Basic Information

Affiliated programs (koza)

• Graduate School of Engineering, 分子工学専攻（細孔物理化学分野） 分子材料科学講座, 教授

Concurrent Affiliation

• Graduate School of Engineering, 工業化学科 特別研究, 非常勤講師

Academic Degree

• Imperial College London
• Cambrige University

Language of Instruction

• English

ID,URL

• ORCID ID

  0000-0001-7293-8370

• J-Global ID

  201401081349937016

Website(s) (URL(s))

• http://www.icems.kyoto-u.ac.jp/e/
• http://pureosity.org/

researchmap URL

• https://researchmap.jp/EasanSivaniah

Research

Research Topics, Overview of the research

• Research Topics

  •Polymer based self-assembly and nanotechnology.
  •Membrane separation processes and energy storage
  •Bacterial and in-vitro enzymatic generation of polymers and energy.
  •Bionanotechnology - Functional synthetic/natural hybrid membranes.
  •Cell mechanics – Cell scaffold materials design

• Overview of the research

  The Sivaniah group manipulates materials with synthetic and biological approaches whilst seeking to establish a viable interface between the two.
  
  In recent years we have delivered notable biomaterials research papers on intelligent scaffolds to interrogate the factors that influence cell migration. On example is well-defined scaffolds to determine the role of 3-D architectures on cell migration (Biomaterials 31, 2201‒2208, 2010) . Another example is the controlled generation of spatially variant stiffness in 2D gels to interrogate cell mechanotaxis (Advanced Materials 24, 6059‒6064, 2012). Moreover our group studies the generation of bioplastics using bacterial and enzymatic tools.. Through such works, we will channel our experiences to develop practical principles that can support our vision of a grand challenge of generating industrially relevant processes via bionanotechnology.
  
  Although soft-matter bionanotechnology forms one key part of our research, our approach is to mix both synthetic and biosynthetic methods of materials development (with a current primary focus in achieving energy efficiency and environmental targets in separation technology). Examples include the report of a transformative platform technology for generating nanoporous materials (Nature Materials 11, 53‒57, 2012) and high performance microporous membranes for the separation of important environmental gases.

Research Areas

• Nanotechnology/Materials, Polymer chemistry

Papers

• Nanobiomineralization of Carbon Dioxide by Molecularly Engineered Metal–Histidine Complex Nanozymes

  Somaye Nilouyal; H. Enis Karahan; Elvis Wang Hei Ng; Daisuke Yamaguchi; Masateru M. M. Ito; Detao Qin; Hajime Hirao; Easan Sivaniah; Behnam Ghalei

  Chemistry of Materials, 15 Feb. 2023

  
• Carbonic Anhydrase-Mimicking Supramolecular Nanoassemblies for Developing Carbon Capture Membranes

  Somaye Nilouyal; H. Enis Karahan; Ali Pournaghshband Isfahani; Daisuke Yamaguchi; Andrew H. Gibbons; Masateru M. M. Ito; Easan Sivaniah; Behnam Ghalei

  ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 15 Aug. 2022

  
• Biomass-derived carbon dots as fluorescent quantum probes to visualize and modulate inflammation

  Mahima Kumar; Shanmugavel Chinnathambi; Noremylia Bakhori; Norhidayah Abu; Fatemeh Etezadi; Vaijayanthi Thangavel; Daniel Packwood; Easan Sivaniah; Ganesh N. Pandian

  Scientific Reports, 03 Jun. 2024

  
• Graphene oxide-fullerene nanocomposite laminates for efficient hydrogen purification

  Qi Guo; Behnam Ghalei; Detao Qin; Daizu Mizutani; Ikumi Joko; Habib Al-Aziz; Tomohiro Higashino; Masateru M Ito; Hiroshi Imahori; Easan Sivaniah

  Chemical Communications, 2023

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• One-Pot, Room-Temperature Conversion of CO2 into Porous Metal–Organic Frameworks

  Kentaro Kadota; You-lee Hong; Yusuke Nishiyama; Easan Sivaniah; Daniel Packwood; Satoshi Horike

  Journal of the American Chemical Society, 04 Oct. 2021, Peer-reviewed

  
• Structural colour enhanced microfluidics.

  Detao Qin; Andrew H Gibbons; Masateru M Ito; Sangamithirai Subramanian Parimalam; Handong Jiang; H Enis Karahan; Behnam Ghalei; Daisuke Yamaguchi; Ganesh N Pandian; Easan Sivaniah

  Nature communications, 19 May 2022, Peer-reviewed

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• Overcoming humidity-induced swelling of graphene oxide-based hydrogen membranes using charge-compensating nanodiamonds

  Guoji Huang; Behnam Ghalei; Ali Pournaghshband Isfahani; H. Enis Karahan; Daiki Terada; Detao Qin; Conger Li; Masahiko Tsujimoto; Daisuke Yamaguchi; Kunihisa Sugimoto; Ryuji Igarashi; Bor Kae Chang; Tao Li; Masahiro Shirakawa; Easan Sivaniah

  Nature Energy, Dec. 2021, Peer-reviewed

  
• Influence of microstructural variations on morphology and separation properties of polybutadiene-based polyurethanes

  Ali Pournaghshband Isfahani; Mahdi Shahrooz; Takuma Yamamoto; Ansori Muchtar; Masateru M. Ito; Daisuke Yamaguchi; Mikihito Takenaka; Easan Sivaniah; Behnam Ghalei

  RSC Advances, Apr. 2021, Peer-reviewed

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• Nanodiamond mediated interfacial polymerization for high performance nanofiltration membrane

  Detao Qin; Guoji Huang; Daiki Terada; Handong Jiang; Masateru M. Ito; Andrew H. Gibbons; Ryuji Igarashi; Daisuke Yamaguchi; Masahiro Shirakawa; Easan Sivaniah; Behnam Ghalei

