Yui Sasaki

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Research Associate

■ Contact
E-mail: sayui[at]iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp

■ Researcher Information

■ Education

Mar. 2016 B.Eng.
Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yamagata University  

Sep. 2017 M.Eng.
Department of Organic Materials Science, Graduate School of Organic Materials Science, Yamagata University  

Sep. 2020 Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo (Supervisor: Associate Professor Tsuyoshi Minami)
(Graduated at the top of the Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology)  

■ Research Experience

Apr. 2016−Mar. 2017 Internship Student
(Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, Associate Professor Tsuyoshi Minami group)  

Apr. 2018−Sep. 2020 JSPS Research Fellow for Young Scientists (DC1)  

Mar. 2019 Visiting Research Student
(East China Normal University, China (Professor Yang Tian group))  

Jan. 2020−Mar. 2020 Visiting Research Student
(University of Technology of Compiègne, France (Professor Karsten Haupt group))  

Oct. 2020−Mar. 2021 JSPS Research Fellow for Young Scientists (PD)
(Change of status with degree)

Apr. 2021−June. 2022 Project Researcher

June. 2022−Present Project Research Associate
(Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, Associate Professor Tsuyoshi Minami group)

Oct. 2023−Present JST PRESTO Researcher (concurrent post)

■ Research interests：
Fluorescence/colorimetric chemosensor arrays and Organic transistor-based chemical sensors.

■ Publications
(See also, Google Scholar Citations)

43. Excitonic organic materials for photochemical and optoelectronic applications: general discussion
Aitchison, C.; Albrecht, K.; Awaga, Kunio.; Bergmann, K.; Calbo, J.; Cameron, J.; Clark, J.; Collins, M.; Data, P.; Santos, P.; Fujigaya, T.; Fujino, T.; Fukazawa, A.; Glöcklhofer, F.; Guo, X.; Heeney, M.; Hudson, Z.; Ie, Y.; Ishii, W.; Luscombe, C.; Marcilla, R.; Matsuo, T.; Miyazaki, S.; Nakagawa, S.; Nakanishi, T.; Nakatsuka, N.; Nishide, H.; Sasaki, Y.; Schroeder, B.; Singh, M.; Skabara, P.; Takeda, Y.; Tanaka, Y.; Tani, Y.; Tsuchiya, Y.; Tsutsui, Y.; Uematsu, T.; Xie, G.; Yanai, N.;
Faraday Discuss., 2024,250, 298-334

42. Organic neuromorphics and bioelectronics: general discussion
Aitchison, C.; Albrecht, K.; Awaga, K.; Cameron, J.; Data, P.; Glöcklhofer, F.; Guo, X.; Heeney, M.; Hudson, Z.; Ie, Y.; Luscombe, C.; Matsuo, T.; Nakanishi, T.; Nakatsuka, N.; Nishide, H.; Sasaki, Y.; Schroeder, B.; Singh, M.; Skabara, P.; Takeda, Y.; Tani, Y.; Torsi, L.; Tsuchiya, Y.; Uematsu, T.; Yadav, D.; Yanai, N.;
Faraday Discuss., 2024,250, 83-95

41. An organic transistor for detecting the oxidation of an organic sulfur compound at a solid–liquid interface and its chemical sensing applications
Sasaki, Y.; Zhang, Y; Ohshiro, K.; Tsuchiya, K.; Lyu, X.; Kamiko, M.; Ueno, Y.; Tanaka, H.; Minami, T.;
Faraday Discuss., 2024,250, 60-73

40. An organic transistor for detecting the oxidation of an organic sulfur compound at a solid-liquid interface and its chemical sensing application

Sasaki, Y.; Zhang, Y.; Ohshiro, K.; Tsuchiya, K.; Lyu, X.; Kamiko, M.; Ueno, Y.; Tanaka, H.; Minami, T.*
Faraday Discuss., in press.

39.Leaf-Inspired Host-Guest Complexation-Dictating Supramolecular Gas Sensors

Park, J.; Sasaki, Y.; Ishii, Y.; Murayama, S.; Ohshiro, K.; Nishiura, K.; Ikura, R.; Yamaguchi, H.; Harada, A.; Matsuba, G.; Washizu, H.; Minami, T.; Takashima, Y.
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2023, 15, 39777 – 39785.

