Researcher Profile and Settings

Affiliation

• Center for Food Science and Wellnaess, Assistant Professor

Profile and Settings

• Name

  Suzuki, Miwa

Alternate Names

• スズキミワ

Affiliation

• Gunma University, Center for Food Science and Wellness

Education

• Apr. 2015, Mar. 2018
• Apr. 2013, Mar. 2015
• Apr. 2009, Mar. 2013

Degree

• Ph.D. (S/E)

Research Experience

• Feb. 2021, 9999, Assistant prof lv
• Oct. 2018, Jan. 2021, Gunma University, Others
• Apr. 2018, Sep. 2018, Gunma University, Researcher postdoc lv

Research Activities

Research Areas

• Environmental science/Agricultural science, Environmental materials/recycling technology

Published Papers

• Synthesis of Novel Polymers with Biodegradability by Main-Chain Editing of Chiral Polyketones, Haobo Yuan; Kohei Takahashi; Shinya Hayashi; Miwa Suzuki; Nobuhiro Fujikake; Ken-ichi Kasuya; Jian Zhou; Shintaro Nakagawa; Naoko Yoshie; Chifeng Li; Kazuya Yamaguchi; Kyoko Nozaki, 06 May 2024, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Scientific journal

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• Evaluation of the effect of the number of methylene units in poly(ω-hydroxyalkanoate)s on their biodegradability, Toyokazu Tsutsuba; Yuta Sawanaka; Miwa Suzuki; Kana Inagaki; Kana Arai; Syusuke Okaniwa; Junko Torii; Yuya Tachibana; Ken-ichi Kasuya, Feb. 2024, Polymer Degradation and Stability, 110701, 110701, Scientific journal

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• Microbial decomposition of biodegradable plastics on the deep-sea floor, Taku Omura; Noriyuki Isobe; Takamasa Miura; Shun’ichi Ishii; Mihoko Mori; Yoshiyuki Ishitani; Satoshi Kimura; Kohei Hidaka; Katsuya Komiyama; Miwa Suzuki; Ken-ichi Kasuya; Hidetaka Nomaki; Ryota Nakajima; Masashi Tsuchiya; Shinsuke Kawagucci; Hiroyuki Mori; Atsuyoshi Nakayama; Masao Kunioka; Kei Kamino; Tadahisa Iwata, 26 Jan. 2024, Nature Communications, 15, 1, Scientific journal

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• Control of marine biodegradation of an aliphatic polyester using endospores, Miwa Suzuki; Yuya Tachibana; Phouvilay Soulenthone; Tomoya Suzuki; Hiroyuki Takeno; Ken-ichi Kasuya, Sep. 2023, Polymer Degradation and Stability, 215, 110466, 110466, Scientific journal

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• Marine biodegradation mechanism of biodegradable plastics revealed by plastisphere analysis, Miwa Suzuki; Shun'ichi Ishii; Kohei Gonda; Hiroyuki Kashima; Shino Suzuki; Katsuyuki Uematsu; Takahiro Arai; Yuya Tachibana; Tadahisa Iwata; Ken-ichi Kasuya, 09 Sep. 2022

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• Characterization of a poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) hydrolase from the mesophilic actinobacteria Rhodococcus fascians, Soulenthone, Phouvilay; Tachibana, Yuya; Suzuki, Miwa; Mizuno, Tsukasa; Ohta, Yukari; Kasuya, Ken-ichi, Feb. 2021, Polymer Degradation and Stability, 184, 109481, 109481, Scientific journal

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• A novel poly (3-hydroxybutyrate)-degrading actinobacterium that was isolated from plastisphere formed on marine plastic debris, Suzuki, Miwa; Tachibana, Yuya; Takizawa, Reika; Morikawa, Takuya; Takeno, Hiroyuki; Kasuya, Ken-ichi, Jan. 2021, Polymer Degradation and Stability, 183, 109461, 109461, Scientific journal

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• Characterization of a mesophilic actinobacteria that degrades poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate), Soulenthone, Phouvilay; Tachibana, Yuya; Muroi, Fumihiro; Suzuki, Miwa; Ishii, Nariaki; Ohta, Yukari; Kasuya, Ken-ichi, Nov. 2020, Polymer Degradation and Stability, 181, 109335, 109335, Scientific journal

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• Biodegradability of poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) and poly(ε-caprolactone) via biological carbon cycles in marine environments, Miwa Suzuki; Yuya Tachibana; Ken-ichi Kasuya, 07 Sep. 2020, Polymer Journal, 53, 1, 47, 66, Scientific journal

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• Microbial composition and polymer hydrolytic activity of Japanese washed-rind cheeses, Yohko Tachibana; Kohei Kageyama; Miwa Suzuki; Hitomi Koshigumo; Hiroyuki Takeno; Yuya Tachibana; Ken-ichi Kasuya, 2019, Polymer Degradation and Stability, 160, 264, 272, Scientific journal

