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Arimitsu Usuki is affiliated with Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan and has contributed extensively to the fields of materials science and chemistry, with a focus on biomaterials, polymers and plastics, organic and inorganic chemistry, and materials chemistry. Their research addresses topics such as biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, advanced cellulose research studies, electrospun nanofibers in biomedical applications, polymer nanocomposites and properties, polymer crystallization and properties, synthesis and properties of aromatic compounds, and supramolecular chemistry and complexes.

Usuki's recent published papers include:

  • Results of the Nano Cellulose Vehicle Project, 2021, Journal of the Japan Society of Colour Material
  • Trial Production Using Cellulose Nanofibers, 2022, NIPPON GOMU KYOKAISHI
  • Development of Automotive Plastics Seen through Experience, 2023, Seikei-Kakou

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, Usuki has coauthors such as Yoichi Hosokawa, Shuji Kajiya, Ayako Ohshima, Satoshi Kawata, and Nobuhiro Ishida.

Their work has been published in various scientific venues, including:

  • Seikei-Kakou
  • Journal of the Japan Society of Colour Material
  • NIPPON GOMU KYOKAISHI
  • Molecules
  • Chemistry Letters

This body of research contributes to advancements in materials science, specifically focusing on the development and characterization of polymeric materials and nanofibers as well as applications related to cellulose and automotive plastics.

Best Publications

  • Synthesis of nylon 6-clay hybrid

    Arimitsu Usuki;Yoshitsugu Kojima;Masaya Kawasumi;Akane Okada

  • Mechanical properties of nylon 6-clay hybrid

    Yoshitsugu Kojima;Arimitsu Usuki;Masaya Kawasumi;Akane Okada

  • Synthesis and properties of polyimide–clay hybrid

    Kazuhisa Yano;Arimitsu Usuki;Akane Okada;Toshio Kurauchi

  • Swelling behavior of montmorillonite cation exchanged for ω-amino acids by ∊-caprolactam

    Arimitsu Usuki;Masaya Kawasumi;Yoshitsugu Kojima;Akane Okada

  • Synthesis of nylon 6-clay hybrid by montmorillonite intercalated with ε-caprolactam

    Yoshitsugu Kojima;Arimitsu Usuki;Masaya Kawasumi;Akane Okada

  • Twenty Years of Polymer‐Clay Nanocomposites

    Akane Okada;Arimitsu Usuki

  • Synthesis and properties of polyimide-clay hybrid films

    Kazuhisa Yano;Arimitsu Usuki;Akane Okada

  • Preparation and mechanical properties of polypropylene-clay hybrids using a maleic anhydride-modified polypropylene oligomer

    Naoki Hasegawa;Masaya Kawasumi;Makoto Kato;Arimitsu Usuki

  • The chemistry of polymer-clay hybrids

    Akane Okada;Arimitsu Usuki

  • Synthesis of polypropylene oligomer—clay intercalation compounds

    Makoto Kato;Arimitsu Usuki;Akane Okada

  • A hierarchical structure and properties of intercalated polypropylene/clay nanocomposites

    Pham Hoai Nam;Pralay Maiti;Masami Okamoto;Tadao Kotaka

  • One‐pot synthesis of nylon 6–clay hybrid

    Yoshitsugu Kojima;Arimitsu Usuki;Masaya Kawasumi;Akane Okada

  • Crystallization and Melting Behavior of Poly (l-lactic Acid)

    Takahiko Kawai;Nelly Rahman;Go Matsuba;Koji Nishida

  • Sorption of water in nylon 6-clay hybrid

    Yoshitsugu Kojima;Arimitsu Usuki;Masaya Kawasumi;Akane Okada

  • Influence of Crystallization on Intercalation, Morphology, and Mechanical Properties of Polypropylene/Clay Nanocomposites

    Pralay Maiti;Pham Hoai Nam;Masami Okamoto;Naoki Hasegawa

  • Interaction of nylon 6‐clay surface and mechanical properties of nylon 6‐clay hybrid

    Arimitsu Usuki;Akihiko Koiwai;Yoshitsugu Kojima;Masaya Kawasumi

  • Synthesis of polypropylene-clay hybrid

    A. Usuki;M. Kato;A. Okada;T. Kurauchi

  • Nylon 6–Clay Hybrid

    Akane Okada;Masaya Kawasumi;Arimitsu Usuki;Yoshitsugu Kojima

  • Preparation and properties of EPDM–clay hybrids

    A Usuki;A Tukigase;M Kato

  • Composite material and process for manufacturing same

    Akane Okada;Yoshiaki Fukushima;Masaya Kawasumi;Shinji Inagaki

Frequent Co-Authors

Akane Okada
Akane Okada Toyota Motor Corporation (Japan)
Yoshitsugu Kojima
Yoshitsugu Kojima Hiroshima University
Masami Okamoto
Masami Okamoto Toyota Technological Institute
Yoshiaki Fukushima
Yoshiaki Fukushima Advanced Institute of Materials Science
Pralay Maiti
Pralay Maiti Indian Institute of Technology BHU
Shiro Kobayashi
Shiro Kobayashi Kyoto University
Toshiji Kanaya
Toshiji Kanaya High Energy Accelerator Research Organization
Keisuke Kaji
Keisuke Kaji Kyoto University
Hiroshi Uyama
Hiroshi Uyama Osaka University
Oskar Nuyken
Oskar Nuyken Technical University of Munich

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