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Number of Granted Patents (2016–2020): Domestic: 3 International: 1 Total: 4
Number of Granted Patents (2021–2025): Domestic: 12 International: 9 Total: 21

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2019

"Self-Assembled Hybrids Composed of Block Copolymer/Porphyrin-Metal Complex via Hydrogen Bonding"
*Noro, Atsushi; Asai, Hiroto; Higuchi, Kimitaka; *Matsushita, Yushu
ACS APPLIED POLYMER MATERIALS 1 (12) 3432-3442 DEC 13 2019.
"Preparation and Morphologies of AB6¯ Block-Graft Copolymers"
Watanabe, Momoka; Asai, Yusuke; *Takano, Atsushi; Matsushita, Yushu
JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 57 (14) 952-960 JUL 15 2019.
"Acidic liquid-swollen polymer membranes exhibiting anhydrous proton conductivity higher than 100 mS cm−1 at around 100 °C"
Kajita, Takato; Tanaka, Haruka; *Noro, Atsushi; Matsushita, Yushu; Nakamura, Naoki
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A 7 (26) 15585-15592 JUL 14 2019. (Open Access) PDF
Highlighted on Back Cover
(Communication)
Featured in Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun (daily newspaer) on Jul 4, 2019
Featured in Nikkei Business Daily (daily newspaer) on Jun 4, 2019
Featured in Chunichi Shimbun (daily newspaer) on May 31, 2019
Featured in Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun (daily newspaer) on May 30, 2019
Press release from Nagoya University on May 29, 2019
Number of Patent Applications in 2019:
Domestic: 2 International: 10

2018

"Conformations of Ring Polystyrenes in Semidilute Solutions and in Linear Polymer Matrices Studied by SANS"
Iwamoto, Takuro; Doi, Yuya; Kinoshita, Keita; *Takano, Atsushi; Takahashi, Yoshiaki; Kim, Eunhye; Kim, Tae-Hwan; Takata, Shin-ichi; Nagao, Michihiro; *Matsushita, Yushu
MACROMOLECULES 51 (17) 6836-6847 SEP 11 2018.
"SANS Study of Ring Topology Effects on the Miscibility of Polymer Blends"
Kobayashi, Yuki; Doi, Yuya; Rahman, Siti Sarah Abdul; Kim, Eunhye; Kim, Tae-Hwan; *Takano, Atsushi; *Matsushita, Yushu
MACROMOLECULES 51 (5) 1885-1893 MAR 13 2018.
"Conformations of Ring Polystyrenes in Bulk Studied by SANS"
Iwamoto, Takuro; Doi, Yuya; Kinoshita, Keita; Ohta, Yutaka; *Takano, Atsushi; Takahashi, Yoshiaki; Nagao, Michihiro; *Matsushita, Yushu
MACROMOLECULES 51 (4) 1539-1548 FEB 27 2018.
Number of Patent Applications in 2018:
Domestic: 7 International: 6

2017

"Dynamic viscoelasticity of a series of poly(4-n-alkylstyrene)s and their alkyl chain length dependence"
Matsushima, Satoru; *Takano, Atsushi; Takahashi, Yoshiaki; *Matsushita Yushu
POLYMER 133 137-142 DEC 20 2017.
"Alkyl Side Chain Length Dependent Compatibility of Poly(4-n-alkylstyrene)s and 1,4-Rich Polyisoprene Blends"
Matsushima, Satoru; *Takano, Atsushi; *Matsushita, Yushu
JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 55 (23) 1791-1797 DEC 1 2017.
"Design and Properties of Supramolecular Elastomers"
Kajita, Takato; *Noro, Atsushi; Matsushita, Yushu
POLYMER 128 297-310 OCT 16 2017.
(Review)
"Re-examination of terminal relaxation behavior of high-molecular-weight ring polystyrene melts"
Doi, Yuya; Matsumoto, Atsushi; Inoue, Tadashi; Iwamoto, Takuro; *Takano, Atsushi; Matsushita, Yushu; Takahashi, Yoshiaki; *Watanabe, Hiroshi
RHEOLOGICA ACTA 56 (6) 567-581 JUN 2017.
"Precise Synthesis of a Series of Poly(4-n-Alkylstyrene)s and Their Glass Transition Temperatures"
Matsushima, Satoru; *Takano, Atsushi; Takahashi, Yoshiaki; *Matsushita, Yushu
JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 55 (9) 757-763 MAY 1 2017.
Number of Patent Applications in 2017:
Domestic: 4 International: 2