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• Microbial degradation of poly(ε-caprolactone) in a coastal environment, Miwa Suzuki; Yuya Tachibana; Kohei Oba; Reika Takizawa; Ken-ichi Kasuya, 01 Mar. 2018, Polymer Degradation and Stability, 149, 1, 8, Scientific journal

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• Difference in environmental degradability between poly(ethylene succinate) and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate), Miwa Suzuki; Yuya Tachibana; Jun-ichiro Kazahaya; Reika Takizawa; Fumihiro Muroi; Ken-ichi Kasuya, Nov. 2017, JOURNAL OF POLYMER RESEARCH, 24, 12, Scientific journal

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• Identification of Cellulosimicrobium sp., a poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)-degrading bacterium isolated from washed rind cheese, Pont-l'eveque lait cru, Yohko Tachibana; Senri Hayashi; Miwa Suzuki; Phouvilay Soulenthone; Yuya Tachibana; Ken-ichi Kasuya, Sep. 2017, JOURNAL OF POLYMER RESEARCH, 24, 10, 159, Scientific journal

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• Identification of a poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)-degrading bacterium isolated from coastal seawater in Japan as Shewanella sp., Chun-Che Sung; Yuya Tachibana; Miwa Suzuki; Wen-Chuan Hsieh; Ken-ichi Kasuya, Jul. 2016, POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY, 129, Supplement C, 268, 274, Scientific journal

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• Effect of the crystal orientation on the enzymatic degradation rate of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) (PHBH) fibers, Takanari Koike; Yosuke Muranaka; Yuta Hikima; Miwa Suzuki; Ken-ichi Kasuya; Taisuke Maki, Aug. 2024, Polymer Degradation and Stability, 110977, 110977, Scientific journal

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• Enhancing marine biodegradability of poly(butylene succinate) by blending with 16-hydroxyhexadecanoic acid and poly(ε-caprolactone), Miwa Suzuki; Shun'ichi Ishii; Minori Ohta; Kohei Gonda; Hiroyuki Kashima; Takahiro Arai; Yuya Tachibana; Hiroyuki Takeno; Ken-ichi Kasuya, Jul. 2024, Polymer Degradation and Stability, 110912, 110912, Scientific journal

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• Exploring biodegradation limits of n-alkanes as polyethylene models using multi-omics approaches., Miwa Suzuki; Takuya Hayashi; Kohei Takahashi; Kyoko Nozaki; Ken-Ichi Kasuya, 12 Apr. 2025, The Science of the total environment, 977, 179365, 179365, Scientific journal

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• Can poly(butylene succinate) degrade in seawater?, Yuya Tachibana; Yuta Sawanaka; Toyokazu Tsutsuba; Miwa Suzuki; Manami Hiraishi; Momoka Kudo; Junko Torii; Ken-ichi Kasuya, Apr. 2025, Chemosphere, Scientific journal

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• Halopseudomonas sp. MFKK-1: A marine-derived bacterium capable of degrading poly(butylene succinate-co-adipate), poly(ε-caprolactone), and poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) in marine ecosystems, Phouvilay Soulenthone; Miwa Suzuki; Yuya Tachibana; Maya Furukori; Taijiro Saito; Rina Kawamura; Paul Olusegun Bankole; Ken-ichi Kasuya, Feb. 2025, Polymer Degradation and Stability, 232, 111161, 111161, Scientific journal

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• Oceanic Biodegradation Mechanisms of Chemosynthetic Biodegradable Polyesters: Focusing on Poly(butylene succinate-co-adipate), Miwa Suzuki; Shun’ichi Ishii; Kohei Gonda; Hiroyuki Kashima; Shino Suzuki; Katsuyuki Uematsu; Takahiro Arai; Yuya Tachibana; Tadahisa Iwata; Ken-ichi Kasuya, 22 Jan. 2025, ACS Sustainable Resource Management, Scientific journal

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• Evaluation of the Highly Ordered Structure, Ligature, and Enzymatic Degradation of Poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate] Elastic Porous Fibers, Sakura Tsujimoto; Taku Omura; Katsuya Komiyama; Taizo Kabe; Akira Maehara; Atsuhiko Murayama; Hitoshi Hirata; Miwa Suzuki; Ken-ichi Kasuya; Daisuke Takahashi; Tadahisa Iwata, 09 Dec. 2024, Biomacromolecules, Scientific journal

