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Nano-Interface Physical Properties Lab

Kaoru Tamada, Professor

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The lab explores biosensing using nanoparticle self-assembly and the light of plasmons.

The Nano-Interface Physical Properties Lab studies how molecules and nanoparticles can be self-assembled into materials with new functions, and applies them to biosensing. In particular, it investigates broadly plasmon resonance, an optical phenomenon that occurs at the interfaces between metals and organic materials. A recent topic is the “plasmonic nanosheet,” which makes use of the property that silver nanoparticles spontaneously form two-dimensional crystals at the air-water interface. On the lab’s website, it is presented under the name “Tamada-Okamoto Lab.”

#Plasmonic nanosheets #Biosensing #Self-assembly

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Reaction and Property Theory Lab

Yoshihito Shiota, Associate Professor

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The lab uses quantum chemical calculations to uncover how catalysts and enzymes drive reactions.

The Reaction and Property Theory Lab (Shiota Lab) investigates the electronic structure of molecules and the mechanisms of chemical reactions through theoretical quantum chemical calculations, without conducting experiments. The lab believes that reactions driven by enzymes and catalysts rely on a 'mechanism' based on the movement of electrons and on spin states, and aims to uncover it and use it to design new reactions. The lab regards calculation not as a machine that produces answers but as a tool for thinking. Members carry out research by putting into words how to choose models and what to investigate next, and organizing these points together.

#Quantum chemistry #Catalytic reactions #Enzymatic reactions

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Molecular Materials Chemistry Lab

Osamu Sato, Professor

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The lab creates metal complexes that respond to light and heat and controls properties such as magnetism.

The Molecular Materials Chemistry Lab (Sato Lab) studies metal complexes that respond to external stimuli such as light and heat. Its work centers on developing new materials whose magnetism can be switched by stimuli such as light and electricity, including the discovery of a material that becomes a magnet when irradiated with light. From synthesizing new molecules to evaluating their properties, the lab takes on a wide range of work with light as its keyword. In the Department of Chemistry, School of Science, the lab is also introduced under the name 'Photofunctional Materials Chemistry Lab'.

#Photomagnetism #Polarization control #Spin transitions

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Functional Molecular Chemistry Lab

Yoichiro Kuninobu, Professor

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The lab develops new organic synthesis reactions using catalysts that exploit non-covalent interactions.

The Functional Molecular Chemistry Lab (Kuninobu Lab) studies the creation of high-performance catalysts, the development of practical organic synthesis reactions, and the creation of functional organic materials. Through this research, the lab aims to help solve energy and environmental problems. It also works on developing methods that use non-covalent interactions such as hydrogen bonding to control the position at which a reaction proceeds. Alongside research, the lab puts effort into education and into supporting students in finding employment.

#C-H bond transformation reactions #Catalyst design and synthesis #Organic functional materials

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Bioorganic Chemistry Lab

Mitsuru Shindo, Professor

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The lab uses organic synthesis, centered on ynolate chemistry, to create bioactive molecules.

The Shindo-Kano Lab (Bioorganic Chemistry) is a lab that combines organic synthetic chemistry and molecular biology in its research. Its core is "ynolate chemistry," and on this basis the lab studies the design, synthesis, and functional control of bioactive molecules and functional molecules. The lab also works on compounds that disrupt gravity sensing in plants, UV absorbers, and the total synthesis of natural organic compounds. The lab belongs to the Materials Foundation Division of the Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering at Kyushu University, and is also a cooperating research group of the Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences.

#Ynolates #Triptycenes #Gravitropism

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Labs in Kyushu University, Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Division of Fundamental Materials Chemistry

Nano-Interface Physical Properties Lab

The lab explores biosensing using nanoparticle self-assembly and the light of plasmons.

Reaction and Property Theory Lab

The lab uses quantum chemical calculations to uncover how catalysts and enzymes drive reactions.

Molecular Materials Chemistry Lab

The lab creates metal complexes that respond to light and heat and controls properties such as magnetism.

Functional Molecular Chemistry Lab

The lab develops new organic synthesis reactions using catalysts that exploit non-covalent interactions.

Bioorganic Chemistry Lab

The lab uses organic synthesis, centered on ynolate chemistry, to create bioactive molecules.

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