Publications

Peer-reviewed Papers:

2026

[Review] Tajima, R.; Nakagawa, S.; Yoshie, N.*; "Multiple hydrogen bonds as tools to enhance the mechanical and mechanoresponsive properties of polymers" Polymer Journal 2026, 58, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41428-025-01098-6

2025

[Original] Doat, O.; Nakagawa, S.; Yoshie, N.*; "Controlling the Marine Biodegradability of Poly(butylene succinate-co-adipate) by Chain Extension via Boronate Esters with Various Hydrolyzabilities" ACS Applied Polymer Materials, ASAP. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.5c03965
[Original] Sasaki, R.; Yoshie, N.; Nakagawa, S.*; "Effects of Network Strand Length on the Unique Mechanical Properties of a Homogeneous Star Polymer Network Elastomer" Macromolecules 2025, 58, 13180-13190. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.5c02407
[Original] Nozaki, K.*; Liao, Y.; Hosokawa, S.; Takahashi, K.*; Nakagawa, S.; Yoshie, N.; Yamasaki, Y.*; "Platinum-catalyzed degradation of epoxy resins in water under hydrothermal conditions for recovery of small organic molecules" Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan 2025, 98, uoaf108. https://doi.org/10.1093/bulcsj/uoaf108
[Original] Zhang, D.; Nakagawa, S.; Houjou, H.; Yoshie, N.*; "Preparation of a Tough Elastomer by the Introduction of Multiple Flexible Hydrogen Bonds via Simple Modification" Macromolecules 2025, 58, 10361-10369. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.5c01964
[Original] Yuan, H.; Takahashi, K.*; Nakagawa, S.; Yoshie, N.; Nozaki, K.*; "Linear Polyethylene with Ketone Groups for Photodegradability: Higher Efficiency with Side-Chain Carbonyls than In-Chain" ACS Macro Letters 2025, 14, 1323–1328. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.5c00476
[Original] Kumano, S.; Nakagawa, S.; Yoshie, N.*; "Mechanically Robust Yet Marine Biodegradable Polyisoprene Rubber Enabled by a Water-Responsive Boronate Ester" ACS Applied Polymer Materials 2025, 7, 11750–11759. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.5c02233
[Original] Tajima, R.; Nakagawa, S.; Yoshie, N.*; "Correlation between Structural Flexibility of H-Bonding Motifs and Mechanical Properties of Dynamic Cross-Linked Polymers" Macromolecules 2025, 58, 8923–8933. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.5c01025
[Original] Guo, X.; Zhang, D.; Yoshie, N.; Nakagawa, S.*; "Single-Molecule Reactor Based on the Excluded Volume Effect of Bottlebrush Polymers" Journal of the American Chemical Society 2025, 147, 23910–23916. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c06532
[Original] Nobis, M.; Takahashi, K.*; Uchida, J.; Nakagawa, S.; Yoshie, N.; Kato, T.; Nozaki, K.*; "Polyethyleneketones with Controlled Spacer Units: Synthesis, Characterization, and Photodegradation" Journal of the American Chemical Society 2025, 147, 17034–17041. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c01664
[Original] Sasaki, R.; Yoshie, N.; Nakagawa, S.*; "Star Polymer Network Elastomer with Reconfigurable Network Structure via Covalent Bond Exchange through Olefin Metathesis" ACS Macro Letters 2025, 14, 516-523. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.5c00135
[Original] Asano, Y.*; Okada, K.; Nakagawa, S.; Yoshie, N.; Shiomi, J.; "Automation of polymer pressing by robotic handling with in-process parameter optimization" Robotics and Autonomous Systems 2025, 185, 104868. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2024.104868
[Original] Yasuda, Y.; Nakagawa, S.; Houjou, H.; Yoshie, N.; Morita, H.*; "Molecular dynamics simulations of the mechanical properties of dissociative dynamic bond elastomers with different binding-site sequences." Polymer Journal 2025, 57, 467-475. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41428-024-00985-8

