Dr. Mori Taizo ＜森　泰蔵＞

Academic Background

  1. Ph.D. Engineering, March 2009
    Department of Polymer Chemistry, Kyoto University directed by Professor Kazuo Akagi
    "Helical Polyacetylene Synthesized in Chiral Liquid Crystal Field ? Morphology Control and Polymerization Mechanism"
  2. M.A. Engineering, March 2004
    Institute of Materials Science, University of Tsukuba directed by Professor Kazuo Akagi
  3. B.A. Engineering, March 2002
    Materials and Molecular Engineering MajorCollege of Engineering Sciences, University of Tsukuba

Work Experience

  1. January 2015 – Present
    Postdoctoral Researcher of at Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University.
  2. June 2013 – December 2014
    Visiting scientist at Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University.
  3. April 2013 – December 2014
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellowship
  4. April 2011 – March 2013
    Postdoctoral fellow of Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
  5. April 2009 – March 2011
    Postdoctoral fellow at National Institute for Materials Sciecne (NIMS), Supermolecules Group

Publications

  1. M. Akamatsu, T. Mori, K. Okamoto, H. Sakai, M. Abe, J. P. Hill, K. Ariga
    “Multicolour Fluorescent Memory based on the Interaction of Hydroxy Terphenyls with Fluoride Anions”
    Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 16293-16300. / DOI: 10.1002/chem.201404089
  2. A. Sharma, T. Mori, H.-C. Lee, M. Worden, E. Bidwell, T. Hegmann
    “Detecting, visualizing, and measuring gold nanoparticle chirality using helical pitch measurements in nematic liquid crystal phases”
    ACS Nano 2014 in press. / DOI: 10.1021/nn504980w
  3. X. Feng, L. Sosa-Vargas, S. Umadevi, T. Mori, Y. Shimizu, T. Hegmann,
    “Discotic liquid crystal functionalized gold nanorods: 2- and 3D self-assembly plus macroscopic alignment and increased charge carrier mobility in hexagonal columnar liquid crystal hosts affected by molecular packing and π-π interactions”
    Adv. Funct. Mater. 2014. in press.
  4. K. Ariga, T. Mori, M. Akamatsu, J. P. Hill
    “Two-Dimensional Nanofabrication and Supramolecular Functionality Controlled by Mechanical Stimuli”
    Thin Solid Films 2014, 554, 32-40. / DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2013.05.060
  5. K. Ariga, T. Mori, S. Ishihara, K. Kohsaku, J. P. Hill
    “Bridging the Difference to the Billionth-of-a-Meter Length Scale: How to Operate Nanoscopic Machines and Nanomaterials by using Macroscopic Actions”
    Chem. Mat. 2014, 26, 519-532. / DOI: 10.1021/cm401999f
  6. M. Akamatsu, H. Komatsu, T. Mori, E. Adams, R. Shin, H. Sakai, M. Abe, J. P. Hill, K. Ariga
    “Intracellular Imaging of Cesium Distribution in Arabidopsis using Cesium Green”
    ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2014, 6, 8202-8211. / DOI: 10.1021/am5009453
  7. K. Sakakibara, P. Chithra, B. Das, T. Mori, M. Akada, J. Labuta, T. Tsuruoka, S. Maji, S. Furumi, L. K. Shrestha, J. P. Hill, Somobrata Acharya, K. Ariga, A. Ajayaghosh
    “Aligned 1-D Nanorods of a π-Gelator Exhibit Molecular Orientation and Excitation Energy Transport Different from Entangled Fiber Networks”
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 8548-8551. DOI: 10.1021/ja504014k
  8. T. Mori, K. Akagi
    "Superhelix Structure in Helical Conjugated Polymers Synthesized in an Asymmetric Reaction Field"
    Macromolecules 2013, 46, 6699–6711. / DOI: 10.1021/ma401092v
  9. K. Ariga, T. Mori, J. P. Hill
    “Interfacial Nanoarchitectonics: Lateral and Vertical Static and Dynamic”
    Langmuir 2013, 29, 8459-8471. / DOI: 10.1021/la4006423
  10. T. Mori, M. Akamatsu, K. Okamoto, M. Sumita, Y. Tateyama, H. Sakai, J. Hill, M. Abe, K. Ariga: “Micrometer-level
    Naked-eye Detection of Caesium Particulates in the Solid State”
    Sci. Tech. Adv. Mat. 2013, 14, 015002-1. / DOI: 10.1088/1468-6996/14/1/015002
  11. T. Mori, K. Sakakibara, H. Endo, M. Akada, K. Okamoto, A. Shindo, L. Michael, J. Qingmin, T. Fujisawa, K. Oka, M. Matsumoto, H. Sakai, M. Abe, J. Hill, K. Ariga
    “Langmuir Nanoarchitectonics: One-Touch Fabrication of Regularly Sized Nanodisks at the Air-Water Interface”
    Langmuir 2013, 29, 7239-7248. / DOI: 10.1021/la304293z
  12. K. Ariga, J. Qingmin, T. Mori, M. Naito, Y. Yamauchi, H. Abe, J. P. Hill
    “Enzyme nanoarchitectonics: organization and device application”
    Chem. Soc. Rev. 2013, 42 6322-6345. / DOI: 10.1039/C2CS35475F
  13. L. K. Shrestha, J. Qingmin, T. Mori, K. Miyazawa, Y. Yamauchi, J. P. Hill, K. Ariga
    “Fullerene Nanoarchitectonics: from Zero to Higher Dimensions”
    Chem.-Asian J. 2013, 8, 1662-1679. / DOI: 10.1002/asia.201300247
