Peer-Reviewed Publications (see in Google Scholar)
Embedded Files
(77) Shinya Kawakami, Ryuhei Sato, Hirotaka Ejima, Takahiro Ujii, Koichi Sato, Takanori Ichiki, Yasushi Shibuta
"Molecular dynamics study of polymer coiling in a water-organic binary solvent system"
(76) Chenyu Wang, Ailifeire Fulati, Kenta Kimura, Xianglan Li, Joseph J. Richardson, Mitsuru Naito, Kanjiro Miyata, Takanori Ichiki, Hirotaka Ejima
"Encapsulation of small extracellular vesicles into selectively disassemblable shells of PEGylated metal-phenolic networks"
Adv. Healthcare Mater., 14, 2405188 (2025)
(Featured on the back cover)
(75) Ryuhei Sato, Shinya Kawakami, Hirotaka Ejima, Takahiro Ujii, Koichi Sato, Takanori Ichiki, Yasushi Shibuta
"Dynamic correlation analysis between stress-strain curve and polymer film structure using persistent homology"
(74) Wenting Liao, Bohan Cheng, Chenyu Wang, Joseph J. Richardson, Mitsuru Naito, Kanjiro Miyata, Hirotaka Ejima
"Surface-initiated synergistic disassembly of metal-phenolic networks by redox and hydrolytic reactions"
Chem. Mater., 36, 9646–9657 (2024)
(Featured on the Supplementary cover)
(73) Myung Chung, Katsutoshi Imanaka, Ziyan Huang, Akiyuki Watarai, Mu-Yun Wang, Kentaro Tao, Hirotaka Ejima, Tomomi Aida, Guoping Feng, Teruhiro Okuyama
"Conditional knockout of Shank3 in the ventral CA1 by quantitative in vivo genome-editing impairs social memory in mice"
(72) Daniela Tomasetig, Chenyu Wang, Nikolaus Hondl, Anton Friedl, Hirotaka Ejima
"Exploring caffeic acid and lignosulfonate as key phenolic ligands for metal-phenolic network assembly"
(71) Zhenhu Guo, Xiaohan Gao, Jingsong Lu, Ying Li, Zeping Jin, Abdul Fahad, Neema Ufurahi Pambe, Hirotaka Ejima, Xiaodan Sun, Xiumei Wang, Wensheng Xie, Guifeng Zhang, Lingyun Zhao
"Apoptosis and paraptosis induced by disulfiram-loaded Ca2+/Cu2+ dual-ions nano trap for breast cancer treatment"
(70) Hiroyuki Suzuki, Hirotaka Ejima, Isamu Ohnishi, Takanori Ichiki, Yasushi Shibuta
"Molecular dynamics simulation of adhesion of additive molecules in paint materials toward enhancement of anticorrosion performance"
(69) Kento Fujiura, Mitsuru Naito, Yukiko Tanaka, Masaru Tanaka, Yurie Nakanishi, Hirotaka Ejima, Lumi Negishi, Tomoya Kujirai, Hitoshi Kurumizaka, Seiichi Ohta, Kanjiro Miyata
"Development of stealth nanoparticles coated with poly(2-methoxyethyl vinyl ether) as an alternative to poly(ethylene glycol)"
J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 141, e55044 (2024)
(Featured on the Cover image)
(68) Yurie Nakanishi, Bohan Cheng, Joseph J. Richardson, Hirotaka Ejima
"Using phenolic polymers to control the size and morphology of calcium carbonate microparticles"
(67) Jiezhou Pan, Haotian Liao, Guidong Gong, Yunxiang He, Qin Wang, Lang Qin, Yaoyao Zhang, Hirotaka Ejima, Blaise L. Tardy, Joseph J. Richardson, Jiaojiao Shang, Orlando J. Rojas, Yong Zeng, Junling Guo
"Supramolecular nanoarchitectonics of phenolic-based nanofiller for controlled diffusion of versatile drugs in hydrogels"
(66) Bohan Cheng, Sifan Lu, Wenting Liao, Chenyu Wang, Joseph J. Richardson, Hirotaka Ejima
"Tannic acid-inspired star polymers for functional metal-phenolic networks with tunable pore sizes"
(65) Satoru Masubuchi, Masato Sakano, Yuma Tanaka, Yusai Wakafuji, Takato Yamamoto, Shota Okazaki, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Jincai Li, Hirotaka Ejima, Takao Sasagawa, Kyoko Ishizaka, Tomoki Machida
