Research Group of
Takano and Noro

Atsushi Noro,
Jounior Associate ProfessorMembers

Last Updated: Oct 7

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e-mail noro[at]nagoya-u.jp

Education

• 2006 Department of Applied Chemistry, Nagoya University (Ph.D.)
• 2002 Department of Applied Chemistry, Nagoya University (B.Eng.)

Job Experience

• Sep 2020-present Junior Associate Professor (Lecturer), Institute of Materials Innovation, Institutes of Innovation for Future Society, Nagoya University (concurrent position)
• Apr 2017-present Junior Associate Professor (Lecturer), Department of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry, Nagoya University
• Feb 2017-Mar 2017 Junior Associate Professor (Lecturer), Department of Applied Chemistry, Nagoya University
• Oct 2007-Jan 2017 Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry, Nagoya University
• Jul 2011-Sep 2011 Visiting Scientist, Department of Materials Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Host: Prof. Edwin L. Thomas, Dean of Eng, Rice University)
• Oct 2006-Sep 2007 Research Fellow (PD), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; and Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Chemistry, University of Minneosta (Advisor: Prof. Timothy P. Lodge, previous Editor of Macromolecules and ACS Macro Letters)
• Apr 2006-Sep 2006 Research Fellow (DC2), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
• Apr 2004-Mar 2006 Research Assistant, 21st century COE Program, Nagoya University

Research Interests

1. Nanostructures from multicomponent polymers
2. Living polymerization (i.e., RAFT polymerization)
3. Complexation or Conjugation with polymers and other materials (i.e., ILs, nanoparticles, biomolecules)
4. Supramolecular assemblies of polymers

"Supramolecular Polymer Gels"

Thermoreversible "Supramacromolecular Ion Gels"（movie、4.6MB）

Supramolecular polymer gels in an ionic liquid

Block Copolymer Photonic Films

Supramolecular Elastomers (Noncovalent Elastomers)

Anhydrous Proton Conductive Polymer Electrolyte Membranes

Society

1. American Physical Society
2. American Chemical Society
3. The Society of Polymer Science, Japan
4. The Chemical Society of Japan
5. The Society of Rheology, Japan
6. The Society of Rubber Science and Technology, Japan
7. The Japanese Society for Neutron Science

Prizes

• 2023 The 35rd SRSJ Award (The Society of Rubber Science and Technology, Japan)
• 2023 SRJ Technical Development Award for 2022 (The Society of Rheology, Japan)
• 2017 Encouragement Award for Science & Technology (The Society of Rubber Science and Technology, Japan)
• 2015 Tokaikagaku-Kougyokai Award (Tokaikagaku-Kougyokai, Japan)
• 2015 Award for Encouragement (The Society of Rheology, Japan)
• 2015 Tanaka Rubber Science & Technology Award (Enokagaku-Shinko Foundation, Japan)
• 2013 Award for Encouragement of Research in Polymer Science; The Society of Polymer Science, Japan (2013)
• 2013 Excellent Presentation Prize (24th Kobunshi Gel KenkyuToronkai, Japan)
• 2007 The Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics Prize for 2007
• 2006 Diploma of Distinction for Student Presentation (POLYCHAR-14 Annual World Forum in 2006)

Selected Publications

1. Yamada, Saya; Kajita, Takato; Nishimoto, Mio; Horiuchi, Junko; Fujii, Yoshirou, Sakaguchi, Kazumasa; Hattori, Kazuo; Tamura, Hiroshi; Kano, Tatsuya; Sakai, Takenobu; Noro, Atsushi*
   "Next-Generation Structural Adhesives Composed of Epoxy Resins and Hydrogen-Bonded Styrenic Block Polymer-Based Thermoplastic Elastomers"
   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2024, XXXX, XXX-XXX. (Open Access) PDF
   (Featured in Japan Chemical Daily (daily newspaper) on Oct 7, 2024)
   (Press release from Nagoya University on Sep 25, 2024 (EurekAlert!))
   (Featured in Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun (daily newspaper) on Sep 25, 2024)
   
2. Sato, Katsumi; Kajita, Takato; Noro, Atsushi*
   "Synthesis of a Cross-linked Polymer Electrolyte Membrane with an Ultra-High Density of Sulfonic Acid Groups"
   ACS Applied Polymer Materials 2023, 5, 3480-3488. (Open Access) PDF
   Highlighted on Cover
   
   (Ranked among the Top 20 most read articles in ACS Applied Polymer Materials for the previous 30 days as of Apr 24, 2023)
   (Featured in Nikkei Business Daily (daily newspaper) on Apr 28, 2023 (Nikkei Online on Apr 21, 2023))
   (Press release from Nagoya University on Apr 19, 2023)
   
