OKAMURA Laboratory

Okamura Lab was launched on April, 2012.

There are a lot of kinds of polymers used in our daily life, including versatile polymers and the bio-friendly polymers (biocompatible and biodegradable polymers). Making use of the knowledge in polymer chemistry and physics, Okamura Lab focuses on the development of innovative, facile and straightforward techniques in the field of polymer-based nanomaterials (nanosheet, nanodisc, nanoribbon, etc.), which is dedicated to the improvement of human health, medical care, and global environment. The design, fabrication, characterization, and evaluation of nanomaterials in terms of a certain application under the framework of Engineering-Medicine or interdisciplinary collaboration is always in motion. Our mission is to exploit the unique nanoscale-emergent properties from polymers, and contribute our passion to the society by conveying the research outputs.

• 2026.4.1

FY 2026 started. Seven new students joined our group.

• 2026.3.20

Mr. Yokose gave a presentation in The 106th CSJ Annual Meeting(2026) (Funabashi Campus, College of Science and Technology, Nihon Unifersity, 17-20.3.2026).

• 2026.2.20

Mr. Yokose, Ms. Suzuki, Mr. Hara, Ms. Fukuda, Ms. Yokemura, Ms. Ahamed, Mr. Iwasawa, Mr. Sudo, Mr. Tokoro, Mr. Akiyama, Mr. Ichiyama, Ms. Ogura, Mr. Sasano, Mr. Takazato, Mr. Yamada, Prof. Okamrua gave a presentation at the TOKAI Research ColLab 2025 (Shonan Campus in Tokai University, 20.2.2026). Ms. Yokemura has been awarded the “Best Presentation Award”.

• 2026.2.20

Seven students for graduation research have been assigned.

• 2026.2.18

FY2025 the Final defence for the Master’s thesis of the Course of Applied Science was held.

• 2026.2.6

FY2025 Graduation Research Presentation of the Department of Applied Chemistry was held.

• 2026.2.4

Research paper on “Beyond Folding Enzymes: A Redox-Active “Solid Chaperone” Unlocks Recyclable, HPLC-Free Oxidative Protein Folding” (Collaboration with Prof. K. Arai in Department of Chemistry, Tokai University, Prof. O. Kanie in Department of Bioengineering in Tokai University, Prof. T. Muraoka in Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology) was published in JACS Au.　 (Selected to ACS Editors’ Choice).

• 2026.1.28

Review paper on “Development of a Large-Area Cranial Window for Multiscale Imaging of the Cerebral Cortex” (Collaboration with Prof. Nemoto in National Institutes of Natural Sciences, and Assist. Prof. Takahashi in Tokyo University of Science) was published in the book “Frontiers in Brain Functional Dynamics Research”.

• 2026.1.8

Ms. Ahmed, Mr.Sudo and Mr. Tokoro gave a presentation in The 13th Annual Meeting in Kanagawa area of Kanto branch in SPSJ (TOSOH Research Center, 8.1.2026).  Ms. Ahmed (M1), Mr. Sudo (M1) and Mr. Tokoro (M1) have been awarded “Best Presentation Award”.

• 2025.12.26

Review paper on “Polymer nanosheets for wide-field brain imaging” (Collaboration with Prof. Nemoto in National Institutes of Natural Sciences, and Assist. Prof. Takahashi in Tokyo University of Science) was published in the book “Development of Innovative Biocompatible Materials through Interface Control”.

• 2025.12.13

Mr. Yokose and Ms. Yokemura gave a presentation in The Materials Research Meeting 2025 (MRM2025) (Pacifico Yokohama, 8-13.12.2025). Ms. Yokemura have been awarded "Poster Award".

• 2025.12.12

Review paper on “Polymer Nanofilms: A Versatile Material for Biomedical Applications” (Collaboration with Prof. Hong Zhang in Tianjin University, China) was published in Routledge Resources Online - Polymers, Polymeric Materials, and Polymer Technology.

