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Overview

Hideki Abe is affiliated with the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan and has an extensive body of research focused on materials science and environmental science. Their work primarily addresses biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, microplastics and plastic pollution, and carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis.

Their research spans subfields including biomaterials, pollution, process chemistry and technology, organic chemistry, and polymers and plastics. Over their career, they have contributed to topics such as advanced polymer synthesis and characterization, electrospun nanofibers in biomedical applications, additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies, and polymer crystallization and properties.

Hideki Abe's recent papers include:

  • "Potential Applications of Polyhydroxyalkanoates as a Biomaterial for the Aging Population," 2020, Polymer Degradation and Stability
  • "Superior thermal stability and fast crystallization behavior of a novel, biodegradable α-methylated bacterial polyester," 2021, NPG Asia Materials
  • "Thermal degradation behavior of poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate]," 2020, Polymer Degradation and Stability
  • "Miscibility and enzymatic degradability of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate)-based polyester blends by PHB depolymerase and lipase," 2021, Polymer Degradation and Stability
  • "Improving thermal and mechanical properties of biomass-based polymers using structurally ordered polyesters from ricinoleic acid and 4-hydroxycinnamic acids," 2020, RSC Advances

Frequent coauthors include:

  • Takeharu Tsuge
  • Yasumasa Takenaka
  • Motosuke Imada
  • Sumito Kumagai
  • Christopher T. Nomura

Hideki Abe regularly publishes in journals such as:

  • Polymer Degradation and Stability
  • ACS Applied Polymer Materials
  • Polymer Journal
  • Macromolecules
  • Biomacromolecules

Their research integrates synthesis, characterization, and degradation studies of biodegradable polymers, with attention to environmental impacts including pollution and microplastics. The work also explores sustainable materials development, focusing on carbon dioxide utilization and novel polymer properties for biomedical and industrial applications.

Best Publications

  • Microbial synthesis and characterization of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate)

    Yoshiharu Doi;Shiro Kitamura;Hideki Abe

  • Solid-State Microstructures, Thermal Properties, and Crystallization of Biodegradable Poly(butylene succinate) (PBS) and Its Copolyesters

    Zhihua Gan;Hideki Abe;Haruhiko Kurokawa;Yoshiharu Doi

  • Solid-state structures and thermal properties of aliphatic–aromatic poly(butylene adipate-co-butylene terephthalate) copolyesters

    Zhihua Gan;Kazuhiro Kuwabara;Motonori Yamamoto;Hideki Abe

  • Solid-State Structures and Enzymatic Degradabilities for Melt-Crystallized Films of Copolymers of (R)-3-Hydroxybutyric Acid with Different Hydroxyalkanoic Acids

    Hideki Abe;Yoshiharu Doi;Hiromichi Aoki;Takashi Akehata

  • Biosynthesis and properties of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyalkanoates) by recombinant strains of Pseudomonas sp. 61-3.

    Hiromi Matsusaki;Hideki Abe;Yoshiharu Doi

  • Morphological and kinetic analyses of regime transition for poly[(S)-lactide] crystal growth.

    Hideki Abe;Yoshihiro Kikkawa;Yoshio Inoue;Yoshiharu Doi

  • Physical Properties and Enzymic Degradability of Polymer Blends of Bacterial Poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate] and Poly[(R,S)-3-hydroxybutyrate] Stereoisomers

    Hideki Abe;Isao Matsubara;Yoshiharu Doi

  • DNA damage by fasicularin

    Sanjay Dutta;Hideki Abe;Sakae Aoyagi;Chihiro Kibayashi

  • Miscibility and solid-state structures for blends of poly[(S)-lactide] with atactic poly[(R, S)-3-hydroxybutyrate]

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  • Biodegradable Poly(ethylene succinate) (PES). 1. Crystal Growth Kinetics and Morphology

    Zhihua Gan;Hideki Abe;Yoshiharu Doi

  • Temperature-induced polymorphic crystals of poly(butylene adipate)

    Zhihua Gan;Hideki Abe;Yoshiharu Doi

  • First Total Synthesis of the Marine Alkaloids (±)-Fasicularin and (±)-Lepadiformine Based on Stereocontrolled Intramolecular Acylnitroso-Diels−Alder Reaction

    Hideki Abe;and Sakae Aoyagi;Chihiro Kibayashi

  • Metastability and transformation of polymorphic crystals in biodegradable poly(butylene adipate).

    Zhihua Gan;Kazuhiro Kuwabara;Hideki Abe;Tadahisa Iwata

  • Crystallization, Melting, and Enzymatic Degradation of Biodegradable Poly(butylene succinate-co-14 mol ethylene succinate) Copolyester

    Zhihua Gan;Hideki Abe;Yoshiharu Doi

  • Thermal degradation of environmentally degradable poly(hydroxyalkanoic acid)s.

    Hideki Abe

  • Biosynthesis from gluconate of a random copolyester consisting of 3-hydroxybutyrate and medium-chain-length 3-hydroxyalkanoates by Pseudomonas sp. 61-3

    Hideki Abe;Yoshiharu Doi;Takeshi Fukushima;Hiroshi Eya

  • Branched poly(lactide) synthesized by enzymatic polymerization: effects of molecular branches and stereochemistry on enzymatic degradation and alkaline hydrolysis.

    Keiji Numata;Rajiv K Srivastava;Anna Finne-Wistrand;Ann-Christine Albertsson

  • Engineering of Ralstonia eutropha for production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) from fructose and solid-state properties of the copolymer.

    Toshiaki Fukui;and Hideki Abe;Yoshiharu Doi

  • Physical Properties and Enzymic Degradability of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) Stereoisomers with Different Stereoregularities

    Hideki Abe;Isao Matsubara;Yoshiharu Doi;Yoji Hori

  • Evaluation of biodegradabilities of biosynthetic and chemosynthetic polyesters in river water

    Yoshiharu Doi;Ken-ichi Kasuya;Hideki Abe;Naoyuki Koyama

  • The role of polymorphic crystal structure and morphology in enzymatic degradation of melt-crystallized poly(butylene adipate) films

    Zhihua Gan;Kazuhiro Kuwabara;Hideki Abe;Tadahisa Iwata

Frequent Co-Authors

Tadahisa Iwata
Tadahisa Iwata University of Tokyo
Yoshio Inoue
Yoshio Inoue Tokyo Institute of Technology
Keiji Numata
Keiji Numata Kyoto University
Seiichi Taguchi
Seiichi Taguchi Tokyo University of Agriculture
Chihiro Kibayashi
Chihiro Kibayashi University of Tokyo
Naoko Yoshie
Naoko Yoshie University of Tokyo
Ann-Christine Albertsson
Ann-Christine Albertsson Royal Institute of Technology
Toshiaki Fukui
Toshiaki Fukui Tokyo Institute of Technology

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