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MISC

• 生分解開始スイッチ機能を有する海洋分解性プラスチックの研究開発と将来展望, 粕谷健一; 鈴木美和; 橘熊野, Jan. 2023, Introduction commerce magazine
• 海洋で生分解するプラスチック, 鈴木美和; 橘熊野; 粕谷健一, Sep. 2022, 75, 9, 35, 39, Introduction scientific journal
• 特集：バイオプラスチック；生分解性プラスチックの環境分解性と分解酵素, 粕谷健一; 橘熊野; 鈴木美和, Jul. 2021, 79, 4, 322, 326, Introduction scientific journal
• 海洋生分解性プラスチックが拓くクリーンアースな未来, 粕谷健一; 鈴木美和; 橘熊野, Jun. 2021, 6, 57, 254, 262, Introduction scientific journal
• 海洋時限生分解性プラスチック創製を目指して, 粕谷健一; 鈴木美和; 橘熊野, May 2021, 95, 5, 135, 144
• 海洋時限生分解性プラスチックの開発, 粕谷健一; 鈴木美和; 橘熊野, May 2020, 8, 5, 25, 29
• -, M. Suzuki; Y. Tachibana; K. Kasuya, Dec. 2019, Plastics age, 65, 12, 66, 71, Introduction commerce magazine
• 海洋時限生分解性プラスチックの創出を目指して-Could marine biodegradable plastics solve issues caused by marine plastic debris?, 粕谷 健一; 橘 熊野; 鈴木 美和, Oct. 2019, 73, 9, 5, 9, Introduction commerce magazine
• Development of Marine Biodegradable Plastics: Current Status and Future Prospective, Kenichi KASUYA; Miwa SUZUKI; Yuya TACHIBANA, Oct. 2019, Environmental Information Science, 48, 3, 56, 61, Introduction scientific journal
• 海洋環境での有機リサイクルを実現する，時限生分解性プラスチックの提案, 鈴木美和; 橘熊野; 粕谷健一, Aug. 2019, 75, 8, Introduction scientific journal
• Organic recycling using biodegradable plastics might give us a clue to solve environmental issues caused by marine plastics debris, Suzuki, M; Tachibana, Y; Kasuya, K.-i, Jan. 2019, Journal of Japan Waste Management Association, 72, 347, 33, 38, Introduction commerce magazine
• 微生物パワーでプラスチックが消える, 粕谷健一; 橘熊野; 前原隆一郎; 宋君哲; 鈴木美和, 2016, 61, 7, 31, 35, Introduction commerce magazine
• ポリエステル分解酵素の構造と機能, 粕谷健一; 室井文篤; 宋君哲; 鈴木美和; 橘熊野, 2015, 73, 17, 21, Introduction scientific journal

Books etc

• 海洋汚染問題を解決する生分解性プラスチック開発 : 分解性評価から新素材まで, Feb. 2023, 22, 2, 8, 362, 8p, ISBN: 9784860438142
• 触媒年鑑 触媒技術の動向と展望 2022, Joint work, Apr. 2022
• 最新の海洋生分解性プラスチックの研究開発動向 : プラごみ・MPsの現状と対策, Contributor, May 2021, 13, 326p, ISBN: 9784924728875
• 食品包装産業を取り巻くマイクロプラスチック問題, Contributor, Feb. 2021
• 生分解性樹脂・バイオプラスチックの開発動向・課題と今後の展望, Contributor, Apr. 2020, 92p, ISBN: 9784909118189
• 生分解,バイオマスプラスチックの開発と応用, Contributor, Mar. 2020, 560p, ISBN: 9784861047824
• 生分解性プラスチックの素材・技術開発 : 海洋プラスチック汚染問題を見据えて, Joint work, Dec. 2019, vi, ii, viii, 343, xp, ISBN: 9784860436230
• 生分解性プラスチックの環境配慮設計指針, Nov. 2019, viii, 291p, ISBN: 9784781314877
• マイクロプラスチック問題等各種環境汚染と規制強化に向けた, プラスチックの環境対応技術, 〜バイオマスプラスチック・生分解性プラスチック・リサイクル・代替〜, Contributor, Jun. 2019
• 高分子材料の分解制御技術, Joint work, Apr. 2024, 291p, ISBN: 9784781317953

