Beyond Soft Interfaces
Higaki Laboratory
Oita University
Recent Publications
Yuji Higaki,* Takumi Masuda, Shohei Shiomoto, Yukiko Tanaka, Hisao Kiuchi, Yoshihisa Harada, Masaru Tanaka
"Pronounced Cold Crystallization and Hydrogen Bonding Distortion of Water Confined in Microphases of Double Zwitterionic Block Copolymer Aqueous Solutions"
Langmuir, 40 (37), 19612–19618 (2024) DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c02254
Yuji Higaki,* Saya Maeda, Yoshiko Miura
"Impact of Zwitterions on the Acidity Constant and Glucose Sensitivity of Block Copolymers with Phenylboronic Acid"
Langmuir, 40, 10355-10361 (2024) DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c01075
Yuji Higaki,* Takumi Masuda, Mai Nakamura, Masaya Takahashi
"Cononsolvency-Induced Microphase Separation of Double Hydrophilic Poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline)−Polycarboxybetaine Diblock Copolymers in Water−Ethanol Mixtures"
Macromolecules, 56(16), 6208-6216 (2023) DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.3c00696
What's New
Jun. 16 2023
2025年 繊維学会年次大会で檜垣が招待講演，緒方雪菜さん，小野恵吾さん，松井勇樹さんがポスター発表しました。松井勇樹さんが優秀ポスター発表賞を受賞しました！
( At the 2025 Annual Meeting of The Scioety of Fiber Science and Technology, Japan, Yuji gave an invited lecture, while Yukina Ogata, Keigo Ono, and Yuki Matsui presented posters. Yuki Matsui received the Outstanding Poster Presentation Award! )
Jun. 7 2025
秋山倫菜さん，木村恵吾さん，桑野里菜さん，堺涼人さんが 2025 九州高分子研究室合同合宿（@宮崎大学）で研究成果を発表しました！
( Tomona Akiyama, Keigo Kimura, Rina Akiyama, and Ryoto Sakai presented their research in the Kyushu Polymer Chemistry Laboratory Joint Camp Seminar 2025. )
Apr. 9 2025
秋山倫菜さん，木村恵吾さん，桑野里菜さん，堺涼人さんが研究室メンバーに加わりました！
Mar. 21 2025
檜垣が岡山地区高分子懇話会令和６年度第２回定例講演会@岡山大学で招待講演をしました！
Yuji gave an invited lecture at a Seminar Organized by Okayama District Polymer Community at Okayama University,
Jan. 27 2025
檜垣がドイツ Heidelberg大学 田中 求 教授の研究室を訪問して10日間共同研究実験させていただきました。
Yuji visited the Motomu Tanaka Laboratory (Heidelberg University, Germany) and enjoyed collaborating on research for 10 days.
Dec. 16 2024
第34回日本MRS年次大会（@横浜開港記念会館）で檜垣が口頭発表，城井陽菜さんと立山実結花さんがポスター発表しました！
Yuji made an oral presentation, and Haruna Shiroi and Miyuka Tateyama preseted their poster presentation at the 34th MRS-J Annual Meeting.