  Journal of Membrane Science, 15 May 2020, Peer-reviewed

  
• Tuning the morphology of segmented block copolymers with Zr-MOF nanoparticles for durable and efficient hydrocarbon separation membranes

  Ali Pournaghshband Isfahani; Morteza Sadeghi; Somaye Nilouyal; Guoji Huang; Ansori Muchtar; Masateru M. Ito; Daisuke Yamaguchi; Easan Sivaniah; Behnam Ghalei

  Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 14 May 2020, Peer-reviewed

  
• Pushing Rubbery Polymer Membranes To Be Economic for CO2 Separation: Embedment with Ti3C2Tx MXene Nanosheets

  Ahmad Arabi Shamsabadi; Ali Pournaghshband Isfahani; Saeed Khoshhal Salestan; Ahmad Rahimpour; Behnam Ghalei; Easan Sivaniah; Masoud Soroush

  ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 22 Jan. 2020, Peer-reviewed

  
• Nanosized Core–Shell Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks-Based Membranes for Gas Separation

  Shao Hsuan Yuan; Ali Pournaghshband Isfahani; Takuma Yamamoto; Ansori Muchtar; Chih Yi Wu; Guoji Huang; Yi Cheng You; Easan Sivaniah; Bor Kae Chang; Behnam Ghalei

  Small Methods, 2020, Peer-reviewed

  
• Reactivity of borohydride incorporated in coordination polymers toward carbon dioxide

  Kentaro Kadota; Easan Sivaniah; Satoshi Horike

  Chemical Communications, 2020, Peer-reviewed

  
• Rational Tuning of Zirconium Metal–Organic Framework Membranes for Hydrogen Purification

  Behnam Ghalei; Kazuki Wakimoto; Chih Yi Wu; Ali Pournaghshband Isfahani; Takuma Yamamoto; Kento Sakurai; Masakazu Higuchi; Bor Kae Chang; Susumu Kitagawa; Easan Sivaniah

  Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 19 Dec. 2019, Peer-reviewed

  
• Structural color using organized micro fibrillation in glassy polymer films

  Ito, M; Gibbons, A; Qin, D; Yamamoto, D; Jang, H; Yamaguchi, D; Tanaka, K; Sivaniah, E

  Nature, Jun. 2019, Peer-reviewed

  
• Synthesis of porous coordination polymers using carbon dioxide as a direct source

  Kentaro Kadota; Nghia Tuan Duong; Yusuke Nishiyama; Easan Sivaniah; Satoshi Horike

  Chemical Communications, 2019, Peer-reviewed

  
• Borohydride-containing coordination polymers: Synthesis, air stability and dehydrogenation

  Kentaro Kadota; Nghia Tuan Duong; Yusuke Nishiyama; Easan Sivaniah; Susumu Kitagawa; Satoshi Horike

  Chemical Science, 2019, Peer-reviewed

  
• Pentiptycene-Based Polyurethane with Enhanced Mechanical Properties and CO2-Plasticization Resistance for Thin Film Gas Separation Membranes

  Ali Pournaghshband Isfahani; Morteza Sadeghi; Kazuki Wakimoto; Binod Babu Shrestha; Rouhollah Bagheri; Easan Sivaniah; Behnam Ghalei

  ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 23 May 2018, Peer-reviewed

  
• Efficient 3-Hydroxybutyrate Production by Quiescent Escherichia coli Microbial Cell Factories is Facilitated by Indole-Induced Proteomic and Metabolomic Changes

  Nicholas M. Thomson; Tomokazu Shirai; Marco Chiapello; Akihiko Kondo; Krishna J. Mukherjee; Easan Sivaniah; Keiji Numata; David K. Summers

  Biotechnology Journal, 01 May 2018, Peer-reviewed

  
• Pebax/ionic liquid modified graphene oxide mixed matrix membranes for enhanced CO2 capture

  Huang G; Isfahani A.P; Muchtar A; Sakurai K; Shrestha B.B; Qin D; Yamaguchi D; Sivaniah E; Ghalei B

  Journal of Membrane Science, 2018, Peer-reviewed

  
• Tuning the Gas Selectivity of TrÖger's Base Polyimide Membranes by Using Carboxylic Acid and Tertiary Base Interactions

  Wang Z; Isfahani A.P; Wakimoto K; Shrestha B.B; Yamaguchi D; Ghalei B; Sivaniah E

  ChemSusChem, 2018, Peer-reviewed

  
• A facile synthesis of contorted spirobisindane-diamine and its microporous polyimides for gas separation

  Binod Babu Shrestha; Kazuki Wakimoto; Zhenggong Wang; Ali Pournaghshband Isfahani; Tomoya Suma; Easan Sivaniah; Behnam Ghalei

  RSC Advances, 2018, Peer-reviewed

  
• Poly(hydroxyalkanoate) Generation from Nonchiral Substrates Using Multiple Enzyme Immobilizations on Peptide Nanofibers

  Nicholas M. Thomson; Smith Sangiambut; Kazunori Ushimaru; Easan Sivaniah; Takeharu Tsuge

  ACS BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING, Dec. 2017, Peer-reviewed

  
• Enhancement of CO2 capture by polyethylene glycol-based polyurethane membranes

  Ali Pournaghshband Isfahani; Morteza Sadeghi; Kazuki Wakimoto; Andrew Harold Gibbons; Rouhollah Bagheri; Easan Sivaniah; Behnam Ghalei

  JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE, Nov. 2017, Peer-reviewed

  
• Enhanced PIM-1 membrane gas separation selectivity through efficient dispersion of functionalized POSS fillers

  Yosuke Kinoshita; Kazuki Wakimoto; Andrew Harold Gibbons; Ali Pournaghshband Isfahani; Hiromu Kusuda; Easan Sivaniah; Behnam Ghalei

  JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE, Oct. 2017, Peer-reviewed

