2024

• Taishi Yokoi, Shinji Tomita, Jin Nakamura, Ayae Sugawara-Narutaki, Yuko Matsukawa, Masakazu Kawashita, Chikara Ohtsuki
  Apatite formation on α-tricalcium phosphate modified with bioresponsive ceramics in simulated body fluid containing alkaline phosphatase
  Biomimetics 9(8), 502 (12 pages) (2024).
• Misato Hayashi, Rintaro Takahashi, Thi Ngan Vu, Kazuki Matsumura, Shigeru Yamago, Shin-ichi Yusa
  Thermo-responsive behavior of dual hydrophilic diblock copolymers prepared via organotellurium mediated radical polymerization (TERP)
  Polym. J. in press.
• Riku Yamanaka, Ayae Sugawara-Narutaki, Rintaro Takahashi
  Microphase Separation and Gelation through Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly Using Star Polyethylene Glycols
  ACS Macro Lett. 13, 1050-1055 (2024).
• Tatsuki Oishi, Ayae Sugawara-Narutaki, Rintaro Takahashi
  Supracolloidal step-growth polymerization of isotropic silica nanoparticles: a time-resolved small-angle X-ray scattering study
  Polym. J. in press.
• Shota Yamada, Kaori Yamada, Ayae Sugawara-Narutaki, Yoshinobu Baba, Hiroshi Yukawa
  Near-infrared-II fluorescence/magnetic resonance double modal imaging of transplanted stem cells using lanthanide co-doped gadolinium oxide nanoparticles
  Analytical Sciences, 40, 1043-1050 (2024)
• Ayae Sugawara-Narutaki, Jin Nakamura, Chikara Ohtsuki
  Elastin-like hydrogels as tissue regeneration scaffolds
  Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (Eds J. M. Oliveira, J. Silva-Correia, R. L. Reis), pp.65-77 (2024)

2023

• Kota Aoki, Ayae Sugawara-Narutaki, Rintaro Takahashi
  Polymeric Sol–Gel Transition with the Diverging Correlation Length Verified by Small-Angle X-ray Scattering
  The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 14(46), 10396-10401 (2023).
• Kazushi Ogata, Mineo Hashizume, Rintaro Takahashi, Tasuku Hamaguchi, Hiroshi Jinnai, Shin-ichi Yusa
  Formation of Polyion Complex Aggregate Formed from a Cationic Block Copolymer and Anionic Polysaccharide
  Langmuir, 39(46), 16484-17493 (2023).
• Rintaro Takahashi, Kazuki Yamamoto, Ryo Sugahara, Ryusuke Otake, Keisuke Hayashi, Jin Nakamura, Chikara Ohtsuki, Sadahito Aoshima, Ayae Sugawara-Narutaki
  In situ and ex situ studies of ring-like assembly of silica nanoparticles in the presence of poly (propylene oxide)–poly (ethylene oxide) block copolymers
  Langmuir, 39(32), 11379-11387 (2023).
• Kengo Takagi, Shukanta Bhowmik, Kang-Ting Huang, Chun-Jen Huang, Rintaro Takahashi, Shin-ichi Yusa
  Complex formation of pendant lysine residue-containing zwitterionic random copolymer with copper (II)
  Polym. J., 55, 1075-1083 (2023).
• Shukanta Bhowmik, Thu Thao Pham, Rintaro Takahashi, Dongwook Kim, Hideki Matsuoka, Kazuhiko Ishihara, Shin-ichi Yusa
  Preparation of Water-Soluble Polyion Complex (PIC) Micelles with Random Copolymers Containing Pendant Quaternary Ammonium and Sulfonate Groups
  Langmuir, 39(23), 8120-8129 (2023).
• Riku Yamanaka, Ayae Sugawara-Narutaki, Rintaro Takahashi
  In Situ Monitoring of Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly and Gelation During the Synthesis of Triblock Copolymers via Time-Resolved Small-Angle X-ray Scattering and Rheology
  Macromolecules, 56(11), 4354-4361 (2023).
• Shota Yamada, Hiroshi Yukawa, Koudai Kitamura, Toshiki Mizumaki, Yasuma Yoshizumi, Tomomi Oohara, Eri Nanizawa, Fumika Hirano, Kazuhide Sato, Ayae Sugawara-Narutaki, Tetsuya Ishikawa, Yoshinobu Baba
  In vivo real-time quantum dots imaging to track transplanted adipose stem cells in different inflammatory states of acute liver failure mice
  Cell Transplantation, 32, 09636897231176442 (11 pages) (2023).
• Kazuki Natsume, Jin Nakamura, Kazuhide Sato, Chikara Ohtsuki, Ayae Sugawara-Narutaki
  Biological Properties of Self-Assembled Nanofibers of Elastin-Like Block Polypeptides for Tissue-Engineered Vascular Grafts: Platelet Inhibition, Endothelial Cell Activation and Smooth Muscle Cell Maintenance
  Regenerative Biomaterials, 10, rbac111 (10 pages) (2023).
• Tatsuya Mizuno, Mikihiro Hayashi, Rintaro Takahashi
  Pseudo bimodal elastomers prepared using macro cross-linkers with multiple divinyl side groups and the unusual tensile properties
  Macromol. Rapid Commun., 44(5), 2200936 (7 pages) (2023).
• Yoko Mizoue, Rintaro Takahashi, Kazuo Sakurai, Sin-ichi Yusa
  Thermo-responsive Polymer Micelle with Liquid Crystalline Core
  Polymers, 15(3), 770 (14 pages) (2023).

