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Akon Higuchi is affiliated with National Central University in Taiwan. Their research spans fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with significant work in subfields such as Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Surgery, Genetics, and Biomaterials.

The scientist's main research topics focus on areas including 3D Printing in Biomedical Research, Pluripotent Stem Cells Research, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, Mesenchymal stem cell research, and Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications.

Higuchi has published in several frequently featured venues, demonstrating a research presence in journals such as:

  • Journal of Materials Chemistry B
  • Progress in molecular biology and translational science
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Regenerative Biomaterials
  • Regenerative medicine and dentistry.

Notable recent papers include:

  • Introduction to stem cells (2023), published in Progress in molecular biology and translational science
  • Efficient differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells into cardiomyocytes on cell sorting thermoresponsive surface (2020), published in Biomaterials
  • Generation of universal and hypoimmunogenic human pluripotent stem cells (2020), published in Cell Proliferation
  • Cell-binding peptides on the material surface guide stem cell fate of adhesion, proliferation and differentiation (2023), published in Journal of Materials Chemistry B
  • Neuronal Cell Differentiation of Human Dental Pulp Stem Cells on Synthetic Polymeric Surfaces Coated With ECM Proteins (2022), published in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Frequent collaborators include researchers Suresh Kumar, Ting Wang, Tzu-Cheng Sung, and Henry Hsin-Chung Lee. These collaborations reflect continuity in research themes and joint projects.

Best Publications

  • Physical cues of biomaterials guide stem cell differentiation fate.

    Akon Higuchi;Akon Higuchi;Qing Dong Ling;Yung Chang;Shih Tien Hsu

  • Chemically modified polysulfone hollow fibers with vinylpyrrolidone having improved blood compatibility.

    Akon Higuchi;Kazunobu Shirano;Masaharu Harashima;Boo Ok Yoon

  • Sulfobetaine-grafted poly(vinylidene fluoride) ultrafiltration membranes exhibit excellent antifouling property

    Yen Che Chiang;Yung Chang;Akon Higuchi;Wen Yih Chen

  • A Highly Stable Nonbiofouling Surface with Well-Packed Grafted Zwitterionic Polysulfobetaine for Plasma Protein Repulsion

    Yung Chang;Shih Chieh Liao;Akon Higuchi;Ruoh Chyu Ruaan

  • Green-synthesized silver nanoparticles as a novel control tool against dengue virus (DEN-2) and its primary vector Aedes aegypti

    Vasu Sujitha;Kadarkarai Murugan;Manickam Paulpandi;Chellasamy Panneerselvam

  • D.s.c. investigation of the states of water in poly(vinyl alcohol)membranes

    Akon Higuchi;Toshiro Iijima

  • Characterization and biotoxicity of Hypnea musciformis-synthesized silver nanoparticles as potential eco-friendly control tool against Aedes aegypti and Plutella xylostella.

    Mathath Roni;Kadarkarai Murugan;Chellasamy Panneerselvam;Jayapal Subramaniam

  • Serum protein adsorption and platelet adhesion on pluronic™-adsorbed polysulfone membranes

    Akon Higuchi;Kaichiro Sugiyama;Boo Ok Yoon;Masaru Sakurai

  • Collagen Scaffolds in Cartilage Tissue Engineering and Relevant Approaches for Future Development

    Vincent Irawan;Tzu Cheng Sung;Akon Higuchi;Toshiyuki Ikoma

  • Preparation of poly(vinylidene fluoride) microfiltration membrane with uniform surface-copolymerized poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate and improvement of blood compatibility

    Yung Chang;Yu Ju Shih;Ruoh Chyu Ruaan;Akon Higuchi

  • Neem (Azadirachta indica): towards the ideal insecticide?

    Giovanni Benelli;Angelo Canale;Chiara Toniolo;Akon Higuchi

  • Biomimetic Cell Culture Proteins as Extracellular Matrices for Stem Cell Differentiation

    Akon Higuchi;Akon Higuchi;Qing Dong Ling;Shih Tien Hsu;Akihiro Umezawa

  • Mosquito control with green nanopesticides: towards the One Health approach? A review of non-target effects

    Giovanni Benelli;Filippo Maggi;Roman Pavela;Kadarkarai Murugan

  • Gas permeability and stability of poly(1-trimethylsilyl-1-propyne-co-1-phenyl-1-propyne) membranes

    Kazukiyo Nagai;Akon Higuchi;Tsutomu Nakagawa

  • S argassum muticum-synthesized silver nanoparticles: an effective control tool against mosquito vectors and bacterial pathogens

    Pari Madhiyazhagan;Kadarkarai Murugan;Arjunan Naresh Kumar;Thiyagarajan Nataraj

  • Fern-synthesized nanoparticles in the fight against malaria: LC/MS analysis of Pteridium aquilinum leaf extract and biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles with high mosquitocidal and antiplasmodial activity.

    Chellasamy Panneerselvam;Kadarkarai Murugan;Mathath Roni;Al Thabiani Aziz

  • Tunable bioadhesive copolymer hydrogels of thermoresponsive poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) containing zwitterionic polysulfobetaine.

    Yung Chang;Wetra Yandi;Wen Yih Chen;Yu Ju Shih

  • Eco-friendly control of malaria and arbovirus vectors using the mosquitofish Gambusia affinis and ultra-low dosages of Mimusops elengi-synthesized silver nanoparticles: towards an integrative approach?

    Jayapal Subramaniam;Kadarkarai Murugan;Chellasamy Panneerselvam;Kalimuthu Kovendan

  • Polymeric membranes for chiral separation of pharmaceuticals and chemicals

    Akon Higuchi;Miho Tamai;Yi An Ko;Yoh Ichi Tagawa

  • Dual-thermoresponsive phase behavior of blood compatible zwitterionic copolymers containing nonionic poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide).

    Yung Chang;Wen Yih Chen;Wetra Yandi;Yu Ju Shih

Frequent Co-Authors

Kadarkarai Murugan
Kadarkarai Murugan Bharathiar University
Giovanni Benelli
Giovanni Benelli University of Pisa
Yung Chang
Yung Chang Chung Yuan Christian University
Marcello Nicoletti
Marcello Nicoletti Sapienza University of Rome
Akihiro Umezawa
Akihiro Umezawa National Center For Child Health and Development
Angelo Canale
Angelo Canale University of Pisa
Toshihiro Akaike
Toshihiro Akaike Tokyo Institute of Technology
Jiang-Shiou Hwang
Jiang-Shiou Hwang National Taiwan Ocean University
Kazukiyo Nagai
Kazukiyo Nagai Meiji University
Chong-Su Cho
Chong-Su Cho Seoul National University

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