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Soft Matter 2022
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Synergetic Improvement in the Mechanical Properties of Polyurethanes with Movable Crosslinking and Hydrogen Bonds.

Jin, C.; Park, J.; Shirakawa, H.; Osaki, M.; Ikemoto, Y.; Yamaguchi, H.; Takahashi, H.; Ohashi, Y.; Harada, A.; Matsuba, G.; Takashima, Y.
Soft Matter 2022, 2022(27), 5027-5036.
(DOI:10.1039/d2sm00408a)

ACS Applied Polymer Materials 2022
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One-Step Synthesis of Gelatin-Conjugated Supramolecular Hydrogels for Dynamic Regulation of Adhesion Contact and Morphology of Myoblasts

Hayashi, K; Matsuda, M.; Mitake, N.; Nakahata, M.; Munding, N.; Harada, A.; Kaufmann, S.; Takashima, Y.; Tanaka, M.
ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2022, 4(4), 2595-2603.
(DOI:10.1021/acsapm.1c01902)

ACS Applied Polymer Materials 2022
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Cellulose Nanofiber Composite Polymeric Materials with Reversible and Movable Crosslinks and Evaluation of Their Mechanical Properties.

Tsuchiya, H.; Asaki, Y.; Sinawang, G.; Asoh, T.; Osaki, M.; Park, J.; Ikemoto, Y.; Yamaguchi, H.; Harada, A.; Uyama, H.; Takashima, Y.
ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2022, 4(1), 403-412.
(DOI:10.1021/acsapm.1c01332)

Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan 2021
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Supramolecular Polymers and Materials Formed by Host-Guest Interactions

Harada, A.; Takashima, Y.; Hashidzume, A.; Yamaguchi H.
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2021, 94(10), 2381-2389.
(DOI:10.1246/bcsj.20210233)

Chemical Science 2020
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Redox-responsive supramolecular polymeric networks having double-threaded inclusion complexes

Aramoto, H.; Osaki, M.: Konishi, S.; Ueda, C.; Takashima, Y.; Harada, A.; Yamaguchi, H.
Chem. Sci. 2020, 11(17), 4322-4331.
(DOI:10.1039/c9sc05589d)

Chemical Communications 2020
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Supramolecular self-healing materials from non-covalent cross-linking host-guest interactions

Sinawang, G.; Osaki, M.; Takashima, Y.; Yamaguchi, H.; Harada, A.
Chem. Commun. 2020, 56(32), 4381-4395.
(DOI:10.1039/D0CC00672F)

ACS Applied Polymer Materials 2020
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Bulk Copolymerization of Host-Guest Monomers with Liquid-type Acrylamide Monomers for Supramolecular Materials Applications

Okano, N.; Osaki, M.: Ikura, R.; Takashima, Y.; Yamaguchi, H.; Harada, A.
ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2020, 2(4), 1553-1560.
(DOI:10.1021/acsapm.9b01220)

Polymer Chemistry 2019
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Self-healing and shape-memory properties of polymeric materials cross-linked by hydrogen bonding and metal?ligand interactions

Kobayashi, Y.; Hirase, T.; Takashima, Y.; Harada, A.; Yamaguchi H.
Polym. Chem 2019, 10(33), 4519-4523.
(DOI:10.1039/C9PY00450E)

Macromolecular Rapid Communications 2014
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Supramolecular Adhesives to Hard Surfaces: Adhesion Between Host Hydrogels and Guest Glass Substrates Through Molecular Recognition

Takashima, Y.; Sahara, T.; Sekine, T.; Kakuta, T.; Nakahata, M.; Otsubo, M.: Kobayashi, Y.; Harada, A.
Macromol. Rapid Commun., 2014, 35(19), 1646-1652.
(DOI: 10.1002/marc.201400324)

Macromolecular Rapid Communications 2013
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pH-Responsive Self-Assembly by Molecular Recognition on a Macroscopic Scale

Zheng, Y.; Hashidzume, A.; Harada, A
Macromol. Rapid Commun, 2013, 34(13), 1062-1066.
(DOI: 10.1002/marc.201300324)

