KUNITAKE Group, Dept. Appl. Chem. and Biochem., Kumamoto Univ.

Masashi KUNITAKE

• PhD, Professor
• Department of Applied Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University

Education

1. 1983BE, Facul. Eng., Kumamoto Univ.
2. 1985ME, Grad. Sch. Eng., Kyushu Univ.
3. 1988Coursework Completed, Ph.D. Degree in Grad. Sch. Eng., Kyushu Univ.
4. 1989Ph.D. in Eng., Grad. Sch. Eng., Kyushu Univ.

Employment History

1. 1988Research Associate in Facul. Eng., Nagasaki Univ.
2. 1992Group Leader in Itaya Electrochemiscopy Project (ERATO-JST, Japan)
3. 1997Lecturer in Facul. Eng., Kumamoto Univ.
4. 2001Assist. Prof. in Facul. Eng., Kumamoto Univ.
5. 2004Visiting Scholar in UCLA
6. 2006Professor in Facul. Eng., Kumamoto Univ.

Awards

1. 1992Award for Encouragement of Research in Polymer Science, Soc. Polym. Sci., Japan
2. 2003Teaching Award Recommended by Students in Kumamoto Univ.

Research Interests

• Polymer Chemistry
• Supramolecular Chemistry
• Colloid and Interface Chemistry
• Electrochemistry
• Scanning Probe Microscopy

Selected Publications

1. Chemical Liquid Deposition of Aromatic Poly(azomethine)s by Spontaneous On-Site Polycondensation in Aqueous Solution Rintaro, Higuchi; Masashi, Kunitake; Ryota, Tanoue; Nobuo, Enoki; Yuya, Miyasato; Kazuki, Sakaguchi; Shinobu, Uemura; Nobuo, Kimizuka Chem. Commun. 48 (25) 3103-3105 (2012)
2. Thermodynamically Controlled Self-Assembly of Covalent Nanoarchitectures in Aqueous Solution Ryota, Tanoue; Rintaro, Higuchi; Nobuo, Enoki; Yuya, Miyasato; Shinobu, Uemura; Nobuo, Kimizuka; Adam, Z. Stieg; James, K. Gimzewski; Masashi, Kunitake ACS Nano 5 (5) 3923-3929 (2011)
3. Thixotropic Interparticle Interaction Between Silica and Nonionic Polymer Particles Prepared by Static Dispersion Polymerization Shintaro, Kawano; Asumi Sei; Masashi Kunitake Polymer 52 (7) 1577-1588 (2012)
4. Necklace-shaped Dimethylsiloxane Polymers Bearing Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane Cage Prepared by Polycondensation and Ring-opening Polymerization Marie,Yoshimatsu; Kunihiro, Komori; Yusuke, Ohnagamitsu; Naoto, Sueyoshi; Noriko, Kawashima; Sumire, Chinen; Yuko, Murakami; Jin, Izumi; Daisuke, Inoki; Kiyoshi, Sakai; Takashi, Matsuo; Kenichi, Watanabe; Masashi, Kunitake Chem. Lett. 41 (6) 622-624 (2012)