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2025

2025 International IRCCS-ILR-IRTG Symposium on “Cutting-Edge Synthesis and Functional Materials”
@Lecture hall, Noyori Materials Science Laboratory, Nagoya University
〇Masaru Tanaka
Design and Synthesis of Multi-functional Polymers for Advanced Biomedical Devices, 2025/6/12, Invited Talk

The 10th Japan-Taiwan Bilateral Symposium on Nanomedicine
@Education and Culture Hall, Yokohama National University
〇Masaru Tanaka
Design of multi-functional biomaterials for nanomedicine based on the intermediate water concept, 2025/4/22, Invited talk

Japan-Taiwan Joint Symposium for Innovations in Biomaterial & Device Design
@Room R301 Pioneer International Research Building, Taipei Tech, Taiwan
〇M. Tanaka
Design of functional bioinert polymers based on the intermediate water concept, 2025/3/23, Invited talk

NTHU Lecture
@National Tsing Hua University
〇M. Tanaka
Design of functional polymeric bio/medical materials: Intermediate water concept, 2025/3/21, Invited talk

Soft and Liquid Matter Physics: Past, Present and Future
@Insititute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan
〇M. Kobayashi, Y. Minagawa, H. Noji
Metastable phase-separated droplet generation and long time DNA enrichment by laser-induced Soret effect, 2025/3/12, Poster

6th International Bio-Medical Interface Symposium 2025
@Shuang Ho Campus of Taipei Medical University
〇S.Shiomoto, S.Nishimura, N.Kurahashi, Y.Harada, M.Tanaka
Interfacial Hydration Behavior of Linear and Cyclic Polymers Exhibiting Different Bioresponsiveness, 2025/3/8, Oral

The 5th International Conference of the Advanced Materials Technology and Mineral Resources Research Institute in Collaboration with JSPS
@National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt
〇M. Tanaka
Design and Synthesis of Biocompatible Materials based on the Intermediate Water Concept, 2025/2/18, Keynote Lecture

Japan-Egypt Academic Symposium, The 40th Anniversary of the Japanese Society for the Promotion of the Science (JSPS) Cairo Research Station
@Future University
〇M. Tanaka
Design of Multifunctional Medical Materials Based on the Intermediate Water Concept, 2025/2/17, Invited talk

Badr University Egypt and JSPS Japan Symposium
@Badr University
〇M. Tanaka
Control of Cell/Protein/Material Interactions by Interfacial Water States, 2025/2/16, Invited talk

2024

MRS2024
@Boston, Massachusetts
〇Moe Sakamoto, Mitsuo Hara, Xiaobin Liang, Ken Nakajima, Kenji Urayama, Taiki Hoshino, Masaru Tanaka, Yukikazu Takeoka
Control of Elongation Properties of Biocompatible Poly(2-Methoxyethyl Acrylate) Network Containing Silica Particles Similar to Biological Soft Tissue, 2024/12/3, Poster

ANE Global Meet and Expo on Materials Science and Nanoscience (MSNMEET2025)
@Online
〇Masaru Tanaka
Design of Multi-Functional Biomaterials for Advanced Medical Devices Based on the Intermediate Water Concept, 2024/12/3, Plenary talk

International Symposium on Fiber Science and Technology 2024
@Terrsa-Kyoto
〇S. Yasuda, Y. Ikemoto, S. Shiomoto, H. Seto, M. Tanaka, Y. Fujii, N. Torikai
Controlling Hydration State of General-Purpose Polymer Surfaces to Develop Antifouling Properties, 2024/11/28, Poster

Precision Treatment Forum on Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Diseases, 2024 & the Sino-Japanese International Symposium on Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Diseases
@蘭州白雲賓館, 中国蘭州市
〇Junjie Li, Masaru Tanaka, Zhishen Ge, Kazunori Kataoka
Polymersome-based Nanoreactors: Design and Their Prospects for Biomedical Applications, 2024/11/23, Invited talk

