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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

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Citations
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2423
National Ranking
85

Materials Science

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World Ranking
10221
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Overview

Kinji Asaka is affiliated with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Japan. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a focus on subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomaterials, Materials Chemistry, and Catalysis.

The scientist's work concentrates extensively on topics such as:

  • Dielectric materials and actuators
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Advanced Materials and Mechanics
  • Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials
  • Ionic liquids properties and applications
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity

Kinji Asaka has contributed to several publications in notable scientific venues, including:

  • The Proceedings of JSME annual Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (Robomec)
  • Smart Materials and Structures
  • Materials Today Proceedings
  • IFAC-PapersOnLine
  • Kiso Junkatsu Sekkei Bumon Kouenkai kouen rombunshuu/Kiso Junkatsu Sekkei Bumon Koenkai koen ronbunshu

Some recent papers authored by or associated with Kinji Asaka include:

  • "Symbolic finite element discretization and model order reduction of a multiphysics model for IPMC sensors," 2020, Smart Materials and Structures
  • "High-performance ionic and non-ionic fluoropolymer/ionic liquid (with quaternary cation and perfluoroalkyltrifluoroborate anion) gel hybrid actuators with electrochemical window of 6 V," 2020, Materials Today Proceedings
  • "Modeling and characterization for straight twisted polymer fiber actuators in blocked torsion: effect of radial thermal expansion," 2021, Smart Materials and Structures
  • "Physics-based irrational transfer function of IPMC sensor output voltage⋆," 2023, IFAC-PapersOnLine
  • "Divelopment of Starfish-type IPMC by Selective Fabrication of Surface Electrodes with contact masks," 2020, The Proceedings of JSME annual Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (Robomec)

Throughout their research career, Kinji Asaka has collaborated frequently with several coauthors including Hiroyuki Nabae, Tetsuya Horiuchi, Gen Endo, Koichi Suzumori, and Zicai Zhu.

Best Publications

  • Fully Plastic Actuator through Layer-by-Layer Casting with Ionic-Liquid-Based Bucky Gel

    Takanori Fukushima;Kinji Asaka;Atsuko Kosaka;Takuzo Aida

  • A new type of fish-like underwater microrobot

    Shuxiang Guo;T. Fukuda;K. Asaka

  • Recent advances in ionic polymer–metal composite actuators and their modeling and applications

    Choonghee Jo;David Pugal;Il-Kwon Oh;Kwang J. Kim

  • Bending of Polyelectrolyte Membrane-Platinum Composites by Electric Stimuli I. Response Characteristics to Various Waveforms.

    Kinji Asaka;Keisuke Oguro;Yasuo Nishimura;Minoru Mizuhata

  • Bending of polyelectrolyte membrane platinum composites by electric stimuli. Part II. Response kinetics

    Kinji Asaka;Keisuke Oguro

  • Highly Conductive Sheets from Millimeter-Long Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes and Ionic Liquids: Application to Fast-Moving, Low-Voltage Electromechanical Actuators Operable in Air

    Ken Mukai;Kinji Asaka;Takushi Sugino;Kenji Kiyohara

  • High performance fully plastic actuator based on ionic-liquid-based bucky gel

    Ken Mukai;Kinji Asaka;Kenji Kiyohara;Takushi Sugino

  • Sheet-Type Braille Displays by Integrating Organic Field-Effect Transistors and Polymeric Actuators

    Y. Kato;T. Sekitani;M. Takamiya;M. Doi

  • Preparation of Gold−Solid Polymer Electrolyte Composites As Electric Stimuli-Responsive Materials

    Naoko Fujiwara;Kinji Asaka;Yasuo Nishimura;Keisuke Oguro

  • Electromechanical behavior of fully plastic actuators based on bucky gel containing various internal ionic liquids

    Ichiroh Takeuchi;Kinji Asaka;Kenji Kiyohara;Takushi Sugino

  • Morphology of electrodes and bending response of the polymer electrolyte actuator

    Kazuo Onishi;Shingo Sewa;Kinji Asaka;Naoko Fujiwara

  • Polymer electrolyte actuator with gold electrodes

    Keisuke Oguro;Naoko Fujiwara;Kinji Asaka;Kazuo Onishi

  • Actuator properties of the complexes composed by carbon nanotube and ionic liquid: The effects of additives

    Takushi Sugino;Kenji Kiyohara;Ichiroh Takeuchi;Ken Mukai

  • A snake-like swimming robot using IPMC actuator/sensor

    N. Kamamichi;M. Yamakita;K. Asaka;Zhi-Wei Luo

  • A 4 V Operation, Flexible Braille Display Using Organic Transistors, Carbon Nanotube Actuators, and Organic Static Random-Access Memory

    Kenjiro Fukuda;Tsuyoshi Sekitani;Ute Zschieschang;Hagen Klauk

  • Flexible supercapacitor-like actuator with carbide-derived carbon electrodes

    Janno Torop;Viljar Palmre;Mati Arulepp;Takushi Sugino

  • The effects of counter ions on characterization and performance of a solid polymer electrolyte actuator

    Kazuo Onishi;Shingo Sewa;Kinji Asaka;Naoko Fujiwara

  • Development of a Rajiform Swimming Robot using Ionic Polymer Artificial Muscles

    Kentaro Takagi;Masanori Yamamura;Zhi-wei Luo;Masaki Onishi

  • State of water and ionic conductivity of solid polymer electrolyte membranes in relation to polymer actuators

    Kinji Asaka;Naoko Fujiwara;Keisuke Oguro;Kazuo Onishi

  • Electrolytes in porous electrodes: Effects of the pore size and the dielectric constant of the medium

    Kenji Kiyohara;Takushi Sugino;Kinji Asaka

  • High performance polymer actuator based on carbon nanotube-ionic liquid gel: Effect of ionic liquid

    Naohiro Terasawa;Ichiroh Takeuchi;Hajime Matsumoto;Ken Mukai

Frequent Co-Authors

Shuxiang Guo
Shuxiang Guo Southern University of Science and Technology
Liwei Shi
Liwei Shi Beijing Institute of Technology
Koichi Suzumori
Koichi Suzumori Tokyo Institute of Technology
Gen Endo
Gen Endo Tokyo Institute of Technology
Takanori Fukushima
Takanori Fukushima Tokyo Institute of Technology
Takuzo Aida
Takuzo Aida University of Tokyo
Kenji Hata
Kenji Hata National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Hualing Chen
Hualing Chen Xi'an Jiaotong University
Toribio F. Otero
Toribio F. Otero Polytechnic University of Cartagena
Tsuyoshi Sekitani
Tsuyoshi Sekitani Osaka University

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