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2024

  1. K. Rikiyama, A. Matsunami, T. Yoshida, T. Taniguchi, T. Karatsu, S. Nishitsuji, D. Aoki 
    Characterization and Ammonolysis Behavior of Poly(isosorbide carbonate)-based Copolymers
    Polym. J., 2024, 56, 443-453.
  2. R. Takashima, D. Aoki, A. Takahashi, H. Otsuka 
    A Thermally Driven Rotaxane–Catenane Interconversion with a Dynamic Bis(hindered amino)disulfide
    Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, 22, 927-931.
  3. Ayumi Hayashi, Runa Hemmi, Yuhei Saito, Rie Utoh, Tatsuo Taniguchi, Masumi Yamada 
    High-Density Microporous Drainage-Integrating Sheath Flow Generator for Streamlining Microfluidic Cell Sorting Systems
    Anal Chem., 2024, 96, 6764-6773.
  4. Shun Yamazaki, Naoya Kaneko, Atsuya Kato, Kohei Watanabe, Daisuke Aoki, Tatsuo Taniguchi, Takashi Karatsu, Yuki Ueda, Ryuhei Motokawa, Koki Okura, Takeshi Wakiya 
    Synthesis of heat-resistant living polymer particles by one-step reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer precipitation polymerization of styrene and N-phenylmaleimide
    Polymer., 2024, 298, 126846-126846.
  5. Shota Mashiyama, Runa Hemmi, Takeru Sato, Atsuya Kato, Tatsuo Taniguchi, Masumi Yamada 
    Pushing the limits of microfluidic droplet production efficiency: engineering microchannels with seamlessly implemented 3D inverse colloidal crystals
    Lab Chip., 2024, 24, 171-181.

2023

  1. H. Yokochi, R. O'Neill, T. Abe, D. Aoki, R. Boulatov, H. Otsuka 
    A Sacrificial Mechanical Bond is as Effective as a Sacrificial Covalent Bond in Increasing Cross-Linked Polymers Toughness
    J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2023, 145, 23794-23801.
  2. R. Takashima, D. Aoki, S. Kuwata, H. Otsuka 
    Ring–Chain Equilibria of Dynamic Macrocycles with a Bis(hindered amino)disulfide Linker
    Polym. Chem., 2023, 14, 4344-4351.
  3. Y. Lu, H. Sugita, K. Mikami, D. Aoki, H. Otsuka 
    A Rational Design Strategy of Radical-type Mechanophores with Thermal Tolerance
    Chem. Sci., 2023, 14, 8792-8797.
  4. R. Takashima, D. Aoki, H. Otsuka 
    Maleimidophenyl Isocyanates Adducts as Versatile Post-polymerization Modification Agents for Biobased Furan Polymers
    J. Polym. Sci., 2023, 61, 2076-2073.
  5. T. Abe, T. Kamiya, D. Aoki, H. Otsuka 
    Plastics to Fertilizer: Guiding Principles for Functionable and Fertilizable Fully Bio-based Polycarbonates
    Polym Chem, 2023, 14, 2469-2477.
  6. H. Sugita, Y. Lu, D. Aoki, H. Otsuka, K. Mikami 
    Theoretical and Experimental Investigations of Stable Arylfluorene-based Radical-type Mechanophores
    Chem. Eur. J., 2023, 29, e202203249.
  7. S. Nakagawa, D. Aoki, D. Asano, Y. Yoshie 
    Module-assembled elastomer showing large strain stiffening capability and high stretchability
    Adv Mater, 2023, 35, 2301124.
  8. Tomonao Naruhashi, Daisuke Aoki, Tatsuo Taniguchi, Takashi Karatsu 
    Mechanical stability and insulation reliability of polymeric layers constructed by thermal fusion of polymer shell particles heterocoagulated on conductive nickel‐plated core particles
    J Appl Polym Sci., 2023, 140, 54072.
  9. Kotaro Kobayashi, Daisuke Aoki, Tatsuo Taniguchi, Takashi Karatsu, Nobuaki Takane, Hiroaki Okamoto, Koichi Fujii, Yuki Yamauchi 
    Development of Photo-curable Resin for 3D Printing Using Acrylic Monomers with Bisphenol Skeleton
    J Photopolym Sci Technol., 2023, 36, 101-110.
  10. Yasushi Yoshida, Naoyuki Aso, Takashi Karatsu, Takashi Mino, Masami Sakamoto 
    Intramolecular Azo Coupling Reaction of Binaphthyl Compounds: Synthesis of Pyrazole-Containing Helicene-Like Molecules
    Org Lett., 2023, 25, 3412-3416.
  11. Keiki Kishikawa, Hiromoto Nakagomi, Masaya Masuda, Yuto Suda, Ryuji Ushiki, Mikio Yasutake, Michinari Kohri, Tatsuo Taniguchi 
    Rack-gear structures in columnar liquid crystal phases of trialkoxybenzyl pentafluorobenzoates and their influences on intercolumnar interdigitation and macroscopic morphologies
    Liq Cryst., 2023, 50, 319-330.

