Interface Process Engineering

Under the catchphrase “Process Innovation for Product Innovation”, we study on the development of new materials and the proposal of new processes, using a chemical engineering approach that integrates a wide range of disciplines with “interface” as the keyword. We explore new manufacturing methods for functional materials based on polymer chemistry, biotechnology, organic chemistry, and microfluidics. Specifically, we fabricate functional soft materials including polymer particles, capsules, fibers, and gels.

	Prof. ONO Tsutomu E-mail: tono＠(cc.okayama-u.ac.jp) Chemical engineering, Interfacial chemistry, Polymer chemistry, Microfluidics, Soft Matter   Directory of Researchers 　Link to homepage
	Asst. Prof. WATANABE Takaichi E-mail: wata-t＠(okayama-u.ac.jp) Chemical engineering, Interfacial chemistry, Polymer chemistry, Microfluidics, Soft Matter   Directory of Researchers 　Link to homepage

Development of functional colloidal materials using microfluidic technology

Microfluidic channel is a general term for a channel that has a thin channel about the size of a hair. The fluid flowing in a microchannel is laminar due to its low Reynolds number. Therefore, the microfluidic channel is a favorable environment for the formation of uniformly sized droplets and stable jet flow. We develop processes to prepare microparticles and nanofibers using uniformly sized droplets and jet flows formed in microchannels as templates.

Development of ionic liquid-based functional materials

We develop functional materials showing ionic liquid properties such as tunable physicochemical properties, ionic conductivity, carbon dioxide absorption properties, and thermal resistance.