2024 KSBM Fall meeting &Tutorial Symposium
@SONO Bell Jeju
〇Iksung Cho, Jae-won Shin, Masaru Tanaka
Selective Adhesion of Platelets and Mesenchymal Stem Cells: The Role of Water State in Chitosan, 2024/11/21, Invited talk

Gel Symposium 2024
@Okinawa, Japan
〇Masaru Tanaka
Role of Hydration Water on Interface between Cells and Polymeric Biomaterials, 2024/11/18, Keynote lecture

2th Global Meet on Polymer Science & Compisite Materials
@Online
〇Masaru Tanaka
Design of Multi-biocompatible Materials based on the Intermediate Water Concept, 2024/10/22, Plenary talk

2nd International Experts Summit on Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials
@Online
〇Masaru Tanaka
Design of Multi-functional Biomaterials based on the Intermediate Water Concept, 2024/10/7, Plenary talk

SIPCD2024
@Worldhotel Grand DushuLake, Suzhou, China
〇Junjie Li
Activable polymersome-based nanoreactors for targeted therapy, 2024/09/22, Oral

ICBZM2024
@Cornell University
〇Masaru Tanaka
Design of Multi-functional Biomaterials based on the Intermediate Water Concept, 2024/7/30, Invited talk
〇Itsuki Watanabe, Masaru Tanaka, Motoyasu Kobayashi
Effect of Divalent Salts on Hydration Water Bound to Zwitterionic Polymers, 2024/7/31, Poster

IUPAB2024
@KYOTO INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTER
〇Mika Kobayashi
Metastable phase-separated droplet generation and long-time DNA enrichment by laser-induced Soret effect, 2024/6/26, Poster

WBC2024
@Exhibition and Convention Center (EXCO), Korea
〇Masaru Tanaka
Design of cell adhesive/non-adhesive synthetic polymers based on the intermediate water concept, 2024/5/28, Invited talk
〇Lee Seung Wuk, Yukiko Tanaka, Masaru Tanaka
Molecular level study of intermediate water on elastin-based engineered proteins, 2024/5/28,　Invited talk
〇Takahisa Anada
Development of a prodrug to increase the intracellular ATP levels, 2024/5/29, Oral
〇Junjie Li
Stimuli-responsive polymersomes-enabled activatable therapeutic nanoreactors for tumor-specific cancer therapy, 2024/5/31, Oral
〇Iksung Cho, Shohei Shiomoto, Yukiko Tanka, Kang-Moo Huh, Masaru Tanaka
Investigationg the Influence of Intermediate Water on the Blood Compatibility of Natural Polymers with Chitosan Derivatives, 2024/5/29, Poster
〇Panyue Wen, Junjie Li, Masaru Tanaka
A New Polyoxazolone-Based Blocompatible Coating for high performance medical devices, 2024/5/29, Poster
〇Shohei Shiomoto, Masaru Tanaka
Characterization on hydration properties of a glycopolymer by thermal analysis, 2024/5/27, Poster
〇Michiharu Kawahara, Takahisa Anada, Taisei Shimada, Ryotarou Kuroda, Masaru Tanaka
Effect of anti-aging prodrugs that increase intracellular ATP on C. elegans lifespan,2024/5/28, Poster
〇Yasuki Kurihara, Takahisa Anada, Yuri Kado, Chikara Ushiku, Taku Ikegami, Naru Shiraishi, Kazuhito Morioka, Masaru Tanaka
Effect of biocompatible polymer coatings on the osteoblast differentiation and bone formation of titanium implants, 2024/5/29, Poster
〇Enas sakkaamini, Takahisa Anada, Masaru Tanaka
Design of Osmolyte-Bearing Polymers for Protein Stabilization, 2024/5/30, Poster

Global Meet on Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery Systems (GMPDDS2024)
@Online
〇Masaru Tanaka
Design of Polymeric Biomaterials: The “Intermediate Water Concept”, 2024/5/14, Plenary talk