2022

  1. T. Sato, R. Takashima, D. Aoki, X. Li, H. Otsuka 
    Isolation of hetero-telechelic polyethylene glycol with groups of different reactivity at the chain ends
    Polym J., 2022, 54, 1321–1329.
  2. T. Watabe, D. Aoki, H. Otsuka 
    Polymer-Network Toughening and Highly Sensitive Mechanochromism via a Dynamic Covalent Mechanophore and a Multinetwork Strategy
    Macromolecules, 2022, 55, 5795-5802.
  3. Y. Mao, Y. Kubota, R. Feng, J. Gong, A. Ishigami, Y. Kobayashi, T. Watabe, D. Aoki, H. Otsuka, H. Ito 
    Structure Reconfigurable Mechanochromic Polymer with Shape Memory and Strain-Monitored Function Enabled by a Covalent Adaptable Network
    Macromolecules, 2022, 55, 3948-3957.
  4. Tomonao Naruhashi, Takumi Chikazawa, Michinari Kohri, Tatsuo Taniguchi, Keiki Kishikawa, Takashi Karatsu 
    Construction of insulating layers on conductive nickel-plated core particles by thermal fusion of heterocoagulated polymer shell particles
    Colloids Surf, A., 2022, 647, 129169.
  5. Yuka Isozaki, Seiya Higashiharaguchi, Naoya Kaenko, Shun Yamazaki, Tatsuo Taniguchi, Karatsu Takashi, Yuki Ueda, Ryuhei Motokawa 
    Polymer Photonic Crystals Prepared by Triblock Copolymerization-Induced in situ Microphase Separation
    Chem Lett., 2022, 51, 625-628.

2021

  1. Reina Kojima, Michinari Kohri, Tatsuo Taniguchi, Keiki Kishikawa, Takashi Karatsu 
    Preparation of electro-optically responsive liquid crystal nanocapsules by miniemulsion polymerization of oil-in-water emulsion monomer droplets
    Chem Lett., 2021, 50, 1566-1569.
  2. Kotaro Kobayashi, Hirofumi Takamatsu, Tatsuo Taniguchi, Hiroaki Okamoto, Takashi Karatsu 
    Control of radical polymerization and cationic photopolymerization in photocurable resin for 3D printers
    J Photopolym Sci Technol., 2021, 34, 231-236.
  3. Miharu Ito, Hirofumi Takamatsu, Tatsuo Taniguchi, Hiroaki Okamoto, Takashi Karatsu 
    Effect of acrylic and epoxy hybrid crosslinker on the mechanical strength of photocurable resin for 3D printing
    J Photopolym Sci Technol., 2021, 34, 237-249.
  4. Masaru Yamada, Kaname Ishigaki, Tatsuo Taniguchi, Takashi Karatsu 
    Persistent room temperature blue phosphorescence from racemic crystals of 1,1-diphenylmethanol derivatives
    J Photochem Photobiol, A., 2021, 407, 113043.
  5. Yusuke Sasaki, Naho Konishi, Michinari Kohri, Tatsuo Taniguchi, Keiki Kishikawa, Takashi Karatsu 
    Synthesis of luminescent core–shell polymer particles carrying amino groups for covalent immobilization of enzymes
    J Colloid Polym Sci., 2021, 300, 319-331.
  6. Ariyoshi Kaneda, Michinari Kohri, Tatsuo Taniguchi, Keiki Kishikawa 
    Highly ordered organic piezoresponsive materials obtained by cross-linking electroresponsive columnar liquid crystal compounds
    Chem Lett., 2021, 50(1), 35-38.

2020

  1. Takaya Ohno, Sho Nonoshita, Azumi Akiyama, Michinari Kohri, Tatsuo Taniguchi, Keiki Kishikawa 
    A selectable approach for polarity-fixed and polarity-controllable polymer films with hexagonal columnar structures
    Mater Lett., 2020, 272, 127863.
  2. Azumi Akiyama, Keita Jido, Michinari Kohri, Tatsuo Taniguchi, Keiki Kishikawa 
    Generation of Axially Polar Ferroelectricity in a Columnar Liquid Crystal Phase by Introducing Chirality
    Adv Electron Mater, 2020, 6(8).
  3. Mikiya Yamamoto, Koki Ando, Mizuki Inoue, Hirofumi Kanoh, Mai Yamagami, Takeshi Wakiya, Eiji Iida, Tatsuo Taniguchi, Keiki Kishikawa, Michinari Kohri 
    Poly-beta-Ketoester Particles as a Versatile Scaffold for Lanthanide-Doped Colorless Magnetic Materials
    ACS Appl Polym Mater, 2020, 2(6), 2170-2178.
  4. Kotona Kohaku, Mizuki Inoue, Hirofumi Kanoh, Tatsuo Taniguchi, Keiki Kishikawa, Michinari Kohri 
    Full-Color Magnetic Nanoparticles Based on Holmium-Doped Polymers
    ACS Appl Polym Mater, 2020, 2(5), 1800-1806.
  5. Reina Kojima, Sho Hidaka, Mayuka Taira, Michinari Kohri, Tatsuo Taniguchi, Keiki Kishikawa, Takashi Karatsu, Eiji Okabe, Fumitaka Kondo 
    Preparation of liquid crystal nanocapsules by polymerization of oil-in-water emulsion monomer droplets
    J Colloid Interface Sci., 2020, 563, 122-130.

