Original Papers
110. Makoto Saikawa, Kengo Manabe, Koichiro Saito, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Yasuo Norikane*: Multimode crawling motions of azobenzene crystal induced by light intensities for application as a shape-changeable microcleaner, CrystEngComm, 26, 6274 - 6281 (2024). [link]
109. Yoshihiro Kikkawa,* Seiji Tsuzuki*: Stability of n-alkanes and n-perfluoroalkanes against horizontal displacement on a graphite surface, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 26, 24314-24321 (2024). [link]
108. Makoto Saikawa, Mio Ohnuma, Kengo Manabe, Koichiro Saito, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Yasuo Norikane*: Photo-controllable microcleaner: photo-induced crawling motion and particle transport of azobenzene crystals on a liquid-like surface, Materials Horizons, 11, 1495-1501 (2024). [link]
107. Akira Kaneyoshi, Shota Nomura, Takato Maeda, Takahiro Kusukawa, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Munenori Numata*: Photostimuli reach a selective intermediate in a microflow: one-shot transformation from a supramolecular co-polymer to a micro-disk structure, ChemSystemsChem, 6, e202400031 (2024). [link]
106. Rika Iwaura,* Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Yoko Kawashima, Shior Komba, Miyuki Kumano-Kuramochi, Mio Ohnuma, Iwao Sasaki, Hiroyuki Nitta: Insights into the mechanism of modification by self-assembling starch-based fatty acid esters that cause a pronounced time-dependent effect on asphalt hardness, Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 41, e01025-1-6 (2024). [link]
105. Yasuo Norikane,* Mio Ohnuma, Dennis Kwaria, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Takuya Ohzono, Toshiko Mizokuro, Koji Abe, Kengo Manabe, Koichiro Saito: Photo-controllable azobenzene microdroplets on an open surface and their application as transporters, Materials Horizons, 11, 1495-1501 (2024). [link]
104. Toshiko Mizokuro,* Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Hirokazu Ohsawa, Kenji Kobayashi, Kenji Kamada: Improvement in the upconversion efficiency of an alternating multilayer structure based on 9,10-bis(4-methylphenyl) anthracene and platinum octaethylporphyrin vacuum deposited on an in-plane oriented polythiophene film, Thin Solid Films, 791, 140228 (2024). [link]
103. Suyi Liu, Yasuo Norikane,* Seiji Tsuzuki, Shotaro Ito, Yoshihiro Kikkawa*: Effect of metal coordination on two-dimensional assemblies in curcumin derivatives, Chemistry Letters, 52, 564 - 568 (2023). [link]
102. Yoshihioro Kikkawa,* Mio Ohnuma, Seiji Tsuzuki, Takahito Kajiki, Shiro Komba, Rika Iwaura: Two-dimensional assemblies of saccharide-derived molecules on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite revealed by scanning tunneling microscopy, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 674, 131900 (2023). [link]
101. Yoshihiro Kikkawa,* Seiji Tsuzuki*: Analysis of intermolecular interactions of n-perfluoroalkanes with circumcoronene using dispersion-corrected DFT calculations: Comparison with those of n-alkanes, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 25, 11331-11337 (2023). [link]
100. Suyi Liu, Yasuo Norikane*, Seiji Tsuzuki, Shotaro Ito, Yoshihiro Kikkawa*: Tuning the odd-even effect on two-dimensional assemblies of curcumin derivatives by alkyl chain substitution: A scanning tunneling microscopy study, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 25, 10917-10924 (2023). [link]
99. Dennis Kwaria, Keegan McGehee, Suyi Liu, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Shotaro Ito, Yasuo Norikane*: Visible-Light-Photomeltable Azobenzenes as Solar Thermal Fuels, ACS Applied Optical Materials, 1, 633-639 (2023). [link]
98. Ryohei Sato,Atsuo Utagawa, Koji Fushimi, Feng Li, Takuya Isono, Kenji Tajima,Toshifumi Satoh, Shin-ichiro Sato, Hiroshi Hirata, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Takuya Yamamoto*: Molecular Weight-Dependent Oxidation and Optoelectronic Properties of Defect-Free Macrocyclic Poly(3-hexylthiophene), Polymers, 15, 666 (2023). [link]
