An original paper Aki co-authored has been published online today: Versatile cell-specific ligand arrangement system onto desired compartments of biodegradable matrices for site-selective cell adhesion using DNA tagsHiromichi Sumida, Yuta Yoshizaki, Akinori Kuzuya, and Yuichi Ohya*Biomacromolecules, 2020, 21 (9), 3713-3723. (DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.0c00814)
An original paper Aki co-authored has been published online today: Reversible Changes in the Orientation of Gold Nanorod Arrays on Polymer BrushesYu Sekizawa, Hideyuki Mitomo,* Mizuki Nihei, Satoshi Nakamura, Yusuke Yonamine, Akinori Kuzuya, Takehiko Wada, and Kuniharu Ijiro*Nanoscale Adv. 2020, 2 (9), 3798-3803. (DOI: 10.1039/D0NA00315H)
An original paper Aki co-authored has been published online today: Sustained Drug-Releasing Systems Using Temperature-Responsive Injectable Polymers Containing LiposomesYuta YoshizakiHiroki Yamamoto Akinori KuzuyaYuichi Ohya*ACS Symp. Ser., 2020, 1350, 35-45. (DOI: 10.1080/09205063.2020.1762325)
An original paper Aki co-authored has been published online today: Cellular Attachment Behavior on Biodegradable Polymer Surface Immobilizing Endothelial Cell-Specific Peptide Yuichi Ohya,* Kazuki Nishimura, Hiromichi Sumida, Yuta Yoshizaki, Akinori Kuzuya, Atsushi Mahara, Tetsuji Yamaoka* J. Biomater. Sci., Polym. Ed., in press. (DOI: 10.1080/09205063.2020.1762325)
Another original paper Aki co-authored has been published on Polymer Degradation and Stabili. Thermal properties and degradation of enantiomeric copolyesteramides poly(lactic acid-co-alanine)sHideto Tsujia, Shotaro Sato, Noriaki Masaki, Yuki Arakawa, Yuta Yoshizaki, Akinori Kuzuya, Yuichi Ohya*Polym. Degrad. Stab., in press. (DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2019.109047)
An original paper Aki co-authored has been published on Polymer Crystallization. “Stereocomplex crystallization, homocrystallization, and polymorphism of enantiomeric copolyesteramides poly(lactic acid‐co‐alanine)s from the melt”Hideto Tsuji,* Shotaro Sato, Noriaki Masaki, Yuki Arakawa, Yuta Yoshizaki, Akinori Kuzuya, Yuichi Ohya*Polymer Crystallization, in press. (DOI: 10.1002/pcr2.10094)
Our paper on an attempt to apply DNA Quadruplex Hydrogels to cell culture substrate has been published on Polymers journal with open access. “Application of DNA Quadruplex Hydrogels Prepared from Polyethylene Glycol-Oligodeoxynucleotide Conjugates to Cell Culture Media” Shizuma Tanaka, Shinsuke Yukami, Yuhei Hachiro, Yuichi Ohya,* Akinori Kuzuya* Polymers 2019, 11, 1607. (DOI: 10.3390/polym11101607)
Jerry has presented his two-months progress at the final presentation session for the KU-CUHK exchange program.
Jerry Yau Chun-khit from The Chinese University of Hong Kong has joined our group. He will stay with us for two months and conduct a research project on DNA origami and artificial molecular muscles.
Kansai University’s Graduation and Degree Ceremonies were held last week. From our lab, 6 undergrads, 5 master course graduate students, and a Ph.D. student completed their courses. Congrats!