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Sulfated chitin and chitosan as novel biomaterials by Jayakumar, R., Nwe, N., Tokura, S., Tamura, H.

“…Chitin and chitosan are known to be natural polymers and they are non-toxic, biodegradable and biocompatible. Chemical modification of chitin and chitosan with…”
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Novel carboxymethyl derivatives of chitin and chitosan materials and their biomedical applications by JAYAKUMAR, R, PRABAHARAN, M, NAIR, S. V, TOKURA, S, TAMURA, H, SELVAMURUGAN, N

“…Chitin and chitosan are natural biopolymers that are non-toxic, biodegradable and biocompatible. In the last decade, chitin and chitosan derivatives have…”
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Preparative methods of phosphorylated chitin and chitosan—An overview by Jayakumar, R., Selvamurugan, N., Nair, S.V., Tokura, S., Tamura, H.

“…Biomaterials such as chitin, chitosan and their derivatives have a significant and rapid development in recent years. Chitin and chitosan have become cynosure…”
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Contactless grasp of a magnetic particle in a fluid and its application to quantifications of forces affecting its behavior by Tokura, S., Hara, M., Kawaguchi, N., Amemiya, N.

“…In this study, the contactless grasp of a magnetic particle suspended in a fluid at rest or in motion by coil current control, and a method for estimating…”
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Chitosan coated cotton fiber: preparation and physical properties by Liu, X.D, Nishi, N, Tokura, S, Sakairi, N

“…A new cotton fiber with a chitosan coating (CCCF) was prepared by the oxidation of a cotton thread with potassium periodate at 60°C in water and subsequent…”
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A novel method for immobilization of chitosan onto nonporous glass beads through a 1,3-thiazolidine linker by Liu, X.D., Tokura, S., Nishi, N., Sakairi, N.

“…A new method for the surface modification of nonporous glass beads (average diameter, 6 μm), which characterized by formation of a 1,3-thiazolidine ring…”
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O-Carboxymethyl−Chitin Concentration in Granulocytes during Bone Repair by Tokura, Seiichi, Tamura, Hiroshi

“…Peroral and intravenous administrations of 14C-labeled carboxymethyl−chitin (CM−chitin) revealed that CM−chitin accumulated in bone marrow. Thus, a composite…”
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Analysis of eddy currents in surface layer of laminated core in magnetic bearing system using leaf edge elements by Muramatsu, K., Shimizu, T., Kameari, A., Yanagisawa, I., Tokura, S., Saito, O., Kaido, C.

“…In order to calculate the eddy current losses in the thin surface layer of a laminated core, in which the insulation between steel sheets is broken by a…”
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Chitosan beads with pendant α-cyclodextrin: preparation and inclusion property to nitrophenolates by Tojima, T., Katsura, H., Nishiki, M., Nishi, N., Tokura, S., Sakairi, N.

“…Highly porous beads having an ability to form inclusion complexes with specific substrates have been synthesized and preliminary experiments for the…”
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Preparation of doxorubicin-containing chitosan microspheres for transcatheter arterial chemoembolization of hepatocellular carcinoma by Kim, J. S., Kwak, B. K., Shim, H. J., Lee, Y. C., Baik, H. W., Lee, M. J., Han, S-M., Son, S. H., Kim, Y. B., Tokura, S., Lee, B. M.

“…A new form of doxorubicin hydrochloride (DRH)-containing chitosan microspheres (CMs) was prepared by employing an expanding-loading-shrinking (E-L-S) process…”
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A sulfated chitin inhibits hemagglutination by Theileria sergenti merozoites by Hagiwara, K., Kuribayashi, Y., Iwai, H., Azuma, I., Tokura, S., Ikuta, K., Ishihara, C.

“…Five structurally different polysaccharides were examined for their hemagglutination inhibition activity. A (1→4)-linked homopolysaccharide composed of…”
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Protective effects of phosphated chitin (P-chitin) in a mice model of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) by Khanal, D.R, Okamoto, Y, Miyatake, K, Shinobu, T, Shigemasa, Y, Tokura, S, Minami, S

“…This study has investigated the potential usefulness of phosphated chitin (P-chitin) as an anti-inflammatory agent in a mice model of chitosan-induced acute…”
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Phosphated chitin (P-chitin) exerts protective effects by restoring the deformability of polymorphonuclear neutrophil (PMN) cells by Khanal, D.R, Miyatake, K, Okamoto, Y, Shinobu, T, Morimoto, M, Saimoto, H, Shigemasa, Y, Tokura, S, Minami, S

“…In continuation of our on-going investigation on P-chitin, we screened 11 more formulations, out of which only two of them were found effective in vivo. It was…”
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Contactless magnetic manipulation of magnetic particles in a fluid by Tokura, S., Hara, M., Kawaguchi, N., Amemiya, N.

“…The objective of this study was to demonstrate contactless magnetic manipulation of a magnetic particle along a designated orbit among other magnetic particles…”
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Immunological activity of chitin and its derivatives by Nishimura, K, Nishimura, S, Nishi, N, Saiki, I, Tokura, S, Azuma, I

“…The effect of chitin and its derivatives on the activation of peritoneal macrophages in vivo, on the suppression of tumour growth in syngeneic mice and on the…”
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F-actin-binding synthetic heptapeptide having the amino acid sequence around the SH1 cysteinyl residue of myosin by Suzuki, R, Nishi, N, Tokura, S, Morita, F

“…The heptapeptide Ile-Arg-Ile-Cys-Arg-Lys-Gly-ethyl ester, having the amino acid sequence around the SH1 of myosin heavy chain, was coprecipitated with F-actin…”
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A24 IPF: CLINICAL STUDIES, THERAPEUTICS, AND MORE I: Phase 1 Study Of Safety Of Morphine For Dyspnea In Patients With Interstitial Lung Diseases: Jortc-Pal05 Study by Matsuda, Y, Morita, T, Miyaji, T, Taniguchi, Y, Naoki, Y, Maekura, T, Nakao, K, Tokura, S, Tokoro, A, Yamaguchi, T, Iwase, S, Inoue, Y

“…Blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, and SpO2 were assessed before single injection of morphine and 30 minutes and 60minuts after. Dose limiting…”
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C41 THAT'S WHAT I WANT: UNDERSTANDING IPF ACUTE EXACERBATIONS: Initial Dose Of Prednisolone Can Predict Survival Of Acute Exacerbation In Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias by Arai, T, Inoue, Y, Tachibana, K, Sugimoto, C, Kagawa, T, Tokura, S, Okuma, T, Akira, M, Kitaichi, M, Hayashi, S

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Synthesis and Conformational Investigation of Tandem Repeat Sequence in RNA Polymerase II by Nishi, N., Ohiso, I., Sakairi, N., Tokura, S., Tsunemi, M., Oka, M.

“…The largest subunit of RNA polymerase II has a very interesting sequence in the C-terminus; that is, a tandem repeat sequence of Ser-Pro-Thr-Ser-Pro-Ser-Tyr…”
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C41 THAT'S WHAT I WANT: UNDERSTANDING IPF ACUTE EXACERBATIONS: Clinical Features And Prognosis Of Interstitial Pneumonia Complicated With Pneumomediastinum by Minomo, S, Arai, T, Tsuji, T, Kimura, Y, Kobayashi, T, Tokura, S, Takeuchi, N, Sasaki, Y, Sugimoto, C, Tachibana, K, Akira, M, Kitaichi, M, Hayashi, S, Inoue, Y

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