"Dry pick-and-flip assembly of van der Waals heterostructures for microfocus angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy"
(64) Jincai Li, Joseph J. Richardson, Hirotaka Ejima
"A simple and feasible synthetic strategy towards poly(4-thiostyrene)"
(63) Bohan Cheng, Jinhong Yu, Toma Arisawa, Koki Hayashi, Joseph J. Richardson, Yasushi Shibuta, Hirotaka Ejima
"Ultrastrong underwater adhesion on diverse substrates using non-canonical phenolic groups"
Nature Commun., 13, 1892 (2022)
(Profiled in;
- 日刊工業新聞、2022年4月15,19日
- 読売新聞、2022年4月16日
- 読売中高生新聞、2022年4月22日
- 日本経済新聞、2022年4月24日
- 朝日新聞デジタル
- 科学新聞、2022年5月20日
- 朝日新聞、2022年5月23日
- 大分合同新聞、2022年6月20日
- 東奥日報、2022年6月21日
- 中部経済新聞、2022年6月25日
- 河北新聞、2022年7月2日
- 高知新聞、2022年7月3日
- 静岡新聞、2022年7月4日
- 客観日本 “东大开发出超高强度水下粘合剂，灵感来自海洋生物的粘附机理”
- Science Japan “Ultra-strong underwater adhesive inspired by marine organisms developed by the University of Tokyo”
- JST News、2022年7月p15 “超強力な水中接着剤を開発”)
(62) Yi Xie, Shengqiu Chen, Xu Peng, Xiaoling Wang, Zhiwei Wei, Joseph J. Richardson, Kang Liang, Hirotaka Ejima, Junling Guo, Changsheng Zhao
"Alloyed nanostructures integrated metal-phenolic nanoplatform for synergistic wound disinfection and revascularization"
(61) Joseph J. Richardson, Wenting Liao, Jincai Li, Bohan Cheng, Chenyu Wang, Taku Maruyama, Blaise, L. Tardy, Junling Guo, Lingyun Zhao, Wanping Aw, Hirotaka Ejima
"Rapid assembly of colorless antimicrobial and anti-odor coatings from polyphenols and silver"
(Profiled in;
- EurekAlert! “Anti-odor coating is no washout”
- TECH EXPLORIST “New way to apply a silver-based antimicrobial clear coating to textiles”
- SciTechDaily “New Antimicrobial, Anti-Odor Coating for Clothing and Textiles”
- MailOnline “Say goodbye to BO! Scientists develop an anti-microbial lining from silver and chemicals found in wine and chocolate that eliminates body odour”
- OrbitInside “Natural Anti-Odor Research: Binding Silver With Chocolate Ingredients”
- Science Daily “Anti-odor coating is no washout”
- MyDroll “Silver And Chemicals Found in Wine And Chocolate Used To Create Antimicrobial Textile Coating”
- The Times of Truth “New Antimicrobial, Anti-Odor Coating for Clothes and Textiles”
- National Wizz “Contemporary Antimicrobial, Anti-Odor Coating for Apparel and Textiles”
- 日刊工業新聞、2022年2月9日
- ニュースイッチ “東大が開発、洗濯しても落ちにくい抗菌コーティングの仕組み”
- マイナビニュース “東大、洗濯しても落ちない高付着性の抗菌・抗ウイルスコーティングを開発”)
(60) Jincai Li, Joseph J. Richardson, Hirotaka Ejima
"Synthesis of dithiocatechol-pendant polymers"
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 144, 2450–2454 (2022)
(Highlighted in
- Spotlights on Recent JACS Publication “New Polymers Survive a Loss of Protection”
- Synfacts, 18, 0264 (2022) “The Dithiocatechol's Out of the Bag”
(59) Nikolaj K. Mandsberg, Wenting Liao, Yoshihiro A. Yamanouchi, Anja Boisen, Hirotaka Ejima
"Encapsulation of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii into a metal-phenolic network"
(58) Chenyu Wang, Kenta Kimura, Jincai Li, Joseph J. Richardson, Mitsuru Naito, Kanjiro Miyata, Takanori Ichiki, Hirotaka Ejima
"Polydopamine-mediated surface functionalization of exosomes"
ChemNanoMat, 7, 592–595 (2021)
(This article is part of a collection of Early Career Researchers)
(Featured on the cover picture)
(57) Stefan Beisl, Johannes Adamcyk, Anton Friedl, Hirotaka Ejima