Dec. 5 2024
伊藤岐明さん，緒方雪菜さん，小野恵吾さん，興梠優新さん，松井勇樹さん，南和樹さんが令和６年度九州地区高分子若手研究会・冬の講演会（@別府豊泉荘）で研究成果を発表しました。伊藤岐明さんが「令和６年度高分子学会九州支部若手会優秀発表賞」を受賞しました！
Michiaki Ito, Yukina Ogata, Keigo Ono, Yushin Koroki, Yuki Matsui, and Kazuki Minami presented their research at the Young Scientist Winter Meeting of SPSJ Kyushu Branch. Michiaki Ito was awarded the "SPSJ Kyushu Branch Young Scientist Meeting Outstanding Presentation Award"
https://www.st.oita-u.ac.jp/topics/2025/01/-4-53.html
Nov. 26-27 2024
江口康弘さんと光延侑莉さんが2024年繊維学会秋季研究発表会（@京都テルサ）で研究成果を発表しました。
( Yasuhiro Eguchi and Yuri Mitsunobu presented their research at the Autumn Meeting of The Society of Fiber Science and Technology Japan. )
Nov. 23 2024
城井陽菜さんと立山実結花さんが日本バイオマテリアル学会九州ブロック研究発表会（@別府国際コンベンションセンター）で研究成果を発表しました。立山実結花さんが優秀ポスター賞を受賞しました！
( Haruna Shiroi and Miyuka Tateyama presented their research at the Research Meeting of The Japanese Society for Biomaterials Kyushu Branch. Miyuka Tateyama was awarded the Poster Presentation Award. )
Oct. 30 2024
檜垣と江口康弘さんが CeSMS2024（国際学会のサテライトシンポジウム@北九州）で研究成果を発表しました。江口康弘さんがPoster Presentation Awardを受賞しました！
( Yuji Higaki and Yasuhiro Eguchi gave their research presentation at the CeSMS2024 symposium. Yasuhiro Eguchi was awarded the Poster Presentation Award. )
Sep. 16 2024
檜垣がNational Taiwan大学（Taipei, Taiwan）で招待講演をしました！
( Yuji Higaki gave an invited lecture at National Taiwan University, Taipei Taiwan. )
Sep. 3 2024
舛田拓己さんの研究成果がLangmuir誌に掲載されました！本論文は，九州大学 田中賢 先生，東京大学 原田慈久 先生との共同研究です！
( Takumi's research has been published in Langmuir. This research is a collaboration with Prof. Masaru Tanaka and Prof. Yoshihisa Harada )
Yuji Higaki,* Takumi Masuda, Shohei Shiomoto, Yukiko Tanaka, Hisao Kiuchi, Yoshihisa Harada, Masaru Tanaka
"Pronounced Cold Crystallization and Hydrogen Bonding Distortion of Water Confined in Microphases of Double Zwitterionic Block Copolymer Aqueous Solutions"
Langmuir, in press DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c02254
Jul. 16 2024
理化学研究所 侯召民 先生，西浦正芳 先生との共著論文がMacromolecules誌に掲載されました！
( Collaboration work with Prof. Zhaomin Hou and Dr. Masayoshi Nishiura (RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science) was published in Macromolecules. )
Haoran Zhang, Lin Huang, Xia Wu, Mingjun Chi, Haobing Wang, Masayoshi Nishiura*, Yuji Higaki, Tetsuro Murahashi, Zhaomin Hou*
"Synthesis of Self-Healing Elastomers by Scandium-Catalyzed Terpolymerization of Ethylene, Styrene, and Dimethylaminophenyl-Substituted Propylene"
Macromolecules, 57, 7219-7226 DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.4c00819
Jun. 29 2024
檜垣が第61回化学関連支部合同九州大会（@北九州国際会議場）で高分子学会九州支部から推薦していただき招待講演をしました！
( Yuji Higaki gave an invited lecture at the 61st Chemistry-Related Society Kyushu-Branch Joint Symposium recommended by the Society of Polymer Science Japan Kyushu Branch. )
Jun. 29 2024
城井陽菜さん，立山実結花さん，光延侑莉さんが 第61回 化学関連支部合同九州大会で研究成果を発表しました。城井陽菜さん，光延侑莉さんが高分子・繊維部門ポスター賞を受賞しました！
( Haruna Shiroi, Miyuka Tateyama, and Yuri Mitsunobu gave their research presentation at the 61st Chemistry-Related Society Kyushu-Branch Joint Symposium. Haruna and Yuri were awarded the "Polymer/Fiber Division Poster Award in the 61th Chemistry-Related Society Kyushu-Branch Joint Symposium. )
https://www.oita-u.ac.jp/01oshirase/topics/2024-017.html
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Jun. 22 2024
城井陽菜さんが 2024 九州高分子研究室合同合宿（@宮崎大学）で優秀発表賞を受賞しました！
( Haruna Shiroi was awarded the Excellent Presentation Award in the Kyushu Polymer Chemistry Laboratory Joint Camp Seminar 2024. )
Jun. 6 2024
城井陽菜さん，立山実結花さん，光延侑莉さんが 第73回高分子学会年次大会（@仙台）で研究成果を発表しました！
( Haruna Shiroi, Miyuka Tateyama, and Yuri Mitsunobu presented their research at the SPSJ Annual Meeting. )
May. 9 2024
檜垣がHanyang大学（Seoul, Korea）で招待講演をしました！
( Yuji Higaki gave an invited lecture as a Chemistry Department Seminar at Hanyang University, Seoul Korea.)
