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Physical Chemistry Lab
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A chemistry lab that creates functional polymer materials through molecular assembly and light.
AboutAbout the lab
Creating functional polymer materials through molecular assembly and light
The Aoki Lab studies functional polymer materials, with organic and polymer materials, molecular assembly, and light as its keywords.
Recently, the lab has focused on the large-scale synthesis and functionalization of dendrimers, which are spherical polymers, and on creating functional materials through the self-assembly of organic compounds.
The professor teaches required lecture courses in physical chemistry, as well as elective courses and graduate courses on polymer materials.
On the lab's website, the lab is introduced under the name "Aoki Lab."
Key terms
- Dendrimer
- A general term for spherical polymer compounds with a single, uniform molecular weight
- Polydiacetylene
- A π-conjugated polymer formed by the photopolymerization of diacetylene derivatives. It shows electrical conductivity and a characteristic color
- Self-assembly
- The phenomenon in which molecules come together to form a molecular assembly. A wide variety of assembled structures can form depending on the molecular structure
NewsLab news
Research results published in Chemistry - An Asian Journal
Research results published in Chemistry Letters of the Chemical Society of Japan
Research results published in Materials Advances of the Royal Society of Chemistry
ResearchResearch themes
The Aoki Lab conducts research on functional polymer materials, with organic and polymer materials, molecular assembly, and light as its keywords. It is currently working in three areas: the large-scale synthesis and functionalization of dendrimers, photofunctional materials using diacetylene derivatives, and the creation of functional molecular assemblies.
*Illustrative imageLarge-scale synthesis and functionalization of dendrimers
The lab is developing simple methods for synthesizing dendrimers, which are spherical polymer compounds, in large quantities. By attaching various functional groups to their termini or encapsulating functional molecules in their internal cavities, the lab tries to create polymer materials with functions not seen before.
*Illustrative imageLight-polymerizable diacetylene materials
The lab focuses on the conductivity and color of polydiacetylene, which is formed by the photopolymerization of diacetylene derivatives. It is making materials such as patterned conductive polymers in gel films and dual-color materials using crystals that polymerize in response to two types of stimuli, light and heat. This is joint research with the Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University.
*Illustrative imageCreation of functional molecular assemblies
The lab focuses on molecular assemblies formed by self-assembly and tries to develop them into functional materials. By designing molecular structures with attention to molecular shape and intermolecular interactions, it aims to produce different assembled structures on demand and reflect them in the material's properties.
MembersFaculty
The Aoki Lab's members consist of faculty, postdocs, and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorKenichi Aoki
- Assistant ProfessorFumihiro Kawagoe
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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: “PAMAM” https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Fig-3-Polyamidoamine-PAMAM-dendrimer_fig3_ / Public domain (cropped)
- Large-scale synthesis and functionalization of dendrimers: “Supramolecular photochemistry-2” Еремин Вадим Владимирович? / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Light-polymerizable diacetylene materials: “Interference Colors from a Thin polymer Film” Tafaltens / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Creation of functional molecular assemblies: “Thin Film Interference Soap Bubble” Pksois23 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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