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Nasu E, Kawakami N, Takamura S, Hotta A, Arai R, Miyamoto K. Thermally Reversible Gel-Sol Transition of Hydrogels via Dissociation and Association of an Artificial Protein Nanocage. Biomacromolecules 2024; 25:2358-2366. [PMID: 38445465 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.3c01285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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Oligomeric protein nanocages often disassemble into their subunits and reassemble by external stimuli. Thus, using these nanocages as cross-linkers for hydrogel network structures is a promising approach to allow hydrogels to undergo stimuli-responsive gel-sol transitions or self-healing. Here, we report hydrogels that show a reversible gel-sol transition resulting from the heat-induced dissociation and reassociation of protein nanocages. The hydrogel contained the 60-mer artificial protein nanocage, TIP60, as a supramolecular cross-linker for polyethylene glycol network structures. The hydrogel showed a gel-to-sol transition upon heating at a temperature above the melting point of TIP60 and immediately returned to a gel state upon cooling to room temperature. During the heating and cooling treatment of the hydrogel, small-angle X-ray scattering analysis suggested the dissociation and reassociation of TIP60. Furthermore, we demonstrated redox-responsive cargo release from TIP60 in the hydrogel. These results showed the potential of TIP60 as a component of multi-stimuli-responsive hydrogels.
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- Erika Nasu
- Department of Bioscience and Informatics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8522, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience and Informatics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8522, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8522, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8522, Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Innovation, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research, Shinshu University, Ueda, Nagano 386-8567, Japan
- Department of Applied Biology, Faculty of Textile Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Ueda, Nagano 386-8567, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience and Informatics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8522, Japan
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Jitsuhiro A, Maeda T, Ogawa A, Yamada S, Konoeda Y, Maruyama H, Endo F, Kitagawa M, Tanimoto K, Hotta A, Tsuji T. Contact-Killing Antibacterial Polystyrene Polymerized Using a Quaternized Cationic Initiator. ACS Omega 2024; 9:9803-9812. [PMID: 38434858 PMCID: PMC10905582 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c10233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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Contact-killing antibacterial materials are attracting attention owing to their ability for sustained antibacterial activity. However, contact-killing antibacterial polystyrene (PS) has not been extensively studied because its chemically stable structure impedes chemical modification. In this study, we developed an antibacterial PS sheet with a contact-killing surface using PS synthesized from 2,2'-azobis-[2-(1,3-dimethyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-3-ium-2-yl)]propane triflate (ADIP) as a radical initiator with cationic moieties. The PS sheet synthesized with ADIP (ADIP-PS) exhibited antibacterial activity in contrast to PS synthesized with other azo radical initiators. Surface ζ-potential measurements revealed that only ADIP-PS had a cationic surface, which contributed to its contact-killing antibacterial activity. The ADIP-PS sheets also exhibited antibacterial activity after washing. In contrast, PS sheets containing silver, a typical leachable antibacterial agent, lost all antibacterial activity after the same washing treatment. The antibacterial ADIP-PS sheet demonstrated strong broad-spectrum activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, including drug-resistant bacteria. Cytotoxicity tests using L929 cells showed that the ADIP-PS sheets were noncytotoxic. This contact-killing antibacterial PS synthesized with ADIP thus demonstrated good prospects as an easily producible antimicrobial material.
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- Akiko Jitsuhiro
- Kirin
Central Research Institute, Kirin Holdings Company Limited, 26-1 Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555 Japan
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- Frontier
Research Center for Applied Atomic Science, Ibaraki University, 162-1 Shirakata, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 319-1106, Japan
- Department
of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi,
Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8522, Japan
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- Kirin
Central Research Institute, Kirin Holdings Company Limited, 26-1 Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555 Japan
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- Kirin
Central Research Institute, Kirin Holdings Company Limited, 26-1 Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555 Japan
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- Kirin
Central Research Institute, Kirin Holdings Company Limited, 26-1 Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555 Japan
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- Kirin
Central Research Institute, Kirin Holdings Company Limited, 26-1 Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555 Japan
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- Department
of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi,
Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8522, Japan
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- Department
of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi,
Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8522, Japan
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- Department
of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi,
Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8522, Japan
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- Department
of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi,
Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8522, Japan
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- Kirin
Central Research Institute, Kirin Holdings Company Limited, 26-1 Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555 Japan
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Oyama Y, Kurokawa N, Hotta A. Multifunctionality of Iodinated Halogen-Bonded Polymer: Biodegradability, Radiopacity, Elasticity, Ductility, and Self-Healing Ability. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2023; 9:6094-6102. [PMID: 37856790 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.3c01075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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A polymer with high contents of ester bonds and iodine atoms was synthesized, exhibiting sufficient biodegradability and radioactivity for biomedical applications. The iodine moieties of the synthesized polyester can generate halogen bonding between molecules, which may develop additional functional properties through the bonding. In this study, poly(glycerol adipate) (PGA) was selected and synthesized as a polyester, which was then adequately conjugated with three different types of iodine compounds via the hydroxy groups of PGA. It was found that the iodine compounds could effectively work as donors of halogen bonding. The thermal analysis by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) revealed that the glass transition temperature increased with the increase in the strength of interactions caused by π-π stacking and halogen bonding, eventually reaching 49.6 °C for PGA with triiodobenzoic groups. An elastomeric PGA with monoiodobenzoic groups was also obtained, exhibiting a high self-healing ability at room temperature because of the reconstruction of halogen bonding. Such multifaceted performance of the synthesized polyester with controllable thermal/mechanical properties was realized by halogen bonding, leading to a promising biomaterial with multifunctionality.