2016

"Enthalpy-Driven Swelling of Photonic Block Polymer Films"
*Noro, Atsushi; Tomita, Yusuke; Matsushita, Yushu; Thomas, Edwin, L.
MACROMOLECULES 49 (23) 8971-8979 DEC 13 2016.
"Synthesis and characterization of dumbbell-shaped polystyrene"
Doi, Yuya; *Takano, Atsushi; *Matsushita, Yushu
POLYMER 106 8-13 DEC 5 2016.
"Synthesis and Characterization of Comb-Shaped Ring Polystyrenes"
Doi, Yuya; Iwasa, Yutaro; Watanabe, Kazuki; Nakamura, Masahide; *Takano, Atsushi; Takahashi, Yoshiaki; *Matsushita, Yushu
MACROMOLECULES 49 (8) 3109-3115 APR 26 2016.
"Highly Extensible Supramolecular Elastomers with Large Stress Generation Capability Originating from Multiple Hydrogen Bonds on the Long Soft Network Strands"
*Hayashi, Mikihiro; *Noro, Atsushi; Matsushita, Yushu
MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS 37 (8) 678-684 APR 2016.
Selected as Back Cover
(Communication)
Number of Patent Applications in 2016:
International: 3

2015

"Design and Viscoelasticity Control of Supramolecular Soft Materials Bearing Noncovalent Cross-Links"
*Noro, Atsushi
NIHON REOROJI GAKKAISHI 43 125-133 DEC 2015. (written in Japanese)
Award Lecture Article
"Melt Rheology of Tadpole-Shaped Polystyrenes"
Doi, Yuya; *Takano, Atsushi; Takahashi, Yoshiaki; *Matsushita, Yushu
MACROMOLECULES 48 (23) 8667-8674 DEC 8 2015.
Front cover
"Melt Rheology of Ring Polystyrenes with Ultrahigh Purity"
Doi, Yuya; Matsubara, Kazuki; Ohta, Yutaka; Nakano, Tomohiro; Kawaguchi, Daisuke; Takahashi, Yoshiaki; *Takano, Atsushi; *Matsushita, Yushu
MACROMOLECULES 48 (9) 3140–3147 MAY 12 2015.
Ranked among the Top 20 most read articles in Macromolecules (May, 2015)
"Mechanical Property Enhancement of ABA Block Copolymer-Based Elastomers by Incorporating Transient Cross-Links into Soft Middle Block"
Hayashi, Mikihiro; Matsushima, Satoru; *Noro, Atsushi; *Matsushita, Yushu
MACROMOLECULES 48 (2) 421-431 JAN 27 2015.
Ranked among the Top 20 most read articles in Macromolecules (Jan, 2015)
Number of Patent Applications in 2015:
Domestic: 1

2014

"Photonic Block Copolymer Films Swollen with an Ionic Liquid"
*Noro, Atsushi; Tomita, Yusuke; Shinohara, Yuya; Sageshima, Yoshio; Walish, Joseph J.; Matsushita, Yushu; *Thomas, Edwin L.
MACROMOLECULES 47 (12) 4103-4109 JUN 24 2014.
Ranked among the Top 20 most read articles in Macromolecules (Jun, 2014)
"Viscoelastic Properties of Supramolecular Soft Materials with Transient Polymer Network"
Hayashi, Mikihiro; *Noro, Atsushi; *Matsushita, Yushu
JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B: POLYMER PHYSICS 52 (11) 755-764 JUN 1 2014.
"Preparation and Viscoelasticity of Hydrogen Bonded Supramolecular Ion Gels Composed of ABA Triblock Copolymer and C Homopolymer in an Ionic Liquid"
Matsushima, Satoru; Hayashi, Mikihiro; Yamagishi, Hajime; *Noro, Atsushi; *Matsushita, Yushu
NIHON REOROJI GAKKAISHI 42 135-141 APR 2014.
Number of Patent Applications in 2014:
Domestic: 1 International: 2

2013

"Thermoreversible Supramolecular Polymer Gels via Metal-Ligand Coordination in an Ionic Liquid"
*Noro, Atsushi; Matsushima, Satoru; He, Xudong; Hayashi, Mikihiro; *Matsushita, Yushu
MACROMOLECULES 46 (20) 8304-8310 OCT 22 2013.
Ranked among the Top 20 most read articles in Macromolecules (Oct, 2013)
"Precise Synthesis and Characterization of Tadpole-Shaped Polystyrenes with High Purity"
Doi, Yuya; Ohta, Yutaka; Nakamura, Masahide; *Takano, Atsushi; Takahashi, Yoshiaki; Matsushita, Yushu
MACROMOLECULES 46 (3) 1075–1081 FEB 12 2013.
Number of Patent Applications in 2013:
Domestic: 1