97. Yoshihiro Kikkawa,* Mayumi Nagasaki, Yasuo Norikane*: Two-dimensional self-assemblies of azobenzene derivatives: effects of methyl substitution of azobenzene core and alkyl chain length, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 24, 29757 – 29764 (2022). [link]
96. Yoshihiro Kikkawa,* Mayumi Nagasaki, Emiko Koyama, Shotaro Ito, Seiji Tsuzuki: Halogen Bond-Directed Self-Assembly in Bicomponent Blends at the Solid/Liquid Interface: Effect of the Alkyl Chain Substitution Position, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 24, 17088–17097 (2022). [link]
95. Yoshihiro Kikkawa,* Mayumi Nagasaki, Seiji Tsuzuki, Thierry NJ Fouquet, Sayaka Nakamura, Yasumasa Takenaka, Kazuhisa Hiratani: Well-Organised Two-Dimensional Self-Assembly Controlled by In-Situ Formation of a Cu(II)-Coordinated Rufigallol Derivative: A Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy Study, Chemical Communications, 58, 1752–1755 (2022).[link]
94. Yasuo Norikane,* Masaru Hayashino, Mio Ohnuma, Koji Abe, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Koichiro Saito, Kengo Manabe, Koji Miyake, Miki Nakano, Naoki Takada: Photo-Induced Crawling Motion of Azobenzene Crystals on Modified Gold Surfaces, Langmuir, 37, 14177–14185 (2021).[link]
93. Yasuo Norikane*, Masaru Hayashino, Mio Ohnuma, Koji Abe, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Koichiro Saito, Kengo Manabe, Koji Miyake, Miki Nakano, Naoki Takada: Effect of Surface Properties on the Photo-induced Crawling Motion of Azobenzene Crystals on Glass Surfaces, Frontiers in Chemistry, Article number: 684767 (2021).[link]
92. Yoshihiro Kikkawa,* Mayumi Nagasaki, Emiko Koyama, Seiji Tsuzuki, Thierry Fouquet, Kazuhisa Hiratani: Dynamic Host-Guest Behavior in Halogen-Bonded Two-Dimensional Molecular Networks Investigated by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy at the Solid/Liquid Interface, Nanoscale Advances, 2, 4895–4901 (2020). [link]
91. Atsuko Kuno, Kazuto Nakamura, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Hiromitsu Maeda*: meso-Free Dipyrrins: Formation of Assembled Structures Including a 2D Ordered Pattern, Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 24, 75–83 (2020). [link]
90. Gijo Raj,# Yoshihiro Kikkawa,# Luca Catalano, Renu Pasricha, Yasuo Norikane, Panče Naumov*: Supramolecular Organization of Model Polycyclic Aromatic Molecules: Comparison of 2D and 3D Assemblies, ChemNanoMat, 6, 68–72 (2020). [link]
89. Mary-Ambre Carvalho, Hervé Dekkiche, Mayumi Nagasaki, Yoshihiro Kikkawa,* Romain Ruppert*: Coordination-Driven Construction of Porphyrin Nano-Ribbons at a Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite (HOPG)/Liquid Interface, Journal of the American Chemical Society,141, 10137–10141 (2019). [link]
88. Christophe Kahlfuss, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Jennifer Wytko,* Jean Weiss*: Controlled Growth of Porphyrin Wires at a Solid-Liquid Interface, Helvetica Chimica Acta, 102, e1900058–1–9 (2019). [link]
87. Yoshihiro Kikkawa,* Mayumi Nagasaki, Emiko Koyama, Seiji Tsuzuki, Kazuhisa Hiratani: Hexagonal Array Formation by Intermolecular Halogen Bond in a Binary Blend of Linear Molecular Building Blocks: STM Study, Chemical Communications, 55, 3955–3958 (2019). [link]
86. Takuya Yamamoto*, Masaaki Hosokawa, Minato Nakamura, Shin-ichioro Sato, Takuya Isono, Kenji Tajima, Toshifumi Satoh, Masamichi Sato, Yasuyuki Tezuka, Akinori Saeki, Yoshihiro Kikkawa: Synthesis, Isolation, and Properties of Defect-Free Macrocyclic Poly(3-Hexylthiophene) with All Head-to-Tail Couplings, Macromolecules, 51, 9284–9293 (2018). [link]
85. Yoshihiro Kikkawa,* Seiji Tsuzuki, Ayumi Kashiwada, Kazuhisa Hiratani: Self-Assembled 2D Patterns of Structural Isomers in Isobutenyl Compounds Revealed by STM at Solid/Liquid Interface, Colloid and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 537, 580-590 (2018). [link]
84. Mary-Ambre Carvalho, Hervé Dekkiche, Lydia Karmazin, Fabien Sanchez, Bruno Vincent, Masatoshi Kanesato, Yoshihiro Kikkawa,* Romain Ruppert*: Synthesis and Study at a Solid/Liquid Interface of Porphyrin Dimers Linked by Metal Ions, Inorganic Chemistry, 56, 15081−15090 (2017). [link]