38.Zn(II)-Dipicolylamine-Attached Amphiphilic Polythiophene for Quantitative Pattern Recognition of Oxyanions in Mixtures

Sasaki, Y.; Ohshiro, K.; Okabe, K.; Lyu, X.; Tsuchiya, K.; Matsumoto, A.; Takizawa, S.; Minami T.
Chem. Asian J., 2023, 18, e202300372.

(This article was selected as a Front Cover and  “Chem. Asian J. VIP”.)

37.Spontaneous preparation of a fluorescent ratiometric chemosensor using off-the-shelf materials for metal ions

Sasaki, Y.; Ohshiro, K.; Zhou, Q.; Lyu, X.; Tang, W.; Okabe, K.; Takizawa, S.; Minami T.
Chem. Commun., 2023, 59, 7747 – 7750.

36. Accurate cortisol detection in human saliva by an extended-gate-type organic transistor functionalized with a molecularly imprinted polymer

Sasaki, Y.; Zhang, Y.; Fan, H.; Ohshiro, K.; Zhou, Q.; Tang, W.; Lyu, X.; Minami T.
Sens. Actuators B Chem. 2023, 382, 133458.

35. A Printed Colorimetric Chemosensor Array on A 96-microwell Paper Substrate for Metal Ions in River Water

Sasaki, Y.; Lyu, X.; Minami T.
Front. Chem. 2023, 11, 1134752. 

34. An extended-gate-type organic transistor-based enzymatic sensor for dopamine detection in human urine
Ohshiro, K.; Sasaki, Y.; Minami T.
Talanta Open 2023, 7, 100190. 

33. Non-enzymatic detection of glucose levels in human blood plasma by a graphene oxide-modified organic transistor sensor
Fan, H.; Sasaki, Y.; Zhou, Q.; Tang, W.; Nishina, Y.; Minami T.
Chem. Commun. 2023, 59, 2505-2506. 

(This article was selected as a Back Cover.)

32. Highly Accurate pH Detection for Sweat Analysis by Printed 96-Microwell Colorimetric Sensor Array
Sasaki, Y.; Lyu, X.; Minami T.
Anal. Sens , in press.

31. An organic transistor for the selective detection of a tropane alkaloid utilizing a molecularly imprinted polymer
Zhou, Q.; Sasaki, Y.; Ohshiro, K.; Fan, H.; Montagna, V.; Gonzato, C.; Haupt, K.; Minami, T.
J. Mater. Chem. 2022, 10, 6808-6815. 

30. Printed 384-Well Microtiter Plate on Paper for Fluorescent Chemosensor Array in Food Analysis
Lyu, X.; Sasaki, Y.; Ohshiro, K.; Tang, W.; Yuan, Y.; Minami, T.O
Chem. Asian J. 2022, 17, e202200597. 

(This article was selected as “Chem. Asian J. VIP”)

29. A microfluidic organic transistor for reversible and real-time monitoring of H2O2 at ppb/ppt levels in ultrapure water
Ohshiro, K.; Sasaki, Y.; Zhou, Q; Didier, P.; Nezaki, T.; Yasuike, T.; Kamiko, M.; Minami, T.
Chem. Commun. 2022, 58, 5721-5724.. 

28. Multi-Oxyanion Detection by an Organic Field-Effect Transistor with Pattern Recognition Techniques and Its Application to Quantitative Phosphate Sensing in Human Blood Serum
Mitobe, R.; Sasaki, Y.; Tang, W.; Zhou, Q.; Lyu, X.; Ohshiro, K.; Kamiko, M.; Minami, T.
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2022, 14, 22903-22911. 

(This article was selected as a Front Cover .)

27. Oxytocin detection at ppt level in human saliva by an extended-gate-type organic field-effect transistor
Ohshiro, K.; Sasaki, Y.; Zhou, Q; Lyu, X.; Yamanashi, Y.; Nakahara, K.; Nagaoka, H.; Minami, T.
Analyst in press. 