Apr. 24 2024
前田沙弥さんの研究成果がLangmuir誌に掲載されました！本論文は，九州大学 三浦佳子先生との共同研究です。
( Saya's research has been published in Langmuir. This research is a collaboration with Prof. Yoshiko Miura.)
Yuji Higaki,* Saya Maeda, Yoshiko Miura
"Impact of Zwitterions on the Acidity Constant and Glucose Sensitivity of Block Copolymers with Phenylboronic Acid"
Langmuir, 40, 10355-10361 (2024) DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c01075
Apr. 1 2024
伊藤岐明さん，緒方雪菜さん，小野恵吾さん，興梠優新さん，松井勇樹さん，南和樹さんが研究室メンバーに加わりました！
Feb. 1 2024
檜垣が中性子産業利用推進協議会 有機・高分子材料研究会（@オンライン）で招待講演をしました！
( Yuji Higaki gave an invited lecture at the Research Meeting of the Organic and Polymeric Materials Division in the Industrial Users Society for Neutron Application, IUSNA. )
Jan. 26 2024
檜垣が次世代医工学研究会第３１回研究会（@別府ホテルニューツルタ）で招待講演をしました！
( Yuji Higaki gave an invited lecture at the 31st Research Meeting of Research Society of Next Generation Medical Engineering. )
Dec. 15 2023
前田沙弥さん，舛田拓己さんが国際学会MRM 2023（@国立京都国際会館）で研究成果を発表しました！
舛田さんがBest Presentation Award (MDPI Sponsor Award)を受賞しました！
( Saya Maeda and Takumi Masuda presented their research at the MRM 2023 international conference. Takumi Masuda was awarded the "Best Presentation Award (MDPI Sponsor Award)". )
Dec. 9 2023
檜垣が日本バイオマテリアル学会2023年度九州ブロック研究発表会（@北九州市立大学）で招待講演をしました！
( Yuji Higaki gave an invited lecture at the 2023 Kyushu Branch Research Meeting of the Japanese Society for Biomaterials.)
Nov. 27 2023
江口康弘さんが2023年 繊維学会秋季研究発表会（@京都テルサ）で研究成果を発表しました！
( Yasuhiro Eguchi gave his research presentation at the SFST Autumn Meeting 2023 )
Nov. 16 2023
梶原寿音さん，城井陽菜さん，立山実結花さん，光延侑莉さんが令和５年度九州地区高分子若手研究会・冬の講演会（@熊本城ホール）で研究成果を発表し，立山実結花さんが「令和５年度高分子学会九州支部若手会優秀発表賞」を受賞しました！
( June Kajiwara, Haruna Shiroi, Miyuka Tateyama, and Yuri Mitsunobu presented their research at the Young Scientist Winter Meeting of SPSJ Kyushu Branch. Miyuka Tateyama was awarded the "SPSJ Kyushu Branch Young Scientist Meeting Outstanding Presentation Award" )
https://www.oita-u.ac.jp/01oshirase/topics/2023-061.html
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Sep. 26 2023
前田沙弥さん，舛田拓己さんが第72回高分子討論会（@香川大学）で研究成果を発表しました！
( Saya Maeda and Takumi Masuda presented their research at the SPSJ Symposium on Macromolecules. )
Sep. 4 2023
檜垣が2023年度中国四国地区高分子講演会（@愛媛大学）で招待講演をしました！
( Yuji Higaki gave an invited lecture at the SPSJ Chugoku-Shikoku Branch Polymer Science Seminar. )
Sep. 1 2023
研究の特集記事が公益社団法人高分子学会が発行する学会誌「高分子」に掲載されました。
( A feature article on our research was published in the bulletin "Polymers" published by The Society of Polymer Science, Japan. )
檜垣勇次；両親水性ブロック共重合体水溶液のミクロ相分離；高分子，７２巻 ９月号（２０２３年）
Aug. 29 2023
