NAKAMURA Yo

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Affiliation

Forest Biomass Chemical Innovation Unit (Agriculture, forestry and fisheries)

Position
Chief Senior Researcher
Final Education
Department of Polymer Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University
Degree(s)
Ph D (Sc.)
Research Keywords
Polymer, Solution Properties, High-Pressure Measurements, Solution Viscosity, Light Scattering
Research Area
Polymer Chemistry, Polymer Structure, Polymer Properties
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Academic Affiliations

  • The Chemical Society of Japan
  • Society of Polymer Science, Japan
  • The Japan Society of High Pressure Science and Technology
  • The Japanese Society for Neutron Science 

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Peer-Reviewed Papers

  • Precise Determination of the Band-Broadening Function for the Size-Exclusion Chromatography using Multi-Angle Light Scattering and Mass Spectrometric Measurements on Polymers. Yasushi Kondo, Yo Nakamura, Macromol. Rapid Commun., 47, e00706 (2026).
  • Contrast dependence of scattering profiles for poly(ethylene glycol) in water: Investigation by small-angle neutron scattering with 3He spin filter and small-angle x-ray scattering. Akiyuki Ryoki, Fumi Watanabe, Takuya Okudaira, Shingo Takahashi, Takayuki Oku, Kosuke Hiroi, Ryuhei Motokawa, Yo Nakamura, J. Chem. Phys., 160, 114907 (2024).
  • Dimensional properties of brush-like polymers with sodium poly(styrene sulfonate) side chains. Yusuke Kitagawa, Yusuke Hasegawa, Keita Ide, and Yo Nakamura, Polym. J., 51, 861-868 (2019). 

Books

  • Characterization of Polymers in Solutions. Yo Nakamura, Ken Terao, Tomohiro Hirao, and Atsushi Takano, Springer Singapore, Singapore, 2025.
  • Polymer Properties in Solutions. Yo Nakamura and Takashi Norisuye, “Polymer Science: A Comprehensive Reference, Vol. 2,” pp. 5-32, K. Matyjaszewski and M. Moller Eds., Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2012. 
  • Brush-Like Polymers. Yo Nakamura and Takashi Norisuye, “Soft-Matter Characterization,” Chapter 5, pp 235-286, R. Borsali and R. Pecora Eds., Springer Science + Business Media, LLC, New York, 2008. 

Awards

  • Award for Outstanding Paper in Polymer Journal, Society of Polymer Science, Japan(2002) 

Visiting Professor at Other Universities, etc.

  • Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University 

Classes at Other Universities/Graduate Schools

  • Polymer Physical Properties, Polymer Solution Properties (Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University)
  • Basic Physical Chemistry, Mathematics in Chemistry (Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University) 

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