2022

• Koki Ono, Takashi Koide, Kenji Ishikawa, Hiromasa Tanaka, Hiroki Kondo, Ayae Sugawara-Narutaki, Yong Jin, Shigeo Yasuhara, Masaru Hori, Wakana Takeuchi
  Biocompatibility of Conformal Silicon Carbide on Carbon Nanowall Scaffolds
  Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 62, SA1017 (2022).
• Shota Yamada, Hiroshi Yukawa, Kaori Yamada, Yuki Murata, Jun-ichiro Jo, Masaya Yamamoto, Ayae Sugawara-Narutaki, Yasuhiko Tabata, Yoshinobu Baba
  In Vivo Multimodal Imaging of Stem Cells Using Nanohybrid Particles Incorporating Quantum Dots and Magnetic Nanoparticles
  Sensors, 22(15), 5705 (10 pages)(2022)
• Structure and Rheology of Poly(vinylidene difluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) in an Ionic Liquid: The Solvent Behaves as a Weak Cross-Linker through Ion–Dipole Interaction
  Macromolecules, 55(13), 5591-5600 (2022).
• Taishi Yokoi, Akiyoshi Mio, Jin Nakamura, Ayae Sugawara-Narutaki, Masakazu Kawashita, Chikara Ohtsuki
  Transformation Behaviour of Salts Composed of Calcium Ions and Phosphate Esters with Different Linear Alkyl Chain Structures in a Simulated Body Fluid Modified with Alkaline Phosphatase
  Sci. Tech. Adv. Mater., 23(1), 341-351 (2022).
  [Editor's Choice Collection]
• Thu Thao Pham, Rintaro Takahashi, Tien Duc Pham, Shin-ichi Yusa
  Stable Water-soluble Polyion Complex Micelles Composed of Oppositely Charged Diblock Copolymers and Reinforced by Hydrophobic Interactions
  Chem. Lett., 51(8) 877-880 (2022).
• Rintaro Takahashi, Theyencheri Narayanan, Shin-ichi Yusa, Takahiro Sato
  Formation Kinetics of Polymer Vesicles from Spherical and Cylindrical Micelles Bearing the Polyelectrolyte Complex Core Studied by Time-Resolved USAXS and SAXS
  Macromolecules, 55(2), 684-695 (2022).