"Confined evaporation-induced self-assembly of colloidal lignin particles for anisotropic adhesion"
(56) Jinhong Yu, Bohan Cheng, Hirotaka Ejima
"Effect of molecular weight and polymer composition on gallol-functionalized underwater adhesive"
J. Mater. Chem. B, 8, 6798–6801 (2020)
(This article is part of the themed collection;
- Journal of Materials Chemistry B Emerging Investigators
- 2020 Journal of Materials Chemistry B most popular articles
- The RSC's latest report on "Polymers in Liquid Formulations")
(55) Yasushi Hino, Hirotaka Ejima
"Tissue adhesive properties of functionalized chitosan: a comparative study of phenol, catechol and gallol"
(54) Chaehoon Kim, Shintaro Nakagawa, Masataka Seshimo, Hirotaka Ejima, Hirohiko Houjou, Naoko Yoshie
"Tough supramolecular elastomer via entropy-driven hydrogen bonds between vicinal diols"
(53) Blaise L. Tardy, Joseph J. Richardson, Luiz G. Greca, Junling Guo, Hirotaka Ejima, Orlando J. Rojas
"Exploiting supramolecular interactions from polymeric colloids for strong anisotropic adhesion between solid surfaces"
Adv. Mater., 32, 1906886 (2020)
(Featured on the cover picture)
(Profiled in;
- Advanced Science News “Eco-friendly glue sticks to the basics”
- Nanowerk “Cellulose nanocrystal and water form an 'eco' super-glue”
- Phys.Org “A combination of plant-based particles and water forms an 'eco-glue'”
- Science Daily “The combination of plant-based particles and water forms an 'eco' super-glue”
- SciTechDaily “'Eco' super-glue made from plant-based particles and water – Single drop can hold 200 pounds”
- Technology Networks “Eco Superglue - Just Add Water!”
- AIChE “An Eco-Friendly Cellulose-Based Adhesive”
- TechTimes “New veggie glue is 70x stronger than synthetic ones out in the market right now!”
- ZME Science “International research team creates eco superglue out of cellulose and water”)
(52) Bohan Cheng, Kazuhiko Ishihara, Hirotaka Ejima
"Bio-inspired immobilization of low-fouling phospholipid polymers via a simple dipping process: a comparative study of phenol, catechol and gallol as tethering groups"
Polym. Chem., 11, 249–253 (2020)
(This article is part of the themed collection of Polymer Chemistry Emerging Investigators)
(51) Junling Guo, Tomoya Suma, Joseph J. Richardson, Hirotaka Ejima
"Modular assembly of biomaterials using polyphenols as building blocks"
ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng., 5, 5578–5596 (2019)
(This article is part of the Biomaterials Science and Engineering in Japan special issue)
(50) Joseph J. Richardson, Hirotaka Ejima
"Surface engineering of extracellular vesicles through chemical and biological strategies"
Chem. Mater., 31, 2191–2201 (2019)
(This article is part of the Up & Coming Series of Perspectives)
(49) Blaise L. Tardy, Joseph J. Richardson, Vichida Nithipipat, Kristian Kempe, Junling Guo, Kwun Lun Cho, Md. Arifur Rahim, Hirotaka Ejima, Frank Caruso
"Protein adsorption and coordination-based end-tethering of functional polymers on metal–phenolic network films"
(48) Joseph J. Richardson, Blaise L. Tardy, Junling Guo, Kang Liang, Orlando J. Rojas, Hirotaka Ejima
"Continuous metal-organic framework biomineralization on cellulose nanocrystals: extrusion of functional composite filaments"
(47) Ke Li, Gao Xiao, Joseph J. Richardson, Blaise L. Tardy, Hirotaka Ejima, Wen Huang, Junling Guo, Xuepin Liao, Bi Shi
