Cellulose-Based Nanopaper Composite as Strongly Adhesive Substrate for Infrastructure Sensing

• Project/Area Number: 25K18278
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 40020:Wood science-related
• Research Institution: The University of Osaka
• Principal Investigator: HUANG Yintong 大阪大学, 産業科学研究所, 特任研究員 (20969844)
• Project Period (FY): 2025-04-01 – 2028-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2025)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000); Fiscal Year 2027: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2026: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
• Keywords: Cellulose composites / Adhesive / Moisturizer / Infrastructure sensing

Outline of Research at the Start

The growing demand for environmentally friendly sensor substrates with strong, rapid, and reversible adhesion is receiving increasing attention in the advancement of sensor technologies. This research project aims to develop wood-derived cellulose-based substrates with enhanced adhesion properties for application in infrastructure sensing.