3rd International Forum on Biomaterials (BIOMATFORUM2024)
@Online
〇Masaru Tanaka
Design of Multi-functional Biomaterials based on the Intermediate Water Concept, 2024/5/10, Plenary talk

2023

Max Planck Institute for Medical Research Seminar
@Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg, Germany
〇Masaru Tanaka
Design of Multi-Functional Biomaterials based on the Intermediate Water Concept, 2024/2/29, Invited Talk

MRM2023/IUMRS-ICA2023
@Kyoto International Conference Center　
〇Y. Fujii, S. Yasuda, T. Tominaga, D. Murakami, S. Shiomoto, M. Tanaka, H. Seto, N. Torikai
Water Dynamics in Water-Insoluble Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) and its Biocompatibility at the Interface, 2023/12/13, Oral
〇K. Miyazaki, M. Kawahara, T. Anada, M. Tanaka
Three-dimensional cell culture on the surface of polymer substrates with different amounts of bound water, 2023/12/15, Oral
〇K. Yokota, M. Tanaka, S. Kobayashi, S. Yusa
Water-Soluble Polymer Micelles Composed of Biocompatible Amphiphilic Diblock Copolymers, 2023/12/15, Oral

The 24th Ries-Hokudai International Symposium「Kai」
@Akira Suzuki Hall, Hokkaido University
〇Takahisa Anada
A nucleic acid prodrug for increasing intracellular ATP levels, 2023/12/7, Invited talk

Bio-inspired and bio-integrated materials in accelerating technologies
@Suzhou, China
〇Li Junjie
Stimuli-responsive polymersomes-based activable therapeutic nanoreactors for tumorspecific cancer therapy, 2023/12/2, Oral
〇Wen Panyue, Li Junjie, Masaru Tanaka
A new polyoxazoline-based biocompatible coating for high performance medical devices, 2023/12/2, Poster

6th G’L’owing Polymer Symposium in KANTO
@Online　　
〇Md Abu Saleh, Yuji Higuchi, Shohei Shiomoto, Takahisa Anada, Masaru Tanaka
Investigating water dynamics in protein stabilizing hydrated osmolytes and zwitterionic polymers by all-atom molecular dynamics simulation, 2023/11/25, Oral
〇Enas Sakkaamini, Rubaiya Anjum, ANADA Takahisa, Masaru Tanaka
Development of Osmolyte-bearing Polymers for Protein Stabilization, 2023/11/25, Oral

V-MECH2023
@Online
〇Masaru Tanaka
Functional nanomaterials for biomedical devices: The intermediate water
concept, 2023/11/10, Plenary Talk

V-NANO2023
@Online
〇Masaru Tanaka, 2023/10/27, Plenary talk
Nanobiomaterials for medical devices: in the intermediate water concept

2ND INTERNATIONAL MEET &EXPO ON MATERIALS SCIENCE AND NANOMATERIALS CONFERENCE MATERIALS MEET 2023
@Online
〇Masaru Tanaka, 2023/9/18, Plenary talk
Design Of Multi-Functional Polymeric Biomaterials Based On The Intermediate Water Concept

International Symposium for the 80th Anniversary of the Tohoku Branch of the Chemical Society of Japan (2023 Joint Meeting of the Tohoku Area Chemistry Societies)
@Online
　Aobayama Commons, Tohoku University
　Centennial Hall (Kawauchi Hagi Hall)
〇Masaru Tanaka, 2023/9/8, Invited talk
Design of Multi-functional Polymeric Biomaterials Based on the Intermediate Water Concept

Polymer Meeting 15 (PM15)
@Bratislava, Slovakia
〇Masaru Tanaka, 2023/9/4-7, Plenary talk
Design of multi-functional polymeric biomaterials based on the intermediate water concept

3rd International Meet on Nanotechnology (NANOMEET2023)
@Online
〇Masaru Tanaka, 2023/8/17, Plenary talk
Design of Multi-functional Nanobiomaterials Based on the Intermediate Water Concept

