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Shin-ichi Yusa

Shin-ichi Yusa

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Chemistry

D-Index
42
Citations
7200
World Ranking
17471
National Ranking
1382

Overview

Shin-ichi Yusa is affiliated with the University of Hyogo in Japan and focuses primarily on research within the fields of chemistry and materials science. Their work extensively covers organic chemistry, biomaterials, polymers and plastics, surfaces, coatings and films, as well as materials chemistry.

The scientist's research addresses a range of topics including:

  • Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
  • Surfactants and Colloidal Systems
  • Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
  • Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
  • Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers
  • Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties

The publication record includes papers in notable scientific journals, reflecting activity in polymer chemistry and related areas. Some recent papers include:

  • "Adsorption Characteristics of Synthesized Polyelectrolytes onto Alumina Nanoparticles and their Application in Antibiotic Removal" (2020, Langmuir)
  • "Adsorptive removal of cefixime using a novel adsorbent based on synthesized polycation coated nanosilica rice husk" (2021, Progress in Organic Coatings)
  • "Recent Advances in Micro- and Nano-Drug Delivery Systems Based on Natural and Synthetic Biomaterials" (2023, Polymers)
  • "Polycation-Anionic Lipid Membrane Interactions" (2020, Langmuir)
  • "Drug-loading capacity of polylactide-based micro- and nanoparticles - Experimental and molecular modeling study" (2020, International Journal of Pharmaceutics)

Frequent publication venues where their work appears include:

  • Polymers
  • Langmuir
  • Polymer Journal
  • Chemistry Letters
  • Journal of Molecular Liquids

Collaborations form a significant aspect of their research output. Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • Thu Thao Pham
  • Rintaro Takahashi
  • Kazuhíko Ishihara
  • Krzysztof Szczubiałka
  • Syuji Fujii

Best Publications

  • Synthesis of well-defined amphiphilic block copolymers having phospholipid polymer sequences as a novel biocompatible polymer micelle reagent.

    Shin-ichi Yusa;Kenichi Fukuda;Tohei Yamamoto;Kazuhiko Ishihara

  • Glycerol/starch/Na+-montmorillonite nanocomposites: A XRD, FTIR, DSC and 1H NMR study

    Huihua Liu;Deeptangshu Chaudhary;Shin-ichi Yusa;Moses O. Tadé

  • Thermo-responsive diblock copolymers of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) and Poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrroridone) synthesized via organotellurium-mediated controlled radical polymerization (TERP)

    Shin-ichi Yusa;Shigeru Yamago;Makoto Sugahara;Sanae Morikawa

  • Stimuli‐Responsive Liquid Marbles: Controlling Structure, Shape, Stability, and Motion

    Syuji Fujii;Shin-ichi Yusa;Yoshinobu Nakamura

  • Effects of polyelectrolyte chain stiffness, charge mobility, and charge sequences on binding to proteins and micelles.

    Christy L. Cooper;Ann Goulding;A. Basak Kayitmazer;Serge Ulrich

  • pH-Responsive Micellization of Amphiphilic Diblock Copolymers Synthesized via Reversible Addition−Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization

    Shin-Ichi Yusa;Yoshihiko Shimada;Yoshiro Mitsukami;Tohei Yamamoto

  • Salt effect on the heat-induced association behavior of gold nanoparticles coated with poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) prepared via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) radical polymerization.