83. Yoshihiro Kikkawa,* Satoko Tanaka, Yasuo Norikane*: Photo-Triggered Enzymatic Degradation of Biodegradable Polymers, RSC Advances, 7, 55720 – 55724 (2017). [link]
82. Yoshihiro Kikkawa,* Seiji Tsuzuki, Kazuhiro Taguchi, Ayumi Kashiwada, Kazuhisa Hiratani: Odd-Even Effect in Two-Dimensions Induced by the Bicomponent Blends of Isobutenyl Compounds, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 19, 13579-13584 (2017). [link]
81. Xu Lin, Mika Suzuki, Marina Gushiken, Mitsuaki Yamauchi, Takashi Karatsu, Takahiro Kizaki, Yuki Tani, Ken-ichi Nakayama, Mitsuharu Suzuki, Hiroko Yamada, Takashi Kajitani, Takanori Fukushima, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Shiki Yagai*: High-Fidelity Self-Assembly Pathways for Hydrogen-Bonding Molecular Semiconductors, Scientific Reports, 7, 43098/1-12 (2017). [link]
80. Hervé Dekkiche, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Lydia Karmazin, Christophe Jeandon, Romain Ruppert* : Synthesis of Porphyrins Bearing Alkynyl- or Arylalkynyl-Meso-Groups, Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 20, 292-301 (2016). [link]
79. Vivien Rauch, Yoshihiro Kikkawa,* Matthieu Koepf, Ismael Hijazi, Jennifer A. Wytko,* Stéphane Campidelli, Antoine Goujon, Masatoshi Kanesato, Jean Weiss*: Trapping Nanostructures on Surfaces through Weak Interactions, Chemistry-A European Journal, 21, 13437-13444 (2015). [link]
78. Yoshihiro Kikkawa,* Manami Ishitsuka, Kazuhiro Omori, Ayumi Kashiwada, Seiji Tsuzuki, Kazuhisa Hiratani: Ester-Linked Alkyl Chain Effect on the 2D Structures of Isobutenyl Compounds: Scanning Tunneling Microscopic Study, Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 88, 834-842 (2015). [link]
77. Yoshihiro Kikkawa,* Manami Ishitsuka, Ayumi Kashiwada, Seiji Tsuzuki, Kazuhisa Hiratani: Bicomponent Blend-Directed Amplification of the Alkyl Chain Effect on the 2D Structures, Chemical Communications, 50, 13146-13149 (2014). [link]
76. Shiki Yagai,* Mika Suzuki, Xu Lin, Marina Gushiken, Takuya Noguchi, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Akinori Saeki, Shu Seki, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Yuki Tani, Ken-ichi Nakayama: Supramolecular Engineering of Oligothiophene Nanorods without Insulators: Hierarchical Association of Rosettes and Photovoltaic Properties, Chemistry-A European Journal, 20, 16128-16137 (2014). [link]
75. Yoshihiro Kikkawa,* Masato Fukuda, Tomoya Kimura, Ayumi Kashiwada, Kiyomi Matsuda, Masatoshi Kanesato, Masahisa Wada, Tadayuki Imanaka, Takeshi Tanaka*: Atomic Force Microscopic Study of Chitinase Binding onto Chitin and Cellulose Surfaces, Biomacromolecules, 15, 1074-1077 (2014). [link]
74. Vivien Rauch, Jonas Conradt, Mayuko Takahashi, Masatoshi Kanesato, Jennifer A. Wytko, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Heinz Kalt, Jean Weiss: Self-Organized Porphyrin Arrays on Surfaces: The Case of Hydrophilic Side Chains and Polar Surfaces, Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 18, 67-75 (2014). [link]
73. Rémi Plamont, Yoshihiro Kikkawa,* Mayuko Takahashi, Masatoshi Kanesato, Michel Giorgi, Anita Chan Kam Shun, Christian Roussel, Teodor Silviu Balaban*: Nanoscopic Imaging of Meso-Tetraalkylporphyrins Prepared in High Yields Enabled by Montmorrilonite K10 and 3 Å Molecular Sieves, Chemistry-A European Journal, 19, 11293-11300 (2013). [link]
72. Yukiko Shinozaki, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Shun Sato, Tokuma Fukuoka, Takashi Watanabe, Shigenobu Yoshida, Toshiaki Nakajima-Kambe, Hiroko K. Kitamoto*: Enzymatic Degradation of Polyester Films by a Cutinase-Like Enzyme from Pseudozyma antarctica: Surface Plasmon Resonance and Atomic Force Microscopy Study, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 97, 8591-8598 (2013). [link]
71. Yoshihiro Kikkawa,* Masato Fukuda, Nobuhiro Ichikawa, Ayumi Kashiwada, Kiyomi Matsuda, Masatoshi Kanesato, Tomohiro Hiraishi: Tuning the Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Biodegradable Polyesters and It’s Application to Surface Patterning, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 1, 4667-4670 (2013). [link] Highlighted as ”Rising Stars and Young Nanoarchitects in Materials Science” in the web-themed issue.
