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Atsushi Takahara

Atsushi Takahara

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Materials Science
Japan
2022

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Materials Science

D-Index
88
Citations
28808
World Ranking
1860
National Ranking
74

Chemistry

D-Index
87
Citations
28057
World Ranking
2402
National Ranking
135

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Japan Leader Award
  • 2014 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For developing new insights into the surface dynamics and glassy behavior of polymer thin films, development of charged sidechains polyelectrolyte brushes and polymer nanohybrids from aluminosilicate nanotubes

Overview

Atsushi Takahara is affiliated with Kyushu University in Japan, focusing on materials science and engineering with a particular emphasis on polymers and plastics. Their research spans multiple subfields including biomedical engineering, surfaces, coatings and films, biomaterials, and organic chemistry.

The main topics covered in Takahara's work include:

  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Polymer surface interaction studies
  • Microplastics and plastic pollution
  • Advanced polymer synthesis and characterization
  • Polymer nanocomposites and properties
  • Advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials
  • Polymer crystallization and properties

Takashara has contributed to a number of scientific journals, frequently publishing in:

  • Langmuir
  • ACS Applied Polymer Materials
  • Polymer
  • Polymer Journal
  • Macromolecules

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Takahara include:

  • Influence of chemical structure of hard segments on physical properties of polyurethane elastomers: a review (2020, Journal of Polymer Research)
  • Crystal polymorphism of polylactide and its composites by X-ray diffraction study (2020, Polymer Journal)
  • Film formation process of natural rubber latex particles: roles of the particle size and distribution of non-rubber species on film microstructure (2020, Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects)
  • Probing the in-plane liquid-like behavior of liquid crystal elastomers (2021, Science Advances)
  • Enhanced Adhesion Effect of Epoxy Resin on Metal Surfaces Using Polymer with Catechol and Epoxy Groups (2020, ACS Applied Polymer Materials)

Takahara regularly collaborates with several researchers including Ken Kojio, Yuji Higaki, Kazutaka Kamitani, Yingjun An, and Tomoko Kajiwara.

In 2014, Takahara was named a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), recognized for developing new insights into the surface dynamics and glassy behavior of polymer thin films, as well as work related to charged sidechains polyelectrolyte brushes and polymer nanohybrids derived from aluminosilicate nanotubes.

Best Publications

  • Self‐Healing of Covalently Cross‐Linked Polymers by Reshuffling Thiuram Disulfide Moieties in Air under Visible Light

    Yoshifumi Amamoto;Hideyuki Otsuka;Atsushi Takahara;Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

  • Repeatable photoinduced self-healing of covalently cross-linked polymers through reshuffling of trithiocarbonate units

    Yoshifumi Amamoto;Jun Kamada;Hideyuki Otsuka;Atsushi Takahara

  • Dynamic covalent polymers: Reorganizable polymers with dynamic covalent bonds

    Takeshi Maeda;Hideyuki Otsuka;Atsushi Takahara

  • Wetting Transition from the Cassie–Baxter State to the Wenzel State on Textured Polymer Surfaces

    Daiki Murakami;Hiroshi Jinnai;Atsushi Takahara

  • Self-healing of chemical gels cross-linked by diarylbibenzofuranone-based trigger-free dynamic covalent bonds at room temperature.

    Keiichi Imato;Masamichi Nishihara;Takeshi Kanehara;Yoshifumi Amamoto

  • Wettability and Antifouling Behavior on the Surfaces of Superhydrophilic Polymer Brushes

    Motoyasu Kobayashi;Yuki Terayama;Hiroki Yamaguchi;Masami Terada

  • Selective modification of halloysite lumen with octadecylphosphonic acid: new inorganic tubular micelle.

    Weng On Yah;Atsushi Takahara;Yuri M. Lvov

  • Surface molecular motion of the monodisperse polystyrene films

    Tisato Kajiyama;Keiji Tanaka;Atsushi Takahara

  • Super-liquid-repellent surfaces prepared by colloidal silica nanoparticles covered with fluoroalkyl groups.

    Masaya Hikita;Keiji Tanaka;Tetsuya Nakamura;Tisato Kajiyama

  • Molecular aggregation structure and surface properties of poly(fluoroalkyl acrylate) thin films

    Koji Honda;Masamichi Morita;Hideyuki Otsuka;Atsushi Takahara

  • A dynamic covalent polymer driven by disulfide metathesis under photoirradiation

    Hideyuki Otsuka;Shinsuke Nagano;Yasuharu Kobashi;Takeshi Maeda

  • Control of nanobiointerfaces generated from well-defined biomimetic polymer brushes for protein and cell manipulations.

    Ryoko Iwata;Piyawan Suk-In;Vipavee P. Hoven;Atsushi Takahara

  • Macroscopic-wetting anisotropy on the line-patterned surface of fluoroalkylsilane monolayers

    Masamichi Morita;Masamichi Morita;Tomoyuki Koga;Hideyuki Otsuka;Atsushi Takahara

  • Biomimetic dopamine derivative for selective polymer modification of halloysite nanotube lumen.

    Weng On Yah;Hang Xu;Hiroe Soejima;Wei Ma

  • Polystyrene- and poly(3-vinylpyridine)-grafted magnetite nanoparticles prepared through surface-initiated nitroxide-mediated radical polymerization

    Ryosuke Matsuno;Kazuya Yamamoto;Hideyuki Otsuka;Atsushi Takahara

  • Friction behavior of high-density poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine) brush in aqueous media

    Motoyasu Kobayashi;Yuki Terayama;Nao Hosaka;Masataka Kaido

  • Charged-particle multiplicity measurement in proton-proton collisions at sqrt(s) = 0.9 and 2.36 TeV with ALICE at LHC

    K. Aamodt;N. Abel;U. Abeysekara;A. Abrahantes Quintana

  • Mechanophores with a Reversible Radical System and Freezing‐Induced Mechanochemistry in Polymer Solutions and Gels

    Keiichi Imato;Keiichi Imato;Atsushi Irie;Takahiro Kosuge;Tomoyuki Ohishi

  • Bovine serum albumin adsorption onto immobilized organotrichlorosilane surface: Influence of the phase separation on protein adsorption patterns

    Shouren Ge;Ken Kojio;Atsushi Takahara;Tisato Kajiyama

  • Measurement of long-range angular correlation and quadrupole anisotropy of pions and (anti)protons in central d+Au collisions at sNN=200 GeV

    A Adare;C Aidala;C Aidala;C Aidala;N N Ajitanand;Y Akiba

  • Ultrathinning-Induced Surface Phase Separation of Polystyrene/Poly(vinyl methyl ether) Blend Film

    Keiji Tanaka;Jeong Sik Yoon;Atsushi Takahara;Tisato Kajiyama

Frequent Co-Authors

Tisato Kajiyama
Tisato Kajiyama Kyushu University
Hideyuki Otsuka
Hideyuki Otsuka Tokyo Institute of Technology
Keiji Tanaka
Keiji Tanaka Kyushu University
T. C. Awes
T. C. Awes Oak Ridge National Laboratory
R. Seto
R. Seto University of California, Riverside
W. A. Zajc
W. A. Zajc Columbia University
M. J. Tannenbaum
M. J. Tannenbaum Brookhaven National Laboratory
C. L. Woody
C. L. Woody Brookhaven National Laboratory
E. O'Brien
E. O'Brien Brookhaven National Laboratory
D. P. Morrison
D. P. Morrison Brookhaven National Laboratory

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