  
• Oriented Two-Dimensional Porous Organic Cage Crystals

  Shan Jiang; Qilei Song; Alan Massey; Samantha Y. Chong; Linjiang Chen; Shijing Sun; Tom Hasell; Rasmita Raval; Easan Sivaniah; Anthony K. Cheetham; Andrew I. Cooper

  ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION, Aug. 2017, Peer-reviewed

  
• Density Gradation of Open Metal Sites in the Mesospace of Porous Coordination Polymers

  Jingui Duan; Masakazu Higuchi; Jiajia Zheng; Shin-ichiro Noro; I-Ya Chang; Kim Hyeon-Deuk; Simon Mathew; Shinpei Kusaka; Easan Sivaniah; Ryotaro Matsuda; Shigeyoshi Sakaki; Susumu Kitagawa

  JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Aug. 2017, Peer-reviewed

  
• Synthesis of Manganese ZIF-8 from [Mn(BH4)2·3THF]·NaBH4

  Kentaro Kadota; Easan Sivaniah; Sareeya Bureekaew; Susumu Kitagawa; Satoshi Horike

  INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, Aug. 2017, Peer-reviewed

  
• Enhanced selectivity in mixed matrix membranes for CO2 capture through efficient dispersion of amine-functionalized MOF nanoparticles

  Behnam Ghalei; Kento Sakurai; Yosuke Kinoshita; Kazuki Wakimoto; Ali Pournaghshband Isfahani; Qilei Song; Kazuki Doitomi; Shuhei Furukawa; Hajime Hirao; Hiromu Kusuda; Susumu Kitagawa; Easan Sivaniah

  NATURE ENERGY, Jul. 2017, Peer-reviewed

  
• Surface functionalization of high free-volume polymers as a route to efficient hydrogen separation membranes

  Behnam Ghalei; Yosuke Kinoshita; Kazuki Wakimoto; Kento Sakurai; Simon Mathew; Youfeng Yue; Hiromu Kusuda; Hiroshi Imahori; Easan Sivaniah

  JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, Mar. 2017, Peer-reviewed

  
• Real-time visualization of cardiac cell beating behaviour on polymer diffraction gratings

  A. Gibbons; O. Lang; Y. Kojima; M. Ito; K. Ono; K. Tanaka; E. Sivaniah

  RSC ADVANCES, 2017, Peer-reviewed

  
• Polyurethane gas separation membranes with ethereal bonds in the hard segments

  Ali Pournaghshband Isfahani; Behnam Ghalei; Rouhollah Bagheri; Yosuke Kinoshita; Hiroshi Kitagawa; Easan Sivaniah; Morteza Sadeghi

  JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE, Sep. 2016, Peer-reviewed

  
• Novel methodology for facile fabrication of nanofiltration membranes based on nucleophilic nature of polydopamine

  Tunyu Wang; Hazim Qiblawey; Easan Sivaniah; Abdolmajid Mohammadian

  JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE, Aug. 2016, Peer-reviewed

  
• Porous Organic Cage Thin Films and Molecular-Sieving Membranes

  Qilei Song; Shan Jiang; Tom Hasell; Ming Liu; Shijing Sun; Anthony K. Cheetham; Easan Sivaniah; Andrew I. Cooper

  ADVANCED MATERIALS, Apr. 2016, Peer-reviewed

  
• Plasticization resistant crosslinked polyurethane gas separation membranes

  Ali Pournaghshband Isfahani; Behnam Ghalei; Kazuki Wakimoto; Rouhollah Bagheri; Easan Sivaniah; Morteza Sadeghi

  JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, 2016, Peer-reviewed

  
• Nanofiller-tuned microporous polymer molecular sieves for energy and environmental processes

  Qilei Song; Shuai Cao; Robyn H. Pritchard; Hazim Qiblawey; Eugene M. Terentjev; Anthony K. Cheetham; Easan Sivaniah

  JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, 2016, Peer-reviewed

  
• Adaptable Ultraviolet Reflecting Polymeric Multilayer Coatings of High Refractive Index Contrast

  Jose Raul Castro Smirnov; Masateru Ito; Mauricio Ernesto Calvo; Carmen Lopez-Lopez; Alberto Jimenez-Solano; Juan Francisco Galisteo-Lopez; Paul Zavala-Rivera; Koichiro Tanaka; Easan Sivaniah; Hernan Miguez

  ADVANCED OPTICAL MATERIALS, Nov. 2015, Peer-reviewed

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• Polymer-Assisted Construction of Mesoporous TiO2 Layers for Improving Perovskite Solar Cell Performance

  Youfeng Yue; Tomokazu Umeyama; Yuki Kohara; Hitoshi Kashio; Masateru Itoh; Seigo Ito; Easan Sivaniah; Hiroshi Imahori

  JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C, Oct. 2015, Peer-reviewed

  
• Regulating the aqueous phase monomer balance for flux improvement in polyamide thin film composite membranes

  D. H. N. Perera; Q. Song; H. Qiblawey; E. Sivaniah

  JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE, Aug. 2015, Peer-reviewed

  
• Capturing greenhouse gases using advanced membranes

  Easan Sivaniah

  Membrane Technology, 01 Dec. 2014, Peer-reviewed

  
• Controlled thermal oxidative crosslinking of polymers of intrinsic microporosity towards tunable molecular sieve membranes

  Qilei Song; Shuai Cao; Robyn H. Pritchard; Behnam Ghalei; Shaheen A. Al-Muhtaseb; Eugene M. Terentjev; Anthony K. Cheetham; Easan Sivaniah

  NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, Sep. 2014, Peer-reviewed

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• Efficient molecular weight control of bacterially synthesized polyesters by alcohol supplementation

  Nicholas M. Thomson; Ayaka Hiroe; Takeharu Tsuge; David K. Summers; Easan Sivaniah

  JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, Jul. 2014, Peer-reviewed

  
• Room-temperature development of thin film composite reverse osmosis membranes from cellulose acetate with antibacterial properties

