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Yuko Ikeda is a researcher affiliated with the Kyoto Institute of Technology in Japan, specializing primarily in materials science and engineering. Their work focuses extensively on polymers and rubber materials, exploring aspects of polymer nanocomposites, crystallization, composites, tribology, and structural behavior related to reinforced materials.

Their recent scholarly output includes publications in various scientific journals across several related fields. Notable papers include:

  • "Effect of fatty acids on the accelerated sulfur vulcanization of rubber by active zinc/carboxylate complexes" (2020, RSC Advances)
  • "The Relationship between the Lunar Phase, Menstrual Cycle Onset and Subjective Sleep Quality among Women of Reproductive Age" (2021, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
  • "VULCANIZATION FOR REINFORCEMENT OF RUBBER" (2022, Rubber Chemistry and Technology)
  • "Synergistic effect of cuttlebone particles and non-rubber components on reinforcing ability of natural rubber and synthetic isoprene rubber composites" (2022, Journal of Applied Polymer Science)
  • "Effects of organic components in cuttlebone on the morphological and mechanical properties of peroxide cross-linked cuttlebone/natural rubber composites" (2022, RSC Advances)

Yuko Ikeda has contributed to a published book titled Reinforcement of Rubber (2020), released by Springer International Publishing.

Their research is regularly featured in scientific venues such as:

  • RSC Advances
  • Rubber Chemistry and Technology
  • Journal of Applied Polymer Science
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Throughout their career, Ikeda has collaborated frequently with other researchers. Prominent coauthors include:

  • Shinzo Kohjiya
  • Atsushi Kato
  • Preeyanuch Junkong
  • Kosuke Miyaji
  • Thitipat Chongcharoenchaikul

Their main research fields are:

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering

Within these broader fields, their efforts concentrate on subfields such as:

  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Molecular Biology

Specific topics covered in their research include:

  • Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties
  • Polymer crystallization and properties
  • Polymer composites and self-healing
  • Tribology and Wear Analysis
  • Fiber-reinforced polymer composites
  • Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete
  • Thermal and Kinetic Analysis

Best Publications

  • Orientation and Crystallization of Natural Rubber Network As Revealed by WAXD Using Synchrotron Radiation

    Masatoshi Tosaka;Syozo Murakami;Sirilux Poompradub;Shinzo Kohjiya

  • The Effect of Bis(3-Triethoxysilylpropyl) Tetrasulfide on Silica Reinforcement of Styrene-Butadiene Rubber

    A. S. Hashim;B. Azahari;Y. Ikeda;S. Kohjiya

  • High ionic conductivity of new polymer electrolytes based on high molecular weight polyether comb polymers

    Atsushi Nishimoto;Masayoshi Watanabe;Yuko Ikeda;Shinzo Kohjiya

  • Mechanism of strain-induced crystallization in filled and unfilled natural rubber vulcanizates

    Sirilux Poompradub;Masatoshi Tosaka;Shinzo Kohjiya;Yuko Ikeda

  • Vulcanization: New Focus on a Traditional Technology by Small-Angle Neutron Scattering

    Yuko Ikeda;Norihito Higashitani;Kensuke Hijikata;Yota Kokubo

  • Reinforcement of General-Purpose Grade Rubbers by Silica Generated In Situ

    Shinzo Kohjiya;Yuko Ikeda

  • Comparative Study on Strain-Induced Crystallization Behavior of Peroxide Cross-Linked and Sulfur Cross-Linked Natural Rubber

    Yuko Ikeda;Yoritaka Yasuda;Kensuke Hijikata;Masatoshi Tosaka

  • In situ formed silica particles in rubber vulcanizate by the sol-gel method

    Yuko Ikeda;Shinzo Kohjiya

  • Nonuniformity in natural rubber as revealed by small-angle neutron scattering, small-angle X-ray scattering, and atomic force microscopy.

    Takeshi Karino;Yuko Ikeda;Yoritaka Yasuda;Shinzo Kohjiya

  • Visualisation of carbon black networks in rubbery matrix by skeletonisation of 3D-TEM image

    Shinzo Kohjiya;Atushi Katoh;Toshiya Suda;Junichi Shimanuki

  • Effect of Network-Chain Length on Strain-Induced Crystallization of NR and IR Vulcanizates

    Masatoshi Tosaka;Shinzo Kohjiya;Syozo Murakami;Sirilux Poompradub

  • Bioconversion of waste office paper to gluconic acid in a turbine blade reactor by the filamentous fungus Aspergillus niger.

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  • Nano‐Structural Observation of in situ Silica in Natural Rubber Matrix by Three Dimensional Transmission Electron Microscopy

    Yuko Ikeda;Atsushi Katoh;Junichi Shimanuki;Shinzo Kohjiya

  • Crystallization and stress relaxation in highly stretched samples of natural rubber and its synthetic analogue

    Masatoshi Tosaka;Daisuke Kawakami;Kazunobu Senoo;Shinzo Kohjiya

  • Visualization of nanostructure of soft matter by 3D-TEM : Nanoparticles in a natural rubber matrix

    Shinzo Kohjiya;Atsushi Kato;Yuko Ikeda

  • Strain-induced molecular orientation and crystallization in natural and synthetic rubbers under uniaxial deformation by in-situ synchrotron X-ray study

    Shigeyuki Toki;Igors Sics;Shaofeng Ran;Lizhi Liu

  • Reinforcing biofiller “Lignin” for high performance green natural rubber nanocomposites

    Yuko Ikeda;Treethip Phakkeeree;Preeyanuch Junkong;Hiroyuki Yokohama

  • Probing the Nature of Strain-Induced Crystallization in Polyisoprene Rubber by Combined Thermomechanical and In Situ X-ray Diffraction Techniques

    Shigeyuki Toki;Igors Sics;Benjamin S. Hsiao;Masatoshi Tosaka

  • Characterization of comb-shaped high molecular weight poly(oxyethylene) with tri(oxyethylene) side chains for a polymer solid electrolyte

    Yuko Ikeda;Yoshihiko Wada;Yasuo Matoba;Syozo Murakami

  • Chemical recycling of sulfur-cured natural rubber using supercritical carbon dioxide

    Masaaki Kojima;Masatoshi Tosaka;Yuko Ikeda

  • Three-dimensional nano-structure of in situ silica in natural rubber as revealed by 3D-TEM/electron tomography

    Shinzo Kohjiya;Astushi Katoh;Junichi Shimanuki;Toshinori Hasegawa

  • Ca2+ and Cu2+ induced conformational changes of sodium polymethacrylate in dilute aqueous solution

    Yuko Ikeda;Michael Beer;Manfred Schmidt;Klaus Huber

Frequent Co-Authors

Shinzo Kohjiya
Shinzo Kohjiya Kyoto University
Benjamin S. Hsiao
Benjamin S. Hsiao Stony Brook University
Kenji Urayama
Kenji Urayama Kyoto Institute of Technology
Mitsuhiro Shibayama
Mitsuhiro Shibayama Comprehensive Research Organization for Science and Society
Atsunori Matsuda
Atsunori Matsuda Toyohashi University of Technology
Tsutomu Minami
Tsutomu Minami Osaka Metropolitan University
Akitoshi Hayashi
Akitoshi Hayashi Osaka Metropolitan University
Masahiro Tatsumisago
Masahiro Tatsumisago Osaka Metropolitan University
Hisayoshi Kobayashi
Hisayoshi Kobayashi Kyoto Institute of Technology
Kay Saalwächter
Kay Saalwächter Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

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