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Motoichi Kurisawa is affiliated with the Agency for Science, Technology and Research in Singapore. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Materials Science, with a significant focus on Biomaterials, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, and Molecular Biology.

Their work centers around advanced materials and biomedical applications, including themes such as electrospun nanofibers, tea polyphenols and their effects, advanced nanomaterials in catalysis, silk-based biomaterials, retinal development and disorders, wound healing treatments, and retinal and macular surgery.

Some of the recent papers authored by Kurisawa include:

  • Integrating biomaterials and food biopolymers for cultured meat production, 2021, Acta Biomaterialia
  • Green tea catechin-grafted silk fibroin hydrogels with reactive oxygen species scavenging activity for wound healing applications, 2022, Biomaterials Research
  • A bioinspired gelatin-hyaluronic acid-based hybrid interpenetrating network for the enhancement of retinal ganglion cells replacement therapy, 2021, npj Regenerative Medicine
  • Autoxidation-Resistant, ROS-Scavenging, and Anti-Inflammatory Micellar Nanoparticles Self-Assembled from Poly(acrylic acid)-Green Tea Catechin Conjugates, 2022, ACS Macro Letters
  • Hyaluronic acid-green tea catechin conjugates as a potential therapeutic agent for rheumatoid arthritis, 2021, RSC Advances

Kurisawa has contributed to several publication venues, notably:

  • Biomaterials Research
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Acta Biomaterialia
  • npj Regenerative Medicine
  • ACS Macro Letters

Collaborations with other researchers are part of their scientific activity, including frequent co-authors such as Ki Hyun Bae, Myron Spector, Shengyong Ng, Wanting Niu, and Gyeongwoo Lee. These collaborations suggest active interdisciplinary involvement within their fields.

Best Publications

  • Injectable biodegradable hydrogels composed of hyaluronic acid-tyramine conjugates for drug delivery and tissue engineering

    Motoichi Kurisawa;Joo Eun Chung;Yi Yan Yang;Shu Jun Gao

  • Synthesis and characterization of chitosan-g-poly(ethylene glycol)-folate as a non-viral carrier for tumor-targeted gene delivery.

    Pui Yik Peggy Chan;Motoichi Kurisawa;Joo Eun Chung;Yi Yan Yang

  • An injectable hyaluronic acid–tyramine hydrogel system for protein delivery

    Fan Lee;Joo Eun Chung;Motoichi Kurisawa

  • Self-assembled micellar nanocomplexes comprising green tea catechin derivatives and protein drugs for cancer therapy

    Joo Eun Chung;Susi Tan;Shu Jun Gao;Nunnarpas Yongvongsoontorn

  • An injectable enzymatically crosslinked hyaluronic acid–tyramine hydrogel system with independent tuning of mechanical strength and gelation rate

    Fan Lee;Joo Eun Chung;Motoichi Kurisawa

  • Modulation of mesenchymal stem cell chondrogenesis in a tunable hyaluronic acid hydrogel microenvironment

    Wei Seong Toh;Teck Chuan Lim;Teck Chuan Lim;Motoichi Kurisawa;Myron Spector;Myron Spector;Myron Spector

  • Gene expression control by temperature with thermo-responsive polymeric gene carriers.

    Motoichi Kurisawa;Masayuki Yokoyama;Teruo Okano

  • Injectable biodegradable hydrogels: progress and challenges

    Ki Hyun Bae;Li-Shan Wang;Motoichi Kurisawa

  • Injectable biodegradable hydrogels with tunable mechanical properties for the stimulation of neurogenesic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells in 3D culture

    Li Shan Wang;Joo Eun Chung;Pui Yik Peggy Chan;Motoichi Kurisawa

  • The role of stiffness of gelatin-hydroxyphenylpropionic acid hydrogels formed by enzyme-mediated crosslinking on the differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cell.

    Li-Shan Wang;Jérôme Boulaire;Peggy P.Y. Chan;Joo Eun Chung

  • Transfection efficiency increases by incorporating hydrophobic monomer units into polymeric gene carriers.

    Motoichi Kurisawa;Masayuki Yokoyama;Teruo Okano

  • Enzymatic synthesis and antioxidant properties of poly(rutin).

    Motoichi Kurisawa;Joo Eun Chung;Hiroshi Uyama;Shiro Kobayashi

  • Modulation of chondrocyte functions and stiffness-dependent cartilage repair using an injectable enzymatically crosslinked hydrogel with tunable mechanical properties.

    Li-Shan Wang;Chan Du;Wei Seong Toh;Andrew C.A. Wan

  • Laccase-catalyzed Synthesis and Antioxidant Property of Poly(catechin)

    Motoichi Kurisawa;Joo Eun Chung;Hiroshi Uyama;Shiro Kobayashi

  • Hydrodynamic spinning of hydrogel fibers.

    Min Hu;Rensheng Deng;Karl M. Schumacher;Motoichi Kurisawa

  • Cell immobilization in gelatin-hydroxyphenylpropionic acid hydrogel fibers.

    Min Hu;Motoichi Kurisawa;Rensheng Deng;Choon Meng Teo

  • Formation and stability of interpenetrating polymer network hydrogels consisting of fibrin and hyaluronic acid for tissue engineering.

    Fan Lee;Motoichi Kurisawa

  • Highly Augmented Drug Loading and Stability of Micellar Nanocomplexes Composed of Doxorubicin and Poly(ethylene glycol)-Green Tea Catechin Conjugate for Cancer Therapy.

    Kun Liang;Joo Eun Chung;Shu Jun Gao;Nunnarpas Yongvongsoontorn

  • Enzymatically cross-linked gelatin-phenol hydrogels with a broader stiffness range for osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells.

    Li-Shan Wang;Chan Du;Joo Eun Chung;Motoichi Kurisawa

  • Injectable hydrogel systems crosslinked by horseradish peroxidase.

    Fan Lee;Ki Hyun Bae;Motoichi Kurisawa

  • The effect of injectable gelatin-hydroxyphenylpropionic acid hydrogel matrices on the proliferation, migration, differentiation and oxidative stress resistance of adult neural stem cells

    Teck Chuan Lim;Wei Seong Toh;Wei Seong Toh;Li-Shan Wang;Motoichi Kurisawa

  • Enzymatic synthesis and antioxidant property of gelatin-catechin conjugates

    Joo Eun Chung;Motoichi Kurisawa;Hiroshi Uyama;Shiro Kobayashi

Frequent Co-Authors

Myron Spector
Myron Spector Brigham and Women's Hospital
Hiroshi Uyama
Hiroshi Uyama Osaka University
Jackie Y. Ying
Jackie Y. Ying King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Shiro Kobayashi
Shiro Kobayashi Kyoto University
Nobuhiko Yui
Nobuhiko Yui Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Tooru Ooya
Tooru Ooya Kobe University
Yi Yan Yang
Yi Yan Yang Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Eng H. Lo
Eng H. Lo Harvard University
Michael J. Young
Michael J. Young Harvard University
Toyoji Kakuchi
Toyoji Kakuchi Changchun University of Science and Technology

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