2019

  1. Keisuke Fujimoto, Kyosuke Kawai, Shota Masuda, Toshihiro Mori, Takumi Aizawa, Toshiyasu Inuzuka, Takashi Karatsu, Masami Sakamoto, Shiki Yagai, Tetsuya Sengoku 
    Triplet-triplet annihilation-based upconversion sensitized by a reverse micellar assembly of amphiphilic ruthenium complexes
    Langmuir, 2019, 35, 9740-9746.
  2. Yosuke Tsuru, Michinari Kohri, Tatsuo Taniguchi, Keiki Kishikawa, Takashi Karatsu, Masaki Hayashi 
    Preparation of photochromic liquid core nanocapsules based on theoretical design
    J Colloid Interface Sci., 2019, 547, 318-329.
  3. Tsuru Yosuke, Kohri Michinari, Taniguchi Tatsuo, Kishikawa Keiki, Karatsu Takashi, Hayashi Masaki 
    Preparation of photochromic liquid core nanocapsules based on theoretical design
    J Colloid Interface Sci, 2019, 547, 318-329.
  4. Chiharu Koga, Michinari Kohri, Tatsuo Taniguchi, Keiki Kishikawa 
    Does Introduction of a Bent Tail Stabilize Biaxiality and Lateral Switching Behavior of Smectic A Liquid Crystal Phases of Rodlike Molecules?
    J Phys Chem B, 2019, 123(19), 4324-4332.
  5. Michinari Kohri, Yuki Tamai, Ayaka Kawamura, Keita Jido, Mikiya Yamamoto, Tatsuo Taniguchi, Keiki Kishikawa, Syuji Fujii, Naozumi Teramoto, Haruyuki Ishii, Daisuke Nagao 
    Ellipsoidal Artificial Melanin Particles as Building Blocks for Biomimetic Structural Coloration
    Langmuir, 2019, 35(16), 5574–5580.
  6. Michinari Kohri, Saki Irie, Shigeaki Yamazaki, Kotona Kohaku, Tatsuo Taniguchi, Keiki Kishikawa 
    Acid-induced control of surface properties using a catecholic silane coupling reagent
    Chem Lett, 2019, 48(6), 551-554.
  7. Takaya Ohno, Nozomi Nagaoka, Michinari Kohri, Tatsuo Taniguchi, Keiki Kishikawa 
    A polarity-adjustable columnar liquid crystalline compound by intermittent voltage application
    Chem Lett, 2019, 48(4), 315-318.

2018

  1. Michinari Kohri, Shigeaki Yamazaki, Saki Irie, Naozumi Teramoto, Tatsuo Taniguchi, Keiki Kishikawa 
    Adhesion Control of Branched Catecholic Polymers by Acid Stimulation
    ACS omega, 2018, 3(12), 16626–16632.
  2. Michinari Kohri, Kanako Uradokoro, Yuri Nannichi, Ayaka Kawamura, Tatsuo Taniguchi, Keiki Kishikawa 
    Hairy polydopamine particles as platforms for photonic and magnetic materials
    Photonics, 2018, 5(4), 36.
  3. Takeshi Iwasaki, Yuki Tamai, Mikiya Yamamoto, Tatsuo Taniguchi, Keiki Kishikawa, Michinari Kohri 
    Melanin Precursor Influence on Structural Colors from Artificial Melanin Particles: PolyDOPA, Polydopamine, and Polynorepinephrine
    Langmuir, 2018, 34,39, 11814–11821.
  4. Michinari Kohri, Kenshi Yanagimoto, Kotona Kohaku, Shohei Shiomoto, Motoyasu Kobayashi, Akira Imai, Fumiyuki Shiba, Tatsuo Taniguchi, Keiki Kishikawa 
    Magnetically Responsive Polymer Network Constructed by Poly(acrylic acid) and Holmium
    Macromolecules, 2018, 51,17, 6740–6745.
  5. Fumitoshi Yagishita, Takashi Kinouchi, Keita Hoshi, Yoshihiko Tezuka, Yuta Jibu, Takashi Karatsu, Naohiro Uemura, Yasushi Yoshida, Takashi Mino, Masami Sakamoto, Yasuhiko Kawamura 
    Highly efficient blue emission from boron complexes of 1-(o-hydroxyphenyl)imidazo[1,5-a]pyridine
    Tetrahedron, 2018, 74, 3728-3733.

2017

  1. Bimalendu Adhikari, Yuki Yamada, Mitsuaki Yamauchi, Kengo Wakita, Xu Lin, Keisuke Aratsu, Tomonori Ohba, Takashi Karatsu, Martin J. Hollamby, Nobutaka Shimizu, Hideaki Takagi, Rie Haruki, Shinichi Adachi, Shiki Yagai
    Light-induced unfolding and refolding of supramolecular polymer nanofibres
    Nat Commun. 2017, 8, 15254.
  2. Xu Lin, Mika Suzuki, Marina Gushiken, Mitsuaki Yamauchi, Takashi Karatsu, Takahiro Kizaki, Yuki Tani, Ken-ichi Nakayama, Mitsuharu Suzuki, Hiroko Yamada, Takashi Kajitani, Takanori Fukushima, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Shiki Yagai
    High-fidelity self-assembly pathways for hydrogen-bonding molecular semiconductors
    Sci. Rep. 2017, 7, 43098.
  3. Mitsuaki Yamauchi, Bimalendu Adhikari, Deepak D. Prabhu, Xu Lin, Takashi Karatsu, Tomonori Ohba, Nobutaka Shimizu, Hideaki Takagi, Rie Haruki, Shin-ichi Adachi, Takashi Kajitani, Takanori Fukushima, Shiki Yagai
    Supramolecular Polymerization of Supermacrocycles: Effect of Molecular Conformations on Kinetics and Morphology
    Chem. Eur. J., 2017, 23, 5270-5280.
  4. Bimalendu Adhikari, Tomoya Suzuki, Xu Lin, Mitsuaki Yamauchi, Takashi Karatsu, Shiki Yagai
    Photoresponsive supramolecular copolymers from diarylethene–perylene bisimide hydrogen bonded complexes
    Polymer, in press.
  5. Xu Lin, Hiroki Kurata, Deepak D. Prabhu, Mitsuaki Yamauchi, Tomonori Ohba, Shiki Yagai
    Water-Induced Helical Supramolecular Polymerization and Gel Formation of Alkylene-Tethered Perylene Bisimide Dyad
    Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 168-171.
  6. Mitsuaki Yamauchi, Norimichi Kanao, Bimalendu Adhikari, Takashi Karatsu, Shiki Yagai
    Phototriggered Supramolecular Polymerization of Barbituric Acid Rosette
    Chem. Lett., 2017, 46, 111-114.
  7. Deepak D. Prabhu, Keisuke Aratsu, Mitsuaki Yamauchi, Xu Lin, Bimalendu Adhikari, Shiki Yagai
    Supramolecular polymerization of hydrogen-bonded rosettes with anthracene chromophores: regioisomeric effect on nanostructures
    Polymer Journal, 2017, 49, 189-195.