2021

• Yusuke Sugioka, Jin Nakamura, Chikara Ohtsuki, Ayae Sugawara-Narutaki
  Thixotropic Hydrogels Composed of Self-Assembled Nanofibers of Double-Hydrophobic Elastin-Like Block Polypeptides
  Int. J. Mol. Sci., 22(8), 4104 (12 pages) (2021).
• Yusuke Sugioka, Jin Nakamura, Chikara Ohtsuki, Ayae Sugawara-Narutaki
  Thixotropic Hydrogels Composed of Self-Assembled Nanofibers of Double-Hydrophobic Elastin-Like Block Polypeptides
  Int. J. Mol. Sci., 22(8), 4104 (12 pages) (2021).
• Yusuke Sugioka, Jin Nakamura, Chikara Ohtsuki, Ayae Sugawara-Narutaki
  Thixotropic Hydrogels Composed of Self-Assembled Nanofibers of Double-Hydrophobic Elastin-Like Block Polypeptides
  Int. J. Mol. Sci., 22(8), 4104 (12 pages) (2021).
• Sungho Lee, Tatsuya Miyajima, Ayae Sugawara-Narutaki, Katsuya Kato, Fukue Nagata
  Development of Paclitaxel-Loaded Poly (Lactic Acid)/Hydroxyapatite Core–Shell Nanoparticles as a Stimuli-Responsive Drug Delivery System
  R. Soc. Open Sci., 8(3), 202030 (9 pages) (2021).
• Jin Nakamura, Ryoya Ito, Ryohei Kozaki, Ayae Sugawara-Narutaki, Chikara Ohtsuki
  Organic Modification of Layered Zirconium Phosphate/Phosphonate for Controlled Release of Therapeutic Inorganic Ions
  Sci. Tech. Adv. Mater., 22(1), 1000-1012 (2021).
• Jiayun Han, Rintaro Takahashi, Chen Kuang, Takahiro Sato
  Phase Separation Behavior of Aqueous Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Solutions Studied by Scattering Experiments
  Langmuir, in press.
• Seiya Suzuki, Sungh Lee, Tatsuya Miyajima, Katsuya Kato, Ayae Sugawara-Narutaki, Makoto Sakurai, Fukue Nagata
  Evaluation of Drug-Loading Ability of Poly(Lactic Acid)/Hydroxyapatite Core–Shell Particles
  Materials, 14(8), 1959(11 pages) (2021).
• Jin Nakamura, Yuna Suzuki, Ryosuke Narukawa, Ayae Sugawara-Narutaki, Chikara Ohtsuki
  Preparation of Layered Calcium SilicateOrganically Modified with Two Types of Functional Groups for Varying Chemical Stability
  J. Asian Ceram. Soc., 9(1), 113-123 (2021).
• Ayae Sugawara-Narutaki, Jin Nakamura, Chikara Ohtsuki
  Polymer-Induced Liquid Precursors (PILPs) and Bone Regeneration
  Bioceramics: From Macro to Nanoscale (Eds by Akiyoshi Osaka and Roger Narayan), pp.391‒398, Elsevier (2021). [Book Chapter]
• Jin Nakamura, Ayae Sugawara-Narutaki, Chikara Ohtsuki
  Bioactive Ceramics: Past and Future
  Bioceramics: From Macro to Nanoscale (Eds by Akiyoshi Osaka and Roger Narayan), pp.377‒388, Elsevier (2021). [Book Chapter]

2020

• Jin Nakamura, Kanta Endo, Ayae Sugawara-Narutaki, Chikara Ohtsuki
  Human Stem Cell Response to Layered Zirconium Phosphate
  RSC Adv., 10(59), 36051‒36057 (2020).
• Fumio Asai, Takahiro Seki, Ayae Sugawara-Narutaki, Kazuhide Sato, Jérémy Odent, Olivier Coulembier, Jean-Marie Raquez, Yukikazu Takeoka
  Tough and 3D-Printable Poly(2-methoxyethyl Acrylate)-Silica Composite Elastomer with Anti-Platelet Adhesion Property
  ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 12(41), 46621‒46628 (2020).
• Koichiro Hayashi, Atsuto Tokuda, Jin Nakamura, Ayae Sugawara-Narutaki, Chikara Ohtsuki
  Tearable and Fillable Composite Sponges Capable of Heat Generation and Drug Release in Response to Alternating Magnetic Field
  Materials, 13(16), 3637(12 pages) (2020).
• Ayae Sugawara-Narutaki, Yukiko Kamiya
  Designer Biopolymers: Self-Assembling Proteins and Nucleic Acids
  Int. J. Mol. Sci., 21(9), 3276(3 pages) (2020). [Editorial]
• Ayae Sugawara-Narutaki
  Bioinspired Synthesis of Silica Nanocups ‒Polymer-Mediated Self-Assembly of Inorganic Nanoparticles
  Impact, 2020(1), 38‒40 (2020). [Commentary]