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Suga Lab
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The lab precisely designs polymer structures to create new functions.
AboutAbout the lab
Precisely designing polymer structures.
The Suga Lab studies how to create new functions and structures in polymer materials.
Using precision polymerization, the lab builds targeted functions into the interfaces between polymer phases.
The lab also develops techniques, such as photopolymerization, that produce complex structures by simple methods.
Key terms
- Polymer
- A large molecule made of many small molecules linked together, such as plastics and rubber
- Precision polymerization
- A synthesis method that makes polymers while finely controlling the length and arrangement of the molecules as intended
- Phase separation
- A phenomenon in which different polymers do not mix and instead separate into patterns
NewsLab news
Two students received the Best Poster Award and the Excellent Poster Award at the 1st Young Researchers Poster Session of the RadTech Study Group
Two master's students received a Best Poster Award at The 9th International Symposium on Polymer Chemistry
Two master's students received the Excellent Poster Presentation Award at the 15th CSJ Chemistry Festa 2025
A master's student received the Excellent Poster Presentation Award at the 18th Young Researchers Symposium of the Precision Network Polymer Study Group
A master's student was selected as an Outstanding Student Presenter at the Young Researchers Exchange Symposium 2025 of the Adhesion Society of Japan
ResearchResearch themes
The Suga Lab studies how to create new structures and functions in polymer materials, based on precision polymerization technology. Its work includes placing functions at phase interfaces and synthesizing polymers simply by photopolymerization.
*Illustrative imageBuilding functions into polymer interfaces
Using precision polymerization, the lab studies how to place and build targeted functions into the interfaces between polymer phases.
*Illustrative imageNanostructures controlled through reaction rate
By precisely controlling how fast a reaction proceeds, the lab studies how to create polymer nanostructures that have not existed before.
*Illustrative imageSimple polymer synthesis using light
Using photopolymerization and in-situ polymerization, the lab studies how to create complex structures by simple methods. It aims to apply this work to memory devices, optical films, and more.
MembersFaculty
- Takeo Suga
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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: “Nailoni süntees 2” Thctamm / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Building functions into polymer interfaces: “Callistemon flower” Vasil Vyagov / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Nanostructures controlled through reaction rate: “Gyroid” A7N8X / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Simple polymer synthesis using light: “Cyanotype” Jodimichelle / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (小柳津研究室): “Fabrication of nanosheet by cast film method” Botasuleimen / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (門間研究室): “Coin-cells” Gerhard H Wrodnigg / CC BY-SA 2.5 (cropped)
- Related lab (江口研究室): “Light spectrum on a wall caused by sunlight going through prism and then handmade glass” Pittigrilli / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (松方研究室): “Analcime - Kahwan Mountain, Semnan, Iran” Ivar Leidus / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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