2016

  1. Synthesis, Characterization and Photoinduced Cross-linking of Functionalized Poly(cyclohexyl methacrylate) Copolymer/Clay Nanocomposite as Negative Image Patterning Material
    Yuji Yoshikawa, Mustafa Ciftci, Muhammed Aydin, Muneki Narusawa, Takashi Karatsu, Yusuf Yagci
    J. Photopolymer Science and Technology, 2016, 28, 769-774.
  2. Simultaneous SAXS and SANS Analysis Detects Toroidal Supramolecular Polymers Composed of Noncovalent Supermacrocycles in Solution
    Martin J. Hollamby, Keisuke Aratsu, Brian R. Pauw, Sarah E. Rogers, Andrew J. Smith, Mitsuaki Yamauchi, Xu Lin, Shiki Yagai
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2016, 55, 9890-9893.
  3. Hydrogen-bonded oligothiophene rosettes with benzodithiophene terminal unit: self-assembly and application to bulk heterojunction solar cells
    Hayato Ouchi, Xu Lin, Takahiro Kizaki, Deepak D. Prabhu, Fabien Silly, Takashi Kajitani, Takanori Fukushima, Ken-ichi Nakayama, Shiki Yagai
    Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 7874-7877.
  4. Self-sorting regioisomers through hierarchical organization of hydrogen-bonded rosettes
    Keisuke Aratsu, Deepak D. Prabhu, Hidetaka Iwawaki, Xu Lin, Mitsuaki Yamauchi, Takashi Karatsu and Shiki Yagai
    Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 8211-8214 (selected as inside cover).
  5. Mechanochromic Luminescence Based on Crystal-to-Crystal Transformation Mediated by a Transient Amorphous State
    Shiki Yagai, Tomohiro Seki, Hiroaki Aonuma, Kohsuke Kawaguchi, Takashi Karatsu, Takuma Okura, Aya Sakon, Hidehiro Uekusa, Hajime Ito
    Chem. Mater., 2016, 28, 234-241.

2015

  1. Photoreactive helical nanoaggregates exhibiting morphology transition on thermal reconstruction
    Mitsuaki Yamauchi, Tomonori Ohba, Takashi Karatsu, Shiki Yagai
    Nature Communications, 2015, 6, Article number: 8936. （OPEN ACCESS!)
  2. Design of Metastable Solid π-Assemblies for Stimuli-Responsive Fluorescent Materials
    Shiki Yagai, Yu Hirai, Satoru Okamura and Yujiro Nakano
    J. Photopolym. Sci. Technol., 2015, 28 (4), 589-594.
  3. Supramolecularly Engineered Functional π-Assemblies based on Complementary Hydrogen Bonding Interactions
    Shiki Yagai
    Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 2015, 88, 28-58. (OPEN ACCESS!)
  4. Materials for Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED)
    T. Karatsu
    Electronic Processes in Organic Electronics (Springer Series in Materials Science 209), 2015, H. Ishii, K. Kudo, T. Nakayama, and N. Ueno, Editors,
    Chap. 11, pp.227-251, Springer, Tokyo

2014

  1. Supramolecular Engineering of Oligothiophene Nanorods without Insulators: Hierarchical Association of Rosettes and Photovoltaic Properties
    Shiki Yagai, Mika Suzuki, Xu Lin, Marina Gushiken, Takuya Noguchi, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Akinori Saeki, Shu Seki, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Yuki Tani, Ken-ichi Nakayama et al.
    Chem, Eur. J. 2014, 20, 16128-16137.
  2. Design Amphiphilic Dipolar Systems for Stimuli-Responsive Luminescent Materials Using Metastable States.
    Shiki Yagai,　Satoru Okamura, Yujiro Nakano, Mitsuaki Yamauchi, Keiki Kishikawa, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Akira Ueno, Daiki Kuzuhara, Hiroko Yamada, Tomohiro Seki, Hajime Ito
    Nature Communications 2014, 5, 4013.
  3. A Perylene Bisimide Organogelator for Chlorinated Solvents
    Xu Lin, Misaki Hirono, Hiroki Kurata, Tomohiro Seki, Yukihiro Maruya, Ken-ichi Nakayama, Shiki Yagai
    Asian J. Org. Chem. 2014, 3, 128-132.
  4. Photocontrol over Self-Assembled Nanostructures of pi-pi Stacked Dyes Supported by the Parallel Conformer of Diarylethene
    Shiki Yagai, Kazunori Iwai, Mitsuaki Yamauchi, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Shinobu Uemura, Masakazu Morimoto, Hao Wang, Frank Wurthner
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 2602-2606.

