Members
2.Sahar ILYAS2.Graduate Student (Inoue Group)
2.Biomaterials, Chirality, Collagen, Topological mechanics, Biophysics
Affiliations
Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Chemistry Program, D2
Bio
Sahar Ilyas is a researcher affiliated with the International Institute for Sustainability with Knotted Chiral Meta Matter (WPI-SKCM²), with research interests in biomaterials, collagen biophysics, chirality, and chiroptical spectroscopy. Her current research focuses on understanding the hierarchical organization and supramolecular chirality of collagen in biological tissues, particularly in fascia and soft tissue systems, and how these structural features change under mechanical deformation and aging-related processes. By integrating vibrational circular dichroism (VCD), infrared spectroscopy, confocal microscopy, and computational approaches such as density functional theory (DFT), her work explores the relationship between molecular chirality, fiber organization, and tissue mechanics across multiple length scales. More broadly, she is interested in connecting concepts of chirality, topology, and structure–function relationships in biological matter, with the aim of understanding how molecular and supramolecular organization governs the physical behavior of complex soft tissues.
Mentor ：Katsuya Inoue
Co-Mentor ：Hiroshi Sato
Co-Mentor ： Takeharu Haino
What I like about my science
What I enjoy most about science is discovering how tiny molecular-level interactions can influence the structure and behavior of complex biological systems. I am fascinated by the way nature organizes materials such as collagen into highly ordered structures that give tissues their strength, flexibility, and function. Through my research, I enjoy combining chemistry, biology, spectroscopy, and quantum mechanical approaches to understand how molecular chirality and organization are connected to the physical properties of living materials.
Mentor ：Katsuya Inoue
Co-Mentor ：Hiroshi Sato
Co-Mentor ： Takeharu Haino
What I like about my science
What I enjoy most about science is discovering how tiny molecular-level interactions can influence the structure and behavior of complex biological systems. I am fascinated by the way nature organizes materials such as collagen into highly ordered structures that give tissues their strength, flexibility, and function. Through my research, I enjoy combining chemistry, biology, spectroscopy, and quantum mechanical approaches to understand how molecular chirality and organization are connected to the physical properties of living materials.