| Budget Amount *help |
¥25,740,000 (Direct Cost: ¥19,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥5,940,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥11,960,000 (Direct Cost: ¥9,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,760,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥9,880,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,280,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study initially aimed to develop optical media that can control scattering of light, electromagnetic waves by controlling dispersion and assembly of (nano)particles that have different refractive indexes. In the course of the study, I have invented a promising new and effective technique to functionalize inorganic (nano)particles’ surface by polymer chains. After the invention, I have decided to shift the aim of study from fabrication of optical media to reinforcement of rubbers, since rubber is one of the typical polymeric materials only which can show rubber elasticity. In addition, the shift would maximize the return to Japanese industrial competitiveness from the outcome. It was found that the polymer surface-functionalized silica filler prepared by the method invented could drastically strengthen and reduce exothermic heat with strain of rubbers. Most of conventional polymers include fillers inside so that the brand new fillers would be more important in near future.
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