Hideki Abe
Team Leader
Bioplastic Research Team
The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN)
Japan
Biography
Our team aims to provide high-performance and specific functional bioplastic materials as environmental conscious polymeric materials. Particularly, paying attention to the biopolyesters produced by microorganisms, the advanced technology enable to bring out their potential and use as a practical plastic materials has been developed. We also employ various biomass substances to create novel polymeric materials, followed with biopolyesters. We achieve to construct the methodology of molecular design for bioplastics to predict their properties and functions, and new technology of efficient and precise bioplastic synthesis.
Research Interest
Chemistry
Publications
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Jiang, N., and Abe, H.: "Crystallization and mechanical behavior of covalent functionalized carbon nanotube/poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) nanocomposites" J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 132, 42136 (2015)
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Jiang, N., and Abe, H.: "Morphological changes in poly(L-lactide)/poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) blends induced by different miscibility" Polymer. 66, 259-267 (2015)
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Jiang, N., and Abe, H.: "Effect of atactic poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) block on the crystallization and degradation behavior of 6-arm poly(L-lactide)-b-atactic poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)" Polym. Degrad. Stab. 114, 8-15 (2015)