26. Freshness monitoring of a raw fish by detecting biogenic amines using a gold nanoparticle-based colorimetric sensor array
Du, L.; Lao, Y.; Sasaki, Y.; Lyu, X.;Zhang, Z.; Minami, T.
RSC Adv. 2022, 12, 6803. 

25. A minimized fluorescent chemosensor array utilizing carboxylate-attached polythiophenes on a chip for metal ions detection
Sasaki, Y.; Lyu, X.;Zhang, Z.; Minami, T.
Front. Chem. Sci. 2022, 16, 72. 

(This article was selected as Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering Featured Article .)

24. Toward Food Freshness Monitoring: Coordination Binding–Based Colorimetric Sensor Array for Sulfur-Containing Amino Acids
Lyu, X.; Tang, W.; Sasaki, Y.; Zhao, J.; Zheng, T.; Tian Y.; Minami, T.
Front. Chem. 2021, 9, 685783. 

23. Detection of polyamines by an extended gate-type organic transistor functionalized with a carboxylate attached 1,3,4-thiadiazole derivative
Asano, K.; Sasaki, Y.; Zhou, Q.; Mitobe, R.; Tang, W.; Lyu, X.; Kamiko, M.; Tanaka, H.; Yamagami, K.; Hagiya, K.; Minami, T.
J. Mater. Chem. C 2021, 9, 11690. 

(This article was selected as a Front Cover and highlighted by Journal of Materials Chemistry C HOT Papers.)

22. A Printed Paper-Based Anion Sensor Array for Multi-Analyte Classification: Application to On-Site Quantification of Glyphosate
Zhang, Z.; Hamedpour, V.;Lyu, X.;Sasaki, Y.; Minami, T.
ChemPlusChem 2021, 86, 798. 

(This article was selected as a Front Cover Article and highlighted by Wiley ChemistryViews Article.)

21. 96-well Microtiter Plate Made of Paper: A Printed Chemosensor Array for Quantitative Detection of Saccharides
Lyu, X.; Hamedpour, V.;Sasaki, Y.;Zhang, Z.; Minami, T.
Anal. Chem. 2021, 93, 1179. 

20. Easy-to-Prepare Mini-Chemosensor Array for Simultaneous Detection of Cysteine and Glutathione Derivatives
Sasaki, Y.; Lyu, X.; Kubota, R.; Takizawa, S; Minami, T.
ACS Appl. Bio Mater. 2021, 4, 2113.  

(This article was selected as a Front Cover.)

19. A Water‐Gated Organic Thin‐Film Transistor for Glyphosate Detection: A Comparative Study with Fluorescence Sensing
Sasaki, Y.;Asano, K.; Minamiki, T.; Zhang, Z.; Takizawa, S.; Kubota, R.; Minami, T.
Chem. – Eur. J. 2020, 26, 14525.  

(This article was selected as Very Important Paper and a Front Cover article.)

18. Supramolecular Sensor for Astringent Procyanidin C1: Fluorescent Artificial Tongue for Wine Components
Sasaki, Y.; Ito, S.; Zhang, Z.; Lyu, X.; Takizawa, S; Kubota, R.; Minami, T.
Chem. – Eur. J. 2020, 26, 16236. 

(This article was selected as an Inside Front Cover article.)

17. Accurate chiral pattern recognition for amines, albeit a single chemosensor
Sasaki, Y.; Kojima, S.; Hamedpour, V.; Kubota, R.; Takizawa, S; Yoshikawa, I.; Houjou, H.; Kubo, Y.; Minami, T.
Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 3790. 

(This article was selected as 2020 Chemical Science HOT Article and an Inside Front Cover article.)

16. Porous microneedles on a paper for screening test of prediabetes
Lee, H.; Bonfante, G.; Sasaki, Y.; Takama, N.; Minami, T.; Kim, B.
Med. Devices Sens. 2020, 3, e10109. 

(This article was selected as  a Front Cover article.)