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- Yuya Oyama
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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Tashiro K, Shobayashi Y, Hotta A. Numerical simulation of non-linear loading–unloading hysteresis behavior of blood clots. Biocybern Biomed Eng 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbe.2022.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Tamura M, Kurokawa N, Hotta A. Compensation for Orientation Birefringence of PMMA by Blending Bottlebrush Polymers Composed of Well-Controlled Graft Chains. ACS Macro Lett 2022; 11:799-804. [PMID: 35658425 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.2c00270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The birefringence of optical polymers is a great issue in optical devices, inhibiting major applications of polymers to optical lenses and films. In this study, we have synthesized effective bottlebrush polymers with which we could attain almost zero birefringence when mixed with optical poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). In detail, the PMMA bottlebrush polymers (PMMA-BBP) were synthesized by the ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) of norbornene-terminated PMMA macromonomers prepared via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). Linear PMMA and PMMA-BBP were mixed to fabricate blend-film samples (PMMA/PMMA-BBP), which were uniaxially drawn to introduce molecular orientations. Linear PMMA possessed a negative value for its orientation birefringence, while the value of PMMA/PMMA-BBP increased as the PMMA-BBP content increased, whose orientation birefringence could reach almost zero when the ratio of the linear PMMA to PMMA-BBP became 73:27, regardless of the magnitude of the strain. The results reveal that the orientation birefringence of PMMA can be effectively controlled and removed by blending the appropriate content of PMMA-BBP.
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- Masaki Tamura
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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Ogata S, Nagatomo D, Mizoguchi K, Teshima T, Hotta A. [Can Echocardiography Adjust Corrected Contrast Injection Condition in Coronary CT Angiography?]. Nihon Hoshasen Gijutsu Gakkai Zasshi 2022; 78:484-491. [PMID: 35321993 DOI: 10.6009/jjrt.2022-1132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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PURPOSE The purposes were to search which factor of cardiac function in echocardiography correlates with the CT value, to correct contrast injection conditions with cardiac function in addition to suppress error in the contrast effect between patients, and to achieve the target CT value (350 HU) in coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA). METHODS In 112 patients (conventional group), the contrast material was administered at a fractional dose (FD) of 21 mgI/kg/s. We measured the aortic CT value in the coronary origin part. In 112 patients (correction group), the contrast material was administered at corrected injection conditions with the most correlated functional factor and CT value. RESULTS The CT value of the conventional group was an average of 400.8±51.5 HU. The most correlated factor with the CT value was stroke volume [SV (r=-0.555)]. The CT value of the conventional group was an average of 360±46 HU. The case of the aim CT level was improved from 46% to 74%. In the correction group, the average value of FD was 18.5 mgI/kg/s. This enabled the reduction of the contrast material in 95% of patients. CONCLUSION The best correlation was obtained between the CT value of coronary arteries and SV. The contrast medium injection conditions were corrected for cardiac function in addition to body weight. As a result, we were able to control the CCTA target CT value of 300 to 400 HU at our hospital.
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- Sho Ogata
- Department of Radiology, Saiseikai Fukuoka General Hospital
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- Department of Radiology, Saiseikai Fukuoka General Hospital
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Kiyokawa H, Miyamoto T, Takeya S, Ota I, Iwai T, Hotta A, Ohmura R. Investigation of the thermodynamic properties of hydrates as cooling phase change materials for their implementation in electric vehicles. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj00097k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Electric vehicles (EVs) play key roles in realizing a sustainable society.
