MASATOSHI ICHIKAWA

Last Updated :2026/08/05

Affiliations, Positions
Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Professor
E-mail
ichikawhiroshima-u.ac.jp

Basic Information

Academic Degrees

  • Kyoto University
  • Kyoto University

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2026, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 2Term, CalculusI
  2. 2026, Undergraduate Education, 3Term, English Seminar on Mathematics
  3. 2026, Undergraduate Education, 4Term, Mathematics for Modeling and Simulation
  4. 2026, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Special Study of Mathematics and Informatics for Graduation
  5. 2026, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Special Study of Mathematics and Informatics for Graduation
  6. 2026, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Special Lectures in Mathematics(Theory and Experiment of Self-Assembly using DNA Nanotechnology)
  7. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 4Term, Computational Mathematics B
  8. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Special Lecture on Mathematical and Life Sciences D
  9. 2026, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , First Semester, Special Lecture on Mathematical and Life Sciences H

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. Biological Functions Emerging from Fluid-Mediated Collective Motions of Biomolecules, Cells, and Cellular Collectives as Active Matter, 66(1), 35-40, 20260125
  2. Optical transport of a single cell-sized liposome, Applied Physics Letters, 79(27), 4598-4600, 20011231
  3. Molecular fabrication: Aligning DNA molecules as building blocks, Langmuir, 19(13), 5444-5447, 20030624
  4. Optically driven transport into a living cell, Applied Physics Letters, 83(12), 2468-2470, 20030922
  5. Entrapping polymer chain in light well under good solvent condition, Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 74(7), 1958-1961, 20050701
  6. Rhythmic growth and collapse of a micro water droplet, Europhysics Letters, 66(4), 545-551, 20040501
  7. Extension of a DNA molecule by local heating with a laser, Physical Review Letters, 99(14), 20071005
  8. Rhythmic bursting in a cluster of microbeads driven by a continuous-wave laser beam, Physical Review E Statistical Nonlinear and Soft Matter Physics, 65(4), 20020401
  9. Nonlinear dielectric spectroscopy of MHPOBC, Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 477(1), 195-698, 20070101
  10. Nonlinear dielectric study of critical behavior near isotropic-nematic phase transition, Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 477(1), 77-579, 20070101
  11. Direct measurement of interaction between colloidal particles in nematic liquid crystal, Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 475(1), 183-192, 20070101
  12. Direct measurement of force between colloidal particles in a nematic liquid crystal, Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, 20(7), 20080220
  13. Force between colloidal particles in a nematic liquid crystal studied by optical tweezers, Physical Review E Statistical Nonlinear and Soft Matter Physics, 77(2), 20080225
  14. Self-assembly of polymer droplets in a nematic liquid crystal at phase separation, Physical Review E Statistical Nonlinear and Soft Matter Physics, 77(4), 20080411
  15. Single cell manipulation by using tilt controlled optical tweezers, 2007 International Symposium on Micro Nanomechatronics and Human Science Mhs, 316-321, 20071201
  16. Dynamic study of micro-domains on a phospholipid bilayer membrane, 2006 IEEE International Symposium on Micro Nano Mechanical and Human Science Mhs, 20061201
  17. Extension and measurements on a phospholipid vesicle by use of dual-beam optical tweezers, 2008 International Symposium on Micro Nanomechatronics and Human Science Mhs 2008, 71-76, 20081201
  18. Mechanical properties of a giant liposome studied using optical tweezers, Chemical Physics Letters, 479(4-6), 274-278, 20090917
  19. Arrangement dependence of interparticle force in nematic colloids, Physical Review E Statistical Nonlinear and Soft Matter Physics, 81(1), 20100107
  20. Extension and measurements on multicomponent phospholipid vesicles by use of dual-beam optical tweezers, 20th Anniversary Mhs 2009 and Micro Nano Global COE 2009 International Symposium on Micro Nanomechatronics and Human Science, 170-175, 20091201