"Targeted therapy against metastatic melanoma based on self‐assembled metal‐phenolic nanocomplexes comprised of green tea catechin"
(46) Junling Guo, Bruno D. Mattos, Blaise L. Tardy, Vanessa M. Moody, Gao Xiao, Hirotaka Ejima, Jiwei Cui, Kang Liang, Joseph J. Richardson
"Porous inorganic and hybrid systems for drug delivery: future promise in combatting drug resistance and translation to botanical applications"
(45) Chaehoon Kim, Hirotaka Ejima, Naoko Yoshie
"Polymers with autonomous self-healing ability and remarkable reprocessability under ambient humidity conditions"
(44) Chaehoon Kim, Shintaro Nakagawa, Hirotaka Ejima, Naoko Yoshie
"Polymers with underwater self-healing abilities"
J. Network Polym. Jpn., 39, 157–162 (2018)
(43) Hirotaka Ejima, Akio Oba, Naoko Yoshie
"Tuning the mechanical properties of bioinspired catechol polymers by incorporating dual coordination bonds"
(42) Kan Zhan, Chaehoon Kim, Kyungmo Sung, Hirotaka Ejima, Naoko Yoshie
"Tunicate-inspired gallol polymers for underwater adhesive: a comparative study of catechol and gallol"
(41) Shoma Yoshida, Hirotaka Ejima, Naoko Yoshie
"Tough elastomers with superior self-recoverability induced by bioinspired multiphase design"
(40) Hirotaka Ejima, Ayako Sakurai, Naoko Yoshie
"Alignment of gold nanorods in directionally solidified polymer blends"
(39) Chaehoon Kim, Hirotaka Ejima, Naoko Yoshie
"Non-swellable self-healing polymer with long-term stability under seawater"
(38) Hirotaka Ejima, Joseph J. Richardson, Frank Caruso
"Metal-phenolic networks as a versatile platform to engineer nanomaterials and biointerfaces"
(37) Joseph J. Richardson, Jiwei Cui, Mattias Björnmalm, Julia A. Braunger, Hirotaka Ejima, Frank Caruso
"Innovation in layer-by-layer assembly"
(36) Md. Arifur Rahim, Mattias Björnmalm, Tomoya Suma, Matthew Faria, Yi Ju, Kristian Kempe, Markus Müllner, Hirotaka Ejima, Anthony D. Stickland, Frank Caruso
"Metal-phenolic supramolecular gelation"
(35) Blaise L. Tardy, Shereen Tan, Henk H. Dam, Hirotaka Ejima, Anton Blencowe, Greg G. Qiao, Frank Caruso
"Nanoparticles assembled via pH-responsive reversible segregation of cyclodextrins in polyrotaxanes"
(34) Jincai Li, Hirotaka Ejima, Naoko Yoshie
"Seawater-assisted self-healing of catechol polymers via hydrogen bonding and coordination interactions"
(33) Kan Zhan, Hirotaka Ejima, Naoko Yoshie
"Antioxidant and adsorption properties of bio-inspired phenolic polymers: a comparative study of catechol and gallol"
(32) Hirotaka Ejima, Kazuhiro Ogita, Midori Yamamoto, Sono Sasaki, Takaaki Hikima, Masaki Takata, Naoko Yoshie
"Epitaxy-driven nanostructure formation in polymer blend thin films containing regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene)"
(31) Joseph J. Richardson, Blaise L. Tardy, Hirotaka Ejima, Junling Guo, Jiwei Cui, Kang Liang, Gwan H. Choi, Pil J. Yoo, Bruno G. De Geest, Frank Caruso
"Thermally induced charge reversal of layer-by-layer assembled single-component polymer films"
(30) Md. Arifur Rahim, Kristian Kempe, Markus Müllner, Hirotaka Ejima, Yi Ju, Martin P. van Koeverden, Tomoya Suma, Julia A. Braunger, Michael G. Leeming, Brendan F. Abrahams, Frank Caruso
"Surface-confined amorphous films from metal-coordinated simple phenolic ligands"
(29) Xin Zhang, Hirotaka Ejima, Naoko Yoshie