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- Hitoshi Kiyokawa
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Central 5, Tsukuba, 305-8565, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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Maeda T, Tanimoto K, Hotta A. Thermogelling Nanocomposite Hydrogel: PLGA Molecular Weight in PLGA‐
b
‐PEG‐
b
‐PLGA Affecting the Thermogelling Behavior. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.202100316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Tomoki Maeda
- Department of Mechanical Engineering Keio University 3‐14‐1, Hiyoshi, Kohoku‐ku Yokohama 223–8522 Japan
- Frontier Research Center for Applied Atomic Sciences Ibaraki University 162‐1, Shirakata, Tokai‐mura, Naka‐gun Ibaraki 319–1106 Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering Keio University 3‐14‐1, Hiyoshi, Kohoku‐ku Yokohama 223–8522 Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering Keio University 3‐14‐1, Hiyoshi, Kohoku‐ku Yokohama 223–8522 Japan
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Tashiro K, Shobayashi Y, Ota I, Hotta A. Finite element analysis of blood clots based on the nonlinear visco-hyperelastic model. Biophys J 2021; 120:4547-4556. [PMID: 34478700 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2021.08.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Revised: 07/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Mechanical thrombectomy has become the standard treatment for patients with an acute ischemic stroke. In this approach, to remove blood clots, mechanical force is applied using thrombectomy devices, in which the interaction between the clot and the device could significantly affect the clot retrieval performance. It is expected that the finite element method (FEM) could visualize the mechanical interaction by the visualization of the stress transmission from the device to the clot. This research was aimed at verifying the constitutive theory by implementing FEM based on the visco-hyperelastic theory, using a three-dimensional clot model. We used the visco-hyperelastic FEM to reproduce the mechanical behavior of blood clots, as observed in experiments. This study is focused on the mechanical responses of clots under tensile loading and unloading because in mechanical thrombectomy, elongation is assumed to occur locally on the clots during the retrieval process. Several types of cylindrical clots were created by changing the fibrinogen dose. Tensile testing revealed that the stiffness (E0.45-value) of clots with fibrinogen could be more than three times higher than that of clots without fibrinogen. It was also found that the stiffness was not proportional to the fibrinogen dose. By fitting to the theoretical curve, it was revealed that the Mooney-Rivlin model could reproduce the hyperelastic characteristics of clots well. From the stress-relaxation data, the three-chain Maxwell model could accurately fit the experimental viscoelastic data. FEM, taking the theoretical models into account, was then carried out, and the results matched well with the experimental visco-hyperelastic characteristics of clots under tensile load, reproducing the mechanical hysteresis during unloading, the stress dependence on the strain rate, and the time-dependent stress decrease in the stress-relaxation test.
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- Koichiro Tashiro
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Japan; Biomedical Solutions Inc., Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Japan.
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Hashimoto K, Kurokawa N, Hotta A. Controlling the switching temperature of biodegradable shape memory polymers composed of stereocomplex polylactide / poly(,-lactide-co-ε-caprolactone) blends. POLYMER 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2021.124190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Kurokawa N, Endo F, Bito K, Maeda T, Hotta A. Antithrombogenic poly(2-methoxyethyl acrylate) elastomer via triblock copolymerization with poly(methyl methacrylate). POLYMER 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2021.123876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Yano K, Matsumoto T, Okamoto Y, Kurokawa N, Hasebe T, Hotta A. Fabrication of Gd-DOTA-functionalized carboxylated nanodiamonds for selective MR imaging (MRI) of the lymphatic system. Nanotechnology 2021; 32:235102. [PMID: 33657547 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/abeb9c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents with the particle diameter of around 3-10 nm hold the potential to be selectively uptaken by lymphatic vessels and be filtered in the kidney for final excretion. However, there are no existing MRI contrast agents based on gadolinium (Gd) complexes within the size of this range, and thus the selective imaging of the lymphatic system has not yet been achieved. In our previous report, we succeeded in fabricating nano-scale MRI contrast agents by complexing ordinary contrast agents (Gd-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA)) with carboxylated nanodiamond (CND) particles to conquer this problem. However, DTPA has recently been reported to release Gd ions in the course of time, leading to the potential danger of severe side effects in the human body. In this study, we utilized cyclic-chained DOTA as an alternative chelating material for DTPA to fabricate CND-based MRI contrast agents for the selective lymphatic imaging. The newly fabricated contrast agents possessed the diameter ranging from 3 to 10 nm in distilled water and serum, indicating that these particles can be selectively uptaken by lymphatic vessels and effectively filtered in the kidney. Furthermore, the DOTA-applied CND contrast agents exhibited stronger MRI visibility in water and serum compared to DTPA-applied CND contrast agents. These results indicate that DOTA-applied CND contrast agents are promising materials for the selective MR imaging of lymphatic systems.
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- Kosaku Yano
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
- Department of Radiology, Tokai University Hachioji Hospital, Tokai University School of Medicine, 1838 Ishikawa-cho, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-0032, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
- Department of Radiology, Tokai University Hachioji Hospital, Tokai University School of Medicine, 1838 Ishikawa-cho, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-0032, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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Taniguchi H, Kurokawa N, Inukai S, Hotta A. Structures and mechanical properties of electrospun cellulose nanofibers/poly(ε‐caprolactone) composites. J Appl Polym Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/app.49307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Hotaka Taniguchi
- Department of Mechanical EngineeringKeio University Yokohama Japan
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringKeio University Yokohama Japan
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringKeio University Yokohama Japan
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringKeio University Yokohama Japan
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Hirata J, Kurokawa N, Okano M, Hotta A, Watanabe S. Evaluation of Crystallinity and Hydrogen Bond Formation in Stereocomplex Poly(lactic acid) Films by Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy. Macromolecules 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c00237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- Junya Hirata
- Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8522, Japan
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8522, Japan
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8522, Japan
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8522, Japan
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8522, Japan
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Tazawa S, Maeda T, Nakayama M, Hotta A. Synthesis of Thermoplastic Poly(2-methoxyethyl acrylate)-Based Polyurethane by RAFT and Condensation Polymerization. Macromol Rapid Commun 2020; 41:e2000346. [PMID: 32808412 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202000346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Thermoplastic solid poly(2-methoxyethyl acrylate) (PMEA)-based polyurethane (PU) is synthesized through the reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization and the condensation polymerization, using hydroxyl-terminated RAFT reagents and diisocyanate, respectively. Neat PMEA is a promising antithrombogenic liquid used in the medical fields. The thermoplastic property of the solid PMEA-based PU due to hydrogen bonding is confirmed by the dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) at temperature below 72 °C. The antithrombogenic property of PMEA-based PU is also analyzed by the platelet adhesion test. The number of platelets on PMEA-based PU is 17 cells per unit area, which is smaller than that on the fluorinated diamond-like carbon (F-DLC), a well-known highly antithrombogenic material. It is concluded that a newly synthesized PMEA-based PU exhibits thermoplastic characteristics with excellent antithrombogenicity.
