A book entitled “Molecular Robotics II: Toward Chemical AI,” co-authored by members of the Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) “Molecular Cybernetics” (FY2020-2024), has been published. It is co-edited by group leaders including Aki.
A preprint, Aki co-authored, by Dr. Naoto Asai (currently at Danube Private University), formerly of Prof. Takeshi Ito‘s laboratory in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at our university, has been published on ChemRxiv. A Spatial Rule Linking Protein Size and Aptamer Binding Efficiency Revealed by a DNA Origami Molecular RulerNaoto Asai,* Yusuke Sakai, Jonathan G.… Read More »
The first co-authored paper together with Cranebio Co. has been published in ACS Omega: DNA Origami-Based Luminescent Biosensors Enabling Smartphone Detection of Nucleic Acid SequencesShuhei Kido,* Nozomu Takahashi, Hiroshi Miyazaki, Sachiko Kono, Keita Saito, Akinori Kuzuya*ACS Omega 2025, 10 (37), 43300–43308. DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.5c08498.
A review paper Aki co-authored has been published: Molecular Origami: Designing Functional Molecules of the FutureHitoshi Ishida,* Takeshi Ito, and Akinori KuzuyaMolecules, 2025, 30 (2), 242. (DOI: 10.3390/molecules30020242) And it’s selected as a Cover Picture for Vol. 30, Issue 20.
The latest original paper on “Molecular Swarm Robots” has been published in Small. It introduces a new system in which molecular robots “talk to each other” and “change their behaviors accordingly”: Nonequilibrium Self‐Assembly of Microtubules Through Stepwise Sequential Interactions of DNAJakia Jannat Keya, Mousumi Akter, Yuta Yamasaki, Yoshiyuki Kageyama, Kazuki Sada, Akinori Kuzuya,* Akira Kakugo*Small, 2025,… Read More »
An original research paper Aki co-authored on DNA origami by Jianping, former Ned Seeman’s student, has been published: DNA Origami-Constructed Nanotapes for Sunitinib Adsorption and Inhibition of Renal Clear Carcinoma CellsLin Li, Xuxiang Yao, Pengyao Wei, Dongdong He, Qiaojiao Ding, Bing Bai, Xiuyi Lv, Akinori Kuzuya, Yuling Wang, Kerong Wu,* Kaizhe Wang,* Jianping Zheng*ACS Omega… Read More »
Original Paper Aki co-authored from Functional Polymers Lab of our department has been published: Sustained-Release of Antigens and CpG-DNA using Temperature-Responsive Biodegradable Injectable Polymers: Performance on Induction of Immune ResponsesYuta Yoshizaki,* Kenta Horii, Nobuo Murase, Akinori Kuzuya, Yuichi Ohya*Advanced Therapeutics 2024, 7 (8), 2300296. (DOI: 10.1002/adtp.202300296)
Original Paper Aki co-authored from Functional Polymers Lab of our department has been published: Gelation upon the Mixing of Amphiphilic Graft and Triblock Copolymers Containing Enantiomeric Polylactide Segments through Stereocomplex FormationYuichi Ohya*, Yasuyuki Yoshida, Taiki Kumagae, and Akinori KuzuyaGels 2024, 10 (2), 139. (DOI: 10.3390/gels10020139)
Original Paper Aki co-authored from Functional Polymers Lab of our department has been published: Synthesis of Topological Gels by Penetrating Polymerization Using a Molecular NetYuichi Ohya*, Ryota Dohi, Fumika Seko, Yuto Nakazawa, Ken-ichiro Mizuguchi, Kosei Shinzaki, Takahiko Yasui, Hiroaki Ogawa, Shizuka Kato, Yuta Yoshizaki, Nobuo Murase, and Akinori KuzuyaAngewandte Chemie International Edition 2024, 63 (11), e202317045. (DOI: 10.1002/anie.202317045)
Original paper Aki co-authored from Functional Polymers Lab of our department has been published: Development of immune cell delivery system using biodegradable injectable polymers for cancer immunotherapyYuta Yoshizaki,* Kenta Horii, Nobuo Murase, Akinori Kuzuya, and Yuichi Ohya*International Journal of Pharmaceutics 2024, 652, 123801. (DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2024.123801)