"Formation of hierarchical lamellae-in-lamella nanostructures from polymer blends via controlled nonequilibrium freezing"
(28) Junling Guo, Huanli Sun, Karen Alt, Blaise L. Tardy, Joseph J. Richardson, Tomoya Suma, Hirotaka Ejima, Jiwei Cui, Christoph E. Hagemeyer, Frank Caruso
"Boronate-phenolic network capsules with dual response to acidic pH and cis-diols"
(27) Xin Zhang, Hirotaka Ejima, Naoko Yoshie
"Periodic nanopatterns from polymer blends via directional solidification and subsequent epitaxial crystallization"
Polymer J., 47, 498–504 (2015)
(Featured on the cover picture)
(26) Yuan Ping, Junling Guo, Hirotaka Ejima, Xi Chen, Joseph J. Richardson, Huanli Sun, Frank Caruso
"pH-responsive capsules engineered from metal-phenolic networks for anticancer drug delivery"
(25) Joseph J. Richardson, James W. Maina, Hirotaka Ejima, Ming Hu, Junling Guo, Mei Y. Choy, Sylvia T. Gunawan, Lien Lybaert, Christoph E. Hagemeyer, Bruno G. De Geest, Frank Caruso
"Versatile loading of diverse cargo into functional polymer capsules"
Adv. Science, 2, 1400007 (2015)
(Featured on the cover picture)
(Profiled in Materials View)
(24) Joseph J. Richardson, Mattias Björnmalm, Sylvia T. Gunawan, Junling Guo, Kang Liang, Blaise Tardy, Shota Sekiguchi, Ka Fung Noi, Jiwei Cui, Hirotaka Ejima, Frank Caruso
"Convective polymer assembly for the deposition of nanostructures and polymer thin films on immobilized particles"
(23) Hirotaka Ejima, Joseph J. Richardson, Frank Caruso
"Phenolic film engineering for template-mediated microcapsule preparation"
(22) Junling Guo, Yuan Ping, Hirotaka Ejima, Karen Alt, Mirko Meissner, Joseph J. Richardson, Yan Yan, Karlheinz Peter, Dominik von Elverfeldt, Christoph E. Hagemeyer, Frank Caruso
"Engineering multifunctional capsules through the assembly of metal-phenolic networks"
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 53, 5546–5551 (2014)
(Selected as “Hot Paper”, see also press release)
(Featured on the cover picture)
(Profiled in ChemistryViews, BioPortfolio, Rare Metals Matter and Phys.Org)
(21) Kang Liang, Joseph J. Richardson, Hirotaka Ejima, Georgina K. Such, Jiwei Cui, Frank Caruso
"Peptide-tunable drug cytotoxicity via one-step assembled polymer nanoparticles"
(20) Kang Liang, Georgina K. Such, Angus P. R. Johnston, Zhiyuan Zhu, Hirotaka Ejima, Joseph J. Richardson, Jiwei Cui, Frank Caruso
"Endocytic pH-triggered degradation of nanoengineered multilayer capsules"
Adv. Mater., 26, 1901–1905 (2014)
(Featured on the inside back cover)
(19) Jiwei Cui, Yi Ju, Kang Liang, Hirotaka Ejima, Samuel L. Lörcher, Katelyn T. Gause, Joseph J. Richardson, Frank Caruso
"Nanoscale engineering of low-fouling surfaces through polydopamine immobilisation of zwitterionic peptides"
Soft Matter, 10, 2656–2663 (2014)
(Selected as 2014's most accessed Soft Matter articles)
(18) Md. Arifur Rahim, Hirotaka Ejima, Kwun Lun Cho, Kristian Kempe, Markus Müllner, James P. Best, Frank Caruso
"Coordination-driven multistep assembly of metal-polyphenol films and capsules"
(17) Joseph J. Richardson, Kang Liang, Kristian Kempe, Hirotaka Ejima, Jiwei Cui, Frank Caruso
"Immersive polymer assembly on immobilized particles for automated capsule preparation"
(16) Hirotaka Ejima, Nobuhiro Yanai, James P. Best, Melinda Sindoro, Steve Granick, Frank Caruso
"Near-incompressible faceted polymer microcapsules from metal-organic framework templates"