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- Shunsuke Tazawa
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, 223-8522, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, 223-8522, Japan.,Frontier Research Center for Applied Atomic Sciences, Ibaraki University, 162-1 Shirakata, Tokai village, Naka-gun, Ibaraki, 319-1106, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, 223-8522, Japan.,Department of Medicine, Tokai University Graduate School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa, 259-1193, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, 223-8522, Japan
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Miyamoto T, Koyama R, Kurokawa N, Hotta A, Alavi S, Ohmura R. Thermophysical Property Measurements of Tetrabutylphosphonium Oxalate (TBPOx) Ionic Semiclathrate Hydrate as a Media for the Thermal Energy Storage System. Front Chem 2020; 8:547. [PMID: 32766205 PMCID: PMC7378790 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.00547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 05/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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With increasing global power demand, thermal energy storage technology could play a role ensuring a sustainable energy supply in power generation from renewable energy sources and power demand concentration. Hydrates have high potential as phase change materials (PCMs) for the use as a thermal energy storage medium. To develop thermal energy storage technology using a hydrate-based material, further investigation of thermophysical properties and the selection of a suitable hydrate are required. Tetrabutylphosphonium oxalate (TBPOx) ionic semiclathrate hydrate contains oxalic acid in salt form, as a guest compound, which is classified as carboxylic acid group with low environmental impact. In the present study, the phase equilibrium temperature and the dissociation heat of TBPOx hydrate were measured. The highest equilibrium temperature of the solid hydrate formed was 9.4°C at the mass fraction 0.35 of TBPOx in aqueous solution. The largest dissociation heat was 186.0 ± 0.5 kJ·kg-1 at the mass fraction of 0.35. Comparing with other PCMs with close phase equilibrium temperatures, TBPOx hydrate is superior in safety and sustainability. These results indicate that TBPOx hydrate would be suitable as the thermal storage medium for the general air conditioning systems.
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- Takashi Miyamoto
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, Ottawa University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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Morisaka H, Yoshimi K, Okuzaki Y, Hotta A, Takeda J, Mashimo T, Sano S. 283 Possibility of therapeutic application to autosomal dominant dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa using large deletion genome editing with CRISPR-Cas3. J Invest Dermatol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2020.03.289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Inukai S, Kurokawa N, Hotta A. Mechanical properties of poly(ε‐caprolactone) composites with electrospun cellulose nanofibers surface modified by 3‐aminopropyltriethoxysilane. J Appl Polym Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/app.48599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Shunya Inukai
- Department of Mechanical EngineeringKeio University Yokohama 223‐8522 Japan
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringKeio University Yokohama 223‐8522 Japan
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringKeio University Yokohama 223‐8522 Japan
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Endo F, Kurokawa N, Tanimoto K, Iwase H, Maeda T, Hotta A. SANS study on the nano-crystalline network structure of elastic physical gels made of syndiotactic polypropylene. Soft Matter 2019; 15:5521-5528. [PMID: 31241635 DOI: 10.1039/c9sm00582j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The structure-property relationship of an elastic physical gel, obtained by simply quenching syndiotactic polypropylene (sPP)/decahydronaphthalene solution with liquid nitrogen, was investigated based on small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) analysis. The SANS analysis revealed that sPP nanocrystals with a constant radius of 4-5 nm existed in the sPP gels regardless of the sPP concentration, whereas the correlation length of the nanocrystals drastically decreased from ∼130 to ∼20 nm upon increasing the sPP concentration from 2 to 12 wt%. The volume fraction and the number density of the sPP nanocrystals increased monotonously with the increase in the sPP concentration. The rheological properties and the melting behavior of the quenched sPP gels were highly consistent with the number density of the nanocrystals calculated from the SANS analysis, strongly suggesting that the sPP nanocrystals actually worked as crosslinking points by inducing elasticity in the quenched sPP gels.
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- Fuyuaki Endo
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan.
