • School of Science:
    No
  • Graduate School of Life Science:
    Division of Life Science, Transdisciplinary Life Science Course, Frontier Biomaterials Science (Inter-field Cooperation with NIMS)

Message

My group is seeking someone enthusiastic and talented to undertake a PhD developing novel polymeric biomaterials.

Representative Publications

Yoshikawa, C.;.Takagi, R.; Nakaji-Hirabayashi, T.; Ochi, T.; Kawamura, Y.; Thissen, H. Marine antifouling coatings based on durable bottlebrush polymers. ACS Applied Mate. Inter. 2022, 14, 32497-32509.　

Yoshikawa, C.; Sakakibara, K.;Nonsuwan, P.; Shobo, M.; Xida, Y.; Matsumura, K.; Cellular Flocculation Driven by Concentrated Polymer Brush-Modified Cellulose Nanofibers with Different Surface Charges. Biomacromolecules 2022, 23, 3186-3197.

Nonsuwan, P.; Nishijima, N.; Sakakibara, K.; Nakaj-Hirabayashi, T.; Yoshikawa, C. Concentrated Polymer Brush-Modified Cellulose Nanofibers Promote Chondrogenic Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Controlling Self-Assembly J. Mater. Chem. B 10(14), 2444-2453, 2022.

Yoshikawa, C.; Sakakibara, S.; Nonsuwan, P.; Yamazaki, T.; Tsujii, Y. “Nonbiofouling Coatings Using Bottlebrushes with Concentrated Polymer Brush Architecture“ Biomacromolecules, 22, 6, 2505–2514, 2021.　

Yoshikawa, C.; Nakaji-Hirabayashi, T.; Nishijima, N.; Nonsuwan, P.; Toh, R-J.; Kowalczyk, W.; Thissen, H. Ultra-low fouling photocrosslinked coatings for the selective capture of cells expressing CD44. Mate Sci Eng C,120, 111630, 2021.

Note

Profile on NIMS SAMURAI database
(https://samurai.nims.go.jp/profiles/yoshikawa_chiaki?locale=en)             

Laboratory HP
(https://www.nims.go.jp/group/frontierbiomaterials/en)

Affiliation

  • National Institute for Materials Science