9th International Conference on Bioengineering and Biotechnology (ICBB 2023)
@Brunel University, London, United Kingdom　
〇Masaru Tanaka, 2023/8/10, Plenary talk
Biocompatible surfaces for biomedical devices base on the intermediate water concept

The 13th SPSJ International Polymer Conference（IPC2023）
@Sapporo Convention Center, Hokkaido
〇K. Fukushima, Y. Watanabe, Y. Ota, M. Tanaka, T. Kato, 2023/7/20, Oral
Synthesis of Ether-Functionalized Heterocyclic Monomers and Organocatalytic Polymerization

17th International Summer Schools on “Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies, Organic Electronics & Nanomedicine”(ISSON23)
@Thessaloniki, Greece
〇Masaru Tanaka, 2023/7/8, Invited talk
Polymeric Biomaterials Science: Roles of Biointerfacial Water on Biocomaptibility

20th International Conference on Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies (NN23)
@Thessaloniki, Greece
〇M. Tanaka, S. Kobayashi, S. Nishimura, K. Nishida, S. Shiomoto, D. Murakami, T. Anada, 2023/7/6, Keynote talk
Design of Multi-functional Biomaterials for Advanced Medical Devices: The Intermediate Water Concept

E-MRS Spring Meeting 2023
@Centre-Strasbourg, France
〇M. Tanaka, 2023/5/29, Tutorial Lecture
Design and Synthesis of Functional Biomaterials -Intermediate Water Concept for Medical Devices

72nd SPSJ Annual Meeting
@G Messe, Gunma
〇K. Fujiura, M. Naito, L. Negishi, T. Kujirai, Y. Tanaka, A. Yamamoto, S. Ohta, H. Kurumizaka, M. Tanaka, K. Miyata, 2023/5/25, Oral
Functional evaluation of poly(vinyl ether)-modified gold colloids with both biocompatibility and cell adhesion
〇S. Shiomoto, K. Inoue, H. Higuchi, S. Nishimura, H. Takaba, M. Kobayashi, M. Tanaka, 2023/5/26, Oral
Differences of Hydration Water Amount Bound to Phosphobetaine, Sulfobetaine, and Carboxybetaine-type Polymers

Design of Functional Biomaterials: Intermediate Water Concept for Advanced Medical Devices: Nano Seminar series
@Cory Hall, University of California, Berkeley
〇Masaru Tanaka, 2023/3/24, Invited talk
Design of Functional Biomaterials: Intermediate Water Concept for Advanced Medical Devices

BIOMATFORUM2023
@Online
〇Masaru Tanaka, 2023/2/6, Plenary talk
Role of Interfacial Water in Determining the Interactions of Proteins and Cells with Hydrated Materials

2022

The 17th Pacific Polymer Conference
@Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre/ Australia
〇Aki Kashiwazaki, Shingo Kobayashi, Shigeru Yao, Masaru Tanaka, 2022/12/14, Oral
Synthesis of Side-Chain Crystalline Block Copolymers (SCCBCs) as surface modifiers for biomaterials

The 32nd Annual Meeting
＠Industry & Trade center and Hatoba Kaikan
〇Hideki Seto, Taiki Tominaga, Daiki Murakami, Yoshihisa Fujii, Shohei Shiomoto, Masaru Tanaka, 2022/12/5, Invited talk
Quasi-elastic Neutron Scattering Studies on Hydration Water at Bio-compatible Polymers
〇Shohei Shiomoto, Kaito Inoue, Hayato Higuchi, Shin-nosuke Nishimura, Hiromitsu Takaba, Motoyasu Kobayashi, Masaru Tanaka, 2022/12/5, Oral
Comparison of Hydration Behaviors between Polymers Containing Choline Phosphate and Phosphorylcholine
〇Kaito Yokota, Masaru Tanaka, Shingo Kobayashi, Shin-ichi Yusa, 2022/12/6, Poster
Polymer Micelles Formed from Biocompatible Amphiphilic Diblock Copolymers bearing Carboxybetaine Pendants

