Synthesis and Environmental Application of Dopamine: Poly-gamma-Glutamate Supragels
| Project/Area Number |
24655209
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Polymer/Textile materials
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| Research Institution | Kochi University |
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Principal Investigator |
ASHIUCHI Makoto 高知大学, 教育研究部総合科学系, 教授 (20271091)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
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| Keywords | 環境材料 / 環境技術 / 環境機能 / バイオポリアミド / 化学改質 / 超分子ゲル / 金属吸着 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
It is well known that the enriched catechol residues are found in mussel’s byssus showing a high adherent ability in water. We hence tried to replace the hexadecylpyridinium moieties of a stoichiometric poly-gamma-glutamate ion-complex (PGAIC) with dopamine molecules and succeeded in developing dopamine:PGA supragels at room temperature without risky chemicals/expensive catalysts. This new material was tentatively called dopamyl PGA (dmPGA). The rheological research implied that dmPGA possesses potential as self-healing gels. Furthermore, the metal adsorption tests indicated that the capabilities (particularly for divalent cations) of dmPGA, along with a hyperbolic curve, are much superior to PGA and polyacrylate, suggesting its potential application for the effective (simultaneous) removal of various toxic metals.
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