  21. Crossover behavior in static and dynamic properties of a single DNA molecule from three to quasi-two dimensions, Physical Review E Statistical Nonlinear and Soft Matter Physics, 81(5), 20100504
  22. Local mechanical properties of a hyperswollen lyotropic lamellar phase, Physical Review E Statistical Nonlinear and Soft Matter Physics, 82(2), 20100812
  23. Radius-dependent phase behavior: Giant DNA and alginate in a cell sized sphere, 2010 International Symposium on Micro Nanomechatronics and Human Science from Micro and Nano Scale Systems to Robotics and Mechatronics Systems Mhs 2010 Micro Nano Gcoe 2010 Bio Manipulation 2010, 156-161, 20101201
  24. Spontaneous mode-selection in the self-propelled motion of a solid/liquid composite driven by interfacial instability, Journal of Chemical Physics, 134(11), 20110321
  25. Geometric manipulation of DNA molecules with a laser, Applied Physics Letters, 81(18), 3494-3496, 20021028
  26. Phase behavior of crowded like-charged mixed polyelectrolytes in a cell-sized sphere, Physical Review E Statistical Nonlinear and Soft Matter Physics, 83(6), 20110628
  27. Interparticle force in nematic colloids: Comparison between experiment and theory, Physical Review E Statistical Nonlinear and Soft Matter Physics, 84(2), 20110805
  28. Micro-segregation induced by bulky-head lipids: Formation of characteristic patterns in a giant vesicle, Soft Matter, 8(2), 488-495, 20120114
  29. How environmental solution conditions determine the compaction velocity of single DNA molecules, Nucleic Acids Research, 40(1), 284-289, 20120101
  30. Emergence of a thread-like pattern with charged phospholipids on an oilwater interface, Journal of Chemical Physics, 136(20), 20120528
  31. Phase separation in crowded micro-spheroids: DNA-PEG system, Chemical Physics Letters, 539-540, 157-162, 20120629
  32. Direct measurement of single soft lipid nanotubes: Nanoscale information extracted in a noninvasive manner, Physical Review E Statistical Nonlinear and Soft Matter Physics, 86(6), 20121214
  33. Physicochemical analysis from real-time imaging of liposome tubulation reveals the characteristics of individual f-bar domain proteins, Langmuir, 29(1), 328-336, 20130108
  34. Rotational motion of a droplet induced by interfacial tension, Physical Review E Statistical Nonlinear and Soft Matter Physics, 87(1), 20130109
  35. Plasmonic imaging of brownian motion of single DNA molecules spontaneously binding to Ag nanoparticles, Nano Letters, 13(5), 1877-1882, 20130508
  36. Controlling negative and positive photothermal migration of centimeter-sized droplets, Physical Review E Statistical Nonlinear and Soft Matter Physics, 88(1), 20130718
  37. Reconstruction of Active Regular Motion in Amoeba Extract: Dynamic Cooperation between Sol and Gel States, Plos One, 8(8), 20130805
  38. Structural change of DNA induced by nucleoid proteins: Growth phase-specific fis and stationary phase-specific dps, Biophysical Journal, 105(4), 1037-1044, 20130820
  39. Dynamical formation of lipid bilayer vesicles from lipid-coated droplets across a planar monolayer at an oil/water interface, Soft Matter, 9(40), 9539-9547, 20131028
  40. Micro-fabrication with nanoparticles. Assembling DNA molecules by a focused laser, Recent Advances in Multidisciplinary Applied Physics, 127-131, 20051201
  41. Back-and-forth micromotion of aqueous droplets in a dc electric field, Physical Review E Statistical Nonlinear and Soft Matter Physics, 88(4), 20131021
  42. Tilt control in optical tweezers, Journal of Biomedical Optics, 13(1), 20081201
  43. Microrheology of polysaccharide nanogel-integrated system, Colloid and Polymer Science, 292(2), 325-331, 20140101
  44. Communication: Mode bifurcation of droplet motion under stationary laser irradiation, Journal of Chemical Physics, 141(5), 20140807
  45. Creation and manipulation of an artificial cellular system, Seikagaku, 86(2), 209-213, 20140101
  46. Dynamics of microdroplets over the surface of hot water, Scientific Reports, 5, 20150101
  47. Emergence of DNA-encapsulating liposomes from a DNA-lipid blend film, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 118(36), 10688-10694, 20140911
  48. Mode bifurcation of a bouncing dumbbell with chirality, Physical Review E Statistical Nonlinear and Soft Matter Physics, 91(5), 20150508
  49. Quantification of the influence of endotoxins on the mechanics of adult and neonatal red blood cells, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 119(25), 7837-7845, 20150625