    Shin-ichi Yusa;Kenichi Fukuda;Tohei Yamamoto;Yasuhiko Iwasaki

  • Mesoporous Iron Oxide Synthesized Using Poly(styrene-b-acrylic acid-b-ethylene glycol) Block Copolymer Micelles as Templates for Colorimetric and Electrochemical Detection of Glucose

    Shunsuke Tanaka;Shunsuke Tanaka;Yusuf Valentino Kaneti;Ripon Bhattacharjee;Nazmul Islam

  • Heat-Induced Association and Dissociation Behavior of Amphiphilic Diblock Copolymers Synthesized via Reversible Addition−Fragmentation Chain Transfer Radical Polymerization

    Shin-Ichi Yusa;Yoshihiko Shimada;Yoshiro Mitsukami;Tohei Yamamoto

  • Hydrophobic Self-Association of Cholesterol Moieties Covalently Linked to Polyelectrolytes: Effect of Spacer Bond

    Shin-ichi Yusa;Mikiharu Kamachi;Yotaro Morishima

  • A block copolymer micelle template for synthesis of hollow calcium phosphate nanospheres with excellent biocompatibility.

    Bishnu Prasad Bastakoti;Masamichi Inuoe;Shin-ichi Yusa;Shih-Hsiang Liao

  • Preparation and characterization of a pH-responsive nanogel based on a photo-cross-linked micelle formed from block copolymers with controlled structure.

    Shin-ichi Yusa;Makoto Sugahara;Tatsuya Endo;Yotaro Morishima

  • Reversible pH-Induced Formation and Disruption of Unimolecular Micelles of an Amphiphilic Polyelectrolyte

    Shin-Ichi Yusa;Akihisa Sakakibara;Tohei Yamamoto;Yotaro Morishima

  • Synthesis of sequence‐controlled copolymers from extremely polar and apolar monomers by living radical polymerization and their phase‐separated structures

    Yuuki Inoue;Junji Watanabe;Madoka Takai;Shin-ichi Yusa

  • Thermo-responsive liquid marbles

    Shin Ichi Yusa;Masashi Morihara;Keita Nakai;Syuji Fujii

  • Synthesis of Hollow CaCO3 Nanospheres Templated by Micelles of Poly(styrene-b-acrylic acid-b-ethylene glycol) in Aqueous Solutions

    Bishnu Prasad Bastakoti;Sudhina Guragain;Yuuichi Yokoyama;Shin-ichi Yusa

  • pH-Responsive Hairy Particles Synthesized by Dispersion Polymerization with a Macroinitiator as an Inistab and Their Use as a Gas-Sensitive Liquid Marble Stabilizer

    Syuji Fujii;Kodai Aono;Motomichi Suzaki;Sho Hamasaki

  • Novel titania hollow nanospheres of size 28 ± 1 nm using soft-templates and their application for lithium-ion rechargeable batteries

    Manickam Sasidharan;Kenichi Nakashima;Nanda Gunawardhana;Toshiyuki Yokoi

  • Fluorescence Studies of pH-Responsive Unimolecular Micelles Formed from Amphiphilic Polysulfonates Possessing Long-Chain Alkyl Carboxyl Pendants

    Shin-Ichi Yusa;Akihisa Sakakibara;Tohei Yamamoto;Yotaro Morishima

  • Micrometer-sized gold-silica Janus particles as particulate emulsifiers.

    Syuji Fujii;Yuichi Yokoyama;Yuki Miyanari;Takafumi Shiono

  • Ultraviolet-light-responsive Liquid Marbles

    Keita Nakai;Syuji Fujii;Yoshinobu Nakamura;Shin-ichi Yusa

Frequent Co-Authors

Syuji Fujii
Syuji Fujii Osaka Institute of Technology
Kazuhiko Ishihara
Kazuhiko Ishihara University of Tokyo
Yasuhiko Iwasaki
Yasuhiko Iwasaki Kansai University
Yusuke Yamauchi
Yusuke Yamauchi University of Queensland
Pratap Bahadur
Pratap Bahadur Veer Narmad South Gujarat University
Mikiharu Kamachi
Mikiharu Kamachi Osaka University
Vinod K. Aswal
Vinod K. Aswal Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Michael Kappl
Michael Kappl Max Planck Society
Takahiro Sato
Takahiro Sato Osaka University
Atsushi Takahara
Atsushi Takahara Kyushu University

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