  D. H. N. Perera; S. K. Nataraj; N. M. Thomson; A. Sepe; S. Huettner; U. Steiner; H. Qiblawey; E. Sivaniah

  JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE, Mar. 2014, Peer-reviewed

  
• Free Volume, Molecular Mobility and Polymer Structure: Towards the Rational Design of Multi-Functional Materials

  M. Roussenova; D. J. Hughes; J. Enrione; P. Diaz-Calderon; E. Sivaniah; Q. Song; J. Ubbink; P. Beavis; A. Swain; M. A. Alam

  ACTA PHYSICA POLONICA A, Mar. 2014, Peer-reviewed

  
• The Facile Generation of Two-Dimensional Stiffness Maps in Durotactic Cell Platforms Through Thickness Projections of Three-Dimensional Submerged Topography

  C. H. R. Kuo; J. Lang; O. Lang; L. Kohidai; E. Sivaniah

  MICROPATTERNING IN CELL BIOLOGY, PT C, 2014, Peer-reviewed

  
• Endogenous Ethanol Affects Biopolyester Molecular Weight in Recombinant Escherichia coli

  Ayaka Hiroe; Manami Hyakutake; Nicholas M. Thomson; Easan Sivaniah; Takeharu Tsuge

  ACS CHEMICAL BIOLOGY, Nov. 2013, Peer-reviewed

  
• Photo-oxidative enhancement of polymeric molecular sieve membranes

  Qilei Song; Shuai Cao; Paul Zavala-Rivera; Li Ping Lu; Wei Li; Yan Ji; Shaheen A. Al-Muhtaseb; Anthony K. Cheetham; Easan Sivaniah

  NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, May 2013, Peer-reviewed

  
• A Robust Route to Enzymatically Functional, Hierarchically Self-Assembled Peptide Frameworks

  S. Sangiambut; K. Channon; N. M. Thomson; S. Sato; T. Tsuge; Y. Doi; E. Sivaniah

  ADVANCED MATERIALS, May 2013, Peer-reviewed

  
• Efficient production of active polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase in Escherichia coli by coexpression of molecular chaperones

  Nicholas M. Thomson; Azusa Saika; Kazunori Ushimaru; Smith Sangiambut; Takeharu Tsuge; David K. Summers; Easan Sivaniah

  Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Mar. 2013, Peer-reviewed

  
• New insights into activation and substrate recognition of polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase from Ralstonia eutropha

  Kazunori Ushimaru; Smith Sangiambut; Nicholas Thomson; Easan Sivaniah; Takeharu Tsuge

  Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Feb. 2013, Peer-reviewed

  
• Thin, Flexible Supercapacitors Made from Carbon Nanofiber Electrodes Decorated at Room Temperature with Manganese Oxide Nanosheets

  S. K. Nataraj; Q. Song; S. A. Al-Muhtaseb; S. E. Dutton; Q. Zhang; E. Sivaniah

  JOURNAL OF NANOMATERIALS, 2013, Peer-reviewed

  
• A high performance oxygen storage material for chemical looping processes with CO2 capture

  Qilei Song; Wen Liu; Christopher D. Bohn; Ryan N. Harper; Easan Sivaniah; Stuart A. Scott; John S. Dennis

  ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, Jan. 2013, Peer-reviewed

  
• Complex Stiffness Gradient Substrates for Studying Mechanotactic Cell Migration

  Cheng-Hwa R. Kuo; Jian Xian; James D. Brenton; Kristian Franze; Easan Sivaniah

  ADVANCED MATERIALS, Nov. 2012, Peer-reviewed

  
• Zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-8) based polymer nanocomposite membranes for gas separation

  Qilei Song; S. K. Nataraj; Mina V. Roussenova; Jin Chong Tan; David J. Hughes; Wei Li; Pierre Bourgoin; M. Ashraf Alam; Anthony K. Cheetham; Shaheen A. Al-Muhtaseb; Easan Sivaniah

  ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, Aug. 2012, Peer-reviewed

  
• The Application of STEM and In situ Controlled Dehydration to Bacterial Systems Using ESEM

  Lech Staniewicz; Athene M. Donald; Debbie J. Stokes; Nicholas Thomson; Easan Sivaniah; Andrew Grant; David Bulmer; Anjam Khan

  SCANNING, Jul. 2012, Peer-reviewed

  
• Nanocomposite membranes of silica and polysulfone for improved gas permeation

  M. B. Patil; S. A. Al-Muhtaseb; E. Sivaniah

  EUROMEMBRANE CONFERENCE 2012, 2012, Peer-reviewed

  
• High performance ordered nanoporous membranes from block copolymers

  N. Sanna Kotrappanavar; P. Zavala-Rivera; Q. Song; S. A. Al-Muhtaseb; E. Sivaniah

  EUROMEMBRANE CONFERENCE 2012, 2012, Peer-reviewed

  
• Collective osmotic shock in ordered materials

  Paul Zavala-Rivera; Kevin Channon; Vincent Nguyen; Easan Sivaniah; Dinesh Kabra; Richard H. Friend; S. K. Nataraj; Shaheen A. Al-Muhtaseb; Alexander Hexemer; Mauricio E. Calvo; Hernan Miguez

  NATURE MATERIALS, Jan. 2012, Peer-reviewed

  
• Magnetic properties of ceramics from the pyrolysis of metallocene-based polymers doped with palladium

  K. R. Thomas; A. Ionescu; J. Gwyther; I. Manners; C. H. W. Barnes; U. Steiner; E. Sivaniah

  JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, Apr. 2011, Peer-reviewed

  
• Imaging Internal Features of Whole, Unfixed Bacteria

  Nicholas M. Thomson; Kevin Channon; Noor Azlin Mokhtar; Lech Staniewicz; Ranjana Rai; Ipsita Roy; Shun Sato; Takeharu Tsuge; Athene M. Donald; David Summers; Easan Sivaniah