70. Munenori Numata, Daiki Kinoshita, Naoya Hirose, Tomohiro Kozawa, Hitoshi Tamiaki, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Masatoshi Kanesato: Controlled Stacking and Unstacking of Peripheral Chlorophyll Units Drives the Spring-Like Contraction and Expansion of a Semi-Artificial Helical Polymer, Chemistry-A European Journal, 19, 1592-1598 (2013). [link]
69. Masatoshi Kanesato, Yuuta Fujimoto, Yasuhiro Wakayama, Ayumi Kashiwada, Kiyomi Matsuda, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Yoriko Sonoda, Midori Goto: The Mutual Separation of Rare Earth Elements Utilizing the Reaction of Corresponding Complexes Coordinated by Tris(2-aminoethyl)amine with 3-Ethoxysalicylaldehyde, Waste and Biomass Valorization, 3, 451-458 (2012). [link]
68. Shiki Yagai, Ai Kobayashi, Mitsuaki Yamauchi, Shogo Himori, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Tomonori Ohba, Yoshihiro Kikkawa: Control over the Hierarchical Levels of Stackable Nanotoroids into Supercoils by External Stimuli, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134, 18205-18208 (2012). [link]
67. Yoshihiro Kikkawa,* Kazuhiro Omori, Mayuko Takahashi, Masatoshi Kanesato, Kazuhisa Hiratani*: Effects of Alkyl Chain Length, Solvent and Tandem Claisen Rearrangement on Two-Dimensional Structures of Noncyclic Isobutenyl Compounds: Scanning Tunneling Microscopic Study, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 10, 8087-8094 (2012). [link]
66. Tomohiro Imura, Daisuke Kawamura, Yuko Ishibashi, Tomotake Morita, Shun Sato, Tokuma Fukuoka, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Dai Kitamoto*: Low molecular weight gelators based on biosurfactants, cellobiose lipids by Cryptococcus humicola, Journal of Oleo Science, 61, 659-664 (2012). [link]
65. Shiki Yagai, Yusaku Goto, Lin Xu, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Daiki Kuzuhara, Hiroko Yamada, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Akinori Saeki, Shu Seki: Self-Organization of Hydrogen-Bonding Naphthalene Chromophores into J-type Nanoring and H-type Nanorod: Impact of Regioisomerism, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 51, 6643-6647 (2012). [link]
64. Shiki Yagai, Mari Usui, Tomohiro Seki, Haruno Murayama, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Shinobu Uemura, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Atsushi Asano, Shu Seki: Supramolecularly Engineered Perylene Bisimides Assemblies Exhibiting Thermal Transition from Columnar to Multilamellar Structures, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134, 7983-7994 (2012). [link]
63. Yoshihiro Kikkawa,* Kazuhiro Omori, Masatoshi Kanesato, Kazuhisa Hiratani: 2D Structures of Isobutenyl Ether Compounds Possessing Dodecyl and Tridecyl Chains: Effects of Solvent and Tandem Claisen Rearrangement, Chemistry Letters, 41, 1196-1198 (2012). [link]
62. Vivien Rauch, Jennifer A. Wytko, Mayuko Takahashi, Yoshihiro Kikkawa,* Masatoshi Kanesato, Jean Weiss*: Dynamic Assembly of Porphyrin Wires Trapped on a Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite Surface, Organic Letters, 14, 1998-2001 (2012). [link]
61. Shiki Yagai, Keisuke Ohta, Marina Gushiken, Kazunori Iwai, Atsushi Asano, Shu Seki, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Masakazu Morimoto, Akihide Kitamura, Takashi Karatsu: Photoreversible Supramolecular Polymerization and Hierarchical Organization of Hydrogen-Bonded Supramolecular Copolymers Composed of Diarylethenes and Oligothiophenes, Chemistry-A European Journal, 18, 2244-2253 (2012). [link]
60. Shiki Yagai,* Yusaku Goto, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Yoshihiro Kikkawa: Catenation of Self-Assembled Nanorings, Chemistry-A European Journal, 17, 13657-13660 (2011). [link]
59. Yoshihiro Kikkawa,* Masato Fukuda, Ayumi Kashiwada, Kiyomi Matsuda, Masatoshi Kanesato, Masahisa Wada, Tadayuki Imanaka, Takeshi Tanaka*: Binding Ability of Chitinase onto Cellulose: An Atomic Force Microscopic Study, Polymer Journal, 43, 742-744 (2011). [link]
58. Tomohiro Seki, Atsushi Asano, Shu Seki, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Haruno Murayama, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Shiki Yagai*: Rational Construction of Perylene Bisimide Columnar Superstructures with Biased Helical Sense, Chemistry-A European Journal, 17, 3598-3608 (2011). [link]
57. Masatoshi Kanesato,* Keiko Nagahara, Kazuki Igarashi, Ken-ichi Sato, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Midori Goto: Synthesis, Characterization and Emission Properties of Yttrium(III) and Europium(III) Complexes of a Tripodal Heptadentate Schiff-Base Ligand N[CH2CH2N=CH(2-OH-3-MeC6H3)]3, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 367, 225-229 (2011). [link]
56. Yoshihiro Kikkawa,* Emiko Koyama,* Masaru Aoyagi, Nathanaëlle Schneider, Mayuko Takahashi, Kyoko Fujiwara, Masatoshi Kanesato: Metallation of Bipyridine Derivatives Substituted at Meta Position by Alkyl Chains: Effects on the Two-Dimensional Structures, Supramolecular Chemistry, 23, 9-12 (2011). [link]
