Publications

Peer-reviewed Papers:

2024

1. [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, in press. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c07458

2. [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

3. [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

4. [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

5. [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

6. [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

7. [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

8. [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

9. [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

10. [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. 

11. [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

12. [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

13. [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

14. [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

15. [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

16. [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

17. [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

18. [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

19. [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

20. [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

21. [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

22. [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

23. [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

24. [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

25. [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

26. [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

2017

27. [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

28. [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

29. [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

30. [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

31. [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

32. [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

33. [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

34. [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

35. [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

36. [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: 

1. [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, 46-53. 

2. [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. 

3. [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:

1. （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). 

2. （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). 

Other Articles: 

3. 吉江 尚子; 中川 慎太郎 "水素結合で重合／架橋された超分子ポリマー", 化学 2021, 76, 66-67. （「最新のトピックス」記事）

Patents:

1. 吉江 尚子; 中川 慎太郎; 秦 瀚洋; 特願2024-71284

2. 中川 慎太郎; 吉江 尚子; 青木 大輔, 特願2024-5290 

Invited Talks: 

1. 中川 慎太郎; "構造均一化が拓く架橋高分子の新奇物性", 繊維学会西部支部若手講演会, 九州大学, 2024-03-05. 

2. 中川 慎太郎; "ネットワーク構造の精密制御によるエラストマーの未踏物性への挑戦", 精密ネットワークポリマー研究会 第17回若手シンポジウム, 東京工業大学, 2024-03-05. 

3. 中川 慎太郎; "均一架橋によるエラストマー・ゲル材料の新展開", ゴム協会東海支部9月度月例講演会, 名古屋市工業研究所, 2023-09-15. 

4. Shintaro Nakagawa; "Deformation-induced structural changes and mechanical properties of highly homogeneous elastomers", 9IDMRCS (9th International Discussion Meeting on Relaxations in Complex Systems), Chiba, Japan, P-GN 1-1, 2023-08-17. 

5. 中川 慎太郎; "星型高分子を基盤とする構造均一な架橋高分子の合成・構造・物性", 第71回高分子学会年次大会, オンライン, 3D07ILY, 2022-05-27. 

6. 中川 慎太郎; "ポリマーネットワークの精密構造制御", 2020年繊維学会秋季研究発表会, オンライン, 1H21ILY, 2020-11-05. 

7. 中川 慎太郎; "均一なポリマーネットワークの合成、構造、物性", 第170回東海高分子研究会講演会, 名古屋大学, 2019-12-14. 

8. 中川 慎太郎; "空間的/結合的な制約による高分子のナノ構造制御", 関東高分子若手研究会 サマーキャンプ2019, 館山, 2019-08-02. 

Doctoral Dissertation: 

"Crystallization of Homopolymers and Block Chains Confined in Nanodomains", Tokyo Institute of Technology (2016). Full text available at Tokyo Tech Library