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The effects of seasonal changes on the molecular weight of Nephila clavata spider silk by Osaki, Shigeyoshi, Yamamoto, Keizo, Matsuhira, Takashi, Sakai, Hiromi

“…Silk proteins were taken from the major ampullate glands found in the abdomens of Nephila clavata spiders that were collected on different days during an…”
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Skin Grafting Using Collagen Fiber Orientation Matching by Kuwahara, Masamitsu, Osaki, Shigeyoshi, Asada, Hideo

“…Skin contracture after skin grafting is undesirable. It is generally accepted that full-thickness skin grafts contract less than split-thickness skin grafts…”
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Effects of UV irradiation on the molecular weight of spider silk by Matsuhira, Takashi, Yamamoto, Keizo, Osaki, Shigeyoshi

“…The molecular weight of the Nephila clavata spider dragline was determined to be 272±14 kDa using a SDS-PAGE method. The effects of ultraviolet (UV)…”
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Evolution of spiders from nocturnal to diurnal gave spider silks mechanical resistance against UV irradiation by Osaki, Shigeyoshi, Osaki, Masao

“…During their evolutionary history, some species of spiders have changed from a nocturnal to a diurnal lifestyle, and the important change in their environment…”
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Allowable Mechanical Stress Applied to a Spider's Lifeline by OSAKI, Shigeyoshi

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Distribution of Collagen Fiber Orientation in the Human Lung by Tomoda, Koichi, Kimura, Hiroshi, Osaki, Shigeyoshi

“…Collagen fiber, a major component of the extracellular matrix in the human lung, is crucial in maintaining the lung structure mechanically. It is necessary to…”
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Spiders' mechanical lifelines provide a key for the study of trust in the quality of materials by Osaki, Shigeyoshi

“…It is very important for living creatures to have trust in most of the environments encountered in daily life. However, there have been no reports evaluating…”
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Molecular weight of Nephila clavata spider silk by Matsuhira, Takashi, Osaki, Shigeyoshi

“…The molecular weight of Nephila clavata spider silk was determined to be ca. 600 kDa, under unreduced conditions, corresponding to its natural state, using the…”
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Spider silk violin strings with a unique packing structure generate a soft and profound timbre by Osaki, Shigeyoshi

“…We overcome the difficulties in pulling long draglines from spiders, twist bundles of dragline filaments, and succeed in preparing violin strings. The twisting…”
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Safety coefficient of the mechanical lifeline of spiders by OSAKI, Shigeyoshi

“…I studied the safety coefficient of the Nephila clavata spider's dragline, which was defined as the ratio of the elastic limit strength of the dragline to the…”
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Crystal structures of isomaltase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and in complex with its competitive inhibitor maltose by Yamamoto, Keizo, Miyake, Hideo, Kusunoki, Masami, Osaki, Shigeyoshi

“…The structures of isomaltase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and in complex with maltose were determined at resolutions of 1.30 and 1.60 Å, respectively…”
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Is the mechanical strength of spider’s drag-lines reasonable as lifeline? by Osaki, Shigeyoshi

“…Drag-lines play a role as a lifeline for a spider to move and fall from trees. The mechanical strength of the drag-lines may be related to the spider’s weight…”
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Ultraviolet rays mechanically strengthen spider's silks by OSAKI, Shigeyoshi

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Determination of Elastic modulus of spider's silks by OSAKI, Shigeyoshi, ISHIKAWA, Rie

“…Elastic moduli were determined from the stress-strain curves of draglines secreted from Nephila clavata spiders (Japanese golden-web spiders) collected at…”
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Microwaves Determine the Orientational Distribution of Collagen Fibers in a Whole Cobra Skin by NIITSUMA, Katsunori, MIYAGAWA, Sachiko, OSAKI, Shigeyoshi

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Orientational Distribution of Collagen Fibers in the Horizontal Plane of Human Adult Calcaneus by Osaki, Shigeyoshi, Ohuchi, Kazuo, Kikuchi, Shin-ichi, Tohno, Yoshiyuki, Tohno, Setsuko, Takakura, Yoshinori

“…Human right calcaneus bone consisting of hydroxyapatite and collagen fibers was cut in the horizontal plane, which was parallel to the long axis of the…”
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Evaluation of the resistance of spider silk to ultraviolet irradiation by OSAKI, Shigeyoshi, YAMAMOTO, Keizo, KAJIWARA, Atsushi, MURATA, Mariko

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Steric hindrance by 2 amino acid residues determines the substrate specificity of isomaltase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Yamamoto, Keizo, Miyake, Hideo, Kusunoki, Masami, Osaki, Shigeyoshi

“…The structures of the E277A isomaltase mutant from Saccharomyces cerevisiae in complex with isomaltose or maltose were determined at resolutions of 1.80 and…”
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Molecular Orientation and Dielectric Anisotropy in Polyimide Films As Determined by the Microwave Method by Osaki, Shigeyoshi, Tashiro, Khoji

“…Molecular orientation and dielectric anisotropy of polyimide films was studied by the microwave method. The average direction and degree of orientation of the…”
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Mechanical anisotropy in cobra skin is related to body movement by Niitsuma, Katsunori, Miyagawa, Sachiko, Osaki, Shigeyoshi

“…The mechanical breaking stress and strain of cobra leather, along with their mechanical anisotropies, were studied in relation to body movement. The mechanical…”
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