2024

[Original] Zhou, J.; Takahashi, K.; Nozaki, K.; Yamamoto, Y.; Katashima, T.; Yoshie, N.; Nakagawa, S.*; "Crystallization of Strictly Linear Poly(ethylene-ran-acrylic acid) Copolymer: Impacts of Pendant Group Insertion and Hydrogen Bonding" Macromolecules 2024, 57, 10176-10191. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.4c01250
[Original] Okuda, M.; Akiyama, M.*; Funahashi, K.; Masuda, J.; Kohata, A.; Nakagawa, S.; Kashiwagi, K.; Sugiyama, N.; Okazoe, T.; Kawaguchi, D.* "Highly Alternating Copolymer of [1.1.1]Propellane and Perfluoro Vinyl Ether: Forming a Hydrophobic and Oleophobic Surface with <50% Fluorine Monomer Content" ACS Macro Letters 2024, 13, 1383-1389. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.4c00558
[Original] Sumarsono, R. A.*; Sakai, Y.; Ogiwara, N.; Uchida, S.; Nakagawa, S.; Yoshie, N.; "Mechanistic characterization of polyethylene by incorporating fly ash" Composites Part B: Engineering 2024, 287, 111864. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2024.111864
[Original] Ishizaka, S.; Nakagawa, S.; Yoshie, N.*; "Minor difference in the hydrogen-bonding group structure has a major impact on the mechanical properties of polymers" Polymer Chemistry 2024, 15, 3967-3976. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4PY00580E Front cover
[Original] Lu, Y.; Takahashi, K.*; Zhou, J.; Roopsung, N.; Nakagawa, S.; Yoshie, N.; Nozaki, K.*; "Synthesis of Long-Chain Polyamides via Main-Chain Modification of Polyethyleneketones" Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2024, 63, e202410849. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202410849
[Original] Lu, B.; Takahashi, K.*; Zhou, J.; Nakagawa, S.; Yamamoto, Y.; Katashima, T.; Yoshie, N.; Nozaki, K.*; "Mild Catalytic Degradation of Crystalline Polyethylene Units in a Solid State Assisted by Carboxylic Acid Groups" Journal of the American Chemical Society 2024, 146, 19599-19608. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c07458
[Original] Yuan, H.; Takahashi, K.*; Hayashi, S.; Suzuki, M.; Fujikake, N.; Kasuya, K.; Zhou, J.; Nakagawa, S.; Yoshie, N.; Li, C.; Yamaguchi, K.; Nozaki, K.*; "Synthesis of Novel Polymers with Biodegradability by Main-Chain Editing of Chiral Polyketones" Journal of the American Chemical Society 2024, 146, 13658-13665. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c04389
[Original] 田島怜奈; 石坂祥吾; 中川慎太郎; 吉江尚子*; "水素結合性基の構造柔軟性が架橋高分子の動的力学特性に及ぼす影響" ネットワークポリマー論文集 2024, 45, 66-75. https://doi.org/10.11364/networkedpolymer.45.2_66
[Original] Guo, X.; Nakagawa, S.; Yoshie, N.*; "Tunable mechanical properties in microphase-separated thermoplastic elastomers via metal-ligand coordination" Macromolecules 2024, 57, 2351-2362. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.4c00178
[Original] Doat, O.; Nakagawa, S.; Yanaba, Y.; Inoue, H.; Yoshie, N.*; "Controlling the Marine Biodegradation Profile and Mechanical Properties of Poly(ε-caprolactone) with Hydrophobic Water-Responsive Linkages" ACS Applied Polymer Materials 2024, 6, 244-252. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.3c01843

2023

[Original] Yasuda, Y.*; Nakagawa, S.; Houjou, H.; Yoshie, N.; Morita, H.; "Coarse-grained Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Dynamic Bond Elastomers Using Inter-bead Potentials for Entropy- and Enthalpy-driven Mechanisms in Their Dynamics and Mechanical Properties" Macromolecules 2023, 56, 7432-7444. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.3c00221
[Original] Ishizaka, S.; Nakagawa, S.; Yoshie, N.*; "Computer-Aided Design of Copolymers with Controlled Comonomer Distributions" Macromolecules 2023, 56, 7312-7319. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.3c00409
[Original] Kawano, Y.; Masai, H.*; Nakagawa, S.; Yoshie, N.; Terao, J.*; "Effects of Alkyl Ester Chain Length on the Toughness of PolyAcrylate-Based Network Materials" Polymers 2023, 15, 2389. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15102389
[Original] Nakagawa, S.*; Aoki, D.; Asano, Y.; Yoshie, N.; "Module-assembled elastomer showing large strain stiffening capability and high stretchability" Advanced Materials 2023, 35, 2301124. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202301124
[Original] Ohira, M.; Nakagawa, S.; Sampei, R.; Noritomi, T.; Sakai, T.; Shibayama, M. ; Li, X.*; "Effects of network junctions and defects on the crystallization of model poly(ethylene glycol) networks" Soft Matter 2023, 19, 1653-1663. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2SM01036D