2013

  1. Photophysical Properties of Substituted Homo- and Heteroleptic Phenylimidazolinato Ir(III) Complexes as a Blue Phosphorescent Material
    Takashi Karatsu, Masatomo Takahashi, Shiki Yagai, Akihide Kitamura
    Inorg. Chem., 2013, 52, 12338-12350.
  2. Effect of Alkyl Group on the Photocrosslinking of Alkyl Methacrylate Based Copolymers.
    Takashi Karatsu, Munek. Narusawa, Shiki Yagai, Akihide. Kitamura, Hirofumi Suzuki, Hiroaki Okamoto
    J. Photopolym. Sci. Tech. 2013, 25, 299-303.
  3. Cholesterol-Aided Construction of Distinct Self-Organized Materials from Luminescent Gold(I)-Isocyanide Complex Exhibiting Mechanochromic Luminescence
    Kohsuke Kawaguchi, Tomohiro Seki, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Hajime Ito, Shiki Yagai
    Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 11391-11393.
  4. Indolocarbazoles end-capped with diketopyrrolopyrroles: impact of regioisomerism on the solid-state property and the performance of solution-processed bulk heterojunction solar cells
    Xu Lin,Yuki Tani,Ryo Kanda,Ken-ichi Nakayama, Shiki Yagai
    J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013, 1 , 14686-14691.
  5. Doping Effect of CBP in Bulk-heterojunction Photovoltaic Devices Composed of P3HT and Soluble Perylene Bisimide
    Yuki Tani, Tomohiro Seki, Xu Lin, Hiroki Kurata, Shiki Yagai, Ken-ichi Nakayama
    Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 2013, 578, 88-94.
  6. Self-Assembled Nanofibrils and Nanorings from Oligo(p-phenylenevinylene) Dimers
    Mitsuaki Yamauchi, Yosuke Chiba, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Shiki Yagai
    Chem. Lett., 2013, 42, 799-800.
  7. Guided supramolecular polymerization of oligo(p-phenylenevinylene) functionalized bismelamines
    Mitsuaki Yamauchi, Shun Kubota, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Ayyappanpillai Ajayaghosh, Shiki Yagai
    Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 4941-4943.
  8. Rational Design of Photoresponsive Supramolecular Assemblies Based on Diarylethene
    Shiki Yagai, Katsuya Ishiwatari, Xu Lin, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Shinobu Uemura
    Chem. Eur. J., 2013, 19, 6971-6975.
  9. Covalent Modular Approach for Dimension-Controlled Self-Organization of Perylene Bisimide Dyes
    Xu Lin, Misaki Hirono, Tomohiro Seki, Hiroki Kurata, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Daiki Kuzuhara, Hiroko Yamada, Tomonori Ohba, Akinori Saeki, Shu Seki, Shiki Yagai
    Chem. Eur. J., 2013, 19, 6561-6565.
  10. Supramolecular Engineering of Perylene Bisimide Assemblies Based on Complementary Multiple Hydrogen Bonding Interactions
    Tomohiro Seki, Xu Lin, Shiki Yagai
    Asian J. Org. Chem., 2013, 2, 708-724."Invited Review"

2012

  1. Control over Hierarchy Levels in the Self-Assembly of Stackable Nanotoroids
    Shiki Yagai, Mitsuaki Yamauchi, Ai Kobayashi, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Tomonori Ohba, Yoshihiro Kikkawa
    J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134(44), 18205-18208.
  2. Photoswitchable Exciton Coupling in Merocyanine-Diarylethene Multichromophore Hydrogen-Bonded Complexes
    Shiki Yagai, Kazunori Iwai, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2012, 51, 9679-9683.
  3. Self-Organization of Hydrogen-Bonding Naphthalene Chromophores into J-type Nanoring and H-type Nanorod: Impact of Regioisomerism
    Shiki Yagai, Yusaku Goto, Lin Xu, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Daiki Kuzuhara, Hiroko Yamada, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Akinori Saeki, Shu Seki
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2012, 51, 6643-6647.
  4. Supramolecularly Engineered Perylene Bisimides Assemblies Exhibiting Thermal Transition from Columnar to Multilamellar Structures
    Shiki Yagai, Mari Usui, Tomohiro Seki, Haruno Murayama, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Shinobu Uemura, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Atsushi Asano, Shu Seki
    J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 7983-7994.
  5. Perylene Bisimide Organogels Formed by Melamine·Cyanurate/Barbiturate Hydrogen-Bonded Tapes
    Tomohiro Seki, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Shiki Yagai
    Polymer J., 2012, 44, 600-606.
  6. Photoreversible Supramolecular Polymerization and Hierarchical Organization of Hydrogen-Bonded Supramolecular Copolymers Composed of Diarylethenes and Oligothiophenes
    Shiki Yagai, Keisuke Ohta, Marina Gushiken, Kazunori Iwai, Atsushi Asano, Shu Seki, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Masakazu Morimoto, Akihide Kitamura, Takashi Karatsu
    Chem. Eur. J., 2012, 18, 2244–2253. Selected as "Frontispiece"
  7. Oligocarbazole-silane Connected Host Materials Having High Triplet Energies
    Xu Lin, Takashi Hattori, Shiki Yagai, Akihide Kitamura, Takashi Karatsu
    J. Photopolym. Sci. Technol., 2011, 24, 299-333.
  8. Small molecular host based on carbazole and m-terphenyl derivatives for efficient solution processed organic light-emitting diodes
    Xu Lin, Shiki Yagai, Akihide Kitamura, Dong Ryeol Hwang, Soo Young Park, Young-Seo Park, Jang-Joo Kim, Takashi Karatsu
    Synth. Met., 2012, 162, 303-308.

