Joint Symposium of　International Symposium on “Engineering Neo-Biomimetics IV”

December 10th (Mon)

Takikawa Memorial Hall , Kobe University

16:00 － 17:20
short oral presentations from JST-ERATO and CREST projects and Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas “Engineering Neo-Biomimetics”

16:00 － 16:20
“Anomalous Wetting on Super-hydrophilic Polyelectrolyte Brush Surfaces. ”
– Dr. Daiki MURAKAMI    Takahara’s JST-ERATO project

16:20 － 16:40
“Full-Spectrum Visible Light Photocatalyst Composed of Organic Semiconductor p-n junction: Application for Air and Water Purification Utilizing Natural Sun Light”
– Prof. Keiji NAGAI       Iyoda’s JST-ERATO project

16:40 － 17:00
“Water Droplet Manipulation on Biomimetic High Adhesive Superhydrophobic Surfaces”
– Prof. Daisuke ISHII     Shimomura’s JST-CREST project

17:00 － 17:20
“The Origin of Ultra-violet Reflection of the Petal of Ranunculus Japonicus”
– Prof. Takahiko HARIYAMA        Hamamatsu Medical University, MEXT’s “Engineering Neo-Biomimetics” project

17:20 － 19:00
Mixer with poster presentations from 4 research projects
– Takahara’s JST-ERATO project

“Molecular simulation of 2-dimensional microphase separation of single-component homopolymers grafted onto a planar substrate”
– Dr. Yuki NORIZOE

“The frictional properties of bio-inspired polyelectrolyte brushes in aqueous lubrication”
– Dr.Myo MINN

“Liquid Marbles Prepared with Hydrophobized Halloysite Nanotubes”
– Dr.Hui WU

“The use of Nano-decals for surface functionalization.”
– Dr. Hirohmi WATANABE

“Construction of mussel adhesive protein mimetic with light activation property”
– Dr. Jin NISHIDA

 

Iyoda’s JST-ERATO project
“Paitable Visible Light Photocatalyst based on Organic p/n-Junction”
– Prof. Kenji NAGAI

“Research Society for Biotemplate Technology”
– Prof. Tomokazu IYODA

“Liquid Crystal Induced Anomalously Regular Microphase Separated
Nanocylinders in Block Copolymer Film”
– Prof. Motonori KOMURA

“Highly Ordered Metal Oxide Nanorod Array with High Aspect-ratio via Block Copolymer Templating Process”
– Dr. Nanae YAMASHITA

“Fabrication of free-standing membrane of microphase-separated liquid crystalline block copolymer and PEO crystallization in cylindrical microdomains”
– Dr. Mami MIYATAKE

 

Shimomura’s JST-CREST project
“Fabrication of Metal Thin Film Micro Pattern on Hydrogels for Tunable Structural Colors”
– Prof. Kuniharu IJIRO    RIES, Hokkaido University

“Preparation of the Biomimetic Functional Materials by Using Self-organization”
– Prof. Yuji HIRAI    IMRAM, Tohoku University

“Database Construction for Neo-biomimetics Inspired from Biodiversity”
– Dr. Shûhei NOMURA    National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo

“Outreach and Interdisciplinarity Activities for Biomimetics in the Hokkaido University Museum”
– Prof. Masahiro ÔHARA    The Hokkaido University Museum

 

MEXT’s “Engineering Neo-Biomimetics” project
“Avian Data in a Biomimetic Database”
– Dr. Takeshi YAMASAKI    Yamashina Institute for Ornithology

“Towards a Functional Ontology for Biomimetic Database”
– Prof. Yoshinobu KITAMURA    The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University

“Antifouling Properties of Honeycomb-structured Porous Films against Barnacles”
– Dr. Takayuki MUROSAKI     WPI-AIMR, IMRAM, Tohoku University

 “Developmental Genetics in Formation of Corneal Nipples in Drosophila melanogaster”
– Prof. Ken-ichi KIMURA    Laboratory of Biology, Sapporo Campus, Hokkaido University of Education

“Self-Assembled Vesicles Composed of Gold Nanoparticles Enabling Rapid Drug Release”
– Prof. Hideyuki MITOMO    RIES, Hokkaido University

“Bio-inspired Flexible Flapping Wings by Micromolding”
– Prof. Hiroto TANAKA    Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Chiba University International Cooperative Research Center, Chiba University

“Development of the Matching Process against Lifestyles and Technologies”
– Assoc. Prof. Yuko SUTO     Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University

December 11th  (Tue)

Kobe International Conference Center

09:30 － 10:30
“Draping Materials and Synthetic Morphogenesis”
– Prof. Alfred J. CROSBY    Polymer Science & Engineering Department University of Massachusetts Amherst

10:30 － 11:30
“Biological and Biomimetic Microstructured Adhesives: The Role of the Fluid”
– Prof. Stanislav GORB    Department Functional Morphology and Biomechanics Zoological Institute of the University of Kiel

11:30 － 12:30
“Bioinspired Design of Sensing and Active Materials and Their Integrated Systems”
 – Prof. Minoru TAYA    Electrical Engineering and Oral health Sciences University of Washington

12:30 － 13:30　　Lunch

13:30 － 14:30
“Bio-inspired Adhesives for Energy Storage and Nanobio Technologies”
– Prof. Haeshin LEE    Department of Chemistry KAIST Institute of NanoCentury (KINC)  Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST)