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  • 2000 - Society for Information Display Fellow

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Hiroyuki Ohshima is affiliated with the Tokyo University of Science in Japan and has an extensive publication record in the fields of Engineering and Chemistry. Their research primarily spans subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, and Aerospace Engineering.

The scientist's work addresses numerous topics related to fluid dynamics, electrostatics, and nano-scale transport phenomena. Key research themes include:

  • Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions
  • Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies
  • Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies
  • Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications
  • Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics
  • Electrowetting and Microfluidic Technologies
  • Material Dynamics and Properties

Ohshima has contributed to multiple publication venues, with a concentration in journals that focus on colloid science, electromigration, and fluid mechanics. Frequent venues of publication include:

  • Colloid & Polymer Science
  • Electrophoresis
  • Langmuir
  • Physics of Fluids
  • Soft Matter

Several recent papers illustrate the scope and depth of their investigations:

  • "Impact of ion-steric and ion-partitioning effects on electrophoresis of soft particles," 2020, Physical review. E
  • "Electrokinetic ion transport and fluid flow in a pH-regulated polymer-grafted nanochannel filled with power-law fluid," 2020, Soft Matter
  • "Electrophoretic Mobility of a Water-in-Oil Droplet Separately Affected by the Net Charge and Surface Charge Density," 2022, Langmuir
  • "Diffusiophoretic velocity of a large spherical colloidal particle in a solution of general electrolytes," 2021, Colloid & Polymer Science
  • "Approximate analytic expressions for the diffusiophoretic velocity of a spherical colloidal particle," 2021, Electrophoresis

The scientist has collaborated frequently with other researchers, reflecting a network of partnerships in related disciplines. Notable co-authors include:

  • Partha P. Gopmandal
  • Paramita Mahapatra
  • Akihiro Uchibori
  • Takashi Takata

Ohshima's contributions extend over a broad span of engineering and chemical topics, with a focus on theoretical and applied aspects of microfluidics, electrophoresis, and colloidal science.

In 2000, they were recognized as a Fellow of the Society for Information Display, marking a formal acknowledgment within a professional society.

Best Publications

  • Electrophoretic mobility of soft particles

    Hiroyuki Ohshima

  • Electrophoresis of soft particles

    Hiroyuki Ohshima

  • Accurate analytic expressions for the surface charge density/surface potential relationship and double-layer potential distribution for a spherical colloidal particle

    Hiroyuki Ohshima;Thomas W Healy;Lee R White

  • In vitro permeation of gold nanoparticles through rat skin and rat intestine: Effect of particle size

    Ganeshchandra Sonavane;Keishiro Tomoda;Akira Sano;Hiroyuki Ohshima

  • A Simple Expression for Henry's Function for the Retardation Effect in Electrophoresis of Spherical Colloidal Particles

    Hiroyuki Ohshima

  • Theory of Colloid and Interfacial Electric Phenomena

    Hiroyuki Ohshima

  • Difference in surface properties between Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus as revealed by electrophoretic mobility measurements

    Ritsu Sonohara;Nobuhiro Muramatsu;Hiroyuki Ohshima;Tamotsu Kondo

  • Temperature- and ionic strength-induced conformational changes in the lipid head group region of liposomes as suggested by zeta potential data.

    Kimiko Makino;Takeshi Yamada;Mariko Kimura;Takashi Oka

  • Approximate analytic expressions for the electrophoretic mobility of spherical colloidal particles and the conductivity of their dilute suspensions

    Hiroyuki Ohshima;Thomas W. Healy;Lee R. White

  • Electrophoresis of Diffuse Soft Particles

    Jérome F. L. Duval;Hiroyuki Ohshima

  • Donnan potential and surface potential of a charged membrane.

    H. Ohshima;S. Ohki

  • Electrical Phenomena at Interfaces : Fundamentals: Measurements, and Applications

    Hiroyuki Ohshima;Kunio Furusawa

  • Phagocytic uptake of polystyrene microspheres by alveolar macrophages: effects of the size and surface properties of the microspheres

    Kimiko Makino;Nobuko Yamamoto;Kazue Higuchi;Nobuyuki Harada

  • Sedimentation velocity and potential in a dilute suspension of charged spherical colloidal particles

    Hiroyuki Ohshima;Thomas W. Healy;Lee R. White;Richard W. O'Brien

  • Theory of electrostatics and electrokinetics of soft particles

    Hiroyuki Ohshima

  • Mechanism of hydrolytic degradation of poly(L-lactide) microcapsules: effects of pH, ionic strength and buffer concentration.

    Kimiko Makino;Hiroyuki Ohshima;Tamotsu Kondo

  • Surface Structure of Latex Particles Covered with Temperature-Sensitive Hydrogel Layers

    Kimiko Makino;Satoshi Yamamoto;Keiji Fujimoto;Haruma Kawaguchi

  • Approximate Analytic Expression for the Electrophoretic Mobility of a Spherical Colloidal Particle.

    Hiroyuki Ohshima

  • Electrophoresis of soft particles: Analytic approximations

    Hiroyuki Ohshima

  • Electrophoretic Mobility of Latex Particles Covered with Temperature-Sensitive Hydrogel Layers

    Hiroyuki Ohshima;Kimiko Makino;Takayuki Kato;Keiji Fujimoto

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiroshi Terada
Hiroshi Terada Tokyo University of Science
Thomas W. Healy
Thomas W. Healy University of Melbourne
Masahiko Abe
Masahiko Abe Tokyo University of Science
Lee R. White
Lee R. White University of South Australia
Yasuhisa Sakurai
Yasuhisa Sakurai Sophia University
Udo Bach
Udo Bach Monash University
Akihiko Kikuchi
Akihiko Kikuchi Tokyo University of Science
Jérôme F. L. Duval
Jérôme F. L. Duval University of Lorraine
Makoto Otsuka
Makoto Otsuka Musashino University
Matthias M. Müller
Matthias M. Müller Leipzig University

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