  14. M. Ramanathan, L. K. Shrestha, T. Mori, J. Qingmin, J. P. Hill, K. Ariga
    “Amphiphile nanoarchitectonics: from basic physical chemistry to advanced applications”
    Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2013, 15, 10580-10611. / DOI: 10.1039/c3cp50620g
  15. K. Ariga, Y. Yamauchi, T. Mori, J. P. Hill
    “What can be done with Langmuir-Blodgett Method? Recent Developments and its Critical Role in Materials Science”
    Adv. Mater. 2013, 25, 6477-6512. / DOI: 10.1002/adma.201302283
  16. K. Sakakibara, L. A. Joyce, T. Mori, T. Fujisawa, S. H. Shabbir, J. P. Hill, E. V. Anslyn, K. Ariga
    “A Mechanically Controlled Indicator Displacement Assay”
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 9643-9646. / DOI: 10.1002/anie.201203402
  17. T. Mori, K. Sakakibara, H. Endo, M. Akada, K. Okamoto, A. Shundo, M. V. Lee, Q. Ji, T. Fujisawa, K. Oka, M. Matsumoto, H. Sakai, M. Abe, J. P. Hill, K. Ariga
    “One-Touch Nanofabrication of Regular-Sized Disks through Interfacial Dewetting and Weak Molecular Interaction”
    Chem. Lett. 2012, 41, 170-172. / DOI: 10.1246/cl.2012.170
  18. K. Ariga, T. Mori, J. P. Hill
    “Evolution of molecular machines: from solution to soft matter interface”
    Soft Matter 2012, 8, 15-20. / DOI: 10.1039/C1SM06832F
  19. K. Ariga, T. Mori, J. P. Hill
    “Mechanical Control of Nanomaterials and Nanosystems”
    Adv. Mater. 2012, 24, 159-176. / DOI: 10.1002/adma.201102617
  20. T. Mori, M. Kyotani, K. Akagi
    “Horizontally and Vertically Aligned Helical Conjugated Polymers: Comprehensive Formation Mechanisms of Helical Fibrillar Morphologies in Orientation-Controlled Asymmetric Reaction Fields Consisting of Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystals”
    Chem. Sci. 2011, 2, 1389-1395. / DOI: 10.1039/C1SC00007A
  21. T. Mori, K. Okamoto, H. Endo, K. Sakakibara, J. P Hill, S. Shinoda, M. Matsukura, H. Tsukube, Y. Suzuki, Y. Kanekiyo, K. Ariga
    “Mechanical tuning of molecular machines for nucleotide recognition at the air-water interface”
    Nanoscale Res. Lett. 2011, 6, 304. / DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-6-304
  22. K. Ariga, T. Mori, J. P. Hill
    "Control of nano/molecular systems by application of macroscopic mechanical stimuli"
    Chem. Sci. 2011, 2, 195-203. / DOI: 10.1039/C0SC00300J
  23. T. Mori, K. Okamoto, H. Endo, J. P. Hill, S. Shinoda, M. Matsukura, H. Tsukube, Y. Suzuki, Y. Kanekiyo, K. Ariga
    "Mechanical Tuning of Molecular Recognition To Discriminate the Single-Methyl-Group Difference between Thymine and Uracil"
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 12868-12870. / DOI: 10.1021/ja106653a
  24. K. Ariga, M. V. Lee, T. Mori, X.-Y. Yu, J. P. Hill
    "Two-dimensional nanoarchitectonics based on self-assembly"
    Adv. Colloid Interface Sci. 2010, 154, 20-29. / DOI: 10.1021/ja106653a
  25. T. Mori, M. Kyotani, K. Akagi
    "Formation Mechanism of Helical Polyacetylene with Spiral Morphology in Asymmetric Reaction Field Consisting of Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystal"
    Macromolecules 2010, 43, 8363-8372. / DOI: 10.1021/ma101189y
  26. T. Mori, T. Sato, M. Kyotani, K. Akagi
    "Macroscopically Aligned Helical Conjugated Polymers in Orientation-Controllable Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystal Field"
    Macromolecules 2009, 42, 1817-1823. / DOI: 10.1021/ma9000034
  27. K. Akagi, T. Mori
    "Helical Polyacetylene - Origins and Synthesis"
    The Chemical Record 2008, 8, 395-406. / DOI: 10.1002/tcr.20163
  28. T. Mori, M. Kyotani, K. Akagi
    “Helicity-Controlled Liquid Crystal Reaction Field Using Non-bridged and Bridged Binaphthyl Derivatives Available for Synthesis of Helical Conjugated Polymers”
    Macromolecules 2008, 41, 607-613. / DOI: 10.1021/ma702470t
  29. M. Ofuji, Y. Takano, Y. Houkawa, Y. Takanishi, K. Ishikawa, H. Takezoe, T. Mori, M. Goh, S. Guo, K. Akagi
    “Microscopic Orientational Order of Polymer Chains in Helical Polyacetylene Thin Films Studied by Confocal Laser Raman Microscopy”
    Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 2006, 45, 1710-1713. / DOI: 10.1021/ma702470t
  30. K. Akagi, S. Guo, T. Mori, M. Goh, G. Piao, M. Kyotani
    “Synthesis of Helical Polyacetylene in Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystals using Crown Ether Type Binaphthyl Derivatives as Chiral Dopants”
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 14647-14654. / DOI: 10.1021/ja051548e
  31. T. Mori, T. Sato, M. Kyotani, K. Akagi
    “Synthesis of Vertically Aligned Helical Polyacetylene under Homeotropic Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystal Field”
    Synth. Met. 2003, 135, 83-84. / DOI: 10.1016/S0379-6779(02)00574-X