55. Shiki Yagai,* Marina Gushiken, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Yoshihiro Kikkawa: Rationally Controlled Helical Organization of Multiple-Hydrogen-Bonding Oligothiophenes: Guest-Induced Transition of Helical-to-Twisted Ribbons, Chemical Communications, 47, 454-456 (2011). [link]
54. Shiki Yagai,* Yujiro Nakano, Shu Seki, Atsushi Asano, Takashi Okubo, Takashi Isoshima, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Yoshihiro Kikkawa: Supramolecularly Engineered J- and H-aggregation of a Dipolar Dye into Vesicular and Ribbonlike Architectures, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 49, 9990-9994 (2010). [link]
53. Yoshihiro Kikkawa,* Hideyuki Kihara, Mayuko Takahashi, Masatoshi Kanesato, Teodor Silviu Balaban, Jean-Marie Lehn: Two-Dimensional Structures of Anthracene Derivatives: Photodimerization and Host-Guest Chemistry, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 114, 16718–16722 (2010). [link]
52. Shiki Yagai,* Tomohiro Seki, Haruno Murayama, Yusuke Wakikawa, Tadaaki Ikoma, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Yoshihito Honsho, Shu Seki: Structural and Electronic Properties of Extremely Long Electron-Conductive Perylene Bisimide Nanofibers Formed through a Stoichiometrically-Mismatched Complexation between Complimentary Multiple Hydrogen-Bonding Modules, Small, 6, 2731-2740 (2010). [link]
51. Yoshihiro Kikkawa,* Mayuko Takahashi, Masaru Aoyagi, Hiroshi Suga, Masatoshi Kanesato, Hideki Abe: Surface Patterning of Poly(ε-caprolactone): Epitaxial Crystallization and Enzymatic Degradation, Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 211, 2480-2483 (2010). [link]
50. Kazuhiro Omori, Yoshihiro Kikkawa,* Masatoshi Kanesato, Kazuhisa Hiratani*: Fabrication and Transformation of Novel Two-Dimensional Tripod Structures: Structural Modulation by Alkyl Chain Length and Tandem Claisen Rearrangement, Chemical Communications, 46, 8008-8010 (2010). [link]
49. Kazuhiro Omori, Yoshihiro Kikkawa,* Masatoshi Kanesato, Kazuhisa Hiratani*: Noncyclic Isobutenyl Compounds with Esters and Amides: Effect of Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonds Tuned by Tandem Claisen Rearrangement on the Two-Dimensional Structures, Chemistry Letters, 39, 1039-1041 (2010). [link]
48. Shiki Yagai,* Hiroaki Aonuma, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Shun Kubota, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Sankarapillai Mahesh, Ayyappanpillai Ajayaghosh: Rational Design of Nanofibers and Nanorings through Complementary Hydrogen-Bonding Interactions of Functional π-Systems, Chemistry-A European Journal, 16, 8652-8661 (2010). [link]
47. Yoshihiro Kikkawa,* Kenji Kurokawa, Ryota Kimura, Mayuko Takahashi, Masatoshi Kanesato, Hideki Abe*: Solvent induced morphological diversification in poly(L-lactide-b-ε-caprolactone) block copolymer thin films, Polymer Degradation and Stability, 95, 1414-1420 (2010). [link]
46. Sun Sato, Masayuki Minato, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Hideki Abe, Takeharu Tsuge: In vitro synthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) catalyzed by type II and III PHA synthases: a useful technique for surface coatings of hydrophobic support with PHA, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 85, 779-782 (2010). [link]
45. Kazuhiro Omori, Yoshihiro Kikkawa,* Hideo Tokuhisa, Masatoshi Kanesato, Kazuhisa Hiratani*: Transformation of Two-Dimensional Structures of Noncyclic Isobuteny Diamide Compounds by Tandem Claisen Rearrangement, Colloid and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 356, 58-62 (2010). [link]
44. Tsuyoshi Tazawa, Shiki Yagai, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Ayyappanpillai Ajayaghosh: A Complementary Guest Induced Morphology Transition in a Two-Component Multiple H-Bonding Self-Assembly, Chemical Communications, 46, 1076-1078 (2010). [link]
43. Yoshihiro Kikkawa,* Emiko Koyama, Seiji Tsuzuki, Kyoko Fujiwara, Masatoshi Kanesato: Bipyridine Derivatives at Solid/Liquid Interface: Effect of the Number and Length of Peripheral Alkyl Chains, Langmuir, 26, 3376-3381 (2010). [link]
42. Yoshihiro Kikkawa,* Shun Kubota, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Masatoshi Kanesato, Shiki Yagai*: Two-Dimensional Organization of Mono- and Bisurea Supramolecular Polymers Studied by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 10, 803-808 (2010). [link]
41. Shiki Yagai, Tetsuro Kinoshita, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Yoshihito Honsho, Shu Seki: Interconvertible Oligothiophene Nanorods and Nanotapes with High Charge Carrier Mobilities, Chemistry-A European Journal, 15, 9320-9324 (2009). [link]
40. Shiki Yagai, Saori Hamamura, Hao Wang, Vladimir Stepanenko, Tomohiro Seki, Kanako Unoike, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Frank Würthner: Unconventional Hydrogen-Bond-Directed Hierarchical Co-Assembly between Perylene Bisimide and Azobenzene-Functionalized Melamine, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 7, 3926-3929 (2009). [link]
