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Study of functional protein material from a perspective of material science using a new method for measuring thermal conductivity

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18H03757
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Medium-sized Section 19:Fluid engineering, thermal engineering, and related fields
Research InstitutionKyushu University

Principal Investigator

Takamatsu Hiroshi  九州大学, 工学研究院, 教授 (20179550)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 田中 敬二  九州大学, 工学研究院, 教授 (20325509)
Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥44,980,000 (Direct Cost: ¥34,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥10,380,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥10,660,000 (Direct Cost: ¥8,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,460,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥12,480,000 (Direct Cost: ¥9,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,880,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥21,840,000 (Direct Cost: ¥16,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥5,040,000)
Keywords熱伝導率 / 生体高分子材料 / 測定法 / 高機能材料 / DNA固体膜 / クモ糸 / タンパク質素材 / ポリスチレン
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The final goal of this study is to establish the basis for the development of new protein materials with new functions and properties. In this study, thermal conductivity measurements were performed on spider silk, which exhibits excellent mechanical properties, and on DNA solid membranes, whose mechanical properties change drastically with moisture content. These materials are electrically nonconductive and often have a fiber or thin-film shape, because the properties are improved by molecular orientation. Therefore, we developed a method suitable for measuring such solids and then performed the actual thermal conductivity measurement. The thermal conductivity of the DNA solid membrane was 0.38 W/(m・K) and that of the spider silk was 1.9 W/(m・K), both of which were higher than those of ordinary polymeric compounds.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

高機能構造タンパク質は,優れた機械的特性を示すだけでなく,電気伝導性と熱伝導性が相反するといったこれまでにはない性質を有するが,熱伝導率の測定は容易ではない.本研究で考案したITX法は,細線等の測定に用いられるT型センサ法の弱点を克服した新しい方法であり,2021年度の日本熱物性学会賞を受賞したことからもその方法の有用性は明らかである.また,DNA固体膜の熱伝導率をはじめて測定したこと,および夢の素材と考えられているクモ糸の熱伝導率が金属並みに高いことを報告した既往の結果は誤りである可能性が高いことを示した点は,今後のタンパク質素材の開発に有用である.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2021 Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Annual Research Report
  • 2019 Annual Research Report
  • 2018 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (3 results)

All 2022 2021

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Thermal conductivity measurement of solid materials using an “ITX”method - A pilot study using DNA solid films2021

    • Author(s)
      Yoko Tomo, Hibiki Koga, Takanobu Fukunaga, Kosaku Kurata, Hisao Matsuno, Keiji Tanaka, Hiroshi Takamatsu
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

      Volume: 176 Pages: 1-6

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2021.121501

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Measurement of thermal conductivity of spider silk2022

    • Author(s)
      S. Higuchi, Y. Tomo, T. Fukunaga, K. Kurata, H. Takamatsu
    • Organizer
      The 32nd International Symposium on Transport Phenomena (ISTP32)
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] A New Method for Measuring Longitudinal Thermal Conductivity of Biopolymer Strip2021

    • Author(s)
      Yoko Tomo, Takanobu Fukunaga, Kosaku Kurata, Hiroshi Takamatsu
    • Organizer
      The 2nd Asian Conference on Thermal Sciences
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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