• 2025.12.5

Research paper on “Fundamental Insights into Bulk Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP): Combining DFT, Molecular Dynamics, and Spectroscopic Techniques” (Collaboration with Dr. K.P. Safna Hussan, Prof. R. Kita in MNTC, Tokai University, and Prof. N. Shinyashiki and Dr. Kaito Sasaki in Department of Physics, Prof. Takeru Ito, Department of Chemistry, Tokai University) was published in Chemical Physics.

• 2025.11.30

Mr. Yokose gave a presentation in The Materials Research Meeting 2025 (MRM2025) (Yamanakako Seminar house in Tokai University, 29-30.11.2025). Mr. Yokose (D2) has been awarded “Best Presentation Award”. 【Tokai Univ. HP】

• 2025.11.11

Research paper on “Single-cell synaptome mapping of endogenous protein subpopulations in mammalian brain” (Collaboration with Prof. M. Uchigashima and Prof. T. Mikuni in Niigata University) was published in Nature Communications.

• 2025.11.11

Prof. Okamura gave a presentation in The 47th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society for Biomaterials (Tokyo Tama-Mirai-Messe, 9-11.11.2025).

• 2025.11.1

Research paper on “Dynamics and structural study on supercooled liquid and glassy states of lapatinib” (Collaboration with Dr. K.P. Safna Hussan, Prof. R. Kita in MNTC, Tokai University, and Prof. N. Shinyashiki in Department of Physics, Tokai University) was published in Journal of Molecular Liquids.

• 2025.10.21

Prof. Okamura gave a requested presentation in The 9th International Symposium on Polymer Chemistry (PC2025) (China, 17-21.10.2025).

• 2025.10.10

Prof. Okamura gave a requested presentation in The MNTC Symposium 2025 (Tokai University Shonan Campus, 10.10.2025).

• 2025.9.22

Ms. Suzuki gave a presentation in The 76th Divisional Meeting of Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry (Chiba University Nishi-Chiba Campus, 22-25.9.2025).

• 2025.9.18

Prof. Okamura, Mr. Yokose, Ms. Yokemura and Mr. Sudo gave a presentation in The 74th Symposium on Macromolecules (Kansai University Senriyama Campus, 16-18.9.2025).

• 2025.7.23

Prof. Okamura gave a presentation in The 54th Symposium on Medical Polymers (AIST Tokyo Waterfront, 22-23.7.2025).

• 2025.7.18

Mr. Iwasawa and Mr. Higasa gave a presentation in The 12th Annual Meeting in Kanagawa area of Kanto branch in SPSJ (KISTEC Ebina Headquarters, 18.7.2025). Mr. Iwasawa (M1) has been awarded “Best Presentation Award”.

• 2025.7.10

Prof. Okamura, Mr. Yokose, Ms. Suzuki, Ms. Fukuda and Ms. Yokemura gave a presentation in PPC19 (Kitakyusyu Convention Center, 6-10.7.2025). Ms. Yokemura (M2) has been awarded “PPC19 Poster Award”.【Tokai.Univ. HP】 

• 2025.7.5

Research paper on “Construction of Large Cranial Windows With Nanosheet and Light-Curable Resin for Long-term Two-Photon Imaging in Mice” (Collaboration with Prof. Nemoto in National National Institutes of Natural Sciences, and Assist. Prof. Takahashi in Tokyo University of Science) was published in Bio-protocol.

• 2025.7.1

Mr. Fujimura, Mr. Mitsuhashi, Mr. Yasuda, Mr. Tokoro and Mr. Higasa gave a presentation in The 63rd Annual Conference of the Adhesion Society of Japan (Sendai International Center, 30.6-1.7.2025).

• 2025.6.18

Ms. Fukuda and Mr. Sudo gave a presentation in The 41st Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Drug  Delivery System (Makuhari Messe, 17-18.6.2025).

• 2025.4.1

FY 2025 started. seven new students joined our group.