(15) Hirotaka Ejima, Joseph J. Richardson, Kang Liang, James P. Best, Martin P. van Koeverden, Georgina K. Such, Jiwei Cui, Frank Caruso
"One-step assembly of coordination complexes for versatile film and particle engineering"
(Profiled in;
- Science, 341, 136–137 (2013) “Nature's Other Self-Assemblers”
- Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 53, 49–51 (2014) “pH-Responsive Micro- and Nanocarrier Systems”
- New York Times “New Coating Technique for Microscopic Objects”
- C&EN “Simple, Safe, and Cheap Coating”
- ABC Science “New Nano-Coating from Plant Chemical”
- Science News “Coatings Have Simple Recipe for Success”
- Science Daily “Drug Delivery: Small Packages Delivering Huge Results”
- Nanotechweb “Self-Assembling Coating Goes Natural”
- Microscopy and Analysis “Cheap and Easy Method Coats Microscopic Particles in Seconds”
- TopNews “New Tannic Acid and Iron Nano-Coating Cheap and Safe”
- Phys.Org “Researchers Discover Simple Coating Technique Using Tannic Acid and Iron”
- LabOnline “New Method for Coating Microscopic Materials”
- EurekAlert “For Tiny Objects, a Coat of a Different Color”
- Nanowerk “Nanoengineered Capsules Delivering Huge Results”
- Columbus Dispatch “Slipping on Microscopic Coats Just Got Easier”
- The Melbourne Newsroom “Small Packages Delivering Huge Results”
- Chemistry World “Molecular Net Goes Viral”
(14) Joseph J. Richardson, Hirotaka Ejima, Samuel L. Lörcher, Kang Liang, Philipp Senn, Jiwei Cui, Frank Caruso
"Preparation of nano- and microcapsules by electrophoretic polymer assembly"
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 52, 6455–6458 (2013)
(Selected as a “Hot Paper”)
(13) Hirotaka Ejima, Joseph J. Richardson, Frank Caruso
"Multivalent directed assembly of colloidal particles"
(12) Kang Liang, Georgina K. Such, Zhiyuan Zhu, Sarah J. Dodds, Angus P. R. Johnston, Jiwei Cui, Hirotaka Ejima, Frank Caruso
"Engineering cellular degradation of multilayered capsules through controlled cross-linking"
(11) Hirotaka Ejima, Kisei Matsumiya, Hinoharu Yui, Takeshi Serizawa
"Dispersion of carbon nanotubes in water by noncovalent wrapping with peptides screened by phage display"
(10) Hirotaka Ejima, Kisei Matsumiya, Toshiki Sawada, Takeshi Serizawa
"Conjugated polymer nanoparticles hybridized with the peptide aptamer"
(9) Hirotaka Ejima, Hiromi Kikuchi, Hisao Matsuno, Hirofumi Yajima, Takeshi Serizawa
"Peptide-based switching of polymer fluorescence in aqueous phase"
(8) Hirotaka Ejima, Hisao Matsuno, Takeshi Serizawa
"Biological identification of peptides that specifically bind to poly(phenylene vinylene) surfaces:
recognition of the branched or linear structure of the conjugated polymer"
(7) Hirotaka Ejima, Tadahisa Iwata, Naoko Yoshie
"Morphology-retaining carbonization of honeycomb-patterned hyperbranched poly(phenylene vinylene) film"
(6) Hirotaka Ejima, Juliana E. Itako, Kazuki Ishida, Naoko Yoshie
"Nanostructured thin films of polymer blends by directional crystallization onto crystallizable organic solvent"
Macromolecules, 40, 6445–6447 (2007)
(Highlighted in Science, 317, 1297 (2007), Editor’s Choice "Solidifying into Shape")
Peer-Reviewed Publications in Japanese
Peer-Reviewed Publications in Japanese
(5) 林 洸樹，有澤 透麻，程 博涵，江島広貴
「フェノール性水酸基含有高分子の塩水中における接着性評価」
日本接着学会誌，vol.60，No.1，pp.4–9 (2024)
Page updated
Google Sites
Report abuse