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View article: Strain‐Induced Density Fluctuations in Glassy Polymers
Strain‐Induced Density Fluctuations in Glassy Polymers Open
Deformation of glassy polymers induces plastic flow as a result of mechanical instability, ultimately leading to cavitation and fracture of the liquid. Thus, understanding the origin of such mechanical instability is crucial. Here, we demo…
View article: A Case of Urothelial Carcinoma With Squamous Differentiation of the Bladder, Infiltrating the Small Intestine and Rectus Abdominis, Treated With the Use of a Short Gracilis Myocutaneous Flap
A Case of Urothelial Carcinoma With Squamous Differentiation of the Bladder, Infiltrating the Small Intestine and Rectus Abdominis, Treated With the Use of a Short Gracilis Myocutaneous Flap Open
Introduction Squamous differentiation (SD) occurs in up to 20% of muscle invasive bladder cancers. Case Presentation An 85‐year‐old man with an intrapelvic mass invading the bladder, small intestine, and rectus abdominis presented to our d…
View article: A heuristic study of the Mullins effect in reinforced rubber by using the Weibull distribution
A heuristic study of the Mullins effect in reinforced rubber by using the Weibull distribution Open
Stress softening, known as the Mullins effect, has a significant effect on the durability and performance of filler-reinforced rubber, making it a critical issue in designing products for practical applications. While empirical equations a…
View article: Fast and efficient room-temperature phosphorescence from metal-free organic molecular liquids
Fast and efficient room-temperature phosphorescence from metal-free organic molecular liquids Open
Liquid is the most flexible state of condensed mater and shows promise as a functional soft material. However, these same characteristics make it challenging to achieve efficient room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP) from metal-free organ…
View article: Spatial organizations of heterochromatin underpin nuclear structural integrity of ventricular cardiomyocytes against mechanical stress
Spatial organizations of heterochromatin underpin nuclear structural integrity of ventricular cardiomyocytes against mechanical stress Open
View article: Fast and efficient room-temperature phosphorescence from metal-free organic molecular liquids
Fast and efficient room-temperature phosphorescence from metal-free organic molecular liquids Open
Solvent-free molecular liquids exhibiting highly efficient room-temperature phosphorescence are reported.
View article: Spatial organizations of heterochromatin underpin nuclear structural integrity of ventricular cardiomyocytes against mechanical stress
Spatial organizations of heterochromatin underpin nuclear structural integrity of ventricular cardiomyocytes against mechanical stress Open
Cardiomyocyte (CM) nuclei are constantly exposed to mechanical stress, but how they maintain their nuclear shape remains unknown. In this study, we found that ventricular CM nuclei acquire characteristic prominent spatial organizations of …
View article: Viscoelastic and Birefringence Relaxation of Individualized Cellulose Nanofibers in the Dilute and Semidilute Regions
Viscoelastic and Birefringence Relaxation of Individualized Cellulose Nanofibers in the Dilute and Semidilute Regions Open
Viscoelastic relaxation mechanisms of individualized cellulose nanofibers (iCNFs) dispersed in glycerol in the dilute and semidilute regions were investigated by linear viscoelastic and dynamic birefringence measurements. The birefringence…
View article: Correction: The c.1617del variant of TMEM260 is identified as the most frequent single gene determinant for Japanese patients with a specific type of congenital heart disease
Correction: The c.1617del variant of TMEM260 is identified as the most frequent single gene determinant for Japanese patients with a specific type of congenital heart disease Open
View article: The c.1617del variant of TMEM260 is identified as the most frequent single gene determinant for Japanese patients with a specific type of congenital heart disease
The c.1617del variant of TMEM260 is identified as the most frequent single gene determinant for Japanese patients with a specific type of congenital heart disease Open
Although the molecular mechanisms underlying congenital heart disease (CHD) remain poorly understood, recent advances in genetic analysis have facilitated the exploration of causative genes for CHD. We reported that the pathogenic variant …