3. Kajita, Takato; Tanaka, Haruka; Ohtsuka, Yumiko; Orido, Tsuyoshi; Takano, Atsushi; Iwamoto, Hiroyuki; Mufundirwa, Albert; Imai, Hideto; Noro, Atsushi*
   "Effects of a Nanophase-Separated Structure on Mechanical Properties and Proton Conductivity of Acid-Infiltrated Block Polymer Electrolyte Membranes under Non-Humidification"
   ACS Omega 2023, 8, 1121-1130. (Open Access)PDF
4. Kajita, Takato; Noro, Atsushi*; Oda, Ryoji; Hashimoto, Sadaharu
   "Highlya Impct-Resistant Block Polymer-Based Thermoplastic Elastomers with an Ionically Functionalized Rubber Phase"
   ACS Omega 2022, 7, 2821-2830. (Open Access) PDF
   Highlighted on Front Cover
   
   (Ranked among the Top 20 most read articles in ACS Omega for the previous 30 days in Jan, 2022)
   (Featured in Nikkei Business Daily (daily newspaper) on Jan 12, 2022 (Nikkei Online on Jan 14, 2022))
   (Featured in Gomu Houchi Shimbun (weekly newspaper) on Jan 1, 2022)
   (Featured in Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun (daily newspaper) on Dec 23, 2021)
   (Featured in Japan Chemical Daily (daily newspaper) on Dec 21, 2021)
   (Press release from Nagoya University on Dec 20, 2021)
5. Kajita, Takato; Noro, Atsushi*; Seki, Takahiro; Matsushita, Yushu; Nakamura, Naoki
   "Acidity effects of medium fluids on anhydrous proton conductivity of acid-swollen block polymer electrolyte membranes"
   RSC Advances 2021, 11, 19012-19020. (Open Access) PDF
   