  50. Molecular behavior of DNA in a cell-sized compartment coated by lipids, Physical Review E Statistical Nonlinear and Soft Matter Physics, 91(6), 20150629
  51. Oscillation and collective conveyance of water-in-oil droplets by microfluidic bolus flow, Applied Physics Letters, 107(7), 20150817
  52. Droplet-Shooting and Size-Filtration (DSSF) Method for Synthesis of Cell-Sized Liposomes with Controlled Lipid Compositions, Chembiochem, 16(14), 2029-2035, 20150901
  53. Dynamic clustering of driven colloidal particles on a circular path, Physical Review E Statistical Nonlinear and Soft Matter Physics, 92(3), 20150908
  54. Wrinkling of a spherical lipid interface induced by actomyosin cortex, Physical Review E Statistical Nonlinear and Soft Matter Physics, 92(6), 20151221
  55. Erratum: Dynamics of microdroplets over the surface of hot water (Scientific Reports (2015) 5 (8046) DOI: 10.1038/srep08046), Scientific Reports, 5, 20150715
  56. Non-periodic oscillatory deformation of an actomyosin microdroplet encapsulated within a lipid interface, Scientific Reports, 6, 20160112
  57. Direct observations of transition dynamics from macro- to micro-phase separation in asymmetric lipid bilayers induced by externally added glycolipids, Epl, 113(5), 20160301
  58. Noise-supported actuator: Coherent resonance in the oscillations of a micrometer-sized object under a direct current-voltage, Applied Physics Letters, 108(14), 20160404
  59. Fabrication of Gold Microwires by Drying Gold Nanorods Suspensions, Advanced Materials Interfaces, 4(11), 20170609
  60. Geometry-driven collective ordering of bacterial vortices, Soft Matter, 13(29), 5038-5043, 20170101
  61. Active materials integrated with actomyosin, Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 86(10), 20171015
  62. Rhythmic bursting in a cluster of microbeads driven by a continuous-wave laser beam, Physical Review E Statistical Physics Plasmas Fluids and Related Interdisciplinary Topics, 65(4), 20020101
  63. Simple mechanosense and response of cilia motion reveal the intrinsic habits of ciliates, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 115(13), 3231-3236, 20180327
  64. Molecular assembly under a focused laser, Aip Conference Proceedings, 708, 110-111, 20040430
  65. Self-propelled motion switching in nematic liquid crystal droplets in aqueous surfactant solutions, Physical Review E, 97(6), 20180614
  66. A rtificial cell with active actomyosin, Kobunshi, 67(5), 249-250, 20180501
  67. Influence of cellular shape on sliding behavior of ciliates, Communicative and Integrative Biology, 11(4), 20180704
  68. Repulsive/attractive interaction among compact DNA molecules as judged through laser trapping: difference between linear- and branched-chain polyamines, Colloid and Polymer Science, 297(3), 397-407, 20190307
  69. Force generation by a propagating wave of supramolecular nanofibers, Nature Communications, 11(1), 20201201
  70. Swimming droplets in 1D geometries: an active Bretherton problem, Soft Matter, 17(27), 6646-6660, 20210721
  71. Straight-to-Curvilinear Motion Transition of a Swimming Droplet Caused by the Susceptibility to Fluctuations, Physical Review Letters, 127(8), 20210820
  72. Near-wall rheotaxis of the ciliate tetrahymena induced by the kinesthetic sensing of cilia, Science Advances, 7(43), 20211001
  73. Accumulation of tetrahymena pyriformis on interfaces, Micromachines, 12(11), 20211101
  74. Simple dynamics underlying the survival behaviors of ciliates, Biophysics and Physicobiology, 19, 20220101
  75. Motion of a swimming droplet under external perturbations: A model-based approach, Physical Review E, 106(3), 20220901
  76. Growth of self-integrated atomic quantum wires and junctions of a Mott semiconductor, Science Advances, 9(18), 20230101
  77. Role of tubulin C-terminal tail on mechanical properties of microtubule, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 706, 20240430
  78. Autonomous assembly and disassembly of gliding molecular robots regulated by a DNA-based molecular controller, Science Advances, 10(22), 20240531
  79. Collective Motion of Ciliates the Microswimmers, Journal of the Society of Powder Technology Japan, 61(4), 204-212, 20240101
  80. Cytotoxicity, genotoxicity, and enzyme activity effects of UV filters and their chlorinated by-products in human lung epithelial cells (A549), Science of the Total Environment, 1002, 20251101