2011

  1. Photophysics and photochemistry of positionally isomeric 1,2-dianthryltetramethyldisilanes: Investigation of anthryl-anthryl and anthryl-SiSi interactions
    Koji Takahashi, Yoshinobu Nishimura, Tatsuo Arai, Shiki Yagai, Akihide Kitamura, Takashi Karatsu
    J.Photochem. Photobiol. A:Chem., 2011, 218(2-3), 204-212.
  2. Catenation of Self-Assembled Nanorings
    Shiki Yagai, Yusaku Goto, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Yoshihiro Kikkawa
    Chem. Eur. J., 2011, 17, 13657–13660.
  3. Solution Processable Hydrogen-Bonded Perylene Bisimide Assemblies Organizing into Lamellar Architectures
    Tomohiro Seki, Yukihiro Maruya, Ken-ichi Nakayama, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Shiki Yagai
    Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 12447-12449. "Selected as Backcover"
  4. Rational Construction of Perylene Bisimide Columnar Superstructures with Biased Helical Sense
    Tomohiro Seki, Atsushi Asano, Shu Seki, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Haruno Murayama, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Shiki Yagai
    Chem. Eur. J., 2011, 17, 3598-3608. Selected as"Frontispiece"
  5. Rationally Controlled Helical Organization of a Multiple-Hydrogen-Bonding Oligothiophene: Guest-Induced Transition of Helical-to-Twisted Ribbons
    Shiki Yagai, Marina Gushiken, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Yoshihiro Kikkawa
    Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 454-456. Invited as"Emerging Investigators Issue"
  6. Stimuli Responsive Supramolecular Dye Assemblies
    Shiki Yagai
    Supramolecular Soft Matter: Applications in Materials and Organic Electronics
    Takashi Nakanishi, Ed., Wiley-Blackwell, New Jersey, 2011.

2010

  1. Nebulin and N-WASP cooperate to cause IGF-1-induced sarcomeric actin filament formation
    Kazunori Takano, Haruko Watanabe-Takano, Shiro Suetsugu, Souichi Kurita, Sumiko Kimura, Takashi Karatsu, Tadaomi Takenawa, Takeshi Endo
    Science, 2010, 330(6010), 1536-1540.
  2. A complementary Guest Induced Morphology Transition in a Two-Component Multiple H-Bonding Self-Assembly
    Tsuyoshi Tazawa, Shiki Yagai, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Ayyappanpillai Ajayaghosh
    Chem. Comm., 2010, 46(7), 1076-1078.
  3. Rational Design of Nanofibers and Nanorings through Complementary Hydrogen-Bonding Interactions of Functional p Systems
    Shiki Yagai, Hiroaki Aonuma, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Shun Kubota, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Sankarapillai Mahesh, and Ayyappanpillai Ajayaghosh
    Chem. Eur. J., 2010, 16, 8652-8661.
  4. Structural and Electronic Properties of Extremely Long Perylene Bisimide Nanofi bers Formed　through a Stoichiometrically Mismatched, Hydrogen-Bonded Complexation
    Shiki Yagai, Tomohiro Seki, Haruno Murayama, Yusuke Wakikawa, Tadaaki Ikoma, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Yoshihito Honsho, and Shu Seki
    Small, 2010, 6(23), 2731-2740.
  5. Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of Substituted Tris(Phenylbenzimidazolinato) Ir(III) Carbene Complexes as a Blue Phosphorescent Material
    Kazuyoshi Tsuchiya, Shiki Yagai, Akihide Kitamura, Takashi Karatsu, Kyoko Endo, Junji Mizukami, Seiji Akiyama, Masayoshi Yabe
    Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2010, 926-933.
  6. Effect of Nitro-Substitution on the Photochemistry of 3-Peperidino-1,2-Benzisothiazole Derivatives: A Mechanistic Investigation
    Hiroharu Tanikawa, Kazuhiro Ishii, Shun Kubota, Takashi Sasanuma, Shiki Yagai, Akihide Kitamura, Takashi Karatsu
    Heterocycles, 2010, 81(3), 659-674.
  7. Fluorescence Patterning by Using Photochemical Cycloaddition of Di-9,9'-anthracene Conjugates Linked by permethylsilyl Chains
    Koji Takahashi, Yuuki Takanashi, Shiki Yagai, Akihide Kitamura, and Takashi Karatsu
    J.Photopolym. Sci. Tech., 2010, 23(6), 789-794.
  8. Supramolecularly Engineered Aggregation of a Dipolar Dye: Vesicular and Ribbonlike Architectures
    Shiki Yagai, Yujiro Nakano, Shu Seki, Atsushi Asano, Takashi Okubo, Takashi Isoshima, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Yoshihiro Kikkawa
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2010, 49, 9990-9994. (Selected as "Hot Papers")
  9. Fullerene-Carbon Nanotubes Assemblies: Temperature Indicator for Photothermal Conversion
    Yanfei Shen, Andre G. Skirtach, Tomohiro Seki, Shiki Yagai, Hongguang Li, Helmuth Mohwald, Takashi Nakanishi
    J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2010, 132, 8566-8568.
  10. Superstructures and superhydrophobic property in hierarchical organized architectures of fullerenes bearing long alkyl tails
    Takashi Nakanishi, Yanfei Shen, Jiaobing Wang, Hongguang Li, Paulo Fernandes, Kaname Yoshida, Shiki Yagai, Masayuki Takeuchi, Katsuhiko Ariga, Dirk G. Kurth Helmuth Mhwald
    J. Mater. Chem., 2010, 20, 1253-1260.
  11. Molecular Arrangement of Alkylated Fullerenes in the Liquid Crystalline Phase Studied with X-ray Diffraction
    Paulo A. L. Fernandes, Shiki Yagai, Helmuth Mhwald, Takashi Nakanishi
    Langmuir, 2010, 26, 4339-4345.
  12. Two-Dimensional Organization of Mono- and Bisurea Supramolecular Polymers Studied by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
    Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Shun Kubota, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Masatoshi Kanesato, Shiki Yagai
    J. Nanosci. Nanotech.., 2010, 10 (2), 803-808.
  13. Application of Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy for simple and easy determination of chylomicron-triglyceride and very low density lipoprotein-triglyceride
    Kenichi Sato, Masanori Seimiya, Yoshio Kodera, Akihide Kitamura,Fumio Nomura
    Clinica Chimica Acta., 2010, 411, 285-290.

