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Biomimetic Chemistry Lab
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The lab is a polymer chemistry lab that studies the properties of polyelectrolytes, gels, and more.
AboutAbout the lab
Studying how polymers assemble and how gels behave.
The Biomimetic Chemistry Lab works in polymer chemistry, listing polyelectrolytes, nanoparticles, and stimuli-responsive gels as research keywords.
In the college's list of research fields and faculty, Assistant Professor Kazuyoshi Ogawa is listed under the "Biomimetic Chemistry" field of the Applied Life Chemistry Course.
Assistant Professor Ogawa's research field is given as biochemical engineering in the university's faculty introduction and as polymer chemistry in the researcher directory.
Key terms
- Polyelectrolyte
- A polymer that becomes electrically charged when dissolved in water. Some are positively charged (cationic) and others negatively charged (anionic).
- Nanogel
- Particles of gel (a soft polymer network containing water) on the nanometer scale.
- Aggregation
- Fine particles dispersed in water sticking together to form larger clumps.
ResearchResearch themes
Building on polymer chemistry, the lab lists the synthesis and characterization of polyelectrolyte complexes and polyelectrolyte nanogels as its research topics. In recent years, it has also been involved in collaborative research on the aggregation of colloidal particles and on the revegetation of abandoned mine sites.
*Illustrative imagePolyelectrolyte complexes
The lab lists research on polyelectrolyte complexes as a research topic. Recent publications include the thermodynamics of complex formation between poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) and polyacrylic acid.
*Illustrative imageSynthesis and characterization of nanogels
The lab lists the synthesis of polyelectrolyte nanogels and the characterization of their properties as a research topic.
*Illustrative imageAggregation of colloidal particles
There is a joint publication investigating the effect of humic substances when negatively charged particles aggregate using a cationic polymer flocculant.
*Illustrative imageSoil and revegetation of abandoned mine sites
The lab works with Professor Keiko Yamaji and others on research into revegetation technology that uses native plants and indigenous microorganisms at abandoned mine sites. Recent publications include the water characteristics of soil at a mine tailings deposit.
MembersFaculty
- Assistant ProfessorKazuyoshi Ogawa
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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: “Chemistry laboratory2” Cjp24 / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Polyelectrolyte complexes: “Liquid paraffin in beaker” Original uploader was Chemik10 at pl.wikipedia / CC BY-SA 2.5 (cropped)
- Synthesis and characterization of nanogels: “Superabsorber Hydrogel KSG 2917 pK” Petra Klawikowski / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Aggregation of colloidal particles: “The coagulation and filtration processes at a drinking water treatment plant. ( )” USEPA Environmental-Protection-Agency / Public domain (cropped)
- Soil and revegetation of abandoned mine sites: “Land Reclamation Cabello Coal Mine” Peabody Energy, Inc. / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Bioprocess Engineering Lab): “Penicillin bioreactor” Matt Brown / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Wood-Based Materials Engineering Lab): “Roasted Figured Maple Guitar Neck Blanks” Stephen Ondich / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Microbial Functions and Applications Lab): “Compound Microscope Image” Ajay Kumar Chaurasiya / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Vegetable and Floriculture Lab): “Plant tissue culture of Violces” 22Kartika / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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