Hirotaka EjimaAssociate Professor
- ejima[at]material.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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- Research Field
- polymer material, nanomedicine, bioinspired adhesive, biomimicry, metal-phenolic network
Research
My research focuses on the design, synthesis and engineering of macromolecular materials, learning from how nature makes functional molecules. Current research topics are:
1) Molecular Design of Seawater-Assisted Self-Healing Materials.
2) Synthesis and Characterization of Polyphenol-Inspired Antioxidant Polymers.
3) Biomedical Application of Tunicate-Inspired Underwater Adhesives for Surgical Glues.
4) Cells and Extracellular Vesicle Engineering by Metal-Polyphenol Coatings.
Selected Publications
1) B. Cheng, J. Yu, T. Arisawa, K. Hayashi, J. J. Richardson and H. Ejima: “Ultrastrong underwater adhesion on diverse substrates using non-canonical phenolic groups” Nature Commun., 13, 1892 (2022)
2) B. L. Tardy, J. J. Richardson, L. G. Greca, J. Guo, H. Ejima and O. J. Rojas: “Exploiting supramolecular interactions from polymeric colloids for strong anisotropic adhesion between solid surfaces” Adv. Mater., 32, 1906886 (2020)
3) H. Ejima, J. J. Richardson, K. Liang, J. P. Best, M. P. van Koeverden, G. K. Such, J. Cui and F. Caruso: “One-step assembly of coordination complexes for versatile film and particle engineering” Science, 341, 154–157 (2013)