2009

  1. Reversible Transformation between Rings and Coils in a Dynamic Hydrogen-Bonded Self-Assembly
    Shiki Yagai, Shun Kubota, Hikaru Saito, Kanako Unoike, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Ayyappanpillai Ajayaghosh, Masatoshi Kanesato, Yoshihiro Kikkawa
    J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2009, 131(15), 5408-5410.
  2. Two-Dimensional Organization of Mono- and Bisurea Supramolecular Polymers Studied by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
    Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Shun Kubota, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Masatoshi Kanesato, Shiki Yagai
    J. Nanosci. Nanotech., 2009, 10, 803-808.
  3. Chirality in the Photochemical mer fac Geometrical Isomerization of Tris(1-phenylpyrazolato, N, C2')iridium(III)
    Kazuyoshi Tsuchiya, Etsuko Ito, Shiki Yagai, Akihide Kitamura, Takashi Karatsu
    Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2009, 2104-2109.
  4. Unconventional Hydrogen-Bond-Directed Hierarchical co-Assembly between Perylene Bisimide and Azobenzenefunctionalized Melamine
    Shiki Yagai, Saori Hamamura, Hao Wang, Vladimir Stepanenko, Tomohiro Seki, Kanako Unoike, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Frank Wuerthner
    Org. Biomol. Chem., 2009, 7(19), 3926-3929.
  5. Interconvertible Oligothiophene Nanorods and Nanotapes with High Charge-Carrier Mobilities
    Shiki Yagai, Tetsuro Kinoshita, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Yoshihito Honsho, Shu Seki
    Chem. Eur J., 2009, 15(37), 9320-9324.
  6. Role of complementary H-bonding interaction of a cyanurate in the self-assembly and gelation of melamine linked tri(henyleneethynylene)s
    Sankarapillai Mahesh, Rajasekaran Thirumalai, Shiki Yagai, Akihide Kitamura, Ayya anpillai Ajayaghosh
    Chem. Commun., 2009, 5984-5986.
  7. Self-Assembly Made Durable: Water-Repellent Materials Formed by Cross-Linking Fullerene Derivatives
    Jiaobing Wang, Yanfei Shen, Stefanie Kessel, Paulo Fernandes, Kaname Yoshida, Shiki Yagai, Dirk G. Kurth, Helmuth Mhwald, Takashi Nakanishi
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2009, 48(12), 2166-2170.

2008

  1. Formation of Supramolecular Polymers and Discrete Dimers of Perylene Bisimide Dyes Based on Melamine-Cyanurates Hydrogen-Bonding Interactions
    T. Seki, S. Yagai, T. Karatsu, A. Kitamura
    J. Org. Chem., 2008, 73, 3328-3335.
  2. Photochemistry of 5-Nitro-1,2-benzisothiazole Derivatives: Effects of Substituents, Solvents and Excitation Wavelength
    H. Tanikawa, K. Ishii, S. Kubota, S. Yagai, A. Kitamura, T. Karatsu
    Tetrahedron Lett., 2008, 49, 3444-3448.
  3. Transformation from H- to J-aggregated Perylene Bisimide Dyes by Complexation with Cyanurates
    Shiki Yagai, Tomohiro Seki, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Frank Wurthner
    Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 2008, 47(18), 3367-3371.
  4. Supramolecular Polymerization and Polymorphs of Oligo(p-phenylene vinylene)-Functionalized Bis-and Monoureas
    Shiki Yagai, Shun Kubota, Tomoyuki Iwashima, Keiki Kishikawa, Takashi Nakanishi, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura
    Chem. A European J., 2008, 14(17), 5246-5257.
  5. Toroidal Nanoobjects from Rosette Assemblies of Melamine-linked Oligo(p-phenyleneethynylene)s and Cyanurates
    Shiki Yagai, Sankarapillai Mahesh, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Kanako Unoike, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Ayyappanpillai Ajayaghosh
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2008, 47(25), 4691-4694.
  6. Miniaturization of Nanofibers Composed of Melamine-Appended Perylene Bisimides and Cyanurates
    Seki Tomohiro, Shiki Yagai, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura
    Chem. Lett., 2008, 37(7), 764-765.
  7. Cyanurate-Guided Self-Assembly of a Melamine-Capped Oligo(p-phenylenevinylene)
    Shiki Yagai, Shun Kubota, Kanako Unoike, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura
    Chem. Comm., 2008, 37, 4466-4468.
  8. Photochemistry and photophysics of organomonosilane and oligosilanes: Updating their studies on conformation and intramolecular interactions
    Takashi Karatsu
    J. Photochem. Photobiol. C: Photochem. Rev., 2008, 9, 111-137.
  9. Electron Transport and Electrochemistry of Mesomorphic Fullerenes with Long-Range Ordered Lamellae
    Takashi Nakanishi, Yanfei Shen, Jiaobing Wang, Shiki Yagai, Masahiro Funahashi, Takashi Kato, Paulo Fernandes, Helmuth Mohwald, Dirk G. Kurth
    J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2008, 130, 9236-9237.
  10. Recent Advances on Photoresponsive Self-assembling Systems
    Shiki Yagai, Akihide Kitamura
    Chem. Soc. Rev., 2008, 37, 1520-1529.
  11. A Black Perylene Bisimide Super Gelator with an Unexpected J-Type Absorption Band
    Frank Wurthner, Christoph Bauer, Vladimir Stepanenko, Shiki Yagai
    Adv. Mater., 2008, 20, 1695-1698.

