Hokkaido University Group
Makoto Demura Ph.D./Director
Professor
Division of Functional Life Sciences, Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University
Research keywords:
Biomembrane, Biomaterials, Biomimicry, NMR
Jian Ping Gong, Ph.D./Group Leader
Professor
Division of Advanced Transdisciplinary Sciences, Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University
Research keywords:
Soft Matter, Polymer Gels, Tough Soft Materials, Fracture, Lubrication, Friction, Adhesion, Biomaterials, Artificial Cartilage, Cell Scaffold, Regenerative Medicine
*The following members are listed in alphabetical order.
Tomoyasu Aizawa, Ph.D.
Professor
Division of Advanced Transdisciplinary Sciences, Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University
Research keywords:
Protein Science, Structural Biology, Protein Engineering, NMR, Innate Immunity, Antimicrobial Peptide, Cytokine
Hisashi Haga, Ph.D.
Professor
Division of Advanced Transdisciplinary Sciences, Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University
Research keywords:
Cell Dynamics, Soft Culture Substrate, Collective Migration, Morphogenesis, Cancer Metastasis
Tsutomu Indei, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Frontier Research Center for Advanced Material and Life Science, Soft Matter Collaborative Research Unit, Division of Advanced Transdisciplinary Sciences, Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University
Research keywords:
Theoretical Physics for Condensed Soft Matter, Polymer Rheology, Associating Polymer, Microrheology
Seiichiro Ishihara, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Division of Advanced Transdisciplinary Sciences, Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University
Research keywords:
Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Mechanobiology
KATSUYAMA Yoshinori, Ph.D.
Academic-Specialist
Frontier Research Center for Advanced Material and Life Science, Soft Matter Collaborative Research Unit, Hokkaido University
Takashi Kikukawa, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Division of Functional Life Sciences, Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University
Research keywords:
Membrane Protein, Microbial Rhodopsin, Ion Pump, Photosensor, Flash Photolysis
Daniel R. King, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Division of Advanced Transdisciplinary Sciences, Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University
Research keywords:
Biomaterials, Tough Hydrogels, Hydrogel Composites, Adhesion, Fracture
Hiroyuki Kumeta, Ph.D.
Academic-Specialist
Frontier Research Center for Advanced Material and Life Science, Advanced NMR Facility, Hokkaido University
Research keywords:
NMR, Protein Structure
Takayuki Kurokawa, Ph.D.
Professor
Division of Advanced Transdisciplinary Sciences, Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University
Research keywords:
Hydrogel, Gel Interface
Xian Li, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Frontier Research Center for Advanced Material and Life Science, Soft Matter Collaborative Research Unit, Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University
Research keywords:
Gels, Self-Assembly, Mechanics
Tasuku Nakajima, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Division of Advanced Transdisciplinary Sciences, Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University
Research keywords:
Gels, Self-Assembly, Mechanics
Takayuki Nonoyama, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Division of Advanced Transdisciplinary Sciences, Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University
Research keywords:
Hydrogels, Biomineralization, Soft Ceramics, Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Materials, Osteointegration, Hydroxyapatite, Biomaterials, Bioceramics, Polypeptides, Molecular Self-Assembly
Takashi Tsukamoto, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Division of Functional Life Sciences, Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University
Research keywords:
Membrane Protein, Microbial Rhodopsin, Ion Pump, Ion Channel, Spectroscopy
Kazunori Yasuda, M. D., Ph.D.
Visiting Professor
Division of Advanced Transdisciplinary Sciences, Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University
Research keywords:
Biomechanics, Biomaterials, Joint surgery, Cartilage regeneration, Ligament reconstruction
France Group
Costantino Creton, Ph.D./ Group Leader
Vice President Research of the ESPCI Paris-PSL
ESPCI Paris-PSL
Research keywords:
Adhesion, Fracture, Gels, Elastomers,
Dynamic Bonds, Soft Materials
*The following members are listed in alphabetical order.
Anke Lindner, Ph.D.
Professor
Paris University, Complex suspensions group, PMMH-ESPCI Paris
Research keywords:
Complex Fluids, Active Matter, Microfluidics, Rheology, Fluid-structure Interactions
Cécile Monteux, Ph.D.
Professor
Laboratory Soft Matter Science and Engineering, ESPCI Paris-PSL
Research keywords:
Emulsions, Foams, Encapsulation, Adsorption Dynamics, Interfacial Rheology, Polymers, Collloids
Alba Marcellan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry, Sorbonne University
Research keywords:
Macromolecular Design, Fracture, Adhesion, Damage Mechanisms, Physical (reversible) Interactions, Polymer Fibers
Tetsuharu Narita, Ph.D.
CNRS Research Associate
CNRS, ESPCI Paris
Research keywords:
Hydrogel, Nonlinear Rheology, Microrheology, Light Scattering
Thomas Salez, Ph.D.
CNRS Research Associate
Aquitaine Waves and Matter Laboratory (LOMA), University of Bordeaux and CNRS
Research keywords:
Liquids at Interfaces, Glass Transition, Polymers
U.S. Group
Michael Rubinstein, Ph.D. /Group Leader
Professor
Departments of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry and Physics, Duke University
Research keywords:
Polymer Physics, Soft Matter, Polymer Dynamics, Polymer Networks, Polymer Gels, Viscoelasticity
Stephen Craig, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Chemistry, Duke University
Research keywords:
Polymers, Networks, Mechanochemistry
Jan Genzer, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University
Research keywords:
Polymer Surfaces & Interfaces, Surface Patterning, Surface-initiated Polymerization, Polymer Brushes, Silicone Gels, Hydrogels, Responsive Materials, Biofouling
Wei Hong, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology
Research keywords:
Continuum Mechanics, Fracture, Multiphysics Modeling, Soft Composites, Structures and Materials
Chung-Yuen Hui, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University
Research keywords:
Fracture Mechanics of Soft Materials, Adhesion and Contact Mechanics, Surface Constitutive Behavior of Soft Solids and Mechanical Behavior of Soft Composites