The 3rd Kyushu-Mainz Chemistry Symposium
@Inamori Center, Kyushu University　
〇Michiharu Kawahara, Miyazaki Kotomu, Takahisa Anada, Masaru Tanaka, 2022/12/1, Oral
Control of cell adhesion and behavior by the water-containing polymer coatings
〇Bünyamin Aydin, 2022/12/1, Oral
Supramolecular self-assembly of peptide conjugates

KYUSHU U.-NTNU JOINT SYMPOSIUM
@Online
〇Masaru Tanaka, 2022/11/21, Invited talk
Design of Biocompatible Polymers for Advanced Medical Devices using the Intermediate Water Concept

7th Edition of Applied Science, Engineering and Technology Virtual (V-Applied2022）
＠Online
〇Masaru Tanaka, 2022/10/28, Plenary talk
Design of Biocompatible Soft-Materials for Advanced Medical Devices by the Intermediate Water Concept

2nd Global Summit and Expo on Biotechnology and Bioscience (GSEBB2022)
@Online　
〇M. Tanaka*, S. Kobayashi, S. Nishimura, K. Nishida, S. Shiomoto, D. Murakami, T. Anada, 2022/10/20, Plenary talk
Design and Synthesis of Biocompatible Polymers base on the Intermediate Water Concept

IUMRS-ICYRAM2022
@Online　
〇Md Azizul HAQUE, Daiki MURAKAMI, Masaru TANAKA, 2022/8/4, Oral
Surface interaction analysis of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) on the poly (2-methoxyethyl acrylate (PMEA) analogous

2022 IC-MSE SUZHOU CONFERENCE
＠Online
○Masaru Tanaka
Design of biocompatible materials for advanced medical devices, 2022/05/21, Invited talk

2021

MRM2021
＠Pacifico Yokohama & Online
〇Shin-nosuke Nishimura, Kei Nishida, Tomoya Ueda, Masaru Tanaka
Smart Vinyl Polymers Inspired from Poly(vinyl-2-pyrrolidone): A Promising Alternative to Conventional Biocompatible Synthetic Polymers, 2021/12/14, Oral
〇Daiki Murakami, Shin-nosuke Nishimura, Yukiko Tanaka, Masaru Tanaka
Observation of Repulsion Layer on Blood Compatible Polymer by Frequency Modulated Atomic Force Microscopy, 2021/12/14, Oral

The 13th International IUPAC Conference/ POLYSOLVAT-13
＠Online
〇Masaru Tanaka, 2021/11, Invited talk

GSBA2021
@Online
〇Masaru Tanaka
The Role of Interfacial Water in Material /Protein/Cell interactions Design of Biocompatible Materials based on the Intermediate Water Concept, 2021/10/18, Keynote talk

The International Bioprocessing Association Subject Conference (IBASC-2021)
＠Online
〇Masaru Tanaka
Design of Biocompatible Materials for Advanced Medical Devices and Tissue Engineering, 2021/08/05, Keynote talk 

The 4th Aquaphotomics International Conference 
@Online
〇Masaru Tanaka,2021/03/21, Invited talk 
Role of interfacial water in determining the interaction of proteins and cells with hydrated materials

2020

WBC2020/11TH WORLD BIOMATERIALS CONGRESS
@Online
〇Masaru Tanaka, Poster/Online
Design and synthesis of soft biomaterials based on intermediate water states
〇Shinnosuke Nishimura, Poster/Online
pH-Responsive Hairpin Deptide to Regulate Cell A tinity for New class DDS Carrier
〇Tomoya Ueda, Poster/Online
Effect of grafting density at PMEA/water Interface on Interfacial Structure Formation and Blood Compatibility

3rd G’L’owing Polymer Symposium in KANTO (GPS-K 2020)
＠Online
〇Rubaiya Anjum, Kei Nishida, Haruka Matsumoto, Daiki Murakami, Shingo Kobayashi, Takahisa Anada, Masaru Tanaka, 2020/11/28, Oral
Fibroblast behavior on Biocompatible PMEA Analogous Polymers