2012

"Fabrication and Modification of Ordered Nanoporous Structures from Nanophase-Separated Hybrids of Block Copolymer/Metal Salt"
Sageshima, Yoshio; Arai, Shigeo; *Noro, Atsushi; *Matsushita, Yushu
LANGMUIR 28 (50) 17524-17529 DEC 18 2012.
Ranked among the Top 20 most read articles in Langmuir (Dec 2012)
"Preparation and Morphology of Hybrids Composed of a Block Copolymer and Semiconductor Nanoparticles via Hydrogen Bonding"
*Noro, Atsushi; Higuchi, Kota; Sageshima, Yoshio; *Matsushita, Yushu
MACROMOLECULES 45 (19) 8013-8020 OCT 9 2012.
Ranked among the Top 20 most read articles in Macromolecules (Oct, 2012)
"Preparation and Characterization of Polyisoprenes and Polybutadienes Having 1,2-and 3,4-Linkages Preferentially"
*Takano, Atsushi; Horaiya, Takeshi; Odamaki, Fumitake; Akazawa, Yoshihiko; Ohta, Yutaka; Kawaguchi, Daisuke; Takahashi, Yoshiaki; Matsushita, Yushu
POLYMER 53 (15) 3354–3359 JUL 6 2012.
"Design and Properties of Supramolecular Polymer Gels"
*Noro, Atsushi; Hayashi, Mikihiro; *Matsushita, Yushu
SOFT MATTER 8 (24) 6416-6429 2012. PDF (Only for personal use. Must not be distributed!)
Ranked among the Top 10 most-read of 2012 Soft Matter articles
Ranked among the Top 10 most read Soft Matter articles (Jun, 2012)
Ranked among the Top 10 most read Soft Matter articles (May, 2012)
Ranked among the Top 10 most read Soft Matter articles (Apr, 2012)
(Review)
"Synthesis, separation and characterization of knotted ring polymers"
Ohta, Yutaka; Nakamura, Masahide; Matsushita, Yushu; *Takano, Atsushi
POLYMER 53 (2) 466-470 JAN 24 2012.
"Radii of Gyration of Ring-Shaped Polystyrenes with High Purity in Dilute Solutions"
*Takano, Atsushi; Ohta, Yutaka; Masuoka, Keisuke; Matsubara, Kazuki; Nakano, Tomohiro; Hieno, Atsushi; Itakura, Masanao; Takahashi, Kayori; Kinugasa, Shinichi; Kawaguchi, Daisuke; Takahashi, Yoshiaki; Matsushita, Yushu
MACROMOLECULES 45 (1) 369-373 JAN 10 2012.

2011

"Nanophase-Separated Supramolecular Assemblies of Two Functionalized Polymers via Acid-Base Complexation"
*Noro, Atsushi; Ishihara, Koji; *Matsushita, Yushu
MACROMOLECULES 44 (16) 6241-6244 AUG 23 2011.
Ranked among the Top 10 most read artilces in Macromolecules (Aug, 2011)
(Communication)
"Simple Preparation of Supramolecular Polymer Gels via Hydrogen Bonding by Blending Two Liquid Polymers"
*Noro, Atsushi; Hayashi, Mikihiro; Ohshika, Akihisa; *Matsushita, Yushu
SOFT MATTER 7 (5) 1667-1670 2011. PDF (Only for personal use. Must not be distributed!)
Ranked among the Top 10 most read Soft Matter articles (Jan, 2011)
(Communication)

2010

"Preparation and Morphology Control of Block Copolymer/Metal Salt Hybrids via Solvent-Casting by Using a Solvent with Coordination Ability"
Noro, Atsushi; Sageshima, Yoshio; Arai, Shigeo; *Matsushita, Yushu
MACROMOLECULES 43 (12) 5358-5364 JUN 22 2010.

2009

"Thermoreversible Morphology Transition from Block-Type Supramacromolecules via Hydrogen Bonding in an Ionic Liquid"
Noro, Atsushi; Yamagishi, Hajime; *Matsushita, Yushu
MACROMOLECULES 42 (17) 6335-6338 SEP 08 2009.
(Communication)
"Gelation Mechanism of Thermoreversible Supramacromolecular Ion Gels via Hydrogen Bonding"
*Noro, Atsushi; Matsushita, Yushu; *Lodge, Timothy P.
MACROMOLECULES 42 (15) 5802-5810 AUG 11 2009.
"SEC-MALS characterization of cyclization reaction products: Formation of knotted ring polymer"
Ohta, Yutaka; Kushida, Yuuki; Matsushita, Yushu; *Takano, Atsushi
POLYMER 50 (5) 1297-1299 FEB 23 2009.
"The second virial coefficients of highly-purified ring polystyrenes in cyclohexane"
*Takano, Atsushi; Kushida, Yuuki; Ohta, Yutaka; Masuoka, Keisuke; Matsushita, Yushu
POLYMER 50 (5) 1300-1303 FEB 23 2009.
Number of Patent Applications in 2009:
Domestic: 1