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- Research Center for Neutron Science and Technology, Comprehensive Research Organization for Science and Society (CROSS), 162-1 Shirakata, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1106, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan.
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Yamazaki H, Kamitabira S, Maeda T, Hotta A. Controlling the size of spherulite and the degradation of poly(butylene succinate-co-adipate) by solvent and gel preparation temperature. Polym Degrad Stab 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2019.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Maeda T, Kitagawa M, Hotta A, Koizumi S. Thermo-Responsive Nanocomposite Hydrogels Based on PEG- b-PLGA Diblock Copolymer and Laponite. Polymers (Basel) 2019; 11:E250. [PMID: 30960234 PMCID: PMC6419014 DOI: 10.3390/polym11020250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Revised: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(d,l-lactide-co-glycolide) (PEG-b-PLGA) diblock copolymers are widely known as polymeric surfactants for biomedical applications, and exhibit high solubility in water compared to PLGA-b-PEG-b-PLGA triblock copolymers known as gelation agents. In order to overcome the difficulties in the preparation of thermo-responsive hydrogels based on PLGA-b-PEG-b-PLGA due to the low solubility in water, the fabrication of thermo-responsive hydrogels based on PEG-b-PLGA with high solubility in water was attempted by adding laponite to the PEG-b-PLGA solution. In detail, PEG-b-PLGA with high solubility in water (i.e., high PEG/PLGA ratio) were synthesized. Then, the nanocomposite solution based on PEG-b-PLGA and laponite (laponite/PEG-b-PLGA nanocomposite) was fabricated by mixing the PEG-b-PLGA solutions and the laponite suspensions. By using the test tube inversion method and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), it was found that thermo-responsive hydrogels could be obtained by using PEG-b-PLGA, generally known as polymeric surfactants, and that the gelation temperature was around the physiological temperature and could be regulated by changing the solution composition. Furthermore, from the structural analysis by small angle neutron scattering (SANS), PEG-b-PLGA was confirmed to be on the surface of the laponite platelets, and the thermosensitive PEG-b-PLGA on the laponite surface could trigger the thermo-responsive connection of the preformed laponite network.
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- Tomoki Maeda
- Frontier Research Center for Applied Atomic Sciences, Ibaraki University, 162-1 Shirakata, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1106, Japan.
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1, Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1, Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1, Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan.
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- Frontier Research Center for Applied Atomic Sciences, Ibaraki University, 162-1 Shirakata, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1106, Japan.
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Sasaki-Honda M, Jonouchi T, Arai M, Hotta A, Mitsuhashi S, Nishino I, Matsuda R, Sakurai H. NEW GENES, FUNCTIONS AND BIOMARKERS. Neuromuscul Disord 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2018.06.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Kurokawa N, Hotta A. Thermomechanical properties of highly transparent self-reinforced polylactide composites with electrospun stereocomplex polylactide nanofibers. POLYMER 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2018.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Nagahama K, Oyama N, Ono K, Hotta A, Kawauchi K, Nishikata T. Nanocomposite injectable gels capable of self-replenishing regenerative extracellular microenvironments for in vivo tissue engineering. Biomater Sci 2018; 6:550-561. [PMID: 29379910 DOI: 10.1039/c7bm01167a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Injectable hydrogels are biomaterials that have the potential to provide scaffolds to cells for in situ tissue regeneration with a minimally invasive implantation procedure. The success of in vivo tissue engineering utilizing injectable gels depends on providing cells with appropriate scaffolds that present an instructive extracellular microenvironment, which strongly influences the survival, proliferation, organization, and function of cells encapsulated within gels. One of the most important abilities of injectable gels to achieve this function is to adsorb and retain a wide variety of requisite bioactive molecules including nutrients, extracellular matrices, and growth/differentiation factors within gels. Previously, we developed nanocomposite injectable gels fabricated by simple combination of common biodegradable copolymers, poly(lactide-co-glycolide)-b-poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA-PEG-PLGA), and synthetic clay nanoparticles (LAPONITE®). We revealed that the nanocomposite injectable gels strongly adsorb ECM molecules including collagen and heparin within gels and retain them due to the ability of LAPONITE® in synchronization with the degradation of PLGA-PEG-PLGA and subsequent release of the degradation products. Human dermal fibroblast cells cultured on the nanocomposite gels showed enough high cell viability and proliferation for at least a week. Moreover, various kinds of human cells encapsulated within the nanocomposite gels exhibited significantly higher survival, proliferation, and three-dimensional organization in comparison with the PLGA-PEG-PLGA gel, LAPONITE® gel, and Matrigel. Furthermore, transplantation of mouse myoblast cells with the nanocomposite gels in model mice of skeletal muscle injury dramatically enhanced tissue regeneration and functional recovery, whereas cell transplantation with the PLGA-PEG-PLGA gel did not. Thus, the nanocomposite injectable gels possess unique abilities to self-replenish the regenerative extracellular microenvironment within the gels in the body, demonstrating the potential utility of the nanocomposite injectable gels for in vivo tissue engineering.
