• Ryo Kawatani, Mizuki Yoshino, Hironori Matsuzaki, Takeshi Miyamoto, Yasuhiro Kohsaka "Noncorrosive Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives of Acryl Polymers bySulfur-Free AdditionFragmentation Chain Transfer Agents", Macromolecules, 57(18), 8861-8868 (2024). DOI
   
• Ryo Kawatani, Taiga Hamawaki, Tomonori Waku, Naoki Tanaka, Hiroharu Ajiro "Evaluation of Biocompatible Films using Copolymers of N-Vinylbenzamide with Cationic Moieties by Hydrolysis of N-Vinylformamide", Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 224(5), 2200386-2200386 (2023). DOI 
   
• Ryo Kawatani, Yuki Kawata, Shin-ichi Yusa, Malcolm A. Kelland, Hiroharu Ajiro "Synthesis of Thermosensitive Poly(N-vinylamide) Derivatives Bearing Oligo Ethylene Glycol Chain for Kinetic Hydrate Inhibitor", Macromolecules, 51(19), 7845-4852 (2018). DOI

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Dr. Kawatani was born in Osaka Prefecture. In 2011, he entered the Department of Physics and Informatics, Faculty of Science, Yamaguchi University. After graduating from the same university in 2015, he went on to the Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST). In 2019, he obtained his doctoral degree. During his studies, he studied
abroad at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand. After completing graduate school, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Germany and later as a researcher at TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD. In 2021, he was appointed as a specially appointed assistant professor at the Faculty of Textile Science and Technology, Shinshu University. He has been in his current position since 2023.

Acrylic resins are used in a wide range of applications. Their raw material is the “linear acrylates,” which are high radical polymerizability, offer diverse ester substituents, and ease of industrial production. In contrast, Dr. Kawatani has focused his research on “cyclic acrylates,” which exhibit even higher radical polymerizability and can serve as precursors for heat- and solvent-resistant resins. If the advantages of both linear and cyclic acrylates could be combined, it might lead to the development of even more versatile resins. However, their distinct chemical structures were long thought to pose a barrier to copolymerization. To overcome this obstacle, Dr. Kawatani turned his attention to molecular design. By creating a new cyclic acrylates that maintains substituent diversity while enhancing copolymerizability, he successfully synthesized a promising new cyclic acrylates.