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Tomohiro Konno

Tomohiro Konno

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Chemistry

D-Index
44
Citations
6003
World Ranking
16979
National Ranking
1339

Overview

Tomohiro Konno is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan and specializes in research within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work encompasses multiple subfields including molecular biology, artificial intelligence, cognitive neuroscience, electrical and electronic engineering, and polymers and plastics.

The research topics covered by Tomohiro Konno include RNA interference and gene delivery, neural dynamics and brain function, neural networks and reservoir computing, advanced memory and neural computing, advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, hydrogels synthesis and applications, and polymer surface interaction studies.

Recent publications by Tomohiro Konno illustrate the interdisciplinary scope of their research and include:

  • Biological neurons act as generalization filters in reservoir computing, 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Modular architecture facilitates noise-driven control of synchrony in neuronal networks, 2023, Science Advances
  • Concentration Quantification of the Low-Complexity Domain of Fused in Sarcoma inside a Single Droplet and Effects of Solution Parameters, 2022, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • Establishment of a Method for the Introduction of Poorly Water-Soluble Drugs in Cells and Evaluation of Intracellular Concentration Distribution Using Resonance Raman Imaging, 2024, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • Phospholipid polymer hydrogels with rapid dissociation for reversible cell immobilization, 2021, Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Tomohiro Konno frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Hideaki Yamamoto, Shigeo Sato, Ayumi Hirano-Iwata, Kazuhíko Ishihara, and Yuta Yoshizaki.

Their research has also been published repeatedly in venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Science Advances, and The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters.

Best Publications

  • Surface grafting of artificial joints with a biocompatible polymer for preventing periprosthetic osteolysis

    Toru Moro;Yoshio Takatori;Kazuhiko Ishihara;Tomohiro Konno

  • Biomimetic phosphorylcholine polymer grafting from polydimethylsiloxane surface using photo-induced polymerization.

    Tatsuro Goda;Tomohiro Konno;Madoka Takai;Toru Moro

  • Enhanced solubility of paclitaxel using water‐soluble and biocompatible 2‐methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine polymers

    Tomohiro Konno;Junji Watanabe;Kazuhiko Ishihara

  • The Movement of a Water Droplet on a Gradient Surface Prepared by Photodegradation

    Yoshihiro Ito;Mojgan Heydari;Ayako Hashimoto;Tomohiro Konno

  • Conjugation of enzymes on polymer nanoparticles covered with phosphorylcholine groups.

    Konno T;Watanabe J;Ishihara K

  • Photoinduced phospholipid polymer grafting on Parylene film: Advanced lubrication and antibiofouling properties

    Tatsuro Goda;Tomohiro Konno;Madoka Takai;Kazuhiko Ishihara

  • Hydration of phosphorylcholine groups attached to highly swollen polymer hydrogels studied by thermal analysis

    Toshinori Morisaku;Junji Watanabe;Tomohiro Konno;Madoka Takai

  • The unique hydration state of poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine)

    Kazuhiko Ishihara;Mingwei Mu;Tomohiro Konno;Yuuki Inoue

  • Temporal and spatially controllable cell encapsulation using a water-soluble phospholipid polymer with phenylboronic acid moiety.

    Tomohiro Konno;Kazuhiko Ishihara

  • Surface tethering of phosphorylcholine groups onto poly(dimethylsiloxane) through swelling–deswelling methods with phospholipids moiety containing ABA-type block copolymers

    Ji Hun Seo;Ryosuke Matsuno;Tomohiro Konno;Madoka Takai

  • Preparation of nanoparticles composed with bioinspired 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine polymer.

    Tomohiro Konno;Kimio Kurita;Yasuhiko Iwasaki;Nobuo Nakabayashi

  • The prevention of peritendinous adhesions by a phospholipid polymer hydrogel formed in situ by spontaneous intermolecular interactions.

    Noriyuki Ishiyama;Toru Moro;Kazuhiko Ishihara;Takashi Ohe

  • Polymer nanoparticles covered with phosphorylcholine groups and immobilized with antibody for high-affinity separation of proteins

    Yusuke Goto;Ryosuke Matsuno;Tomohiro Konno;Madoka Takai

  • Photo-immobilization of a phospholipid polymer for surface modification

    Tomohiro Konno;Hirokazu Hasuda;Kazuhiko Ishihara;Yoshihiro Ito

  • Surface modification by 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine coupled to a photolabile linker for cell micropatterning.

    Kihoon Jang;Kae Sato;Kazuma Mawatari;Tomohiro Konno

  • Rapid development of hydrophilicity and protein adsorption resistance by polymer surfaces bearing phosphorylcholine and naphthalene groups.

    Koji Futamura;Ryosuke Matsuno;Tomohiro Konno;Madoka Takai

  • Enhanced wear resistance of modified cross‐linked polyethylene by grafting with poly(2‐methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine)

    Masayuki Kyomoto;Toru Moro;Tomohiro Konno;Hiroaki Takadama

  • Spatial distribution of intraperitoneally administrated paclitaxel nanoparticles solubilized with poly (2‐methacryloxyethyl phosphorylcholine‐co n‐butyl methacrylate) in peritoneal metastatic nodules

    Takao Kamei;Joji Kitayama;Hironori Yamaguchi;Daisuke Soma

  • Effects of photo-induced graft polymerization of 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine on physical properties of cross-linked polyethylene in artificial hip joints

    Masayuki Kyomoto;Toru Moro;Tomohiro Konno;Hiroaki Takadama

  • Microfluidic flow control on charged phospholipid polymer interface

    Yan Xu;Madoka Takai;Tomohiro Konno;Kazuhiko Ishihara

  • High lubricious surface of cobalt-chromium-molybdenum alloy prepared by grafting poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine).

    Masayuki Kyomoto;Yasuhiko Iwasaki;Toru Moro;Tomohiro Konno

Frequent Co-Authors

Kazuhiko Ishihara
Kazuhiko Ishihara University of Tokyo
Madoka Takai
Madoka Takai University of Tokyo
Takehiko Kitamori
Takehiko Kitamori University of Tokyo
Kozo Nakamura
Kozo Nakamura Shinshu University
Kazuma Mawatari
Kazuma Mawatari Waseda University
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Hiroshi Kawaguchi University of Tokyo
Kazuhito Hashimoto
Kazuhito Hashimoto National Institute for Materials Science
Hideki Kambara
Hideki Kambara Hitachi (Japan)
Yuko Kitagawa
Yuko Kitagawa Keio University
Yasuhiko Iwasaki
Yasuhiko Iwasaki Kansai University

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