View article: Reducing membrane warpage to prevent overkill at MEMS visual inspection
Reducing membrane warpage to prevent overkill at MEMS visual inspection Open
View article: 1147-E UI-101, a TLR7/8 agonist encapsulated in cholesteryl pullulan nanoparticle targeting tumor-associated macrophages via binding to DC-SIGN, elicits potent anti-tumor immunity without severe side effect
1147-E UI-101, a TLR7/8 agonist encapsulated in cholesteryl pullulan nanoparticle targeting tumor-associated macrophages via binding to DC-SIGN, elicits potent anti-tumor immunity without severe side effect Open
Background Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs), including immune-suppressive M2-like subsets, have attracted great interest as an immunotherapy target because they are considered one of the key mechanisms contributing tumor immune resistan…
View article: Viscoelastic Effects on Molecular Dynamics of Dielectric Probes in Polymer Matrices
Viscoelastic Effects on Molecular Dynamics of Dielectric Probes in Polymer Matrices Open
Viscoelastic effects of the matrix polymer on molecular dynamics of dielectric probes were examined using the generalized Langevin equation, which was derived to include the retardation effect of viscous force. By solving the equation, we …
View article: Application of Fractional Viscoelastic Models to Amorphous Polymers
Application of Fractional Viscoelastic Models to Amorphous Polymers Open
Fractional calculus is a useful mathematical tool to describe viscoelastic materials showing power-law relaxation behavior, characteristic of inhomogeneous systems. In this study, we applied the 3-elements fractional Maxwell model containi…
View article: Clinical Characteristics of Coronary-to-Pulmonary Artery Fistula in Patients with Pulmonary Atresia and Ventricular Septal Defect
Clinical Characteristics of Coronary-to-Pulmonary Artery Fistula in Patients with Pulmonary Atresia and Ventricular Septal Defect Open
The existence of a coronary-to-pulmonary artery fistula (CPF) in pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect (PAVSD) potentially affects treatment; however, its clinical features have not been comprehensively described due to the dise…
View article: Experimental Techniques for Microrheology
Experimental Techniques for Microrheology Open
パッシブ・マイクロレオロジーでは，プローブ粒子のブラウン運動の軌跡から粘弾性関数を得ることができる。粒子位置の測定には様々な方法を用いることができる。本総説では，ビデオトラッキングと動的光散乱を用いた代表的な方法を説明し，最近の研究結果を紹介する。また，最近開発した，誘電緩和測定を使用してプローブ粒子の配向相関関数からマトリックスの粘弾性を決定する方法についても紹介する。この方法は分子サイズのプローブを使用することができ，ガラスのような弾性率の高い材料に適用できる。この方法…
View article: Evaluation of Dynamic Viscosity in the 10 MHz Range Using a General-Purpose Quartz Crystal Microbalance
Evaluation of Dynamic Viscosity in the 10 MHz Range Using a General-Purpose Quartz Crystal Microbalance Open
This study examined the validity of viscosity measurements in the frequency region of 10 MHz using a commercially available quartz crystal microbalance (QCM). Ethylene glycol aqueous solutions were used as model samples. From the changes i…
View article: Preparation of dual-cross network polymers by the knitting method and evaluation of their mechanical properties
Preparation of dual-cross network polymers by the knitting method and evaluation of their mechanical properties Open
Bulk copolymerization of alkyl acrylates and cyclodextrin (CD) host monomers produced a single movable cross-network (SC). The CD units acted as movable crosslinking points in the obtained SC elastomer. Introducing movable crosslinks into …
View article: Rheology of Tightly Entangled DNA Aqueous Solutions
Rheology of Tightly Entangled DNA Aqueous Solutions Open
The viscoelastic properties of entangled DNA solutions covering the loosely to the tightly entangled region were investigated. Dynamic birefringence measurements found that the stress-optical rule held for the solutions with c < 15 mg/ mL …
View article: Rheology of the Electric Double Layer In Ionic Liquid Solutions: Effects of Ion Concentration and Anion Structures
Rheology of the Electric Double Layer In Ionic Liquid Solutions: Effects of Ion Concentration and Anion Structures Open
View article: Coordination polymer-forming liquid Cu(2-isopropylimidazolate)
Coordination polymer-forming liquid Cu(2-isopropylimidazolate) Open
The melt state of coordination polymer crystals is composed of macromolecular-chain assemblies without coordination bond breaking. The coordination-polymer-forming liquid provides various morphologies, including spun fibers.