6. Kajita, Takato; Tanaka, Haruka; Noro, Atsushi*; Matsushita, Yushu; Nozawa, Atsushi; Isobe, Kousuke; Oda, Ryoji; Hashimoto, Sadaharu
   "Extremely Tough Block Polymer-Based Thermoplastic Elastomers with Strongly Associated but Dynamically Responsive Noncovalent Cross-Links"
   Polymer 2021, 217, 123419.
   (Communication)
   (Featured in Gomu Houchi Shimbun (weekly newspaper) on Jun 14, 2021)
   (Ranked among Most Downloaded Polymer Articles in the last 90 days in Apr, 2021)
   (Featured in The Gomutimes (weekly newspaper) on Feb 15, 2021)
   (Press release from Nagoya University on Jan 28, 2021)
7. Noro, Atsushi*; Asai, Hiroto; Higuchi, Kimitaka; Matsushita, Yushu*
   "Self-Assembled Hybrids Composed of Block Copolymer/Porphyrin-Metal Complex via Hydrogen Bonding"
   Macromolecules 2019, 52, 6633-6640.
8. Kajita, Takato; Tanaka, Haruka; Noro, Atsushi*; Matsushita, Yushu; Nakamura, Naoki
   "Acidic liquid-swollen polymer membranes exhibiting anhydrous proton conductivity higher than 100 mS cm−1 at around 100 °C"
   Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2019, 7, 15585-15592. (Open Access) PDF
   Highlighted on Back Cover
   (Communication)
   (Featured in Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun (daily newspaper) on Jul 4, 2019)
   (Featured in Nikkei Business Daily (daily newspaper) on Jun 4, 2019)
   (Featured in Chunichi Shimbun (daily newspaper) on May 31, 2019)
   (Featured in Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun (daily newspaper) on May 30, 2019)
   (Press release from Nagoya University on May 29, 2019)
9. Kajita, Takato; Noro, Atsushi*; Matsushita, Yushu
   "Design and Properties of Supramolecular Elastomers"
   Polymer 2017, 128, 297-310.
   (Review)
10. Noro, Atsushi*; Tomita, Yusuke; Matsushita, Yushu; Thomas, Edwin L.
    "Enthalpy-Driven Swelling of Photonic Block Polymer Films"
    Macromolecules 2016, 49, 8971-8979.
11. Hayashi, Mikihiro*; Noro, Atsushi*; Matsushita, Yushu
    "Highly Extensible Supramolecular Elastomers with Large Stress Generation Capability Originating from Multiple Hydrogen Bonds on the Long Soft Network Strands"
    Macromolecular Rapid Communications 2016, 37, 678-684.
    (Communication)
    (Selected as a back cover in the issue of April, 2016)
12. Hayashi, Mikihiro; Matsushima, Satoru; Noro, Atsushi*; Matsushita, Yushu*
    "Mechanical Property Enhancement of ABA Block Copolymer-Based Elastomers by Incorporating Transient Cross-Links into Soft Middle Block"
    Macromolecules 2015, 48, 421-431.
    (Ranked among the Top 20 most read articles in Macromolecules in Jan, 2015)
13. Noro, Atsushi*; Tomita, Yusuke; Shinohara, Yuya; Sageshima, Yoshio; Walish, Joseph J.; Matsushita, Yushu; Thomas, Edwin L.*
    "Photonic Block Copolymer Films Swollen with an Ionic Liquid"
    Macromolecules 2014, 47, 4103-4109.
    (Ranked among the Top 20 most read articles in Macromolecules in Jun, 2014)
14. Hayashi, Mikihiro; Noro, Atsushi*; Matsushita, Yushu*
    "Viscoelastic Properties of Supramolecular Soft Materials with Transient Polymer Network"
    Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics 2014, 52, 755-764.
15. Noro, Atsushi*; Matsushima, Satoru; He, Xudong; Hayashi, Mikihiro; Matsushita, Yushu*
    "Thermoreversible Supramolecular Polymer Gels via Metal-Ligand Coordination in an Ionic Liquid"
    Macromolecules 2013, 46, 8304-8310.
    (Ranked among the Top-20 most read articles in Macromolecules (Oct, 2013))
16. Sageshima, Yoshio; Arai, Shigeo; Noro, Atsushi*; Matsushita, Yushu*
    "Fabrication and Modification of Ordered Nanoporous Structures from Nanophase-Separated Hybrids of Block Copolymer/Metal Salt"
    Langmuir 2012, 28, 17524-17529.
    (Ranked among the Top 20 most read articles in Langmuir for Dec, 2012)
17. Noro, Atsushi*; Higuchi, Kota; Sageshima, Yoshio; Matsushita, Yushu*
    "Preparation and Morphology of Hybrids Composed of a Block Copolymer and Semiconductor Nanoparticles via Hydrogen Bonding"
    Macromolecules 2012, 45, 8013-8020.
    (Ranked among the Top 20 most read articles in "Macromolecules" in Oct, 2012)
18. Noro, Atsushi*; Hayashi, Mikihiro; Matsushita, Yushu*
    "Design and Properties of Supramolecular Polymer Gels"
    Soft Matter 2012, 8, 6416-6429. PDF (Only for personal use. Must not be distributed!)
    (Review)
    (Ranked among the Top 10 most-read of 2012 Soft Matter articles)
    (Ranked among the Top 10 most read Soft Matter articles in Jun, 2012)
    (Ranked among the Top 10 most read Soft Matter articles in May, 2012)
    (Ranked among the Top 10 most read Soft Matter articles in Apr, 2012)
19. Noro, Atsushi*; Ishihara, Koji; Matsushita, Yushu*
