YASUI TomokiAssistant Professor
- Laboratory
- Laboratory of Transformational Soft Matter
- Research Theme
- Characterization of Novel Hydrogels with Superb function
- Research Keywords
Hydrogels, Functional gels, Biomimetics, Mechanical properties
Overview of Research
Gels are soft materials containing a large amount of solvent, which show solid-like behavior. Not only artificial gels, organisms can be considered as gels. The artificial gels are suitable for model materials to understand the function of organisms because we can easily control various parameters of artificial gels. To understand life phenomena via the development of functional gels, we are investigating fabrication of bio-mimetic gels and mechanical property control of gels.
Charge
- School of Science:
Biological Science course (Macromolecular Functions), Core Laboratories - Graduate School of Life Science:
Division of Soft Matter, Soft Matter Materials Science
Message
Our laboratory is pursuing the wonders of gels. Why don’t you join us in pursuing the fun of gels, where you can actually touch and experience the wonders of gels?
Representative Publications
T. Yasui, Y. Zheng, T. Nakajima, E. Kamio, H. Matsuyama, J. P. Gong, “Rate-independent self-healing double network hydrogels using a thixotropic sacrificial network”, Macromolecules, 55 (21), 9547-9557 (2022).
T. Yasui, E. Kamio, H. Matsuyama, “Inorganic/organic nanocomposite ion gels with well dispersed secondary silica nanoparticles”, RSC advances, 10 (24), 14451-14457 (2020).
T. Yasui, S. Fujinami, T. Hoshino, E. Kamio, H. Matsuyama, “Energy dissipation via the internal fracture of the silica particle network in inorganic/organic double network ion gels”, Soft Matter, 16 (9), 2363-2370 (2020).
T. Yasui, E. Kamio, H. Matsuyama, “Tough and stretchable inorganic/organic double network ion gel containing gemini-type ionic liquid as a multiple hydrogen bond cross-linker”, RSC advances, 9 (21), 11870- 11876 (2019).
T. Yasui, E. Kamio, H. Matsuyama, “Inorganic/organic double-network ion gels with partially developed silica-particle network”, Langmuir, 34 (36), 10622-10633 (2018).
E. Kamio, T. Yasui, Y. Iida, J. P. Gong, H. Matsuyama, “Inorganic/Organic Double-Network Gels Containing Ionic Liquids”, Advanced Materials, 29 (47), 1704118 (2017).
Note
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– Time: Anytime during the lecture period
– Place: Frontier-AMLS, 2F
Please contact in advance by E-mail.
E-mail: tyasui[at]sci.hokudai.ac.jp
Affiliation
- Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Department of Advanced Transdisciplinary Sciences, Soft & Wet Matter Science
- Frontier Research Center for Advanced Material and Life Science, Global Collaboration Unit, Soft Matter Collaborative Research Unit