●"Endosomal Release and Intracellular Delivery of Anticancer Drugs Using pH-Sensitive PEGylated Nanogels",  Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2007, 17, 3720-3725 is selected as "RSC’s Chemical Biology Research Articles virtual journal".

●"Endosomal Release and Intracellular Delivery of Anticancer Drugs Using pH-Sensitive PEGylated Nanogels",  Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2007, 17, 3720-3725 ----This paper was selected for enriched article in Royal Society of Chemistry. 

●"One-Pot Synthesis of pH-Responsive PEGylated Nanogels Containing Gold Nanoparticles by Autoreduction of Chloroaurate Ions within Nanoreactors", This paper is selected as a cover page of this issue,　Macromol. Chem,11/2007: 

Macromol. ChemCover Page

●"Lipase-Catalyzed Selective Synthesis and Micellization of Poly(ethylene glycol)-block-Poly(epsilon-caprolactone) Copolymer Possessing a Carboxylic Acid Group at the PEG Chain End", This paper is selected as a cover page of this issue, Polymer Journal, 39(3),(2007)

Polymer Journal Cover page   

 ◆ What's new ! ◆

●2007.10.23 TIMS has awarded as a Strategenic Initiative Project supported by University of Tsukuba, ●2007.10.21 Professor Nagasaki became Principal Investigator of International Center for Materials Nanoarchitechtonics in National Institute for Materials Science. The sentor one of a handful of institutes eligible to receive research grants under the “World Premier International Research Center Initiative,” a program sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). ●2007.10.20 Assistant Professor Oishi went to University of Nebraska as a Visiting Professor. ●2007.10.4 Sumon Ganguli-kun joined our gruop as research student. ●2007.10.3 Laura Andre Boyet, who was one of our students last year awarded gold medal in International Astronautical Congress 2007 (IAC2007, Hyderabad, India, September 24-28). (PhotoPage) ●2007.10.2 Sumitani-kun and Tomita-kun(Shiraki Labo.) awarded the best poster presentation award in ISAT-2 (Wwaji Yumebutai) ! ●2007.10.2 Prof.Yoshimoto, Dr. Yuan, Furusho-san(D2), Sumitani-kun(M1), Nakamura-kun (M1), Tomita-kun (M1; Shiraki Labo.) presented poster in International Symposium on Atomic Technology 2(ISAT-2)Awaji Yume-Butai). ●2007.10.1 Dr.Oishi promoted to Assitant Professor. ●2007.9.26 "International Center for Materials Nanoarchtechtonics", where Nabasaki Labo. is one of core members, has been elected as “World Premier International Research Center Initiative,” a program sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). ●2007.9.22 Nakamura-kun awarded the best poster presentation award in Gel Workshop in Nagoya! ●2007.9.21-22 Kamumura-kun(M1), Nakamura-kun(M1) and Ishikawa-san(M2) presented poster in Gel Workshop in Nagoya. ●2007.9.19-21 Kamimura-kun(M1), Nakamura-kun(M1), Ishikawa-san(M2), Nakamura Miki-san(TUS, M2), Dr. Miyamoto, Dr. Yuan, Prof. Oishi, Prof. Nagasaki presented in 56th Fall Polymer Society Meeting. ●2007.9.14 Laura Andre-Boyet, who stayed last year in our lab. send us post card (see photo page) ●2007.9.10 Professors Yoshimoto and Nagasaki presented in The Fifth International Forum on Post-genome Technologies(IFPT’5)”, Suzhou, China, September 10-11, 2007. as an invited speaker. ●2007.9.6 Professors Oishi and Yoshimoto and Dr. Miyamoto presented in The 2nd International Workshop on Approaches to Single-Cell Analysis, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan ●2007.9.3 Mrs. Kitazawa joined in our group as new secretary. ●2007.8.30 Professors Oishi and Yoshimoto presented in 12th IUPAC International Symposium on MacroMolecular Complexes (MMC-12), August 27-31, 2007, Fukuoka International Congress Center, Fukuoka, Japan ●2007.8.25 Kamimura-kun awarded Collaborative Research Proporsal Award! ●2007.8.23 Triangular Collaborative Camping at TUS OSHAMANBE campus was held. ●2007.8.13 English page has started ! ●2007.8.10 Professor Allan S. Hoffman, University of Washington, visit us and gave us seminar. "A Historical Survey of "Smart" Gels". ●2007.8.6-8 Mr. Ichino(D3) and Professor Nagasaki preseted in GelSympo2007, Tokyo. ●2007.7.13 Assistant Professor Yoshimoto presented in *******, Keio Univ. "*******". ●2007.7.11 Assistant Professor Oishi presented in TIMS seminar. "Stimuli-sensitive Nanogel for Nano-diagnostics and Nano-therapy" ●2007.7.4　Professor Nagasaki presented in Third ESF-EMBO Symposium"Biological Surfaces and Interfaces", Hotel Eden Roc, Sant Feliu de Guixols (Costa Brava), Spain, "Immunochemical enhancing effect of condensed antibody/PEG surface -Does the condensed PEG tethered chain surface work as macromolecular chaperone ?-" ●2007.6.28 Mr. Frusho presented in Photopolymer Conference. "Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles using LF Plasma JET". ●2007.6.4　Professor David W. Grainger, University of Utah, visit us and gave us seminar. "Quantitative assessment of performance limits in nucleic acid microarray bioassay technologies". ●2007.6.2-3　Professor David W. Grainger and menber of Nagasaki Lab. traveled around south Tohoku area. We visited IRIMIZU limestone cave and enjoyed very much there. seee pictures.   

University of Tsukuba

Department of Materials Science, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Science,   →Information on Entrance examination for Materials Science 

Master's School of Medical Science, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human,

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Tsukuba Research Center for Interdisciplinary Materials Science

Center for Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance

Adjunct Professor of Polyscale Technology Center, Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science

Principal Investigator of International Center for Materials Nanoarchitechtonics in National Institute for Materials Science.

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