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A universal method to easily design tough and stretchable hydrogels by Norioka, Chisa, Inamoto, Yuino, Hajime, Chika, Kawamura, Akifumi, Miyata, Takashi

“…Hydrogels are flexible materials that have high potential for use in various applications due to their unique properties. However, their applications are…”
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Weakly Acidic pH and Reduction Dual Stimuli-Responsive Gel Particles by Kawamura, Akifumi, Harada, Ayaka, Ueno, Shunsuke, Miyata, Takashi

“…This paper reports the facile preparation of dual stimuli-responsive gel particles that simultaneously respond to weakly acidic and reducing stimuli and the…”
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Design of nano- and micro-structured molecule-responsive hydrogels by Kawamura, Akifumi

“…Stimuli-responsive hydrogels have attracted considerable attention for use as smart materials, such as in molecular sensors and drug delivery systems. With a…”
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Structural Transition of pH-responsive Poly(L-lysine) Hydrogel Prepared via Chemical Crosslinking by Matsumoto, Kazuya, Kawamura, Akifumi, Miyata, Takashi

“…Poly(L-lysine) (PLL) undergoes structural change from α-helix to random coil in response to a change in pH in an aqueous solution. By chemical crosslinking of…”
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Effect of Gold Nanoparticle Size on Regulated Catalytic Activity of Temperature-Responsive Polymer-Gold Nanoparticle Hybrid Microgels by Pongsanon, Palida, Kawamura, Akifumi, Kawasaki, Hideya, Miyata, Takashi

“…Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) possess attractive electronic, optical, and catalytic properties, enabling many potential applications. Poly( -isopropyl acrylamide)…”
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UCST-Type Thermoresponsive Sol-Gel Transition Triblock Copolymer Containing Zwitterionic Polymer Blocks by Kawamura, Akifumi, Takahashi, Ryogo, Miyata, Takashi

“…Thermoresponsive sol-gel transition polymers are of significant interest because of their fascinating biomedical applications, including as drug reservoirs for…”
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Photoresponsive Gelation of Four-Armed Poly(ethylene glycol) with Photodimerizable Groups by Okihara, Masaaki, Okuma, Kohei, Kawamura, Akifumi, Miyata, Takashi

“…Standard hydrogels prepared by free radical polymerization (FRP) have heterogeneous structures with a wide mesh size distribution, which affect their…”
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Synthesis of glucose-responsive bioconjugated gel particles using surfactant-free emulsion polymerization by Kawamura, Akifumi, Hata, Yuta, Miyata, Takashi, Uragami, Tadashi

“…[Display omitted] ► Bioconjugated gel particles having 2-glucosyloxyethyl methacrylate (GEMA)–concanavalin A (ConA) complexes as reversible cross-links were…”
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Preparation of molecularly imprinted hydrogel layer SPR sensor chips with lectin-recognition sites via SI-ATRP by Naraprawatphong, Rinyarat, Kawamura, Akifumi, Miyata, Takashi

“…Molecularly imprinted hydrogel layers with lectin-recognition sites were prepared on surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor chips via surface-initiated atom…”
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Cell patterning on photocrosslinkable polymer films with micropatternable surfaces by Noguchi, Takafumi, Higashino, Misato, Kodama, Neiro, Kawamura, Akifumi, Miyata, Takashi

“…The regulation of cell behavior is crucial for understanding many fundamental biological processes and designing novel medical devices. Nano/micropatterning…”
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QCM sensing of bisphenol A using molecularly imprinted hydrogel/conducting polymer matrix by Matsumoto, Kazuya, Tiu, Brylee David B, Kawamura, Akifumi, Advincula, Rigoberto C, Miyata, Takashi

“…Molecular imprinting is a well-known fabrication technique for designing artificial receptors and molecular sensors. The technique resembles a lock and key…”
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Preparation of Molecule-Responsive Microsized Hydrogels via Photopolymerization for Smart Microchannel Microvalves by Shiraki, Yusuke, Tsuruta, Kazuhiro, Morimoto, Junpei, Ohba, Chihiro, Kawamura, Akifumi, Yoshida, Ryo, Kawano, Ryuji, Uragami, Tadashi, Miyata, Takashi

“…Microdevices designed for practical environmental pollution monitoring need to detect specific pollutants such as dioxins. Bisphenol A (BPA) has been widely…”
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Design of molecule-responsive organic–inorganic hybrid nanoparticles bearing cyclodextrin as ligands by Kawamura, Akifumi, Katoh, Tomoya, Uragami, Tadashi, Miyata, Takashi

“…Novel organic–inorganic hybrid nanoparticles with a bisphenol A (BPA)-responsive hydrogel layer on the surface of SiO 2 nanoparticles were prepared via…”
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SPR Signals of Three-dimensional Antibody-immobilized Gel Layers Formed on Sensor Chips by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization by Kuriu, Yoshiaki, Ishikawa, Michiko, Kawamura, Akifumi, Uragami, Tadashi, Miyata, Takashi

“…We prepared antibody-immobilized gel layers on surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor chips by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). In a buffer…”
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Synthesis of novel nucleobase-terminated organosilane and its self-assembly on a substrate by Miyata, Takashi, Kawamura, Akifumi, Meotoiwa, Terumi, Matsumoto, Moritoshi, Uragami, Tadashi

“…A novel nucleobase-terminated organosilane with nucleobase and ethoxysilane moieties was synthesized by a simple method in which bromouracil reacts with…”
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Conformationally Regulated Molecular Binding and Release of Molecularly Imprinted Polypeptide Hydrogels That Undergo Helix–Coil Transition by Matsumoto, Kazuya, Kawamura, Akifumi, Miyata, Takashi

“…Polypeptides have inherent secondary structures, such as α-helix, β-sheet, and random coil structures, depending on their amino acid sequence. β-Cyclodextrins…”
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Controllable Catalytic Activity of Temperature-Responsive Polymer Hybrid Microgels Designed Using a Gold Nanoparticle Monomer with Polymerizable Groups by Pongsanon, Palida, Oota, Yoshiko, Kawamura, Akifumi, Kawasaki, Hideya, Miyata, Takashi

“…Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are representative nanomaterials in designing sensors, photothermal therapy agents, and catalysts owing to their unique optical,…”
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Reductively Responsive Gel Capsules Prepared Using a Water-Soluble Zwitterionic Block Copolymer Emulsifier by Nakaura, Hiroshi, Kawamura, Akifumi, Miyata, Takashi

“…Utilizing the unique solubility of poly­(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine) (PMPC), which is soluble in only water and alcohol, we synthesized a…”
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Reversible Regulation of Drug Release from Chiral Liquid Crystalline Polymer Micelles without Leakage by Inoue, Yasuaki, Hirano, Yuki, Kawamura, Akifumi, Miyata, Takashi

“…Liquid crystalline polymers (LCPs) exhibit abrupt changes in their organized structures and mobilities at phase transition temperatures, which is reminiscent…”
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Amphiphilic Liquid Crystalline Polymer Micelles That Exhibit a Phase Transition at Body Temperature by Inoue, Yasuaki, Takada, Kazuhito, Kawamura, Akifumi, Miyata, Takashi

“…Liquid crystalline polymers (LCPs), which exhibit unique structures and properties intermediate between those of liquids and solids, are widely utilized as…”
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