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- Koji Nagahama
- Department of Nanobiochemistry, Frontiers of Innovative Research in Science and Technology (FIRST), Konan University, 7-1-20 Minatojima-Minamimachi, Kobe 650-0047, Japan.
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Seki T, Arai N, Suh D, Ozawa T, Shimada T, Yasuoka K, Hotta A. Self-assembly of peptide amphiphiles by vapor pressure osmometry and dissipative particle dynamics. RSC Adv 2018; 8:26461-26468. [PMID: 35541069 PMCID: PMC9083093 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra04692a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Peptide amphiphiles are one of the most promising materials in the biomedical field, so much effort has been devoted to characterizing the mechanism of their self-assembly and thermosensitive gelation. In this work, vapor pressure osmometry measurements were carried out to parameterize the thermosensitivity of interactions between peptide amphiphiles in an aqueous solution. The osmometry measurement verified that the peptides became more hydrophobic as temperature increased, which was quantitatively described with the Flory-Huggins χ parameter. Thereafter, a coarse-grained molecular model was used to simulate peptide amphiphiles dissolved in an aqueous solution. The temperature sensitive coarse-grained parameter a HW, which is the repulsive force between the hydrophilic head of the peptide amphiphile and water was estimated from the aforementioned experimentally obtained χ. Furthermore, the effects of concentration and temperature on the self-assembly behavior of peptide amphiphiles were quantitatively studied by dissipative particle dynamics. The simulation results revealed that a HW plays an important role in self-assembly characteristics and in the resulting microstructure of the peptide amphiphiles, which coincides with previous experimental and computational findings. The methodology in quantitatively linking the coarse-grained parameter from experiment and theory provides a sensible foundation for bridging future simulation studies with experimental work on macromolecules.
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- Taiga Seki
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University 3-14-1 Hiyoshi Kohoku-ku Yokohama 223-8522 Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kindai University 3-4-1 Kowakae Higashiosaka Osaka 577-8522 Japan
- Research Institute for Science and Technology, Kindai University 3-4-1 Kowakae Higashiosaka Osaka 577-8522 Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-8656 Japan
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- Materials Science Section, Engineering Technology Division, JSOL Corporation Harumi Center Bldg., 2-5-24, Harumi Chuo-ku Tokyo 104-0053 Japan
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- Asahi-Kasei Corporation 1-105 Jimbocho, Kanda Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8101 Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University 3-14-1 Hiyoshi Kohoku-ku Yokohama 223-8522 Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University 3-14-1 Hiyoshi Kohoku-ku Yokohama 223-8522 Japan
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Endo F, Okoshi R, Takaesu K, Kurokawa N, Iwase H, Maeda T, Hotta A. Mechanically Tough Syndiotactic Polypropylene (sPP) Gels Realized by Fast Quenching Using Liquid Nitrogen. Macromolecules 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b02426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Fuyuaki Endo
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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- Research Center for Neutron Science and Technology, Comprehensive Research Organization for Science and Society (CROSS), 162-1 Shirakata, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1106, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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Endo F, Hotta A. Thermal effects on the strain-induced β to α form crystalline structural transition of solid-state syndiotactic polystyrene. POLYMER 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2017.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Kitagawa M, Maeda T, Hotta A. PEG-based nanocomposite hydrogel: Thermo-responsive sol-gel transition and degradation behavior controlled by the LA/GA ratio of PLGA-PEG-PLGA. Polym Degrad Stab 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2017.11.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Bito K, Hasebe T, Maegawa S, Maeda T, Matsumoto T, Suzuki T, Hotta A. In vitrobasic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) delivery using an antithrombogenic 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC) polymer coated with a micropatterned diamond-like carbon (DLC) film. J Biomed Mater Res A 2017; 105:3384-3391. [DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.36201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2017] [Revised: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 08/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Kenta Bito
- Department of Mechanical Engineering; Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi; Kohoku-ku Yokohama 223-8522 Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering; Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi; Kohoku-ku Yokohama 223-8522 Japan
- Department of Radiology; Tokai University Hachioji Hospital, Tokai University School of Medicine, 1838 Ishikawa-cho; Hachioji-shi Tokyo 192-0032 Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering; Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi; Kohoku-ku Yokohama 223-8522 Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering; Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi; Kohoku-ku Yokohama 223-8522 Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering; Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi; Kohoku-ku Yokohama 223-8522 Japan
- Department of Radiology; Tokai University Hachioji Hospital, Tokai University School of Medicine, 1838 Ishikawa-cho; Hachioji-shi Tokyo 192-0032 Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering; Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi; Kohoku-ku Yokohama 223-8522 Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering; Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi; Kohoku-ku Yokohama 223-8522 Japan
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Kurokawa N, Kimura S, Hotta A. Mechanical properties of poly(butylene succinate) composites with aligned cellulose‐acetate nanofibers. J Appl Polym Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/app.45429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- Naruki Kurokawa
