Yuko TAKEOKA,
Associate Professor
Sophia University, Faculty of Science and Engineering
Contact Information
Address: 7-1, Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-8554
E-mail: y-tabuch“at”sophia.ac.jp (but replace “at” with “@”)
Personal Homepage: http://www.mls.sophia.ac.jp/~polymer/
E-mail: y-tabuch“at”sophia.ac.jp (but replace “at” with “@”)
Personal Homepage: http://www.mls.sophia.ac.jp/~polymer/
Fields of Interest
Functional Polymers, Organic-inorganic Hybrid Materials, Nanomaterials
Professional Experience
1998-2001 | Graduate Research, University of Tokyo |
2001-2006 | Assistant Professor, Kyoto University |
2002-2006 | Japan Science and Technology, PRESTO Researcher |
2006-2010 | Lecturer, Sophia University |
2010- | Associate Professor, Sophia University |
Education
Dr. 2001, University of Tokyo
Membership of Academic Societies
The Society of Polymer Science, Japan,
The Chemical Society of Japan,
The Japan Society for Applied Physics,
American Chemical Society,
Royal Society of Chemistry.
Awards & Honors
- The Award for Presentation of the Chemical Society of Japan (1999)
- The Award for Presentation of the Chemical Society of Japan (2000)
- Poster Award in International Symposium on Cooperative Phenomena of Assembled Metal Complexes, Japanese Association of Inorganic Phosphorus Chemistry (2001)
- The Award for Young Scientist from the Association for the Bright Future of Women Scientists (2005)
- Award for Encouragement of Research in Polymer Science, the Society of Polymer Science, Japan (2009)
- Shiseido Female Researcher Science Grant (2009)
Research Project
Preparation of Organic-inorganic Nano-ordered Structures using Biphasic
Ceramics
Selected Publications
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Sugiyama, N., Yanagi, Y., Yoshizawa-Fujita, M., Aizawa, M. Takeoka, Y., Rikukawa, M.
“DNA-Templated Fabrication of Biphasic Calcium Phosphate Ceramics with a Bimodal Pore Structure for Tissue Engineering”
Chem. Lett., 42, 465-467 (2013).
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Sugiyama, N., Ohno, T., Kunibu, R., Aizawa, M. Takeoka, Y., Rikukawa, M.
“In Situ Preparation of Poly(L-Lactic Acid)/Hydroxyapatite Composites as Artificial Bone Materials”
Jpn. J. Polym. Sci. Tech., 70, 5, 185-192 (2013).
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Yoshimi, T., Sugiyama, N., Takeoka, Y., Rikukawa, M., Aizawa, M.
“Changes of Material Properties of Inorganic/Organic Hybrids Fabricated by Infiltration of Poly(L-lactic acid) into Open Pores of Porous Hydroxyapatite Ceramics in a Simulated Body Fluid”
J. Aust. Ceram. Soc., 47, 18-22 (2011).
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Hatanaka, M., Yoshizawa-Fujita, M., Takeoka, Y., Rikukawa, M.
“Surface Modification of Hydroxyapatite and Fabrication of Poly(L-Lactide)/Hydroxyapatite Composites”
Polym. Preprints, 50, 641-642 (2009).
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Yoshimi, T., Tanaka, Y., Sugiyama, N., Takeoka, Y., Rikukawa, M., Aizawa, M.
“In Vitro Evaluation of Hybrids Fabricated by Infiltration of Poly(L-Lactic Acid) into Open Pores of Porous Hydroxyapatite Ceramics with Bimodal Pore-Size Distribution Using MC3T3-E1 Cells”
Bioceramics, 22, 643 (2009).