Hiroshi Yabu Junior Principal Investigator Ph.D.

Research Interests

• Preparation of nanostructured polymer particles by self-organization process (2005-)
• Phase separation of polymers in nanoscale confinement spaces (2008-)
• Fabrication and application of honeycomb films by using condensed water droplets (2003-)
• Preparation of organic-inorganic composites (2009-)
• Synthesis and application of biomimetic polymer materials (2012-)

Main Publication List

• On-Demand Liquid Transportation Using Bioinspired Omniphobic Lubricated Surfaces Based on Self-Organized Honeycomb and Pincushion Films, Advanced Functional Materials, 25(27), (2015), 4195-4201, J. Kamei, H. Yabu
• Synthesis of poly(dihydroxystyrene-block-styrene) (PDHSt-b-PSt) by the RAFT process and preparation of organic solvent dispersive Ag NPs by automatic reduction of metal ions in the presence of PDHSt-b-PSt, Chemical Communications, 51(18), (2015), 3743-3746, Y. Saito, H. Yabu
• Rapid Reorientation of Microphase Separated Structures in Block Copolymer Nanoparticles through Microwave Annealing, Macromolecules, 46(10), (2013), 4064-4068, T. Higuchi, M. Shimomura, H. Yabu
• Unique Phase-Separation Structures of Block-copolymer Nanoparticles, Advanced Materials, 17(17), (2005), 2062-2065, H. Yabu, T. Higuchi and M. Shimomura
• Single-step Fabrication of Transparent Superhydrophobic Porous Polymer Films, Chemistry of Materials, 17(21), (2005), 5231-5234, H. Yabu and M. Shimomura

Award

• Konica Minolta Science and Technology Foundation Award, The Imaging Society Japan, Japan (2014)
• The Young Scientists’ Prize, The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan (2014)
• Award for Encouragement of Research in Polymer Science, The Society of Polymer Science, Japan (2011)
• CSJ Award for Young Investigators, The Chemical Society of Japan (2011)
• IUPAC Poster Award, MAM-08, Germany (2008)