2nd Global Congress and Expo on Biomaterials
@Online
〇Masaru Tanaka,2020/05/11, Invited talk 
Intermediate water content is a good predictor of biological responses to materials and is using for high-through put materials discovery

「Aquatic Functional Materials」The 1st International Workshop in Heidelberg
＠Heidelberg University (Germany)
〇Masaru Tanaka
Design of Polymeric Biomaterials: The “Intermediate Water Concept, 2020/3/4, Oral
〇Kei Nishida, Hiroki Uehara, Takahisa Anada, Shingo Kobayashi, Masaru Tanaka
Emerging Attractive Interaction of Biocompatible Aquatic-Materials with Plasma Membrane, 2020/3/4, Poster
〇Toshiki Sonoda, Shingo Kobayashi, Masaru Tanaka
Effect of Side-Chain Spacing of Poly(2-Methoxyethyl Acrylate) on Hydration States, 2020/3/4，Poster

2019

2019 International Conference on Materials Science and Engineering
＠Kyoto Research Park
〇Masaru Tanaka
Design of Soft-Biomaterials The Intermediate Water Concept, 2019/12/27， Invited talk 

Materials Research Meeting 2019
＠Yokohama Symposia
〇Masaru Tanaka
Design of Soft-Biomaterials Based on Intermediated Water Contents, 2019/12/12，Invited talk 

China-Japan Biopolymer Symposium
＠The University of Kitakyushu
〇Kei Nishida，Shingo Kobayashi，Takahisa Anada，Tomoya Ueda，Masaru Tanaka
Effect of Interfacial Poly(2-methoxyethyl acrylate) Analogue on Cell Attachment, 2019/11/7, Poster
〇Shin-nosuke Nishimura，Tomoya Ueda，Shingo Kobayashi，Masaru Tanaka
Synthesis of Antithrombotic Silsesquioxane/PMEA Hybrid via Thiol-initiated Radical Polymerization for Exceeding the Limitation of Coatability and Stability of PMEA Homopolymer, 2019/11/7, Poster
〇Hiroki Uehara，Kei Nishida，Shingo Kobayashi，Masaru Tanaka
Evaluation of Cellular Uptake Behavior of Water-Solble PMEA Analogs Having Different Hydration State, 2019/11/7, Poster

The7th Asian Biomaterials Congress
＠Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Center/Australia
〇Tomoya Ueda，Daiki Murakami，Masaru Tanaka
Analysis of Interaction Between Nano-Structures and Fibrinogen at Blood-Compatible, 2019/10/15, Poster
〇Yuto Segami，Tomoya Ueda，Daiki Murakami，Masaru Tanaka
Control of Interfacial Structures and Protein Adsorption by the Composition of Blood-Compatible Random Copolymers, 2019/10/15, Poster
〇Daiki Murakami，Nami Mawatari，Tosiki Sonoda，Aki Kashiwazaki，Masaru Tanaka
Effect of Molecular Weight of Poly(2-methoxyethyl acrylate) on Interfacial Structure and Biocompatibility, 2019/10/15, Oral

4th International Conference on Bioinspired and Zwitterionic Materials
2019/6/16-17, Rolduc Abbey, Kerkrade, the Netherlands
〇Shohei Shiomoto, Kazuo Yamaguchi, Hiroki Uehara, Masaru Tanaka and Motoyasu Kobayashi
Thermal Analysis of Bound Water Restrained by Poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl inverse‐phosphorylcholine), 2019/6/17, P-22, Poster

SOCIETY FOR BIOMATERIALS 2019 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION（SFB 2019）
2019/4/3-6, Washington State Convention Center/Seattle, WA, USA
〇Masaru Tanaka, Design of soft-biomaterials based on the interfacial water structure for advanced medical devices, 2019/4/4, 5:27 PM 300 Thought Leader: Allan Hoffman-Part 2, Invited talk