15. Fluorescence Anion Chemosensor Array Based on Pyrenylboronic Acid
Cao, Z.; Cao, Y.; Kubota, R.; Sasaki, Y.; Asano, K.; Lyu, X.; Zhoujie, Z.; Zhou, Q.; Zhao, X.; Xu, X.; Wu, S.; Minami, T.; Liu, Y.
Front. Chem. 2020, 4, 414.  

14. Microfluidic system with extended-gate type organic transistor for real-time glucose monitoring
Didier, P.; Lobato-Dauzier, N.; Clément, N.; Genot, A. J.; Sasaki, Y.; Leclerc, É.; Minamiki, T.; Sakai, Y.; Fujii, T.; Minami, T.
ChemElectroChem 2020, 7, 1332. 

(This article was selected as a Front Cover article.)

13. An Extended-Gate Type Organic Transistor with a Solution Processable Small-Molecule Semiconductor Capable of Detecting Glutathione in Water
Asano, K.; Aiko, M.; Yamanashi, Y.; Sasaki, Y.; Nakahara, K.; Minamiki, T.; Koike, T.; Minami, T.
Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 2020, 59, SGGG07.  

12. Simplest Chemosensor Array for Phosphorylated Saccharides
Sasaki, Y.; Leclerc, É.; Hamedpour, V.; Kubota, R.; Takizawa, S.; Sakai, Y.; Minami, T.
Anal. Chem. 2019, 91, 15570.  

11. Simple Colorimetric Chemosensor Array for Oxyanions: Quantitative Assay for Herbicide Glyphosate
Hamedpour, V.*; Sasaki, Y.*; Zhang, Z.*; Kubota, R.; Minami, T.
Anal. Chem. 2019, 91, 13627.  
(*These authors equally contributed to this paper.)

10. Facile Indicator Displacement Assay-based Supramolecular Chemosensor: Quantitative Colorimetric Determination of Xylose and Glucose in the Presence of Ascorbic Acid
Sasaki, Y.; Hamedpour, V.; Kubota, R.; He, Y.; Torii, Y.;Minami, T.
Chem. Lett. 2019, 48, 1368.  

9. A Saccharide Chemosensor Array Developed Based on an Indicator Displacement Assay Using a Combination of Commercially Available Reagents
Sasaki, Y.; Zhang, Z.; Minami, T.
Front. Chem. 2019, 7, 49.  

8. An electrolyte-gated polythiophene transistor for the detection of biogenic amines in water
Minamiki, T.; Hashima, Y.; Sasaki, Y.; Minami, T.
Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 6907-6910.  

(This article was advertised in  a ChemComm Twitter account .)

7. An organic transistor-based electrical assay for copper(II) in water
Sasaki, Y.; Minami, T.; Minamiki, T.; Tokito, S.
Electrochemistry 2017, 85, 775–778.  

6. A molecular self-assembled colourimetric chemosensor array for simultaneous detection of metal ions in water
Sasaki, Y.; Minamiki, T.; Tokito, S.; Minami, T.
Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 6561-6564. 

(This article was selected as an Inside Front Cover article.)

5. Label-Free Direct Electrical Detection of a Histidine-Rich Protein with Sub-Femtomolar Sensitivity using an Organic Field-Effect Transistor
Minamiki, T*.; Sasaki, Y*.; Tokito, S.; Minami, T.
ChemistryOpen 2017, 6, 472-475.  

(*These authors equally contributed to this paper.)
(This article was selected as a Front Cover article.)

4. Label-Free Detection of Human Glycoprotein (CgA) Using an Extended-Gated Organic Transistor-Based Immunosenso
Minamiki, T.; Minami, T.; Sasaki, Y.; Wakida, S.; Kurita, R.; Niwa, O.; Tokito, S.
Sensors 2016, 16, 2033.  

3. Selective nitrate detection by an enzymatic sensor based on an extended-gate type organic field-effect transistor
Minami, T.; Sasaki, Y.; Minamiki, T.; Wakida, S.; Kurita, R.; Niwa, O.; Tokito, S.
Biosens. Bioelectron. 2016, 81, 87.  