39. Shiki Yagai*, Shun Kubota, Hikaru Saito, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Masatoshi Kanesato, Yoshihiro Kikkawa*: Reversible Transformation between Rings and Coils in a Dynamic Hydrogen-Bonded Self-Assembly, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 131, 5408-5410 (2009). [link]
38. Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Takayuki Suzuki, Masatoshi Kanesato, Yoshiharu Doi, Hideki Abe: Effect of Phase Structure on Enzymatic Degradation of Poly(L-lactide)/Atactic Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) Blends with Different Miscibility, Biomacromolecules, 10, 1013-1018 (2009). [link]
37. Shun Sato, Yusuke Ono, Yukiko Mochiyama, Easan Sivaniah, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Kumar Sudesh, Tomohiro Hiraishi, Yoshiharu Doi, Hideki Abe, Takeharu Tsuge: Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Film Formation and PHA Synthase Activity during In vitro and In Situ Polymerization on Hydrophobic Surfaces, Biomacromolecules, 9, 2811-2818 (2008). [link]
36. Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Kazuhiro Taguchi, Seiji Tsuzuki, Emiko Koyama, Hideo Tokuhisa, Masatoshi Kanesato: Two-Dimensional Structures of Pyrimido[5,4-d]pyrimidine Derivatives at Solid/Liquid Interface, Applied Surface Science, 254, 7576-7580 (2008). [link]
35. Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Hideo Tokuhisa, Hajime Shingai, Tomohiro Hiraishi, Hirohiko Houjou, Masatoshi Kanesato, Tadayuki Imanaka, Takeshi Tanaka: Interaction Force of Chitin-Binding Domains onto Chitin Surface, Biomacromolecules, 9, 2126-2131 (2008). [link]
34. Shiki Yagai, Sankarapillai Mahesh, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Kanako Unoike, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura, Ayyappanpillai Ajayaghosh: Toroidal Nanoobjects from Rosette Assemblies of Melamine-Linked Oligo(p-phenyleneethynylene)s and Cyanurates, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 47, 4691-4694 (2008). [link]
33. Rika Iwaura, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Mayumi Ohnishi-Kameyama, Toshimi Shimizu: Hierarchy in Binary Self-Assembly of a Nucleotide Bolaamphiphile with DNA as a Template, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 5, 3450-3455 (2007). [link]
32. Masahiro Fujita, Yoshitaka Takikawa, Hirotaka Sakuma, Shinya Teramachi, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Yoshiharu Doi: Real-Time Observation of Oriented Crystallization of Poly(ε-caprolactone) Thin Film Induced by AFM Tip, Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 208, 1862-1870 (2007). [link]
31. Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Emiko Koyama, Seiji Tsuzuki, Kyoko Fujiwara, Koji Miyake, Hideo Tokuhisa, Masatoshi Kanesato: Self-Assembly of Bipyridine Derivatives at Solid/Liquid Interface: Effects of the Number of Peripheral Alkyl Chains and Metal Coordination, Surface Science, 601, 2520-2524 (2007). [link]
30. Dae-Gun Kim, Emiko Koyama, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Yasuhisa Naitoh, Deok-Soo Kim, Hideo Tokuhisa, Masatoshi Kanesato, Naoto Koshizaki: Conduction Measurement of Molecule Immobilized on Au/SiO2 Nanocomposite Films, Nanotechnology, 18, 205501-1-205501-5 (2007). [link]
29. Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Emiko Koyama, Seiji Tsuzuki, Kyoko Fujiwara, Koji Miyake, Hideo Tokuhisa, Masatoshi Kanesato: Odd-Even Effect and Metal Induced Structural Convergence in Self-Assembled Monolayers of Bipyridine Derivatives, Chemical Communications, 1343-1345 (2007). [link]
28. Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Emiko Koyama, Seiji Tsuzuki, Kyoko Fujiwara, Koji Miyake, Hideo Tokuhisa, Masatoshi Kanesato: Two-Dimensional Nanostructure Control by Molecular Width Variation with Metal Coordination, Langmuir, 22, 6910-6914 (2006). [link]
27. Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Takayuki Suzuki, Takeharu Tsuge, Masatoshi Kanesato, Yoshiharu Doi, Hideki Abe: Phase Structure and Enzymatic Degradation of Poly(L-lactide)/Atactic Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) Blends: An Atomic Force Microscopy Study, Biomacromolecules, 7, 1921-1928 (2006). [link]
26. Keiji Numata, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Takeharu Tsuge, Tadahisa Iwata, Yoshiharu Doi, Hideki Abe: Adsorption of PHB Depolymerase on Silicon Wafer and Poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid] Single Crystal Revealed by Real-Time AFM; Macromolecular Bioscience, 6, 41-50 (2006). [link]
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25. Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Masaharu Narike, Tomohiro Hiraishi, Masatoshi Kanesato, Kumar Sudesh, Yoshiharu Doi, Takeharu Tsuge: Organization of Polyhydroxyalkanoate Synthase for In Vitro Polymerization as Revealed by Atomic Force Microscopy; Macromolecular Bioscience, 5, 929-935 (2005). [link]
24. Tomohiro Hiraishi, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Masahiro Fujita, Normi Mohd Yahaya, Masatoshi Kanesato, Takeharu Tsuge, Kumar Sudesh, Mizuo Maeda, Yoshiharu Doi: Atomic Force Microscopic Observation of In Vitro Polymerized Poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate] : Insight into Possible Mechanism of Granule Formation; Biomacromolecules, 6, 2671-2677 (2005). [link]
23. Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Koichi Yamashita, Tomohiro Hiraishi, Masatoshi Kanesato, Yoshiharu Doi: Dynamic Adsorption Behavior of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) Depolymerase during Adsorption onto Polyester Surface Investigated by QCM and AFM; Biomacromolecules, 6, 2084-2090 (2005). [link]
22. Keiji Numata, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Takeharu Tsuge, Tadahisa Iwata, Yoshiharu Doi, Hideki Abe: Enzymatic Degradation Processes of Poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid] and Poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid-co-(R)-3-hydroxyvaleric acid] Single Crystals Revealed by Atomic Force Microscopy: Effects of Molecular Weight and Second-Monomer Composition on Erosion Rates; Biomacromolecules, 6, 2008-2016 (2005). [link]
21. Koichi Yamashita, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Kenji Kurokawa, Yoshiharu Doi: Enzymatic Degradation of Poly(L-lactide) Film by Proteinase K: Quartz Crystal Microbalance and Atomic Force Microscopy Study, Biomacromolecules, 6, 850-857 (2005). [link]
20. Takeharu Tsuge, Kohtaroh Yano, Shin-ichi Imazu, Keiji Numata, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Hideki Abe, Seiichi Taguchi, Yoshiharu Doi: Biosynthesis of Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Copolymers from Fructose Using Wild-Type and Laboratory-Evolved PHA Synthases, Macromolecular Bioscience 5, 112-117 (2005). [link]
19. Hideki Abe, Mariko Harigaya, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Takeharu Tsuge, Yoshiharu Doi: Crystal Growth and Solid-State Structure of Poly(lactide) Stereocopolymers, Biomacromolecules, 6, 457-467 (2005). [link]
18. Prihardi Kahar, Jumiarti Agus, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Kazunori Taguchi, Yoshiharu Doi, Takeharu Tsuge: Effective Production and Kinetic Characteristic of Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight Poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate] in Recombinant Escherichia coli, Polymer Degradation and Stability, 87, 161-169 (2005). [link]
17. Keiji Numata, Takuya Hirota, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Takeharu Tsuge, Tadahisa Iwata, Hideki Abe, Yoshiharu Doi: Enzymatic Degradation Process of Lamellar crystals in Thin Films for Poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid] and its Copolymers Revealed by Real-Time Atomic Force Microscopy, Biomacromolecules, 5, 2186-2194 (2004). [link]
16. Takeharu Tsuge, Yu Saito, Masaharu Narike, Koho Muneta, Normi Mohd Yahaya, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Tomohiro Hiraishi, Yoshiharu Doi: Mutation Effects of a Conserved Alanine (Ala510) in Type I Polyhydroxyalkanoate Synthase from Ralstonia eutropha on Polyester Biosynthesis, Macromolecular Bioscience, 4, 963-970 (2004). [link]
15. Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Masahiro Fujita, Tomohiro Hiraishi, Mamoru Yoshimoto, Yoshiharu Doi: Direct Observation of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) Depolymerase Adsorbed on Polyester Thin Film by Atomic Force Microscopy, Biomacromolecules, 5, 1642-1646 (2004). [link]
14. Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Masahiro Fujita, Hideki Abe, Yoshiharu Doi: Effect of Water on the Surface Molecular Mobility of Poly(lactide) Thin Films: An Atomic Force Microscopy Study, Biomacromolecules, 5, 1187-1193 (2004). [link]
13. Takeharu Tsuge, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Yoshiharu Doi: Microbial Synthesis and Enzymatic Degradation of Renewable Poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-(R)-3-hydroxyhexanoate], Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, 5, 449-453 (2004). [link]
12. Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Takuya Hirota, Keiji Numata, Takeharu Tsuge, Hideki Abe, Tadahisa Iwata, Yoshiharu Doi: In Situ Atomic Force Microscopy Observation of Enzymatic Degradation in Poly(hydroxyalkanoic acid) Thin Films: Normal and Constrained Conditions, Macromolecular Bioscience, 4, 276-285 (2004). [link]
11. Takeharu Tsuge, Yu Saito, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Tomohiro Hiraishi, Yoshiharu Doi: Biosynthesis and Compositional Regulation of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) in Recombinant Ralstonia eutropha Expressing Mutated Polyhydroxyalkanoate Synthase Genes, Macromolecular Bioscience, 4, 238-242 (2004). [link]
10. Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Hideki Abe, Masahiro Fujita, Tadahisa Iwata, Yoshio Inoue, Yoshiharu Doi: Crystal Growth in Poly(L-lactide) Thin Film Revealed by In Situ Atomic Force Microscopy, Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 204, 1822-1831 (2003). [link]
9. Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Tomohide Murase, Hideki Abe, Tadahisa Iwata, Yoshio Inoue, Yoshiharu Doi: Real-Time Enzymatic Degradation Study of Poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid] Copolymer Thin Film by Atomic Force Microscopy in Buffer Solution, Macromolecular Bioscience, 2, 189-194 (2002). [link]
8. Yang–Ho Na, Yong He, Xintao Shuai, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Yoshiharu Doi, Yoshio Inoue: Compatibilization Effect of Poly(ε-caprolactone)-b-Poly(ethylene glycol) Block Copolymers and Phase Morphology Analysis in Immiscible Poly(lactide)/poly(ε-caprolactone) Blends, Biomacromolecules, 3, 1179-1186 (2002). [link]
7. Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Hideki Abe, Tadahisa Iwata, Yoshio Inoue, Yoshiharu Doi: Crystal Morphologies and Enzymatic Degradation of Melt-Crystallized Thin Films of Random Copolyesters of (R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid with (R)-3-hydroxyalkanoic acids, Polymer Degradation and Stability, 76, 467-478 (2002). [link]
6. Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Hideki Abe, Tadahisa Iwata, Yoshio Inoue, Yoshiharu Doi: Crystallization, Stability, and Enzymatic Degradation of Poly(L-lactide) Thin Film, Biomacromolecules, 3, 350-356 (2002). [link]
5. Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Hideki Abe, Tadahisa Iwata, Yoshio Inoue, Yoshiharu Doi: In Situ Observation of Crystal Growth for Poly[(S)-lactide] by Temperature-Controlled Atomic Force Microscopy, Biomacromolecules, 2, 940-945 (2001). [link]
4. Hideki Abe, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Yoshio Inoue, Yoshiharu Doi: Morphological and Kinetic Analyses of Regime Transition for Poly[(S)-lactide] Crystal Growth, Biomacromolecules, 2, 1007-1014 (2001). [link]
3. Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Yoshio Inoue, Hideki Abe, Tadahisa Iwata, Yoshiharu Doi: In Situ AFM Observation of Lamellar Crystal Growth in Thin Film for Poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid-co-6-hydroxyhexanoic acid] at a High Crystallization Temperature of 110 ˚C, Polymer, 42, 2707-2710 (2001). [link]
2. Hideki Abe, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Tadahisa Iwata, Hiromichi Aoki, Takashi Akehata, Yoshiharu Doi: Microscopic Visualization on Crystalline Morphologies of Thin Films for Poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid] and its Copolymer, Polymer, 41, 867-874 (2000). [link]
1. Hideki Abe, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Hiromichi Aoki, Takashi Akehata, Tadahisa Iwata, Yoshiharu Doi*: Crystallization Behavior and Thermal Properties of Melt-Crystallized Poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid-co-6-hydroxyhexanoic acid] Films, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 25, 177-183 (1999). [link]
Reviews & Book Chapters
12. Suyi Liu, Yasuo Norikane, Yoshihiro Kikkawa*: Two-dimensional molecular networks at the solid/liquid interface and the role of alkyl chains in their building blocks, Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 14, 872-892 (2023). [link]
11. Ken'ichiro Matsumoto, Hideki Abe, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Tadahisa Iwata: 22. Enzymatic Degradation of Poly(Lactide); In Poly(lactic acid)-Synthesis, Structure, Properties, Processing and Applications; Rafael A. Auras, Loong-Tak Lim, Susan E. M. Selke, and Hideto Tsuji. Eds.; Wiley, p. 517-540 (2022).
10. 吉川佳広: “ポルフィリンワイヤーの創製と走査型プローブ顕微鏡による解析 ストラスブール大学との共同研究”、日仏工業技術会誌、65, 2, 7-10 (2019).
9. 吉川佳広、矢貝史樹: “Chap 4-③ 原子間力顕微鏡：超分子ポリマーを可視化する”、CSJカレントレビュー、超分子ポリマー 超分子・自己組織化の基礎から先端材料への応用まで、日本化学会編、39-41 (2019).
8. Yoshihiro Kikkawa,* Reiko Azumi: “Chapter 11. Scanning Probe Microscopy”, In Molecular Soft-Interface Science- Principles, Molecular Design, Characterization and Application; Mizuo Maeda, Atsushi Takahara, Hiromi Kitano, Tetsuji Yamaoka, Yoshiko Miura (Eds.), 155-164 (2019).
7. Yoshihiro Kikkawa*: 2D Structural Modulation by Odd-Even Effect of Alkyl Chains Revealed by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy at Solid/Liquid Interface, Transactions of the Materials Research Society of Japan, 39, 99-104 (2014). [link]
6. Yoshihiro Kikkawa*: Formation of 2D Structures and Their Transformation by External Stimuli: A Scanning Tunneling Microscopic Study, Polymer Journal, 45, 255-260 (2013). [link]
5. 吉川佳広、田中丈士：分子間相互作用解析：キチン／キチナーゼ系への展開；キチン・キトサン研究, 17, 14-23 (2011).
4. 平石知裕、吉川佳広、岩田忠久：バイオポリマーの酵素分解：分解酵素とポリマーの相互作用；バイオプラジャーナル, 37, 18-23 (2010).
3. Tadahisa Iwata, Hideki Abe, Yoshihiro Kikkawa: 22. Enzymatic Degradation of Poly(Lactide); In Poly(lactic acid)-Synthesis, Structure, Properties, Processing and Applications; Rafael A. Auras, Loong-Tak Lim, Susan E. M. Selke, and Hideto Tsuji. Eds.; Wiley, p. 383-399 (2010).
2. Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Masahiro Fujita, Tadahisa Iwata: Nanotechnology on Biodegradable Polymers; In Bottom-up Nanofabrication: Supramolecules, Self-Assemblies, and Organized Films; Ariga, K and Nalwa, H. S. Eds.; American Scientific Publishers, Vol. 2, Chapter 8, p. 223-244 (2009).
1. 吉川佳広、土肥義治：生分解性高分子の表面構造と酵素分解性〜ナノメートルスケールの構造制御を目指して〜, 繊維と工業, 59, 313-318 (2003).