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Bioresource Chemistry Lab
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The lab draws out new functions from the nanostructures of polysaccharides derived from forests.
AboutAbout the lab
Discovering and using new functions from the structures that form life
The Bioresource Chemistry Lab studies the precise nanostructures of forest-derived polysaccharides and the interfacial functions that arise from them.
Using structural information on natural polysaccharides as a guide, the lab works on creating biomedical functions and developing cosmetic and agricultural materials.
The lab has a Biomedical Group and a Cosmetics and Agriculture Group, and a Frontier Group is in the planning stage.
On the lab's website, the lab is also introduced under the name 'Kitaoka Lab.'
Key terms
- Cellulose
- The substance that forms the framework of tree cell walls; one of the structural polysaccharides
- Nanofibers
- Ultrafine fibers with a thickness on the nanometer scale. Here it refers to fibers of polysaccharides such as cellulose
- Culture substrate
- A material used as a base when culturing cells or tissues
NewsLab news
A master's student received the Young Poster Award at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Cellulose Society of Japan
A master's student received the Young Researcher Excellent Presentation Award (poster category) at the 93rd Pulp and Paper Research Conference
A master's student received the Outstanding Poster Presentation Award at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Society of Fiber Science and Technology, Japan
The book Cellulose Nanomaterials (co-authored, with contributed chapters) has been published
The Japanese-language 'Encyclopedia of Cellulose', co-edited and partly written by Professor Kitaoka, has been published
ResearchResearch themes
The lab focuses on the precise nanostructures of forest-derived polysaccharides and the interfacial functions that arise from them, aiming to discover and use new functions. The Biomedical Group and the Cosmetics and Agriculture Group pursue the creation of biomedical functions and the development of cosmetic and agricultural materials.
*Illustrative imageMaterials for regenerative medicine and immune control
The lab regards the nanofiber form of natural structural polysaccharides, and the interfacial structure of regularly arranged sugar chains, as functions that act on living systems. It works on developing culture substrates for cells and tissues and active emulsions, which are challenges in regenerative medicine and immune control.
*Illustrative imageNanomaterials for cosmetics and agriculture
Focusing on properties of cellulose such as its ultrafine nanofiber form, structural regularity, and self-assembled crystals, the lab explores new functions of nanomaterials that make use of regular interfacial structures. It works on cosmetics, agricultural materials, and composites with lignin.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Bioresource Chemistry Lab consist of faculty, technical staff, technical assistants, and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorTakuya Kitaoka
- Assistant ProfessorMayumi Hatakeyama
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Polydextrose” Rojadar / CC0 (cropped)
- Materials for regenerative medicine and immune control: “Regenerative-Medicine-Stem-Cells-Tissue-Engineering-Biomaterials” Umargani Jamal Mohamed / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Nanomaterials for cosmetics and agriculture: “Farmers-1” CNisansala / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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