2. A mercury (II) ion sensor device based on an organic field effect transistor with an extended-gate modified by dipicolylamine
Minami, T.; Sasaki, Y.; Minamiki, T.; Koutnik, P.; Anzenbacher Jr., P.; Tokito, S.
Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 17666.  

(This article was selected as a Back Cover article.)

1. An Organic Field-Effect Transistor with an Extended-Gate Electrode Capable of Detecting Human Immunoglobulin A
Minamiki, T.; Minami, T.; Sasaki, Y.; Kurita, R.; Niwa, O.; Wakida, S.; Tokito, S.
Anal. Sci. 2015, 31, 725.  

(This article was selected asThe TOP 3 papers most cited during 2016 in Analytical Sciences.)

■ Reviews

11. Methodologies for Spontaneous Preparation of Chemosensors and Their Arrays Using Off-the-Shelf Reagents
Sasaki, Y.; Minami, T.
ChemNanoMat, in press. (Invited Review)

10. Preparation of Molecular Self-Assembled Chemosensors without Organic Synthesis and Their Arrays
Sasaki, Y.; Minami, T.
BUNSEKI KAGAKU., in press.

9. Supramolecular optical sensor arrays for on-site analytical devices
Sasaki, Y.; Lyu, X.; Tang, W.; Wu, H.; Minami, T.
J. Photochem. Photobiol. C 2022, 51, 100475. (Invited Review)  

8. Polythiophene-based Chemical Sensors: Toward On-site Supramolecular Analytical Devices
Sasaki, Y.; Lyu, X.; Tang, W.; Wu, H.; Minami, T.
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2021, 94, 2613. (Invited Review)  

(This article was selected as a Cover.)

7. Indicator Displacement Assay-based Chemosensor Arrays for Saccharides using Off-the-Shelf Materials toward Simultaneous On-site Detection on Paper
Sasaki, Y.; Lyu, X.; Zhou, Q.; Minami, T.
Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, 987. (Invited Review)  

(This article was selected as an Inside Cover.)

6. Molecular self-assembled chemosensors and their arrays
Sasaki, Y.; Kubota, R.; Minami, T.
Coord. Chem. Rev. 2021, 429, 213607. (Invited Review)  

5. Extended-gate type Organic Field-effect Transistors for the Detection of Potential Psychological Stress Markers
Didier, P.; Blomenkamp H.; Kubota, R.; Sasaki, Y.; Minami, T.
Sens. Mater. 2021, 33, 211. (Special Issue)  

4. Protein Assays on Organic Electronics: Rational Device and Material Designs for Organic Transistor-Based Sensors
Minamiki, T.; Kubota, R.; Sasaki, Y.; Asano, K.; Minami, T.
ChemistryOpen 2020, 9, 573. (Invited Paper)  

(This article was selected as Frontspice.)

3. Chemical Sensing Platforms Based on Organic Thin-Film Transistors Functionalized with Artificial Receptors
Kubota, R.; Sasaki, Y.; Minamiki, T.; Minami, T.
ACS Sens. 2019, 4, 2571. (Invited Paper)  

(This article was selected as a Supplementary Cover.)

2. Development of polymer field-effect transistor-based immunoassays
Minamiki, T.; Sasaki, Y.; Su, S.; Minami, T.
Polym. J. 2019, 51, 1-9. (Invited and Highlighted Paper)  

1. Development of enzymatic sensors based on extended-gate type organic field-effect transistors
Minami, T.; Minamiki, T.; Sasaki, Y.
Electrochemistry 2018, 86, 303. (Invited and Featured Article)  

■ Awards

14. Inoue Research Award for Young Scientists
(Inoue Foundation for Science) (Dec. 2023)  

13. 2023 PCCP Prize
(The Chemical Society of Japan) (Mar. 2023)  

12. Poster Presentaion Award
(The 31st Polymer Materials Forum) (Nov. 2022)  

11. The First Place Honor, Yayoi Award, Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo
(Sep. 2022)  

10. Young Resercher Support For Attending Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings
(Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) (Jul. 2022)  

9. Dean’s Award, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
(Mar. 2021)  

8. Outstanding Presentation Award
(IIS PhD Student Live 2019) (Jul. 2019)  

7. Invited Doctoral Student Lecture, Kanto Branch, The Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry
(The Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry, Kanto Branch) (Jul. 2019)  