  SCANNING, Mar. 2011, Peer-reviewed

  
• 3D inverted colloidal crystals in realistic cell migration assays for drug screening applications

  Joakim da Silva; Franziska Lautenschlaeger; Cheng-Hwa R. Kuo; Jochen Guck; Easan Sivaniah

  INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY, 2011, Peer-reviewed

  
• Magnetically Induced Pattern Formation in Phase Separating Polymer-Solvent-Nanoparticle Mixtures

  Rakchanok Rungsawang; Joakim da Silva; Cheng-Pei Wu; Easan Sivaniah; Adrian Ionescu; Crispin H. W. Barnes; Nicholas J. Darton

  PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, Jun. 2010, Peer-reviewed

  
• The cavity-to-cavity migration of leukaemic cells through 3D honey-combed hydrogels with adjustable internal dimension and stiffness

  Joakim da Silva; Franziska Lautenschlaeger; Easan Sivaniah; Jochen R. Guck

  BIOMATERIALS, Mar. 2010, Peer-reviewed

  
• Synthesis, properties and uses of bacterial storage lipid granules as naturally occurring nanoparticles

  Nicholas Thomson; David Summers; Easan Sivaniah

  SOFT MATTER, 2010, Peer-reviewed

  
• Small Molecule Segregation at Polymer Interfaces

  E. Sivaniah; R. A. L. Jones; David Higgins

  MACROMOLECULES, Nov. 2009, Peer-reviewed

  
• SAXS Analysis of the Order-Disorder Transition and the Interaction Parameter of Polystyrene-block-poly(methyl methacrylate)

  Yue Zhao; Easan Sivaniah; Takeji Hashimoto

  MACROMOLECULES, Dec. 2008, Peer-reviewed

  
• Nonplanar Surface Organization of Monodendrons in Side-Chain Modified Liquid Crystalline Block Copolymers.

  E. Sivaniah; J. Genzer; A. Hexemer; E. J. Kramer; M. L. Xiang; X. F. Li; C. K. Ober; S. Magonov

  MACROMOLECULES, Dec. 2008, Peer-reviewed

  
• Polyhydroxyalkanoate Film Formation and Synthase Activity During In Vitro and In Situ Polymerization on Hydrophobic Surfaces

  Shun Sato; Yusuke Ono; Yukiko Mochiyama; Easan Sivaniah; Yoshihiro Kikkawa; Kumar Sudesh; Tomohiro Hiraishi; Yoshiharu Doi; Hideki Abe; Takeharu Tsuge

  BIOMACROMOLECULES, Oct. 2008, Peer-reviewed

  
• Symmetric diblock copolymer thin films on rough substrates: Microdomain periodicity in pure and blended films

  Easan Sivaniah; Shinya Matsubara; Yue Zhao; Takeji Hashimoto; Kenji Fukunaga; Edward J. Kramer; Tom E. Mates

  MACROMOLECULES, Apr. 2008, Peer-reviewed

  
• Incorporation of metal nanoparticles into a double gyroid network texture

  Masayuki Adachi; Arimichi Okumura; Easan Sivaniah; Takeji Hashimoto

  MACROMOLECULES, Oct. 2006, Peer-reviewed

  
• Orientational transitions in symmetric diblock copolymers on rough surfaces

  Y Tsori; E Sivaniah; D Andelman; T Hashimoto

  MACROMOLECULES, Aug. 2005, Peer-reviewed

  
• Symmetric diblock copolymer thin films on rough substrates. Kinetics and structure formation in pure block copolymer thin films

  E Sivaniah; Y Hayashi; S Matsubara; S Kiyono; T Hashimoto; K Kukunaga; EJ Kramer; T Mates

  MACROMOLECULES, Mar. 2005, Peer-reviewed

  
• Managing polymer surface structure using surface active block copolymers in block copolymer mixtures

  A Hexemer; E Sivaniah; EJ Kramer; M Xiang; Li, X; A Fischer; CK Ober

  JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS, Feb. 2004, Peer-reviewed

  
• Observation of perpendicular orientation in symmetric diblock copolymer thin films on rough substrates

  E Sivaniah; Y Hayashi; M Iino; T Hashimoto; K Fukunaga

  MACROMOLECULES, Aug. 2003, Peer-reviewed

  
• Early stages of polymer interdiffusion

  E Sivaniah; RAL Jones; M Sferrazza

  PHYSICAL REVIEW E, May 2003, Peer-reviewed

  
• Periodic surface topology of three-arm semifluorinated alkane monodendron diblock copolymers

  E Sivaniah; J Genzer; GH Fredrickson; EJ Kramer; M Xiang; Li, X; C Ober; S Magonov

  LANGMUIR, Jul. 2001, Peer-reviewed

  
• Effect of changing molecular end groups on surface properties: Synthesis and characterization of poly(styrene-b-semifluorinated isoprene) block copolymers with -CF2H end groups

  T Hayakawa; JG Wang; ML Xiang; XF Li; M Ueda; CK Ober; J Genzer; E Sivaniah; EJ Kramer; DA Fischer

  MACROMOLECULES, Oct. 2000, Peer-reviewed

  
• Surface stability in liquid-crystalline block copolymers with semifluorinated monodendron side groups

  ML Xiang; XF Li; CK Ober; K Char; J Genzer; E Sivaniah; EJ Kramer; DA Fischer

  MACROMOLECULES, Aug. 2000, Peer-reviewed

  
• Molecular orientation of single and two-armed monodendron semifluorinated chains on "soft" and "hard" surfaces studied using NEXAFS

  J Genzer; E Sivaniah; EJ Kramer; JG Wang; ML Xiang; K Char; CK Ober; RA Bubeck; DA Fischer; M Graupe; R Colorado; OE Shmakova; TR Lee

