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Akihiko Kanazawa

Akihiko Kanazawa

Overview

Akihiko Kanazawa is affiliated with Tokyo City University in Japan and has contributed research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Engineering. Their work encompasses various subfields including Food Science, Molecular Biology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, and Surfaces, Coatings and Films.

Their research covers several interconnected topics related to proteins and enzymes in food systems, enzymatic catalysis and immobilization, food chemistry and fat analysis, as well as studies on chitinases and chitosanases. Specific topics include:

  • Proteins in Food Systems
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis
  • Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization
  • Electrochemical sensors and biosensors
  • Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases
  • Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides

Kanazawa has collaborated frequently with Takashi Kuroiwa, Yusuke Morino, Kentaro Takase, Nobuyuki Nagaoka, and Naoki Koshitani, indicating a stable network of co-authors with multiple joint publications.

Their recent papers include:

  • "Biocompatible homogeneous particle formation via the self-complexation of chitosan with oleic acid and its application as an encapsulation material for a water-insoluble compound" (2021) published in Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
  • "Chitosanase-immobilized magnetite-agar gel particles as a highly stable and reusable biocatalyst for enhanced production of physiologically active chitosan oligosaccharides" (2024) published in Enzyme and Microbial Technology
  • "Protein-Stabilized Palm-Oil-in-Water Emulsification Using Microchannel Array Devices under Controlled Temperature" (2020) published in Molecules
  • "Biodegradable Crosslinked Chitosan Gel Microbeads with Controlled Size, Prepared by Membrane Emulsification-External Gelation and Their Application as Reusable Adsorption Materials" (2022) published in JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING OF JAPAN
  • "Improved Stability of the Palm Oil-in-Water Emulsion via the Surface Modification of Droplets with a Chitosan-Casein Complex Layer" (2021) published in Japan Journal of Food Engineering

Their work has been published repeatedly in journals such as Enzyme and Microbial Technology, Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Molecules, and the JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING OF JAPAN.

Best Publications

  • Anisotropic Bending and Unbending Behavior of Azobenzene Liquid‐Crystalline Gels by Light Exposure

    Tomiki Ikeda;Makoto Nakano;Yanlei Yu;Osamu Tsutsumi

  • Novel polycationic biocides: Synthesis and antibacterial activity of polymeric phosphonium salts

    Akihiko Kanazawa;Tomiki Ikeda;Takeshi Endo

  • Polymeric phosphonium salts as a novel class of cationic biocides. III: Immobilization of phosphonium salts by surface photografting and antibacterial activity of the surface-treated polymer films

    Akihiko Kanazawa;Tomiki Ikeda;Takeshi Endo

  • Photoinduced Alignment of Polymer Liquid Crystals Containing Azobenzene Moieties in the Side Chain. 1. Effect of Light Intensity on Alignment Behavior

    Yiliang Wu;Yasuyuki Demachi;Osamu Tsutsumi;Akihiko Kanazawa

  • Rapid optical switching by means of photoinduced change in refractive index of azobenzene liquid crystals detected by reflection-mode analysis

    Atsushi Shishido;Osamu Tsutsumi;Akihiko Kanazawa;Takeshi Shiono

  • Polymeric phosphonium salts as a novel class of cationic biocides. II. Effects of counter anion and molecular weight on antibacterial activity of polymeric phosphonium salts

    Akihiko Kanazawa;Tomiki Ikeda;Takeshi Endo

  • Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of dimethyl- and trimethyl-substituted phosphonium salts with alkyl chains of various lengths.

    A Kanazawa;T Ikeda;T Endo

  • Photochemical modulation of color and transmittance in chiral nematic liquid crystal containing an azobenzene as a photosensitive chromophore

    Hyoung-Kwan Lee;Keina Doi;Hisako Harada;Osamu Tsutsumi

  • Photoinduced alignment of polymer liquid crystals containing azobenzene moieties in the side chain. 2. Effect of spacer length of the azobenzene unit on alignment behavior

    Yiliang Wu;Yasuyuki Demachi;Osamu Tsutsumi;Akihiko Kanazawa

  • Dynamics of Photochemical Phase Transition of Guest/Host Liquid Crystals with an Azobenzene Derivative as a Photoresponsive Chromophore

    Jeong-Hee Sung;Shigenobu Hirano;Osamu Tsutsumi;Akihiko Kanazawa

  • Photoinduced Alignment of Polymer Liquid Crystals Containing Azobenzene Moieties in the Side Chain. 5. Effect of the Azo Contents on Alignment Behavior and Enhanced Response

    Yiliang Wu;Qijin Zhang;Akihiko Kanazawa;Takeshi Shiono

  • A Thiophene Liquid Crystal as a Novel π-Conjugated Dye for Photo-Manipulation of Molecular Alignment

    H. Zhang;S. Shiino;A. Shishido;A. Kanazawa

  • All-optically controllable polymer/liquid crystal composite films containing the azobenzene liquid crystal

    Hyoung-Kwan Lee;Akihiko Kanazawa;and Takeshi Shiono;Tomiki Ikeda

  • Holographic gratings and holographic image storage via photochemical phase transitions of polymer azobenzene liquid-crystal films

    Takahiro Yamamoto;Makoto Hasegawa;Akihiko Kanazawa;Takeshi Shiono

  • High-Performance Material for Holographic Gratings by Means of a Photoresponsive Polymer Liquid Crystal Containing a Tolane Moiety with High Birefringence

    Satoshi Yoneyama;Takahiro Yamamoto;Osamu Tsutsumi;Akihiko Kanazawa

  • Photochemical Phase Transition Behavior of Polymer Azobenzene Liquid Crystals with Electron-Donating and -Accepting Substituents at the 4,4‘-Positions

    Osamu Tsutsumi;Takashi Kitsunai;Akihiko Kanazawa;Takeshi Shiono

  • Photoinduced alignment of polymer liquid crystals containing azobenzene moieties in the side chain. 4. Dynamic study of the alignment process

    Yiliang Wu;Akihiko Kanazawa;Takeshi Shiono;Tomiki Ikeda

  • Polymeric phosphonium salts as a novel class of cationic biocides. IV: Synthesis and antibacterial activity of polymers with phosphonium salts in the main chain

    Akihiko Kanazawa;Tomiki Ikeda;Takeshi Endo

  • Photoinduced Alignment of Polymer Liquid Crystals Containing Azobenzene Moieties in the Side Chain. 3. Effect of Structure of Photochromic Moieties on Alignment Behavior

    Yiliang Wu;Yasuyuki Demachi;Osamu Tsutsumi;Akihiko Kanazawa

  • Antibacterial activity of polymeric sulfonium salts

    Akihiko Kanazawa;Tomiki Ikeda;Takeshi Endo

Frequent Co-Authors

Tomiki Ikeda
Tomiki Ikeda Chuo University
Takeshi Shiono
Takeshi Shiono Hiroshima University
Takeshi Endo
Takeshi Endo Kyushu Institute of Technology
Yiliang Wu
Yiliang Wu TE Connectivity (China)
Hideharu Mori
Hideharu Mori Yamagata University
Hiroyuki Nakamura
Hiroyuki Nakamura Tokyo Institute of Technology
Chihaya Adachi
Chihaya Adachi Kyushu University
Qijin Zhang
Qijin Zhang University of Science and Technology of China
Tamejiro Hiyama
Tamejiro Hiyama Chuo University
Takakazu Yamamoto
Takakazu Yamamoto Tokyo Institute of Technology

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