2022

[Original] 石坂祥吾; 中川慎太郎; 吉江尚子*; "水素結合性ジオールの配置制御に基づく多相架橋高分子の力学特性制御" ネットワークポリマー論文集 2022, 43, 253-261. https://doi.org/10.11364/networkedpolymer.43.6_253
[Review] Nakagawa, S.*; Yoshie, N.*; "Star polymer networks: a toolbox for cross-linked polymers with controlled structure", Polymer Chemistry 2022, 13, 2074-2107. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1PY01547H Featured in Polymer Chemistry Most Popular 2022
[Original] Nakagawa, S.*; Yoshie, N.*; "Linking microscopic structural changes and macroscopic mechanical responses in a near-ideal bottlebrush elastomer under uniaxial deformation" Soft Matter 2022, 18, 4527-4535. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2SM00492E
[Original] Ishizaka, S.; Nakagawa, S.; Matsuoka, K; Yoshie, N.*, "Tough polymer with a gradual spatial change in the hydrogen bond density controlled by simple one-pot copolymerization" Polymer 2022, 246, 124748. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2022.124748
[Original] Nakagawa, S.; Xia, J.; Yoshie, N.*; "Quantifying the effects of cooperative hydrogen bonds between vicinal diols on polymer dynamics" Soft Matter 2022, 18, 1275-1286. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1SM01747K

2021

[Original] Huang, X.; Nakagawa, S.; Houjou, H.; Yoshie, N.*; "Insight into the role of hydrogen bonds on the mechanical properties of polymer networks" Macromolecules 2021, 54, 4070–4080. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.1c00120
[Original] Nakagawa, S.*; Yoshie, N.*; "Synthesis of a Bottlebrush Polymer Gel with a Uniform and Controlled Network Structure" ACS Macro Letters 2021, 10, 186-191. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.0c00791

2020

[Original] Nakagawa, S.*; Yoshie, N.*; "Periodic surface pattern induced by crystallization of polymer brushes in solvents" Macromolecules 2020, 53, 8131–8139. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.0c01105
[Original] Tsuji, Y.; Nakagawa, S.; Gupit, C.; Ohira, M.; Shibayama, M.*; Li, X.*; "Selective Doping of Positive and Negative Spatial Defects into Polymer Gels by Tuning the Pregel Packing Conditions of Star Polymers", Macromolecules 2020, 53, 7537–7545. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.0c01208
[Original] Kim, C.; Nakagawa, S.; Seshimo, M.; Ejima, H.; Houjou, H.; Yoshie, N.*; "Tough Supramolecular Elastomer via Entropy-Driven Hydrogen Bonds Between Vicinal Diols", Macromolecules 2020, 53, 4121-4125. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.9b02639
[Original] Huang, X.; Nakagawa, S.; Li, X.; Shibayama, M.; Yoshie, N.*; "A Simple and Versatile Method for the Construction of Nearly Ideal Polymer Networks", Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2020, 59, 9646-9652. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202001271
[Original] Sung, K.; Nakagawa, S.; Yoshie, N.*; "Fabrication of nacre-like polymer/clay nanocomposites with water-resistant and self-adhesion properties", Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2020, 564, 113-123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2019.12.100

2019

[Original] Li, X.*; Nakagawa, S.; Tsuji, Y.; Watanabe, N.; Shibayama, M.*; "Polymer gel with a flexible and highly ordered three-dimensional network synthesized via bond percolation", Science Advances 2019, 5, eaax8647. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aax8647
[Original] Kawana, S.; Nakagawa, S.; Nakai, S.; Sakamoto, M.; Ishii, Y.; Yoshie, N.*; "Interphase synergistic effects of dynamic bonds in multiphase thermoplastic elastomers", Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2019, 7, 21195-21206. https://doi.org/10.1039/C9TA07522D
[Original] Nakagawa, S.; Nakai, S.; Matsuoka, K.; Yoshie, N.*; "Alcohol-assisted self-healing network polymer based on vicinal tricarbonyl chemistry", Polymer 2019, 161, 101-108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2018.11.061
[Original] Yoneguchi, Y.; Kikuchi, H.; Nakagawa, S.; Marubayashi, H.; Ishizone, T.; Nojima, S.*; Yamaguchi, K.; "Combined effects of confinement size and chain-end tethering on the crystallization of poly(ε-caprolactone) chains in nanolamellae", Polymer 2019, 160, 73-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2018.11.030

2018

[Original] Nakagawa, S.; Li, X.; Shibayama, M.*; Kamata, H.; Sakai, T.; Gilbert, E. P.; "Insight into the Microscopic Structure of Module-Assembled Thermoresponsive Conetwork Hydrogels", Macromolecules 2018, 51, 6645-6652. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.8b00868
[Original] Kim, C.; Nakagawa, S.; Ejima, H.; Yoshie, N.*; "Polymers with Underwater Self-healing Abilities", ネットワークポリマー論文集 2018, 39, 157-162. https://doi.org/10.11364/networkedpolymer.39.4_157

