(Kyosei 8) Polymer Chemistry Lab (formerly Energy Conversion Materials Chemistry Lab)

AboutAbout the lab

Designing new materials from the molecule up.

The Polymer Chemistry Lab develops materials ranging from low-molecular-weight compounds to polymers, based on the mechanisms by which unusual functions such as optical, electronic, and biological ones arise.
The lab makes materials that selectively adsorb rare earth elements and other targets, materials for medical diagnostics, and materials for electronics.
It also works on materials that combine rotaxanes with polymers, and on polymer materials that make use of supramolecular interactions.
Building a circular system that turns waste plastic into fertilizer is another of the lab's research themes.

ResearchResearch themes

The lab develops materials ranging from low-molecular-weight compounds to polymers, based on the mechanisms by which unusual functions such as optical, electronic, and biological ones arise. Its main research themes include selective adsorption of rare earth elements, medical diagnostics, electronics, rotaxanes, and the recycling of waste plastic.

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