Toyoko SUZUKI
Toyoko SUZUKI
Dr. Eng.
Aug. 16, 1972
Research Associate
CX-6
Division of Advanced Materials Chemistry
Academic Career 1996 Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kobe University
1995 Faculty of Engineering, Kobe University

Professional Career 1996-2006 Research Assistant (Faculty of Engineering, Kobe University)
2007- Research Associate (Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University)

Field of Instruction and Research Polymer Colloid Chemistry

Research Activities Production and Application of Functional Polymer Particles

Main Publications •Preparation of divinylbenzene copolymer particles with encapsulated hexadecane for heat storage application, Colloid Polym. Sci., 286, 217-223 (2008)
• Influence of hydrophilic-lipophilic balance of nonionic emulsifiers on emulsion copolymerization of styrene and methacrylic acid, Colloid Polym. Sci., 285, 1755-1761 (2007)
• Mechanical properties of cross-linked polymer particles prepared by nitroxide-mediated radical polymerization in aqueous micro-suspension, Polymer, 48, 3836-3843 (2007)
• Preparation of poly(divinylbenzene) particles with encapsulated hexadecane for heat storage application, Kobunshi Ronbunshu, 64, 171-176 (2007)
• Emulsion polymerization with amphiphilic block copolymer as polymeric emulsifier prepared by two-step ATRP in aqueous heterogeneous media, Polymeric Microsphere (Kyoto University Press), edited by M. Nomura, H. Tobita, K. Suzuki, 31-46 (2006)
r• Estimation of distribution state of carboxyl groups within submicron-sized, carboxylated polymer particle with isothermal titration calorimeter, Colloid Polym. Sci., 284, 1319-1323 (2006)
• Estimation of water absorption state within ionized carboxylated polymer particles with high sensitive differential scanning calorimetry, Colloid Polym. Sci., 284, 802-806 (2006)
• Effect of hydrophilicity of polymer particles on their glass transition temperatures in the emulsion state, Colloid Polym. Sci., 282, 1150-1154 (2004)
• Estimation of heterogeneous surface structure of blend polymer film consisting of hydrophobic and hydrophilic polymers in water by atomic force microscope, Progr. Colloid Polym. Sci., 124, 94-97 (2003)
• Estimation of heterogeneous surface structure of submicron-sized,composite polymer particles consisting of hydrophobic and hydrophilic components by atomic force microscopy, Colloid Polym. Sci., 281 (6), 569-574 (2003)
• Preparation of cationic nanoparticles by the particle dissolution method from submicron-sized, styrene-butyl acrylate-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate terpolymer particles, Colloid Polym. Sci., 281 (2), 168-172 (2003)
• Estimation of adsorption state of nonionic emulsifier molecules onto styrene-methacrylic acid copolymer particles by in situ 1H NMR measurement, Colloid Polym. Sci., 280 (11), 1053-1056 (2002)
• Variation of morphology of carboxylated polymer film by alkali treatment, Colloid Polym. Sci., 280 (6), 574-578 (2002)
• The acceleration behavior of decomposition of potassium persulfate in the dispersions of polystyrene particles stabilized with nonionic emulsifier, Proceedings of the International Conference on COLLOID and SURFACE SCIENCE (Tokyo, 2000), 132, 347-350 (2001)
• Microanalysis of the surface concentration of sulfate groups at polystyrene particles by isothermal titration calorimetry, Colloid Polym. Sci., 277, 579 (1999)
• Synthesis of temperature-sensitive micron-sized monodispersed composite polymer particles and its application, Colloid Polym. Sci., 276, 470 (1998)
• Production of micron-sized monodispersed composite polymer particles by seeded polymerization utilizing the dynamic swelling method, Colloid Polym. Sci., 275, 288 (1997)

Activities for Academic Societies The Society of Polymer Science, Japan
The Adhesion Society of Japan