2007

  1. Supramolecular Nanoribbons and Nanoropes Generated from Hydrogen-Bonded Supramolecular Polymers Containing Perylene Bisimide Chromophores
    S. Yagai, Y. Monma, N. Kawauchi, T. Karatsu, A. Kitamura
    Org. Lett., 2007, 9, 1137-1140.
  2. Blue Electroluminescence of Silyl Substituted Anthracene Derivatives
    T. Karatsu, R. Hazuku, M. Asuke, A. Nishigaki, S. Yagai, Y. Suzuri, H. Kita, and A. Kitamura
    Organic Electronics, 2007, 8, 357-366.
  3. Diversification of Self-Organized Architectures in Supramolecular Dye Assemblies
    S. Yagai, T. Kinoshita, M. Higashi, K. Kishikawa, T. Nakanishi, T. Karatsu, A. Kitamura
    J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129, 13277-13287.
  4. Gelation-Assisted Control over Excitonic Interaction in Merocyanine Supramolecular Assemblies
    S. Yagai, M. Ishii, T. Karatsu, A. Kitamura
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2007, 46, 8005-8009.

2006

  1. Lysophosphatidic acid cooperates with EGF in inducing branching morphogenesis of embryonic mouse salivary epithelium
    Y. Noguchi, A. Okamoto, T. Kasama, T. Imajoh-Ohmi, T. Karatsu, and H. Nogawa
    Developmetal Dynamics, 2006, 235, 403-410.
  2. Tunable Interchromophore Electronic Interaction of a Merocyanine Dye in Hydrogen-Bonded Supramolecular Assemblies Scaffolded by Bismelamine Receptors
    S. Yagai, M. Higashi, T. Karatsu, A. Kitamura
    Chem. Commun., 2006, 1500-1502.
  3. Photoresponsive Self-Assembly and Self-Organization of Hydrogen-Bonded Supramolecular Tapes
    S. Yagai, T. Iwashima, K. Kishikawa, S. Nakahara, T. Karatsu, and A. Kitamura
    Chem. Eur. J., 2006, 12, 3984-3994.
  4. Radiative and Nonradiative Processes of Meridional and Facial Isomers of Heteroleptic Iridium-trischelete Complexes
    T. Karatsu, E. Itoh, S. Yagai, and A. Kitamura
    Chem. Phys. Lett., 2006, 424, 353-357.
  5. Supramolecular Complexes of Functional Chromophores Based on Multiple Hydrogen-Bonding Interactions
    Shiki Yagai
    J. Photochem. Photobiol. C Photochem. Rev., 2006, 7, 164-182. "Invited Review"

2005

  1. Remarkable Stabilized Radical Cation Intermediates Generated by Photoinduced Electron Transfer of 3-Alkylidene-1-pyrazolines
    T. Karatsu, Y. Miyazaki, Y. Shimura, M. Higashi, S. Yagai, and A. Kitamura
    Tetrahedron Lett., 2005, 46(2), 261-265.
  2. Photocontrollable Self-Assembly 
    S. Yagai, T. Karatsu, A. Kitamura
    Chem. Eur. J., 2005, 11, 4054-4063.
  3. Photoluminescence and Electroluminescence of 9,10-Bis(silylethynyl)anthracene
    T. Karatsu, R. Hazuku, D. Nishioka, S. Yagai, N. Kobayashi, and A. Kitamura
    J. Photopolym. Sci. Tech., 2005, 18(1), 65-68.
  4. Hierarchical Organization of Photoresponsive Hydrogen-Bonded Rosettes 
    S. Yagai, T. Nakajima, K. Kishikawa, S. Kohmoto, T. Karatsu, A. Kitamura
    J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2005, 127(31), 11134-11139.
  5. Dye-Assisted Structural Modulation of Hydrogen-Bonded Binary Supramolecular Polymers
    S. Yagai, M. Higashi, T. Karatsu, and A. Kitamura
    Chem. Mater., 2005, 17(17), 4392-4398.
  6. Melamine-Barbiturate/Cyanurate Binary Organogels Possessing Rigid Azobenzene-Tether Moiety
    Shiki Yagai, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura
    Langmuir, 2005, 21(24), 11048-11052.
  7. Intramolecular Interactions of Aryloligosilanes: Functions in their Excimer/Exciplex Formation, Charge-transfer, and Energy Transfer Processes” in “Trends in
    Takashi Karatsu, Shiki Yagai, Akihide Kitamura
    Trends in Organometallic Chemistry Research, Martin A. Cato, Edit., 2005, Chap. 6, pp.127-149, Nova Science Publishers, New York