View article: Rheological Behavior of Hydrogen Bonding Miscible Blend: High Molecular Weight Poly(2-vinyl pyridine) and Low Molecular Weight Poly(4-vinyl phenol)
Rheological Behavior of Hydrogen Bonding Miscible Blend: High Molecular Weight Poly(2-vinyl pyridine) and Low Molecular Weight Poly(4-vinyl phenol) Open
We examined thermal and rheological behaviors for miscible polymer blends, poly(2-vinyl pyridine) / poly(4-vinyl phenol) (2VPy/VPh), in which intermolecular hydrogen bonds play an important role. The molecular weights of the 2VPy and VPh c…
View article: Viscoelastic Relaxation of Polymerized Ionic Liquid and Lithium Salt Mixtures: Effect of Salt Concentration
Viscoelastic Relaxation of Polymerized Ionic Liquid and Lithium Salt Mixtures: Effect of Salt Concentration Open
Polymerized ionic liquids (PILs) doped with lithium salts have recently attracted research interests as the polymer component in lithium-ion batteries because of their high ionic mobilities and lithium-ion transference numbers. To date, al…
View article: Remediation of Contamination from Radioactive Material by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident
Remediation of Contamination from Radioactive Material by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident Open
The clean-up subcommittee under "Nuclear Safety" Investigation Committee, which aims to propose environmental remediation methods from radioactive material contamination in the areas outside the power plant, has proposed an early establish…
View article: Reinforcement of antitumor effect of micelles containing anticancer drugs by binding of an anti-tissue factor antibody without direct cytocidal effects
Reinforcement of antitumor effect of micelles containing anticancer drugs by binding of an anti-tissue factor antibody without direct cytocidal effects Open
It has been preclinically and clinically proven that anticancer agent-incorporating (ACA-incorporating) polymeric micelles selectively accumulate in tumor via the enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect, yielding a wider therapeut…
View article: Highly Water Pressurized Broun Rice and Its Characteristics
Highly Water Pressurized Broun Rice and Its Characteristics Open
View article: Rheological Test for the Homogeneity of Aqueous Blends of Associative Polymer Network and Entangled Linear Polymer
Rheological Test for the Homogeneity of Aqueous Blends of Associative Polymer Network and Entangled Linear Polymer Open
Linear viscoelastic behavior has been examined for the mixtures of a transient network and entangled linear polymers in aqueous solutions. We have found that the aqueous blends of hydrophobically ethoxylated urethane (HEUR) and sodium poly…
View article: Precision Analysis of Polymer Rheology by Simultaneous Measurement of Viscoelasticity and Birefringence
Precision Analysis of Polymer Rheology by Simultaneous Measurement of Viscoelasticity and Birefringence Open
Recent progress of molecular rheology for various polymeric systems by a rheo-optical method using simultaneous measurements of stress and birefringence is briefly reviewed. The advantage of the method is that the stress can be disassemble…
View article: Effect of Host-Guest Interaction on Swelling Behavior and Equilibrium Swollen State of Host-Guest Gel
Effect of Host-Guest Interaction on Swelling Behavior and Equilibrium Swollen State of Host-Guest Gel Open
A Host-Guest gel is a supramolecular network formed by the dynamic crosslinking between β-cyclodextrin and adamantane molecules, and has a novel tough and self-healing properties. In our previous study, we showed that this gel has a topolo…
View article: A Self-Build Apparatus for Oscillatory Flow Birefringence Measurements in a Co-Cylindrical Geometry
A Self-Build Apparatus for Oscillatory Flow Birefringence Measurements in a Co-Cylindrical Geometry Open
We developed a high-sensitive apparatus for oscillatory flow birefringence measurement in a co-cylindrical geometry. The apparatus was comprised of a conventional rheometer, an Argon ion laser, and a lock-in amplifier. The laser was irradi…