- Department of Mechanical EngineeringKeio UniversityKohoku‐ku Yokohama223‐8522 Japan
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringKeio UniversityKohoku‐ku Yokohama223‐8522 Japan
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringKeio UniversityKohoku‐ku Yokohama223‐8522 Japan
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- Shunsuke Tazawa
- Department of Mechanical EngineeringKeio University3‐14‐1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku‐ku Yokohama223‐8522 Japan
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- Department of Applied ChemistryWaseda University3‐4‐1 Okubo, Shinjuku‐ku Tokyo169‐8555 Japan
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringKeio University3‐14‐1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku‐ku Yokohama223‐8522 Japan
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringKeio University3‐14‐1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku‐ku Yokohama223‐8522 Japan
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Aso A, Taki K, Maeda T, Toma K, Tamiaki H, Hotta A. Composition‐dependent sol‐gel transition of amphiphilic blend of PEG with hydrophobic gallamide components. J Appl Polym Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/app.45402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Akihiro Aso
- Department of Mechanical EngineeringKeio University3‐14‐1, Hiyoshi, Kohoku‐ku, Yokohama223‐8522 Japan
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- Graduate School of Life SciencesRitsumeikan UniversityNoji‐higashi 1‐1‐1, Kusatsu Shiga525‐8577 Japan
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringKeio University3‐14‐1, Hiyoshi, Kohoku‐ku, Yokohama223‐8522 Japan
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- Asahi Kasei Corporation2‐1, Samejima, Fuji Shizuoka416‐8501 Japan
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- Graduate School of Life SciencesRitsumeikan UniversityNoji‐higashi 1‐1‐1, Kusatsu Shiga525‐8577 Japan
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringKeio University3‐14‐1, Hiyoshi, Kohoku‐ku, Yokohama223‐8522 Japan
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Yo K, Gomi T, Takeuchi H, Shishido M, Hotta A, Numano K, Ishizaki C, Kawashima M. 255 The effect of a neutrophil elastase inhibitor, NEI-L1, on skin wrinkles. J Invest Dermatol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2017.02.271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Miyazaki M, Maeda T, Hirashima K, Kurokawa N, Nagahama K, Hotta A. PEG-based nanocomposite hydrogel: Thermoresponsive sol-gel transition controlled by PLGA-PEG-PLGA molecular weight and solute concentration. POLYMER 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2017.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Ueki K, Yoshizawa K, Moroi A, Ikawa H, Iguchi R, Kosaka A, Hotta A, Tsutsui T. Evaluation of maxillary sinus after Le Fort I osteotomy using different fixation materials. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2017.02.1119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Moroi A, Yoshizawa K, Iguchi R, Kosaka A, Ikawa H, Saida Y, Hotta A, Tsutsui T, Ueki K. Comparison of the computed tomography values of the bone fragment gap after sagittal split ramus osteotomy in mandibular prognathism with and without asymmetry. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2016; 45:1520-1525. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2016.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2015] [Revised: 05/18/2016] [Accepted: 08/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Maeda T, Takaesu K, Hotta A. Syndiotactic polypropylene nanofibers obtained from solution electrospinning process at ambient temperature. J Appl Polym Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/app.43238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Tomoki Maeda
- Department of Mechanical Engineering; Keio University; 3-14-1 Hiyoshi Kohoku-ku Yokohama 223-8522 Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering; Keio University; 3-14-1 Hiyoshi Kohoku-ku Yokohama 223-8522 Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering; Keio University; 3-14-1 Hiyoshi Kohoku-ku Yokohama 223-8522 Japan
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Moroi A, Saida Y, Tutui T, Hotta A, Iguchi R, Ikawa H, Kosaka A, Higuchi M, Yoshizawa K, Ueki K. Comparison between in skeletal stability after sagittal split ramus osteotomy with and without extraction of third molar in the mandibular prognathism patients. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2015.08.249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ueki K, Moroi A, Iguchi R, Kosaka A, Ikawa H, Hotta A, Tsutsui T, Saida Y, Yoshizawa K. Changes in CT (computed tomography) value of mandibular ramus bone and fixation screws after sagittal split ramus osteotomy. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2015.08.357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Mizuno S, Maeda T, Kanemura C, Hotta A. Biodegradability, reprocessability, and mechanical properties of polybutylene succinate (PBS) photografted by hydrophilic or hydrophobic membranes. Polym Degrad Stab 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2015.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Bito K, Maeda T, Hagiwara K, Yoshida S, Hasebe T, Hotta A. Poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine) (MPC) nanofibers coated with micro-patterned diamond-like carbon (DLC) for the controlled drug release. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.17106/jbr.29.51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Kenta Bito
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University
- Tokai University Hachioji Hospital, Tokai University School of Medicine
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University
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Otsuka T, Maeda T, Hotta A. Effects of Salt Concentrations of the Aqueous Peptide-Amphiphile Solutions on the Sol–Gel Transitions, the Gelation Speed, and the Gel Characteristics. J Phys Chem B 2014; 118:11537-45. [DOI: 10.1021/jp5031569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Takahiro Otsuka
- Department of Mechanical
Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical
Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical
Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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Maeda T, Hagiwara K, Yoshida S, Hasebe T, Hotta A. Preparation and characterization of 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine polymer nanofibers prepared via electrospinning for biomedical materials. J Appl Polym Sci 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/app.40606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Tomoki Maeda
- Department of Mechanical Engineering; Keio University; Yokohama 223-8522 Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering; Keio University; Yokohama 223-8522 Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering; Keio University; Yokohama 223-8522 Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering; Keio University; Yokohama 223-8522 Japan
- Tokai University Hachioji Hospital; Tokai University School of Medicine; Tokyo 190-0032 Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering; Keio University; Yokohama 223-8522 Japan
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Higashi K, Uchida K, Hotta A, Hishida K, Miki N. Micropatterning of Silica Nanoparticles by Electrospray Deposition through a Stencil Mask. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 19:75-81. [DOI: 10.1177/2211068213495205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Kitamura N, Hasebe T, Matsumoto T, Hotta A, Suzuki T, Yamagami T, Terada H. Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor as a Potential Stent Coating Material Inducing Endothelial Cell Proliferation. J Atheroscler Thromb 2014; 21:477-85. [DOI: 10.5551/jat.20404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Oyama N, Minami H, Kawano D, Miyazaki M, Maeda T, Toma K, Hotta A, Nagahama K. A nanocomposite approach to develop biodegradable thermogels exhibiting excellent cell-compatibility for injectable cell delivery. Biomater Sci 2014; 2:1057-1062. [DOI: 10.1039/c4bm00074a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Yoshimoto Y, Hasebe T, Takahashi K, Amari M, Nagashima S, Kamijo A, Hotta A, Takahashi K, Suzuki T. Ultrastructural characterization of surface-induced platelet activation on artificial materials by transmission electron microscopy. Microsc Res Tech 2013; 76:342-9. [PMID: 23362044 DOI: 10.1002/jemt.22172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2012] [Accepted: 12/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
Platelet adhesion is one of the most pivotal events of blood clotting for artificial surfaces. However, the mechanisms of surface-induced platelet activation have not been fully been elucidated or visualized so far. In this study, we attempted to observe the internal structures and adhesion interfaces of human platelets attached to artificial surfaces by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) during the platelet activation process. We prepared observation samples by a conventional embedding method using EPON 812 resin. The sectioning was sliced perpendicular to the a-platelet/material interface. Observation by TEM indicates that internal granules coalesce in the center of the platelet accompanied by pseudopodial growth in the early stage of platelet activation. Pseudopodia from a platelet attach to the material interface not along a plane but at a point. In addition, along with the process of platelet activation, the gap between the platelet membrane and the material surface at the interface disappeared and a-platelet/material adhesion became much tighter. In the fully activated platelet stage, the platelet becomes thinner and tightly adheres to the substrate. As a result of comparative observation of an adherent platelet on polycarbonate (PC) and on amorphous carbon (a-C:H), it was found that internal granules release was inhibited more remarkably on a-C:H coating rather than on PC. Despite numerous technical difficulties in preparing sectional samples, such a study might prove the essential mechanism of biomaterial-related thrombosis, and it might become possible to modify the surfaces of materials to minimize material-related thrombosis.
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- Yukihiro Yoshimoto
- Center for Science of Environment, Resources and Energy, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8522, Japan
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Takahashi J, Nakaya M, Matsui E, Hotta A. Improvement of gas barrier property of polyolefins by diamond-like carbon deposition and photografting polymerization. J Appl Polym Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/app.38974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Nakano A, Miki N, Hishida K, Hotta A. Solution parameters for the fabrication of thinner silicone fibers by electrospinning. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys 2012; 86:011801. [PMID: 23005442 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.86.011801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
Abstract
Silicone fibers were synthesized by electrospinning, where 17 solvents with different chemical properties (boiling point, conductivity, viscosity, dielectric constant, and solubility parameter) were used to dissolve the silicone polymer for the formation of fibers through electrospinning. Previous reports on the miniaturization of fibers of polymers dissolved in a solvent suggested that the low viscosity and the high conductivity of the polymer solution were the key parameters to form thinner fibers when using a single solvent. Here we have found a powerful way to search for good solvents to reduce the fiber diameters as well as to dissolve the polymers. By considering different types of solvents, it was found that the solubility parameters conclusively determined the smallest fiber diameters of the silicone polymers. The solubility parameter of the silicone polymer should be lower than those of the solvents to make thinner fibers. The results have revealed the strong relationship between the diameters of the fibers and the solubility parameters of the solvents, and they indicate that the solubility parameter could be a good indicative parameter in selecting solvents during the fabrication of thinner fibers by electrospinning, especially for siloxane polymers.
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- Atsushi Nakano
- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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Kanemura C, Nakashima S, Hotta A. Mechanical properties and chemical structures of biodegradable poly(butylene-succinate) for material reprocessing. Polym Degrad Stab 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2012.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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