About us
In Higuchi-Matsubara laboratory, two groups are collaborated to study the functional molecular assemblies. The Higuchi group uses bio-related macromolecules such as peptide and nucleotide, and in addition to those Matsubara group uses photosynthetic pigments such as chlorophyll as building blocks to fabricate self-organized assemblies. We study on functions based on the self-organized structures. The structure of the assemblies is analyzed at the nano level using various electron microscopes and scanning probe microscopes. We also evaluate the functions of the assemblies obtained by various spectroscopic analyses. For detailed research contents, please refer to the introduction of each group.