2017

[Original] Sung, K.; Nakagawa, S.; Yoshie, N.*; "Fabrication of Water-Resistant Nacre-like Polymer/Clay Nanocomposites via in Situ Polymerization", ACS Omega 2017, 2, 8475-8482. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.7b01606
[Original] Kawazu, K.; Nakagawa, S.; Ishizone, T.; Nojima, S.*; Arai, D.; Yamaguchi, K.; Nakahama, S.; "Effects of Bulky End-Groups on the Crystallization Kinetics of Poly(ε-caprolactone) Homopolymers Confined in a Cylindrical Nanodomain", Macromolecules 2017, 50, 7202-7210. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.7b01536
[Original] Nakagawa, S.; Li, X.; Kamata, H.; Sakai, T.; Gilbert, E. P.; Shibayama, M.*; "Microscopic Structure of the “Nonswellable” Thermoresponsive Amphiphilic Conetwork", Macromolecules 2017, 50, 3388-3395. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.7b00486
[Original] Nakagawa, S.; Yoneguchi, Y.; Ishizone, T.; Nojima, S.*; Yamaguchi, K.; Nakahama, S.; "Crystal orientation of poly(ε-caprolactone) chains confined in lamellar nanodomains: Effects of chain-ends tethering to nanodomain interfaces", Polymer 2017, 112, 116-124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2017.01.075

2016

[Original] Kato, R.; Nakagawa, S.; Marubayashi, H.; Nojima, S.*; "Isothermal Crystallization Kinetics of Poly(ε-caprolactone) Blocks Confined in Cylindrical Microdomain Structures as a Function of Confinement Size and Molecular Weight", Macromolecules 2016, 49, 5955-5962. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.6b00877

2015

[Original] Nakagawa, S.; Ishizone, T.; Nojima, S.*; Kamimura, K.; Yamaguchi, K.; Nakahama, S.; “Effects of chain-ends tethering on the crystallization behavior of poly(ε-caprolactone) confined in lamellar nanodomains”, Macromolecules 2015, 48, 7138-7145. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.5b01744
[Review] Nakagawa, S.; Marubayashi, H.; Nojima, S.*; “Crystallization of Polymer Chains Confined in Nanodomains”, European Polymer Journal 2015, 70, 262-275. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2015.07.018 Cover illust!

2014

[Original] Nakagawa, S.; Tanaka, T.; Ishizone, T.; Nojima, S.*; Kamimura, K.; Yamaguchi, K.; Nakahama, S.; “Crystallization behavior of poly(ε-caprolactone) chains confined in lamellar nanodomains”, Polymer 2014, 55, 4394-4400. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2014.06.049

2013

[Original] Nakagawa, S.; Tanaka, T.; Ishizone, T.; Nojima, S.*; Kakiuchi, Y.; Yamaguchi, K.; Nakahama, S.; “Crystallization Behavior of Poly(ε-caprolactone) Chains Confined in Nanocylinders: Effects of Block Chains Tethered to Nanocylinder Interfaces", Macromolecules 2013, 46, 2199-2205. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma400071f

2012

[Original] Nakagawa, S.; Kadena, K.; Ishizone, T.; Nojima, S.*; Shimizu, T.; Yamaguchi, K.; Nakahama, S.; “Crystallization Behavior and Crystal Orientation of Poly (ε-caprolactone) Homopolymers Confined in Nanocylinders: Effects of Nanocylinder Dimension”, Macromolecules 2012, 45, 1892-1900. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma202566f

Non-peer-reviewed Articles:

[Review] 中川慎太郎; 吉江尚子; "水素結合を活用した動的力学機能材料", 高分子 2025, 74, 220-222.
[Review] 中川慎太郎; "架橋構造の均一化による繊維・高分子材料の高機能化", 繊維学会誌 2023, 79, 274-278. https://doi.org/10.2115/fiber.79.P-274
[Review] 中川慎太郎; 吉江尚子; "水素結合により物理架橋された高靱性・自己回復性・自己修復性エラストマー", 日本ゴム協会誌 2021, 94, 58-65. https://doi.org/10.2324/gomu.94.58
[Review] 中川慎太郎; 吉江尚子; "動的結合に基づく力学機能性ポリマー材料の開発", バイオインダストリー 2020, 37, 11-19.
[Review] 中川慎太郎; 吉江尚子; "動的結合に基づく機能性ポリマー材料の開発", ケミカルエンジニヤリング 2019, 64, 51-57.

Books:

[Book Chapter] Nakagawa, S.; Yoshie, N. "Dynamic Crosslinked Polymers" In: Chujo, Y. (eds) Springer Handbook of Functional Polymers. Springer, Singapore (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-2498-0_5
（分担執筆）中川慎太郎; 吉江尚子 "CSJ Current Review 46 持続可能な社会を支えるゴム・エラストマー - 新素材・自己修復・強靭化と最先端評価技術（編：日本化学会） Part II 6章 "自己修復性エラストマー", 化学同人 (2023).
（分担執筆）中川慎太郎; 吉江尚子 "海洋汚染問題を解決する生分解性プラスチック開発分解性評価から新素材まで"（監修：岩田忠久）第4章第5節 "生分解性と自己修復性の両立に向けた研究開発", NTS (2023).