Kosuke Minami, Ph. D.
Senior Researcher
Olfactory Sensors Group
Research Center for Macromolecules and Biomaterials
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
Information
POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AVAILABLE: Olfactory Sensors Group welcomes outstanding postdoctoral applications from talented, motivated individuals in the field of materials science and sensors. Respond with a CV and a brief statement describing your expertise and interests to us.
GRADUATE STUDENTS WELCOME!!! Olfactory Sensors Group (Prof. Dr. Yoshikawa, University of Tsukuba) is looking for Master & Ph.D. students. See also University of Tsukuba-NIMS joint Graduate School & our group
26 SEP 2023 Graduation of Dr. Chao Zhuang @Namiki, Tsukuba
What's New!!!
02 DEC 2024 [Publications] NEW!!!
Our recent work on peptide gas sensors has been accepted in Advanced Sensor Research and is now available online.
Congratulations, Ngo-san!!!17 NOV 2024 [Patents] NEW!!!
Our applied patent has been registered in the US (US 12 130 270.31 OCT 2024 [Press Release] NEW!
NIMS Press Release: Development of a Simple, Revolutionary Printing Technique for Periodic Nano/Microstructures30 OCT 2024 [Patents]
Our applied patent has been registered in Japan (JP 7576294).15 OCT 2024 [Patents]
Our applied patent has been registered in Europe (EP 3 988 913).07 OCT 2024 [News]
Takehiro Kuramochi joined our group as an internship student.24 SEP 2024 [Publications]
Our recent work on sensing augmentation by flow rate modulation has been accepted in Science and Technology of Advanced Materials and is now available online.
Congratulations, Feng-san!!!03 SEP 2024 [News]
Yukiko Nakayama joined our group as an Engineer.30 AUG 2024 [Publications]
Our recent work on syneresis-based printing using PDMS has been accepted in Advanced Science and is now available online.
Congratulations, Shiba-san!!!27 JUN 2024 [News]
Our recent work on cell scaffolds at the ionic liquid interface has been accepted in Advanced Materials is featured in the Inside Front Cover Picture.
Recent Publications
04 NOV 2024 Accepted / 29 NOV 2024
Empirical Modification of Force Fields for the Development of Peptide-Based Gas Sensors.
T. A. Ngo,* T. Yildirim, M.-Q. Feng, K. Minami, K. Shiba, and G. Yoshikawa*
Adv. Sens. Res. 2024, accepted.
DOI: 10.1002/adsr.202400122 [Wiley]
Open-access journal
14 SEP 2024 Accepted / 24 SEP 2024 Available online
Sensing Signal Augmentation by Flow Rate Modulation of Carrier Gas for Accurate Differentiation of Complex Odours.
M.-Q. Feng, T. Yildirim, K. Minami, K. Shiba, and G. Yoshikawa*
Science and Technology of Advanced Materials 2024, 25, 2408212.
DOI: 10.1080/14686996.2024.2408212
14 AUG 2024 Accepted / 29 AUG 2024 Available online
Syneresis-driven self-refilling printing of geometry/component-controlled nano/microstructures.
K. Shiba,* K. Saito, K. Minami, S. Arai, G. Yoshikawa, L. Sun, and M. Temjinbayashi
Advanced Science 2024, in press.
DOI: 10.1002/advs.202405151
Highlighted in Tii (Tii技術情報; 05 SEP 2024); Kagaku Shimbun (科学新聞; 04 OCT 2024); Kagaku Kogyo Nippo (化学工業日報; 28 OCT 2024); Science Daily (31 OCT 2024) [online]; EurekAlert (31 OCT 2024) [online]; Phys.org (31 OCT 2024) [online]
Press release: NIMS (JP, EN)
03 APR 2024 Accepted / 16 APR 2024 Available online
Automated odor blending with one-pot Bayesian optimization
Y. Fukui, K. Minami,* K. Shiba, G. Yoshikawa, K. Tsuda, and R. Tamura*
Digital Discovery 2024, 3, 969–976.
DOI: 10.1039/D3DD00215B
Open-access journal
24 FEB 2024 Accepted / 27 FEB 2024 Available online
Audible sensing of low-ppm concentration gases.
T. Yildirim,* M.-Q. Feng, K. Shiba, K. Minami, and G. Yoshikawa*
Sensors and Actuators A: Physical 2024, 370, 115215.
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2024.115215
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