Presentations

• Biodegradability of n-alkanes revealed by meta-omics analysis, Miwa Suzuki, ACS on Campus, 15 May 2024
• Differences between Biodegradable and Non-Biodegradable Plastics as Revealed by Microbiome, Miwa Suzuki; Takuya Hayashi; Kohei Takahashi; Kyoko Nozaki; Ken-ichi Kasuya, The 4th CSLT-CSJ Joint Symposium, 30 Mar. 2024, English
• Differences in environmental degradability between microbially and chemically synthetic biodegradable plastics, Miwa Suzuki, 日本農芸化学会2024年度大会, 25 Mar. 2024
• Biodegradation mechanism of biodegradable plastics in ocean revealed by plastisphere analysis, Miwa Suzuki; Shun-ichi Ishii; Kohei Gonda; Hiroyuki Kashima; Shino Suzuki; Katsuyuki Uematsu; Takahiro Arai; Yuya Tachibana; Tadahisa Iwata; Ken-ichi Kasuya, MRM2023/IUMRS ICA2023, 13 Dec. 2023, 11 Dec. 2023, 16 Dec. 2023, English
• Difference in environmental degradability of biodegradable plastics, Miwa SUZUKI; Yuya TACHIBANA; Ken-ichi KASUYA, International Congress on Pure & Applied Chemistry Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, 23 Nov. 2022, 22 Nov. 2022, 27 Nov. 2022, English
• 高度好塩古細菌による生分解性ポリエステルの分解, 鈴木美和; Phouvilay Soulenthone; 宮本雅宏; 橘熊野; 粕谷健一, 第71回高分子討論会, 07 Sep. 2022
• 海洋プラスチックデブリのプラスティスフィアから単離されたポリ(3-ヒドロキシブタン酸)分解放線菌の特徴付け, 鈴木 美和; 橘 熊野; 滝澤 玲香; 森川 卓哉; 武野 宏之; 粕谷 健一, 第70回高分子討論会, 06 Sep. 2021
• 生分解性プラスチックを海洋で生分解させるための仕組み, 鈴木美和, 21-1 エコマテリアル研究会, 02 Jul. 2021, Japanese
• Environmental degradability of poly(ethylene succinate) that could be hydrolyzed by poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)-degrading enzymes., Miwa Suzuki, ISBP 2021: 8th Webiner, 24 Jun. 2021, English
• Characterization of a poly(butylene adipate-co- terephthalate) hydrolase from an aerobic mesophilic bacterium., Miwa Suzuki; Fumihiro Muroi; Yuya Tachibana; Phouvilay Soulenthone, Kiriko; Yamamoto; Tsukasa Mizuno; Takanori Sakurai; Yukiko Kobayashi; Ken-ichi Kasuya, Satellite Symposium in Todai on 3 rd August, 2017 Japan-South-East Asia Collaboration Hub of Bioplastics Study JSPS-Core-to-Core Program, 03 Aug. 2017, English
• Environmental degradability of poly(ethylene succinate)., Miwa SUZUKI; Fumihiro MUROI; Jun-ichiro KAZAHAYA; Yuya TACHIBANA; Ken-ichi KASUYA, Taiwan/Japan/Korean Joint meeting on Chemical Engineering (TJK meeting), 06 Nov. 2015, 05 Nov. 2015, 07 Nov. 2015, English
• Control of Marine Biodegradation of poly(ethylene succinate) Using Endospores, Miwa Suzuki, INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON PURE & APPLIED CHEMISTRY (ICPAC) MONGOLIA 2024, 29 Aug. 2024, 28 Aug. 2024, 01 Sep. 2024, English
• Enhancing marine biodegradability of poly(butylene succinate) by blending with 16-hydroxyhexadecanoic acid and poly(ε-caprolactone), Miwa Suzuki, ISBP2024, 23 Oct. 2024, 20 Oct. 2024, 23 Oct. 2024, English
• プラスティスフィア制御によって海洋非生分解性プラスチックを海洋で生分解させる, 鈴木美和, 日本微生物生態学会第37回広島大会, 30 Oct. 2024

Awards

• ICPAC KK Lecture Awards, Miwa Suzuki, International Congress on Pure & Applied Chemistry Kota Kinabalu (ICPAC KK) 2022, Nov. 2022
• Mar. 2020
• Aug. 2017
• Jun. 2016
• Aug. 2013

Research Projects

• 01 Apr. 2023, 31 Mar. 2026, 23K17061

  対象リソースIRI
• Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Encouragement of Scientists, Grant-in-Aid for Encouragement of Scientists, Gunma University, Apr. 2020, Mar. 2021, 20H01171

  対象リソースIRI
• Apr. 2017, 2018

Educational Activities

Teaching Experience

• 01 Oct. 2023, 31 Mar. 2024
• 01 Apr. 2023, 30 Sep. 2023

Social Contribution

Social Contribution

• 群馬名物みそぱんをつくってみよう！, 02 Aug. 2023, 22 Aug. 2023　(Target:　Infants, Schoolchildren, Junior high school students, Teachers, Guardians, General)
• 微生物の力で食品づくり, 02 Aug. 2021, 22 Aug. 2021　(Target:　Infants, Schoolchildren, Junior high school students, Teachers, Guardians, General)

Media Coverage

• 【海洋汚染】魚を獲り続けてしまう悪質なゴミ 生分解性プラスチックの活用で「ゴーストフィッシング」から海を守る, 21 Aug. 2023