Hiroyasu Yamaguchi
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Hiroyasu Yamaguchi is a leading figure in supramolecular chemistry and smart materials, best known for pioneering photoresponsive artificial muscles. His groundbreaking 2012 work, cited over 720 times, introduced a novel actuator that expands and contracts under light by exploiting host–guest interactions between cyclodextrin and azobenzene. This innovation enabled remote, contactless control of mechanical motion, a major leap for soft robotics and stimuli-responsive polymers. More recently, in 2022, Yamaguchi advanced the field with supramolecular nylon-based actuators that achieve high work efficiency by coupling host–guest complexation with the mechanoisomerization of azobenzene. His research elegantly merges fundamental supramolecular chemistry with practical engineering, demonstrating how molecular-level design can create macroscopic, high-performance materials. Yamaguchi’s contributions have profoundly influenced the development of lightweight, energy-efficient actuators, earning him recognition as a key innovator in smart material systems. His work continues to inspire new approaches to responsive polymers and bioinspired robotics.
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