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Masao Tanihara is affiliated with the Nara Institute of Science and Technology in Japan. Their research primarily spans several fields including Materials Science, Chemistry, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. These broad areas reflect an interdisciplinary approach integrating chemical and biological aspects of material development and analysis.

Their work delves into specialized subfields such as Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Organic Chemistry, and Molecular Medicine. This range highlights a focus on both the molecular design of materials and their biological applications, particularly involving polymer chemistry and surface engineering.

Masao Tanihara has contributed research on topics that include:

  • Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
  • Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
  • Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications

One recent publication by Tanihara, titled "Surface zeta potential and protein adsorption on the coating surface of a heteroarm star polymer with a controlled hydrophilic/hydrophobic arm ratio", was published in 2024 in Polymer Journal. This work addresses surface chemistry and protein interactions, linking polymer design to biological interfaces.

Their frequent collaborators include Masayasu Totani, Hiroharu Ajiro, Jun-ichi Kadokawa, and Tsuyoshi Ando, reflecting a network of co-authors engaged in polymer science and related disciplines.

Tanihara's research outputs have appeared predominantly in Polymer Journal, as indicated by available publication records.

Best Publications

  • A composite of hydroxyapatite with electrospun biodegradable nanofibers as a tissue engineering material.

    Yoshihiro Ito;Hirokazu Hasuda;Masanobu Kamitakahara;Chikara Ohtsuki

  • Sustained release of basic fibroblast growth factor and angiogenesis in a novel covalently crosslinked gel of heparin and alginate.

    Masao Tanihara;Yasuo Suzuki;Eriko Yamamoto;Atsushi Noguchi

  • Alginate hydrogel linked with synthetic oligopeptide derived from BMP-2 allows ectopic osteoinduction in vivo.

    Yoshihisa Suzuki;Masao Tanihara;Kyoko Suzuki;Atsuhiro Saitou

  • Development of alginate wound dressings linked with hybrid peptides derived from laminin and elastin.

    Tadashi Hashimoto;Yoshihisa Suzuki;Masao Tanihara;Yoshimi Kakimaru

  • Activation of osteo-progenitor cells by a novel synthetic peptide derived from the bone morphogenetic protein-2 knuckle epitope

    Atsuhiro Saito;Yoshihisa Suzuki;Shin Ichi Ogata;Chikara Ohtsuki

  • Cat peripheral nerve regeneration across 50 mm gap repaired with a novel nerve guide composed of freeze-dried alginate gel.

    Yoshihisa Suzuki;Masao Tanihara;Katsunori Ohnishi;Kyoko Suzuki

  • Deposition of bone-like apatite on silk fiber in a solution that mimics extracellular fluid.

    Akari Takeuchi;Chikara Ohtsuki;Toshiki Miyazaki;Hiromi Tanaka

  • Evaluation of a novel alginate gel dressing: Cytotoxicity to fibroblasts in vitro and foreign‐body reaction in pig skin in vivo

    Yoshihisa Suzuki;Yoshihiko Nishimura;Masao Tanihara;Kyoko Suzuki

  • Coating of an apatite layer on polyamide films containing sulfonic groups by a biomimetic process

    Takahiro Kawai;Chikara Ohtsuki;Masanobu Kamitakahara;Toshiki Miyazaki

  • Medical polymer gel

    Masao Tanihara;Hisao Kinoshita

  • Apatite deposition on polyamide films containing carboxyl group in a biomimetic solution.

    Toshiki Miyazaki;Chikara Ohtsuki;Yuji Akioka;Masao Tanihara

  • Novel heparin/alginate gel combined with basic fibroblast growth factor promotes nerve regeneration in rat sciatic nerve

    Masayoshi Ohta;Yoshihisa Suzuki;Hirotomi Chou;Namiko Ishikawa

  • A new drug delivery system with controlled release of antibiotic only in the presence of infection.

    Yoshihisa Suzuki;Masao Tanihara;Yoshihiko Nishimura;Kyoko Suzuki

  • Heterogeneous nucleation of hydroxyapatite on protein: structural effect of silk sericin.

    Akari Takeuchi;Chikara Ohtsuki;Toshiki Miyazaki;Masanobu Kamitakahara

  • Alginate, a bioresorbable material derived from brown seaweed, enhances elongation of amputated axons of spinal cord in infant rats.

    Kazuya Kataoka;Yoshihisa Suzuki;Masaaki Kitada;Katsunori Ohnishi

  • Accelerated bone repair with the use of a synthetic BMP-2-derived peptide and bone-marrow stromal cells.

    Atsuhiro Saito;Yoshihisa Suzuki;Shin Ichi Ogata;Chikara Ohtsuki

  • Prolonged ectopic calcification induced by BMP-2-derived synthetic peptide.

    Atsuhiro Saito;Yoshihisa Suzuki;Shin-Ichi Ogata;Chikara Ohtsuki

  • In vivo evaluation of a novel Alginate dressing

    Yoshihisa Suzuki;Masao Tanihara;Yoshihiko Nishimura;Kyoko Suzuki

  • Reconstruction of rat peripheral nerve gap without sutures using freeze-dried alginate gel.

    Kyoko Suzuki;Yoshihisa Suzuki;Masao Tanihara;Katsunori Ohnishi

  • In vitro heavy-atom effect of palladium(II) and platinum(II) complexes of pyrrolidine-fused chlorin in photodynamic therapy.

    Makoto Obata;Shiho Hirohara;Rika Tanaka;Isamu Kinoshita

Frequent Co-Authors

Chikara Ohtsuki
Chikara Ohtsuki Nagoya University
Toshinobu Higashimura
Toshinobu Higashimura The University of Shiga Prefecture
Tsuyoshi Kawai
Tsuyoshi Kawai Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Yukio Imanishi
Yukio Imanishi Kyoto University
Akiyoshi Osaka
Akiyoshi Osaka Okayama University
Toyoji Kakuchi
Toyoji Kakuchi Changchun University of Science and Technology
Ulrich S. Schubert
Ulrich S. Schubert Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Toshifumi Satoh
Toshifumi Satoh Hokkaido University
Yasuchika Hasegawa
Yasuchika Hasegawa Hokkaido University

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