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Shingo Yokota Last modified date:2024.04.18

Associate Professor / Sustainable Bioresources Science / Department of Agro-environmental Sciences / Faculty of Agriculture


Reports
1. Materials Science for Utilizing Surface Properties of Nanocelluloses.
2. My stay in Finland.
3. Stabilization of Pickering Emulsion by using Amphiphilic Janus-type cellulose nanofibrils.
4. Interfacial Characteristics of Bio-Nanofibers Prepared by Aqueous Counter Collision.
5. Special Issue on Future Dreams of 48 Young Fiber Scientists.
6. Blaise L. Tardy, Shingo Yokota, Mariko Ago, Wenchao Xiang, Tetsuo Kondo, Romain Bordes, Orlando J. Rojas, Nanocellulose–surfactant interactions, Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science, 2017.05, Biomass-derived nanomaterials, such as cellulose nanocrystals and nanofibrils, are attractive building blocks for the formulation of foams, emulsions, suspensions and multiphase systems. Depending on their surface chemistry, aspect ratio and crystallinity, nanocelluloses can control the rheology and stability of dispersions; they can also confer robust mechanical properties to composites. Synthetic modification of fibrillar cellulose is an option to achieve chemical compatibility in related systems, in the formation of composites, etc. However, this can also limit the environmental benefits gained from the use of the cellulosic component. Thus, an attractive mean to compatibilize and to further expand the applications of nanocelluloses is through the use of surfactants. The chemical toolbox of surfactants developed over the last 60 years allows for a large versatility while their environmental impact can also be minimized. Furthermore, relatively small amounts of surfactants are sufficient to significantly impact the interfacial forces, which has implications in material development, from the colloidal scale to the macro-scale. In this review we attempt to cover the literature pertaining to the combined uses of surfactants and nanocelluloses. We summarize reports on the incorporation with nanocellulose of nonionic, anionic, amphoteric and cationic surfactants. With the ever-expanding interest in the use of renewable materials in a vast range of applications, we hope to provide insights into the application of surfactants as a tool to tailor the compatibility and the surface chemistry of nanocelluloses..
7. Blaise L. Tardy, Shingo Yokota, Mariko Ago, Wenchao Xiang, Tetsuo Kondo, Romain Bordes, Orlando J. Rojas, Nanocellulose–surfactant interactions, Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science, 10.1016/j.cocis.2017.02.004, Vol.29, pp.57-67, 2017.05.
8. Surface Design of Amphiphilic Cellulose Nano-Materials.
9. Takuya Kitaoka, Shingo Yokota, Martina Opietnik, Thomas Rosenau, Synthesis and bio-applications of carbohydrate-gold nanoconjugates with nanoparticle and nanolayer forms, Materials Science and Engineering C: Materials for Biological Applications, 31(6), 1221-1229, 2011.08.