Advanced Materials 2013
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Preorganized Hydrogel: Self-Healing Properties of Supramolecular Hydrogels Formed by Polymerization of Host?Guest-Monomers that Contain Cyclodextrins and Hydrophobic Guest Groups

Kakuta, T,: Takashima, Y.; Nakahata, M.; Otsubo, M,; Yamaguchi, H.;
Harada, A.
Adv. Mater. 2013, 25(20), 2849-2853.
(DOI: 10.1002/adma.201205321)

月刊化学

分子認識を“この目で”見る
─巨視的世界で実現した超分子のホスト-ゲスト相互作用─

原田明・山口浩靖・高島義徳・橋爪章仁
月刊化学 2012, 67（6）, 26-30.

Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2011

Artificial Molecular Clamp: A Novel Device for Synthetic Polymerases

Takashima, Y.; Osaki, M.; Ishimaru, Y.; Yamaguchi, H.; Harada, A.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 33, 7524-7528.

Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 2011

Photoregulated Switching of the Recognition Site of α-Cyclodextrin in a Side Chain Polyrotaxane Bearing Two Recognition Sites Linked with Oligo(ethylene glycol)


Hu, J.; Hashidzume, A.; Harada, A.
Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2011, 212 (10), 1032-1038.

Macromolecular Rapid Communications 2011

Macromolecular Recognition: Discrimination between Human and Bovine Serum Albumins by Cyclodextrins


Oi, W.; Isobe, M.; Hashidzume, A.; Harada, A.
Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2011, 32(6), 501-505.

Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Photoinduced Hydrogen-Evolution System with an Antibody-Porphyrin Complex as a Photosensitizer
(BCSJ Award Article)

H. Yamaguchi, T. Onji, H. Ohara, N. Ikeda, and A. Harada
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2009, 82(11), 1341-1346.

Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Artificial polymerases and molecular chaperones?(Highlight)

Akira Harada
Polym. Sci. Part A: Polymer Chemistry 2009, 47(18), 4469-4481.

Chemical Communications 2009

Face Selective Translation of a Cyclodextrin Ring along an Axle

Oshikiri, T.; Yamaguchi, H.; Takashima, Y.; Harada, A.
Chem. Commun. 2009, (37), 5515-5517.

Chemistry An Asian Journal 2008

Construction of Chemical-Responsive Supramolecular Hydrogels from Guest-Modified Cyclodextrins

Deng, W.; Yamaguchi, H.; Takashima, Y.; Harada, A.
Chem. Asian J. 2008, 3(4), 687-695.

Macromolecular Rapid Communications 2007

Macromolecular Recognition: Interaction of Cyclodextrins with an Alternating Copolymer of Sodium Maleate and Dodecyl Vinyl Ether

Taura, D.; Hashidzume, A.; Harada, A.

Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2007, 28(24), 2306-2310.

Polymer 2006

Interaction of Cyclodextrins with Side Chains of Water Soluble Polymers: A Simple Model for Biological Molecular Recognition and its Utilization for Stimuli-Responsive Systems

Hashidzume, A.; Tomatsu, I.; Harada, A.

Polymer 2006, 47(17), 6011-6027.

Macromolecules 2005

Preparation of Supramolecular Polymers from a Cyclodextrin Dimer and Ditopic Guest Molecules: Control of Structure by Linker Flexibility

Ohga, K.; Takashima, Y.; Takahashi, H.; Kawaguchi, Y.; Yamaguchi, H.; Harada, A.  

Macromolecules 2005, 38 (14), 5897-5904.

Macromolecular Rapid Communications   2005

Gel-to-Sol and Sol-to-Gel Transitions Utilizing the Interaction of a-Cyclodextrin with Dodecyl Chain Attached to Poly(acrylic acid) Backbone

Tomatsu, I.; Hashidzume, A.; Harada, A.

Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2005, 26(10), 825-829.

Macromolecular Rapid Communications   2004

Complex Formation between Polyisoprene and Cyclodextrins

Michishita, T.; Takashima, Y.; Harada, A.

Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2004, 25(12), 1159-1162.

Accounts of Chemical Research 2001

Cyclodextrin-Based Molecular Machines

Harada, A.

Acc. Chem. Res., 2001, 34, 456-464.