  MACROMOLECULES, Aug. 2000, Peer-reviewed

  
• The orientation of semifluorinated alkanes attached to polymers at the surface of polymer films

  J Genzer; E Sivaniah; EJ Kramer; JG Wang; H Korner; ML Xiang; K Char; CK Ober; BM DeKoven; RA Bubeck; MK Chaudhury; S Sambasivan; DA Fischer

  MACROMOLECULES, Mar. 2000, Peer-reviewed

  
• Temperature dependence of molecular orientation on the surfaces of semifluorinated polymer thin films

  J Genzer; E Sivaniah; EJ Kramer; JG Wang; H Korner; K Char; CK Ober; BM DeKoven; RA Bubeck; DA Fischer; S Sambasivan

  LANGMUIR, Feb. 2000, Peer-reviewed

  
• Anisotropic coarsening of two-dimensional surface domains in copolymer thin films

  J Heier; E Sivaniah; EJ Kramer

  MACROMOLECULES, Dec. 1999, Peer-reviewed

  
• Chain confinement effects on interdiffusion in polymer multilayers

  E Sivaniah; M Sferrazza; RAL Jones; DG Bucknall

  PHYSICAL REVIEW E, Jan. 1999, Peer-reviewed

  

Misc.

• ナノダイヤモンドを用いて合成した高水素分離能酸化グラフェン膜

  黄 国集; B. Ghalei; A. P. Isfahani; H. E. Karahan; 寺田 大紀; 秦 徳韜; C. Li; 辻本 将彦; 山口 大輔; 杉本 邦久; 五十嵐 龍治; 張 博凱; 李 涛; 白川 昌宏; E. Sivaniah

  New diamond = ニューダイヤモンド / ニューダイヤモンドフォーラム 編, Jul. 2022

  
• ブロック共重合体のナノ・サイエンス,ナノ・テクノロジー--ブロック共重合体をテンプレートにする

  橋本 竹治; Sivaniah Easan; 松原 真也

  日本化学繊維研究所講演集, Mar. 2004

  
• ポリマー添加により構造制御したメソ孔質酸化チタンのペロブスカイト型 太陽電池への応用

  小原雄貴; 梅山有和; 樂 優鳳; SIVANIAH Easan; 今堀博

  日本化学会第95春季年会, Mar. 2015

  
• Nanocomposite membrane of a polymer of intrinsic microporosity and zeolitic imidazolate frameworks for gas separation

  Q. Song; S.A. Al-Muhtaseb; E. Sivaniah

  AIChE 2012 - 2012 AIChE Annual Meeting, Conference Proceedings, 2012, Peer-reviewed

  
• In vitro production of polyhydroxyalkanoates: achievements and applications

  Nicholas Thomson; Ipsita Roy; David Summers; Easan Sivaniah

  JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, Jun. 2010

  
• Controlling the domain orientation in thin diblock copolymer films using substrate topology

  E Sivaniah; Y Hayashi; S Matsubara; S Kiyono; T Hashimoto; K Fukunaga

  ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Mar. 2003, Peer-reviewed

  
• Microphase-separated structure in blend of PS-PMMA block copolymers in thin film.

  Y Hayashi; E Sivaniah; S Matsubara

  ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Mar. 2003, Peer-reviewed

  
• Surface and interface behavior of semifluorinated liquid crystalline block copolymers.

  XF Li; ML Xiang; CK Ober; E Sivaniah; EJ Kramer; J Genzer; D Fisher

  ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Aug. 2000, Peer-reviewed

  
• Block copolymers with low surface energy, liquid-crystalline segments: The interplay of surface and bulk liquid crystallinity.

  CK Ober; ML Xiang; K Char; J Genzer; E Sivaniah; EJ Kramer; DA Fischer

  ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Aug. 1999

  
• Low surface energy materials: Liquid-crystalline polymers with semifluorinated monodendron side groups.

  CK Ober; ML Xiang; K Char; J Genzer; E Sivaniah; EJ Kramer; D Fisher

  ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Mar. 1999, Peer-reviewed

  
• Surfaces of semi-fluorinated block copolymers studied using NEXAFS

  J. Genzer; E. Sivaniah; E. J. Kramer; J. Wang; H. Korner; M. L. Xiang; S. Yang; C. K. Ober; K. Char; M. K. Chaudhury; M. Dekoven; R. A. Bubeck; D. A. Fischer; S. Sambasivan

  Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings, 1998, Peer-reviewed

  

Presentations

• An adventurous approach to environmental and energy issues

  Easan Sivaniah

  Lecture for the students from School of Chemical Engineering at Chongqing University, 24 Jul. 2024, Invited

  
• Bridging the gap between Medical Technology and Fundamental Materials Science ofKyoto University (iCeMS)

  Easan Sivaniah

  MeBKY Matching Seminar 2023.vol.3, 05 Jul. 2023, Invited

  
• Hydrogen Separation Membrane Technology for Net-Zero Carbon Dioxide Economy

  Easan Sivaniah

  The Riken online symposium "CEMS Topical Meeting on Emergent Pores", 13 Dec. 2022, Invited

  
• Organized Microfibrillation;a scaleable method to generation functional structural color-based printing

  Easan Sivaniah

  近化機能性色素部会第107回例会「構造色技術の最近の進展」, 15 Nov. 2022, Invited

  
• Technology for Net-Zero Carbon Dioxide Economy

  Easan Sivaniah

  第38回ニューメンブレンテクノロジーシンポジウム2022（Online), 21 Nov. 2022, Invited

  
• Technology for Net-Zero Carbon Dioxide Economy

  Easan Sivaniah

  Membrane Symposium 2022, 09 Nov. 2022, Invited

  
• High-Performance, Low Cost, Membrane Technology for Carbon Capture

  Easan Sivaniah

  2022 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIERARCHICAL GREEN ENERGY MATERIALS, 17 Jan. 2022, Invited

  
• How a Sheet with Holes Helps the Environment

  Easan Sivaniah

  The 9th Kyoto Commons seminar, 27 Nov. 2019, Invited

  
• An iterative evolution of polymer based membranes forcarbon-capture

  Easan Sivaniah

  Kobe University Membrane Center Spring Meeting 2018, 20 Mar. 2019, Invited

  
• An iterative evolution of polymer based membranes forcarbon-capture

  Easan Sivaniah

  New membrane technology symposium 2018, 01 Nov. 2018

  
• Membrane technology, a cost-effective solution to carbon capture.