遠山穂佳さん，舛田拓己さんの研究成果がPolymer Journal誌に掲載されました！本研究は九州大学 田中 賢 先生，九州大学 小林 慎吾 先生との共同研究です。
( Honoka and Takumi's research has been published in Polymer Journal. This is a collaboration paper with Prof. Masaru Tanaka and Prof. Shingo Kobayashi)
Yuji Higaki,* Honoka Toyama, Takumi Masuda, Shingo Kobayashi, Masaru Tanaka
"Microphase Separation of Double-Hydrophilic Poly(carboxybetaine acrylate)-Poly(2-methoxyethyl acrylate) Block Copolymers in Water"
Polymer Journal, 55, 1357-1365 (2023) DOI: 10.1038/s41428-023-00831-3
Aug. 24 2023
舛田拓己さん，中村まいさん，高橋将也さんの研究成果がMacromolecules誌に掲載されました！
( Takumi, Mai, and Masaya's research has been published in Macromolecules. )
Yuji Higaki,* Takumi Masuda, Mai Nakamura, Masaya Takahashi
"Cononsolvency-Induced Microphase Separation of Double Hydrophilic Poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline)−Polycarboxybetaine Diblock Copolymers in Water−Ethanol Mixtures"
Macromolecules, 56(16), 6208-6216 (2023) DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.3c00696
Aug. 10 2023
Polymer Journal誌に掲載された倉岡直輝さん，舛田拓己さん，中村まいさんの研究成果がJournal Cover Artに選ばれました！
( Naoki, Takumi, and Mai's research published in Polymer Journal was selected as Journal Cover Art )
Polymer Journal, Volume 55 Issue 8, August 2023
Yuji Higaki,* Naoki Kuraoka, Takumi Masuda, Mai Nakamura, Emi Hifumi
"Cononsolvency of Poly(carboxybetaine methacrylate) in Water–Ethanol Mixed Solvents"
Polymer Journal, 55, 869-876 DOI: 10.1038/s41428-023-00780-x
Jul. 1 2023
江口康弘さんが 第60回 化学関連支部合同九州大会で研究成果を発表し，高分子・繊維部門ポスター賞を受賞しました！
( Yasuhiro Eguchi was awarded the "Polymer/Fiber Division Poster Award in the 60th Chemistry-Related Society Kyushu-Branch Joint Symposium )
https://www.oita-u.ac.jp/top/2023-018.html
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Jun. 16 2023
江口康弘さんが 2023年 繊維学会年次大会で研究成果を発表し，優秀ポスター発表賞を受賞しました！
( Yasuhiro Eguchi was awarded the Excellent Poster Award in the Annual Meeting of The Scioety of Fiber Science and Technology, Japan )
https://www.oita-u.ac.jp/top/2023-013.html
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Jun. 3 2023
前田沙弥さんが 高分子化学合同合宿セミナー（@青島）で優秀発表賞を受賞しました！
( Saya Maeda was awarded the Excellent Presentation Award in the Polymer Chemistry Laboratory Joint Camp Seminar 2023@Aoshima )
Apr. 24 2023
倉岡直輝さん，舛田拓己さん，中村まいさんの研究成果がPolymer Journalに掲載されました！本研究は一二三恵美先生との共同研究です。
( Naoki, Takumi, and Mai's research has been published in Polymer Journal. This research is a collaboration with Prof. Emi Hifumi )
Yuji Higaki,* Naoki Kuraoka, Takumi Masuda, Mai Nakamura, Emi Hifumi
"Cononsolvency of Poly(carboxybetaine methacrylate) in Water–Ethanol Mixed Solvents"
Polymer Journal, in press DOI: 10.1038/s41428-023-00780-x