6. CSJ Student Presentation Award 2019
(The Chemical Society of Japan 99th Spring Meeting) (Mar. 2019)  

5. Invention Award
(The 12th University of Tokyo Student Invention Contest) (Feb. 2019)  

4. Poster Award
(The 9th Shanghai International Symposium on Analytical Chemistry (Shanghai, China)) (Nov. 2018)  

3. Excellent Poster Presentation Award
(Kanto Society of Polymer Science, 2017 Student Presentation and Exchange Meeting) (Mar. 2018)  

2. 77th Industrial Symposium Young Poster Award
(The 77th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Analytical Chemistry) (May. 2017)  

1. 5th Poster Award
(The 62nd Spring Meeting of the Japan Society of Applied Physics) (Jul. 2015)  

■ International Conference

11. Molecular self-assembled chemosensors and their arrays

(oral) Yui Sasaki

SPIE Photonics West 2024, San Francisco, USA, January, 2024

10. Accurate pattern recognition for chiral amines from just a single chemosensor

(oral) Yui Sasaki Soya Kojima, Vahid Hamedpour, Riku Kubota, Shin-ya Takizawa, Isao Yoshikawa, Hirohiko Houjou, Yuji Kubo, and Tsuyoshi Minami

Pacifichem 2021, online, December, 2021

9.Development of A Glyphosate Sensor Based on Polythiophene Derivatives

(poster) Yui Sasaki and Tsuyoshi Minami

ISMSC2019, Lecce, Italy, June, 2019

8. Molecular Self-Assembled Chemosensor Array for Metal Ions

(poster) Yui Sasaki and Tsuyoshi Minami

The 9th Shanghai International Symposium on Analytical Chemistry, Shanghai, China, November, 2018
(Poster Award)

7. Molecular Self-assembled Chemosensor Arrays for Simultaneous Detection of Saccharides

(poster) Yui Sasaki, Zhoujie Zhang, and Tsuyoshi Minami

ISMSC2018, Quebec city, Canada, July, 2018

6. Label-Free Electrical Detection of a Histidine-Rich Protein with Sub-Femtomolar Sensitivity using an Organic Field-Effect Transistor

(poster) Yui Sasaki, Tsukuru Minamiki, and Tsuyoshi Minami

CEMsupra2018, The University of Tokyo, January, 2018

5. Organic Transistors Can Electrically Read Out Molecular Recognition Behaviors of Supramolecular Receptors

(oral) Tsuyoshi Minami, Tsukuru Minamiki, and Yui Sasaki

MSMLG2016, University of Bath, UK, July, 2016

4.  Organic Transistor Based Biofets Towards Stress Monitoring

(poster)Shin-ichi Wakida, Tsuyoshi Minami, Tsukuru Minamiki, Yui Sasaki, Ryoji Kurita, Osamu Niwa, and Shizuo Tokito

IMCS 2016, Ramada Plaza Jeju, Jeju Island, Korea, July, 2016

3. A Mercury(II) Ion Sensor Device based on an Organic Field Effect Transistor with an Extended-Gate Modified by Dipicolylamine

(poster)Tsuyoshi Minami, 〇Yui Sasaki, Tsukuru Minamiki, and Shizuo Tokito

CEMsupra2016, The University of Tokyo, January, 2016

2. Detection of heavy metal ions and phosphates using organic field effect transistors functionalized with dipicolylamine derivatives

(poster) Tsuyoshi Minami, Tsukuru Minamiki, Yui Sasaki, and Shizuo Tokito

The International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies 2015 (Pacifichem 2015), Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, December, 2015

1. Detection of Mercury (II) Ion in Water using an Extended-gate Type Organic Field Effect Transistor Functionalized with a Dipicolylamine Derivative

(oral) Tsuyoshi Minami, Yui Sasaki, Tsukuru Minamiki, and Shizuo Tokito

2015 International Conference on Flexible and Printed Electronics (2015 ICFPE), Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall, Taiwan, October, 2015