    "Nanophase-Separated Supramolecular Assemblies of Two Functionalized Polymers via Acid–Base Complexation"
    Macromolecules 2011, 44, 6241-6244.
    (Communication)
    (Ranked among the Top 20 most read articles in Macromolecules during Aug, 2011)
20. Noro, Atsushi*; Hayashi, Mikihiro; Ohshika, Akihisa; Matsushita, Yushu*
    "Simple Preparation of Supramolecular Polymer Gels via Hydrogen Bonding by Blending Two Liquid Polymers"
    Soft Matter 2011, 7, 1667-1670. PDF (Only for personal use. Must not be distributed!)
    (Communication)
    (Ranked amoung the Top 10 most read Soft Matter articles in Jan, 2011)
21. Noro, Atsushi; Sageshima, Yoshio; Arai, Shigeo; Matsushita, Yushu*
    "Preparation and Morphology Control of Block Copolymer/Metal Salt Hybrids via Solvent-Casting by Using a Solvent with Coordination Ability
    Macromolecules 2010, 43, 5358-5364.
22. Noro, Atsushi; Yamagishi, Hajime; Matsushita, Yushu*
    "Thermoreversible Morphology Transition from Block-Type Supramacromolecules via Hydrogen Bonding in an Ionic Liquid"
    Macromolecules 2009, 42, 6335-6338.
    (Communication)
23. Noro, Atsushi*; Matsushita, Yushu; Lodge, Timothy P.*
    "Gelation Mechanism of Thermoreversible Supramacromolecular Ion Gels via Hydrogen Bonding"
    Macromolecules 2009, 42, 5802-5810.
24. Noro, Atsushi; Tamura, Akinori; Wakao, Sou; Takano, Atsushi; Matsushita, Yushu*
    "Stoichiometric Effects on Nanostructures of Block-and Graft-Type Supramacromolecules via Acid-Base Complexation"
    Macromolecules 2008, 41, 9277-9283.
25. Noro, Atsushi; Matsushita, Yushu; Lodge, Timothy P.*
    "Thermoreversible Supramacromolecular Ion Gels via Hydrogen Bonding"
    Macromolecules 2008, 41, 5839-5844.
26. Noro, Atsushi; Nagata, Yutaka; Takano, Atsushi; Matsushita, Yushu;
    “ Diblock-Type Supramacromolecule via Biocomplementary Hydrogen Bonding”
    Biomacromolecules 2006, 7, 1696-1699.
    (Communication)
27. Noro, Atsushi; Okuda, Masatoshi; Odamaki, Fumitake; Kawaguchi, Daisuke; Torikai, Naoya; Takano, Atsushi; Matsushita, Yushu*
    “Chain localization and interfacial thickness in microphase-separated structures of block copolymers with variable composition distributions”
    Macromolecules 2006, 39, 7654-7661.
28. Noro, Atsushi; Cho, Donghyun; Takano, Atsushi; Matsushita, Yushu*
    “Effect of Molecular Weight Distribution on Microphase-Separated Structures from Block Copolymers”
    Macromolecules 2005, 38, 4371-4376.
29. Noro, Atsushi; Nagata, Yutaka; Tsukamoto, Masaki; Hayakawa, Yoshihiro; Takano, Atsushi; Matsushita, Yushu*
    “Novel Synthesis and Characterization of Bioconjugate Block Copolymers Having Oligonucleotides”
    Biomacromolecules 2005, 6, 2328-2333.
30. Noro, Atsushi; Iinuma, Minobu; Suzuki, Jiro; Takano, Atsushi; Matsushita, Yushu*
    “Effect of Composition Distribution on Microphase-Separated Structure from BAB Triblock Copolymers”
    Macromolecules 2004, 37, 3804-3808.
31. Matsushita, Yushu*; Takano, Atsushi; Hayashida, Kenichi; Asari, Takeshi; Noro, Atsushi
    "Hierarchical nanophase-separated structures created by precisely-designed polymers with complexity"
    Polymer 2009, 50, 2191-2203.
32. Masuda, Jun; Takano, Atsushi; Suzuki, Jiro; Nagata, Yutaka; Noro, Atsushi; Hayashida, Kennichi; Matsushita, Yushu*
    "Composition-dependent morphological transition of hierarchically-ordered structures formed by multiblock terpolymers"
    Macromolecules 2007, 40, 4023-4027.
33. Masuda, Jun; Takano, Atsushi; Nagata, Yutaka; Noro, Atsushi; Matsushita, Yushu*
    “A Nanophase-Separated Synchronizing Structure with Parallel Double Periodicity from an Undecablock Terpolymer”
    Physical Review Letters 2006, 97, 098301.
34. Cho, Donghyun; Noro, Atsushi; Takano, Atsushi; Matsushita, Yushu*
    “TGIC separation of PS-b-P2VP Diblock & P2VP-PS-P2VP Triblock Copolymers According to Chemical Composition”
    Macromolecules 2005, 38, 3033-3036.
35. Nagata, Yutaka; Masuda, Jun; Noro, Atsushi; Cho, Donghyun; Takano, Atsushi; Matsushita, Yushu*
    “Preparation and Characterization of a Styrene-Isoprene Undecablock Copolymer and Its Hierarchical Microdomain Structure in Bulk”
    Macromolecules 2005, 38, 10220-10225.
36. Takano, Atsushi; Kawashima, Wataru; Noro, Atsushi; Isono, Yoshinobu; Tanaka, Nobuo; Dotera, Tomonari; Matsushita, Yushu*
    “A Mesoscopic Archemedean Tiling Having a New Complexity in an ABC Star Polymer”
    Journal of Polymer Science: Part B: Polymer Physics 2005, 43, 2427-2432.
37. Matsushita, Yushu*; Noro, Atsushi; Iinuma, Minobu; Suzuki, Jiro; Ohtani, Hajime; Takano, Atsushi
    “Effect of Composition Distribution on Microphase-Separated Structure from Diblock Copolymers”
    Macromolecules 2003, 36, 8074-8077.