2008

"Stoichiometric Effects on Nanostructures of Block-and Graft-Type Supramacromolecules via Acid-Base Complexation"
Noro, Atsushi; Tamura, Akinori; Wakao, Sou; Takano, Atsushi; *Matsushita, Yushu
MACROMOLECULES 41 (23) 9277-9283 DEC 9 2008.
"Thermoreversible supramacromolecular ion gels via hydrogen bonding"
Noro, Atsushi; Matsushita, Yushu; *Lodge, Timothy P.
MACROMOLECULES 41 (15) 5839-5844 AUG 12 2008.
"Preparation, characterization, and nanophase-separated structure of catenated polystyrene-polyisoprene"
Ohta, Yutaka; Kushida, Yuuki; Kawaguchi, Daisuke; Matsushita, Yushu; *Takano, Atsushi
MACROMOLECULES 41 (11) 3957-3961 JUN 10 2008.

2007

"Composition dependence of nanophase-separated structures formed by star-shaped terpolymers of the A(1.0)B(1.0)C(x) type"
*Takano, A.; Kawashima, W.; Wada, S.; Hayashida, K.; Sato, S.; Kawahara, S.; Isono, Y.; Makihara, M.; Tanaka, N.; Kawaguchi, D.; Matsushita, Y.
JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 45 (16): 2277-2283 AUG 15 2007.
"HPLC characterization of cyclization reaction product obtained by end-to-end ring closure reaction of a telechelic polystyrene"
*Takano, Atsushi; Kushida, Yuuki; Aoki, Kayoko; Masuoka, Keisuke; Hayashida, Kenichi; Cho, Donghyun; Kawaguchi, Daisuke; Matsushita, Yushu
MACROMOLECULES 40 (3): 679-681 FEB 6 2007

2006

"Chain localization and interfacial thickness in microphase-separated structures of block copolymers with variable composition distributions"
Noro, Atsushi; Okuda, Masatoshi; Odamaki, Fumitake; Kawaguchi, Daisuke; Torikai, Naoya; Takano, Atsushi; *Matsushita, Yushu
MACROMOLECULES 39 (22): 7654-7661 OCT 31 2006
"Diblock-type supramacromolecule via biocomplementary hydrogen bonding"
*Noro, Atsushi.; Nagata, Yutaka.; Takano, Atsushi.; *Matsushita, Yushu
BIOMACROMOLECULES 7 (6): 1696-1699 JUN 2006
One of the most read Biomacromolecules articles (Apr-Jun, 2006)
(Communication)

2005

"Effect of loop/bridge conformation ratio on elastic properties of the sphere-forming ABA triblock copolymers: Preparation of samples and determination of loop/bridge ratio"
*Takano, A.; Kamaya, I.; Takahashi, Y.; Matsushita, Y.
MACROMOLECULES 38 (23): 9718-9723 NOV 15 2005
"A mesoscopic Archimedean tiling having a new complexity in an ABC star polymer"
Takano, A.; Kawashima, W.; Noro, A.; Isono, Y.; Tanaka, N.; Dotera, T.; *Matsushita, Y.
JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 43 (18): 2427-2432 SEP 15 2005
Journal of Polymer Science: Polymer Physics Prize 2007 (Mar 7, 2007)
"Novel synthesis and characterization of bioconjugate block copolymers having oligonucleotides"
Noro, A.; Nagata, Y.; Tsukamoto, M.; Hayakawa, Y.; Takano, A.; *Matsushita, Y.
BIOMACROMOLECULES 6 (4): 2328-2333 JUL-AUG 2005
"Effect of molecular weight distribution on microphase-separated structures from block copolymers"
Noro, A.; Cho, D.; Takano, A.; *Matsushita, Y.
MACROMOLECULES 38 (10): 4371-4376 MAY 17 2005

2004

"Observation of cylinder-based microphase-separated structures from ABC star-shaped terpolymers investigated by electron computerized tomography"
*Takano, A.; Wada, S.; Sato, S.; Araki, T.; Hirahara, K.; Kazama, T.; Kawahara, S.; Isono, Y.; Ohno, A.; Tanaka, N.; Matsushita, Y.
MACROMOLECULES 37 (26): 9941-9946 DEC 28 2004
"Effect of composition distribution on microphase-separated structure from BAB triblock copolymers"
Noro, A.; Iinuma, M.; Suzuki, J.; Takano, A.; *Matsushita, Y.
MACROMOLECULES 37 (10): 3804-3808 MAY 18 2004