Reviews in Japanese

  1. “セシウムを検出する蛍光プローブを活用した研究開発テーマの発掘”
    森泰蔵、有賀克彦
    技術シーズを活用した研究開発テーマの発掘, 15(3), 638-641, 2013
  2. “分子情報を光情報に変換する「超」分子技術：セシウム分布を可視化する蛍光材料の開発”
    森泰蔵, 有賀克彦
    光アライアンス ,24(6), 31-35, 2013
  3. “セシウムを光らせて見つける”
    森泰蔵, 有賀克彦
    科学, 83(7), 0726-0728, 2013
  4. "力まかせのナノテクノロジー：バルクの力学刺激でナノ・分子システムを操る"
    有賀克彦、森泰蔵
    表面, Vol. 47, No. 11, 23(399) - 31 (407), 2009.
  5. "不斉液晶反応場でのヘリカル共役ポリマーの合成とらせん構造形成メカニズム"
    森泰蔵、高文柱、赤木和夫
    液晶, 10, No. 2, 149 (31) - 158 (40), 2006.
  6. ナノコイル ?導電性らせん状共役ポリマー?
    “ファイバー”　スーパーバイオミメティックス　〜近未来の新技術創成〜,本宮達也監修
    1) 赤木和夫、高文柱、森泰蔵
    第6編第１章第１節ナノファイバーエンジニアリング, エヌ・ティー・エス, 1005 - 1010, 2006.

Presentation at International Conference and Symposium

  1. “Design and control of two-dimensional molecular machine by hand-operating nanotechnology”
    T. Mori, K. Okamoto, S. Shinoda, H. Tsukube, J. P. Hill, K. Ariga
    International Conference on Science and Technology of Synthetic Metals 2002 (ICSM 2010), Kyoto, Japan, Jul. 4-9, 2010
  2. “Super-Hierarchical Structure and Control of Helical Polyacetylene”
    T. Mori, M. Kyotani, K. Akagi
    International Conference on Science and Technology of Synthetic Metals 2006 (ICSM 2006), Dublin, Ireland, Jul. 2-7, 2006
    ICSM 2006 Poster Prize
  3. “Formation Mechanism of Helical Polyacetylene in Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystal”
    T. Mori, G. Piao, M. Kyotani, K. Akagi
    International Conference on Science and Technology of Synthetic Metals 2004 (ICSM 2004), Wollongong, Australia, Jun. 28-Jul. 2, 2004
  4. “Synthesis and Properties of Vertically Aligned Helical Polyacetylene under Homeotropic Chiral Liquid Crystal Field”
    T. Mori, T. Sato, G. Piao, K. Akagi, M. Kyotani, Y. Koga
    International Union of Materials Research Society, 8th International Conference for Advanced materials 2003 (IUMRS-ICAM, 第8回先端物質国際会議), Yokohama, Oct. 8-13, 2003
    Young Scientist Award (若手研究者賞)
  5. “Synthesis of Vertically Aligned Helical Polyacetylene under Homeotropic Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystal Field”
    T. Sato, T. Mori, M. Kyotani, K. Akagi
    International Conference on Science and Technology of Synthetic Metals 2002 (ICSM 2002), Shanghai, China, Jun. 29-Jul. 5, 2002

Patent

  • 特開2014-139554号 “蛍光プローブ、および、セシウム含有物質を検出する方法” (2014)
    139554号 蛍光プローブ、および、セシウム含有物質を検出する方法 - astamuse