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About
Koichi Mayumi is a leading researcher in polymer physics and soft matter engineering, renowned for pioneering the development of high-performance elastomers using slide-ring (SR) materials and polyrotaxane cross-linkers. His most celebrated contribution is the creation of an optically transparent, high-toughness elastomer that employs a polyrotaxane cross-linker as a "molecular pulley." This innovation, detailed in his 2018 paper (192 citations), allows polymer chains to slide freely under stress, dramatically enhancing toughness without sacrificing transparency—a breakthrough for flexible electronics and biomedical devices. Mayumi further advanced the field by designing a cornea-inspired composite elastomer (2020, 27 citations), which combines high transparency with mechanical robustness by dispersing silica particles in a low-cross-link-density network. His work also extends to stretchable electronics, where he developed a slide-ring/graphene oxide composite with tunable electrical conduction (2020, 12 citations). Demonstrating remarkable interdisciplinary breadth, Mayumi has contributed to biomechanics, co-authoring a neuromechanical model for *Drosophila* larval crawling (2022, 35 citations) that integrates physical measurements to unravel the neural and mechanical basis of locomotion. With a total of over 270 citations, Mayumi’s research bridges fundamental polymer science and real-world applications, offering transformative solutions for stretchable substrates, optical materials, and bioinspired robotics.
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