  Easan Sivaniah

  Joint symposium between SPST and iCeMS, 03 Jul. 2018, Invited

  
• How holes can help solve problems in energy, environment and health

  Easan Sivaniah

  The 13th Kyoto University Research institutes and Research Center Symposium in Okayama, 17 Mar. 2018, Invited

  
• Start-up Investment Opportunities for State-of-the-art Membrane Technologies.

  Easan Sivaniah

  ECC-iCAP conference - the place where science & entrepreneurship intersect-, 17 Nov. 2017, Invited

  
• Challenges and Opportunities in Implementing Membrane Solutions for Carbon capture

  Easan Sivaniah

  International Forum of International Collaboration and Industrialization on Carbon Reduction and Clean Coal Technology, 18 Oct. 2017, Invited

  
• How a Sheet with Holes Helps the Environment

  Easan Sivaniah

  NanoMat 2017, 18 May 2017, Invited

  
• How a Sheet with Holes Helps Clean the Environment

  Easan Sivaniah

  Kyoto University International Symposium 5th Southeast Asia Network Forum / 23rd Southeast Asia Forum, 04 Feb. 2017

  
• How a Sheet with Holes Helps Clean the Environment

  Easan Sivaniah

  iCeMS-VISTEC Joint Symposium, 02 Feb. 2017

  
• How holes can help solve problems in energy, environment and health

  Easan Sivaniah

  The 75th Kyoto University Marunouchi Seminar, 07 Oct. 2016

  
• Membrane technologies toward resolving the energy-water nexus

  Easan Sivaniah

  E-MRS 2016 Spring Meeting, May 2016, Invited

  
• The boundary of materials and life

  Easan Sivaniah

  A lecturer for in-company training program for staff of SOC Corporation, 19 Feb. 2016, Invited

  
• Polymer membrane technology for gas and liquid separation

  Easan Sivaniah

  iCeMS Symposium on Processing and Engineering of Porous Materials, 27 Nov. 2015, Invited

  
• The development of membrane technology for gas and liquid seperations

  Easan Sivaniah

  Special molecular engineering seminar_Kyoto University Engineering Faculty, 30 Sep. 2015, Invited

  
• Top-Down-Bottom-Up generation of nanoporous materials using a confined electromagnetic field.

  Easan Sivaniah

  iCeMS International Symposium -Hierarchical Dynamics in Soft Materials and Biological Matter, 25 Sep. 2015, Invited

  
• Method of Making Hierarchic Porous Structure by Using Osmotic Shock and

  Masateru Ito; Easan Sivaniah

  64th Symposium on Macromolecules, Sep. 2015

  
• Recent developments in thin film composites for membrane separation.

  Easan Sivaniah

  International Workshop on “Recent Progress on Membrane Separation and CO2 Capture” by WPI-I2CNER, Kyushu University and JST ALCA, 16 Jul. 2015, Invited

  
• Nano and Meso- Control to Advance Polymeric Materials for Membrane Separation

  Easan Sivaniah

  NanoMat2015 11th Japan-Fance Workshop on Nanomaterials, 2nd WPI-Workshop on Materials Science, 28 May 2015, Invited

  
• Multiple Enzyme Immobilization and Substrate Recycling on Liposomes and Peptide Nanofibers

  Easan Sivaniah

  The 2nd CMS International Symposium – Cutting‐edge Technologies of Biomaterials and Bio‐related Materials Based on Well‐defined Molecular Systems –, 20 Jan. 2015, Invited

  
• Polymer of Intrinsic Microporosity and Metal Organic Frameworks Mixed Matrix Membranes for Gas

  Kento Sakurai; Behnam Ghalei; Easan Sivaniah

  The 10th SPSJ International Polymer Conference (IPC 2014), Dec. 2014

  
• Material Sensing of Heart Cells

  Andrew H Gibbons; Orsolya Lang; Yoji Kojima; Easan Sivaniah

  The 10th SPSJ International Polymer Conference (IPC 2014), Dec. 2014

  
• Design of Innovative Gas Separation Membranes through Thermally Cross-Linked Polymer of Intrinsic Microporosity

  Behnam Ghalei; Kento Sakurai; Qilei Song; Easan Sivaniah

  The 10th SPSJ International Polymer Conference (IPC 2014), Dec. 2014

  
• Hierarchic Porous Structure by Using Osmotic Shock and UV-Laser Interference

  Masateru Ito; Easan Sivaniah; Hernan Miguez

  The 10th SPSJ International Polymer Conference (IPC 2014), Dec. 2014

  
• Polymer Science Nanobiotechnology

  Easan Sivaniah

  Swiss-Kyoto Symposium, 21 Nov. 2013, Invited

  

External funds: Kakenhi

• New approach to functionalization of materials by controlling the fracture process of structures

  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)

  Medium-sized Section 35:Polymers, organic materials, and related fields

  Kyoto University

  Easan Sivaniah

  From 01 Apr. 2020, To 31 Mar. 2023, Project Closed

  ナノテクノロジー;マイクロ流体デバイス;構造色;多孔構造;マイクロ流体;クレイジング;ミクロフィブリル構造;多孔体;OMプロセス

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-20H00390/
• High-Performance Gas Separation Membranes by Guided-Assembly of Graphene-based Nanocomposites

  Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows

  Basic Section 26030:Composite materials and interfaces-related

  Kyoto University

  Sivaniah Easan

  From 08 Nov. 2019, To 31 Mar. 2022, Project Closed

  Stable laminate membrane;Hydrogen selectivity;Nanosheet synthesis;Charge compensation;Nanolaminate fabrication;graphene oxide synthesis;membrane preparation

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-19F19367/
• Microfluidic flow in printed fracture channel

  Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows

  Basic Section 13040:Biophysics, chemical physics and soft matter physics-related

  Kyoto University

  Sivaniah Easan

  From 11 Oct. 2019, To 31 Mar. 2022, Project Closed

  Paper submitted;Water flow in OM film;Electrophoresis;OM films on aluminium;Large image on OM film;Maskless printing of OM;Expanded film size of OM;Microfluidic flow in OM;Improved OM on plastic;Shared OM with community

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-19F19329/
• Magnetic separation of oxygen from air

  Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows

  Basic Section 36020:Energy-related chemistry

  Kyoto University

  Sivaniah Easan

  From 25 Apr. 2019, To 31 Mar. 2021, Project Closed

  Gas separation membrane;MXene;Graphene oxide;H2/CO2 separation;2D materials;Molecular sieving

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-19F19043/
• Fast-Recharge, high energy density hybrid supercapacitors using sol-gel transformation block copolymer templates

  Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

  Kyoto University

  Easan Sivaniah

  From 01 Apr. 2014, To 31 Mar. 2016, Project Closed

  Battery;Supercapacitor;High Prosity Electrodes;High Porosity Electrodes;Testing Facility;Preparation

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-26600072/
• Creation of functional structures through strategic destruction

  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S)

  Broad Section E

  Kyoto University

  Sivaniah Easan

  From 12 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2028, Granted

  高分子物性;多孔構造;破壊現象

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-23H05468/

External funds: others

• The generation of a high efficiency, low fouling filtration module using Collective Osmotic Shock

  文部科学省 イノベーションシステム整備事業

  From 01 Apr. 2014, To 31 Mar. 2015

  イーサン・シバニア
• The generation of a high efficiency, low fouling filtration module using Collective Osmotic Shock

  大学発新産業創出プログラム(START)

  From 01 Apr. 2015, To 31 Mar. 2017

  イーサン・シバニア
• The virtual surface - the use of internal structure to alter external material properties.

  さきがけ「個人研究型」

  From 01 Oct. 2014, To 31 Mar. 2018

  イーサン・シバニア
• 自動車用エンジンの超高効率化のための給気ガス改質技術の開発

  研究成果展開事業　研究成果最適展開支援プログラム(A-Step)

  From 01 Dec. 2015, To 31 Mar. 2018

  SIVANIAH, Easan
• 環境省（直接経費）　シバニア　ＣＯ２排出削減対策強化誘導型技術開発・実証事業「バイオガスを原料とした水素製造に於けるＣＯ２削減に関する分離技術の開発と実証」　

  支出負担行為担当官　環境省地球環境局長

  From 27 Oct. 2016, To 31 Mar. 2018

  イーサン・シバニア
• ２９　ＪＳＴ　未来社会創造事業（ＭＩＲＡＩ）「ＣＯ２分離機能とエイジング耐性を兼備した多孔性複合膜」（シバニア　イーサン） （平成29年度分）

  国立研究開発法人　科学技術振興機構　分任研究契約担当者　契約部長

  From 01 Apr. 2017, To 31 Mar. 2018

  イーサン・シバニア

Education

Teaching subject(s)

• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  Introduction to Green Chemistry

  7211, Spring, Faculty of Engineering, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  Molecular Porous Physical Chemistry

  H431, Fall, Graduate School of Engineering, 1.5
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  Molecular Porous Physical Chemistry

  H430, Fall, Graduate School of Engineering, 1.5
• From Apr. 2014, To Mar. 2015

  Integrated Cell-Material Sciences

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2015, To Mar. 2016

  Integrated Cell-Material Sciences

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2016, To Mar. 2017

  Finding global solutions to energy, environment and healthcare

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2017, To Mar. 2018

  Molecular Porous Physical Chemistry

  Fall, 工学研究科
• From Apr. 2017, To Mar. 2018

  Molecular Porous Physical Chemistry

  Fall, 工学研究科
• From Apr. 2017, To Mar. 2018

  Let's get together to solve global issue

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2018, To Mar. 2019

  Let's get together to solve global issue

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2019, To Mar. 2020

  Molecular Porous Physical Chemistry

  Fall, 工学研究科
• From Apr. 2019, To Mar. 2020

  Molecular Porous Physical Chemistry

  Fall, 工学研究科
• From 01 Apr. 2020, To 31 Mar. 2021

  特別研究

  Year-long, 工学部
• From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022

  Molecular Porous Physical Chemistry

  Fall, 工学研究科
• From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022

  Molecular Porous Physical Chemistry

  Fall, 工学研究科

Participation in PhD Defense

• Development of ultrasmall diamond sensors with detonation nanodiamonds

  Frederick Tze Kit So, Graduate School of Engineering, Sub-chief Examiner

  25 Mar. 2024
• Development of Carbon Capture Platforms using Membrane Technology and Enzyme-Mimicking Metal-Organic Complex Assemblies

  SOMAYE NILOUYAL, Graduate School of Engineering, Chief Examiner

  23 Jan. 2024
• Studies on Solid-state Polymerization Triggered by High Energy Charged Particle and Fabrication of Functional Nanomaterials

  SAKAGUCHI SHUGO, Graduate School of Engineering, Sub-chief Examiner

  23 Mar. 2023

Administration

School management (title, position)

• From 01 Oct. 2018, To 30 Sep. 2020

  国際戦略アドバイザリ―ボード 委員

Faculty management (title, position)

• From 01 Apr. 2016, To 31 Mar. 2017

  物質―細胞統合システム拠点主任研究者会議議長