Chemical and Engineering Studies for Efficient Spinning of Small Molecules

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K05265
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 28030:Nanomaterials-related
• Research Institution: Nara Institute of Science and Technology
• Principal Investigator: Yoshida Hiroaki 奈良先端科学技術大学院大学, 先端科学技術研究科, 助教 (40727913)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: エレクトロスピニング / 低分子紡糸 / シクロデキストリン / 不織布 / 分子間相互作用

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Fiber/textile is one of the closest materials in our lives, and polymer-based spinning technology usually offers various fiber/textile materials. Different from them, I have demonstrated “direct electrospinning method of small cyclic molecules” to produce gauze-like fiber materials by combining polymer and textile science with supramolecular science. In this research project, in order to improve the efficiency in fiber production, we investigated various derivatives from cyclic molecules like cyclodextrins to control intermolecular interactions.

Free Research Field

高分子材料、ナノ・マイクロ化学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

高分子繊維材料が人類の生活を豊かにしてきたことは疑いようもないが、近年の合成高分子材料の非分解性への関心などからも、新たな高機能繊維材料の設計指針が望まれる。本研究課題で取り組む「低分子紡糸技術」は未だ学術的に芽生え期ではあるものの、これまでの常識とは全く異なる繊維材料を生み出す可能性を秘めており、新たな学術領域への発展可能性も期待できる。