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Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

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  1. Shigeru Deguchi, Hiroki Degaki, Ikuo Taniguchi, Tsuyoshi Koga, Deep-Sea-Inspired Chemistry: A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Bottom of the Ocean for Materials Chemists, Langmuir, 39, 7987-7994, 2023

  2. Ikuo Taniguchi, Thao Thi Thu Nguyen, Kae Kinugasa, and Kazunari Masutani, A Strategy to Enhance Recyclability of Degradable Block Copolymers by Introducing Low-Temperature Formability, J. Mater. Chem. A., accepted.

  3. Higashino, Makoto; Taniguchi, Ikuo; Aoki, Yuriko, Glycine amino acid transformation under impacts by small solar system bodies, simulated via high-pressure torsion method, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 24, 14172-14176 , 2022.

  4. Kaveh Edalati, Ikuo Taniguchi, Ricardo Floriano, Augusto Ducati Luchess, Glycine amino acid transformation under impacts by small solar system bodies, simulated via high-pressure torsion method, Scientific Reports, 12, 5677, 2022.

  5. Daiki Aso, Yuuichi Orimoto, Makoto Higashino, Ikuo Taniguchi, Yuriko Aoki, Computational approach for investigating the mechanism of carbon dioxide interaction by 2-(2-aminoethylamino)ethanol: a significant role of water molecule, Chemical Physics Letters, 783, 139070, 2021.

  6. Yu Hoshino, Tomohiro Gyobu, Kazushi Imamura, Akira Hamasaki, Ryutaro Honda, Ryoga Horii, Chie Yamashita, Yuki Terayama, Takeshi Watanabe, Shoma Aki, Yida Liu, Junko Matsuda, Yoshiko Miura, Ikuo Taniguchi, Assembly of Defect-Free Microgel Nanomembranes for CO2 Separation, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 13, 30030-30038, 2021.

  7. Yoshida, S., Hiraga, K., Taniguchi, I., Oda, K., Ideonella sakaiensis, PETase, and MHETase: From identification of microbial PET degradation to enzyme characterization, Methods in Enzymology, 648, 2021, 187-205.

  8. Doi, S., Taniguchi, I., Yasukawa, M., Kakihana, Y., Higa, M. Effect of Alkali Treatment on the Mechanical Properties of Anion-Exchange Membranes with a Poly(vinyl Chloride) Backing and Binder, Membranes, 10, 0344, 2020.

  9. Taniguchi, I., Kinugasa, K., Toyoda, M., Minezaki, K., Mitsuhara, K., Tanaka, H., Piperazine-immobilized polymeric membranes for CO2 capture: Mechanism of preferential CO2 permeation, Polym. J., 53, 129-136, 2021.

  10. Liu, Y., Kodama, T., Kojima, T., Taniguchi, I., Seto, H., Miura, Y., Hoshino, Y., Fine-tuning of the surface porosity of micropatterned polyethersulfone membranes prepared by phase separation micromolding, Polym. J., 52, 397-403, 2020.

  11. Hiraga, K., Taniguchi, I., Yoshida, S., Kimura, Y., Oda, K., Biodegradation of waste PET, EMBO reports, 20, e49365, 2019.

  12. Taniguchi, I., Yoshida, S., Hiraga, K., Miyamoto, K., Kimura, Y., Oda, K., Biodegradation of PET: Current Status and Application Aspects, ACS Catal. 9, 4089-4105, 2019 .

  13. Duan, SH, Kai, T., Chowdhury, FA, Taniguchi, I., and Kazama, S., Effect of addition of Proline, ionic liquid [Choline][Pro] on CO2 separation properties of poly(amidoamine) dendrimer/poly (ethylene glycol) hybrid membranes, Materials Science and Engineering, 292, 12040, 2018.

  14. Taniguchi, I., Wada, N., Kinugasa, K., Higa, M., CO2 capture by polymeric membranes composed of hyper-branched polymers with dense poly(oxyethylene) comb and poly(amidoamine), Open Physics, 15, 662 -670, 2017.

  15. Taniguchi, I., Kinugasa, K., Toyoda, M., Minezaki, K., Effect of amine structure on CO2 capture by polymeric membranes, Sci., Technol., Adv. Mater., 18, 950-958, 2017.

  16. Taniguchi, I., Yamada, T., Low Energy CO2 Capture by Electrodialysis, Energy Procedia, 114C, 1615-1620, 2017.

  17. Taniguchi, I., Wada, N., Kinugasa, K., Higa, M., A strategy to enhance CO2 permeability of well-defined hyper-branched polymers comprised of dense polyoxyethylene comb graft and poly(methyl methacrylate) backbone to form a POE-rich domain upon microphase separation, J. Membr. Sci., 535, 239-247, 2017.

  18. Yoshida, S., Hiraga, K., Takehana, T., Taniguchi, I., Yamaji, H., Maeda, M., Toyohara, T., Miyamoto, K., Kimura, Y., Oda, K., Response to “A bacterium that degrades and assimilates polyethylene terephthalate”, Science, 353, 759, 2016

  19. Iwasaki, Y., Takemoto, K., Tanaka, S., Taniguchi, I., Low-Temperature Processable Block Copolymers That Preserve the Function of Blended Proteins, Biomacromolecules, 17, 2466-2471, 2016.

  20. Yoshida, S., Hiraga, K., Takehana, T., Taniguchi, I., Yamaji, H., Maeda, M., Toyohara, T., Miyamoto, K., Kimura, Y., Oda, K., A bacterium that degrades and assimilates polyethylene terephthalate, Science, 351, 1196-1199, 2016.

  21. Taniguchi, I., Kinugasa, K., Egashira, S., Higa, M., Preparation of well-defined hyper-branched polymers and the CO2 separation performance, J. Membr. Sci., 502, 124-132, 2016.

  22. Vannucci, C., Taniguchi, I., Asatekin, A., Nanoconfinement and chemical structure effects on permeation selectivity of self-assembling graft copolymers, ACS Macro Lett., 4, 872-878, 2015.

  23. Taniguchi, I., Kai, T., Duan, S., Kazama, S., Jinnai, H., A compatible crosslinker for enhancement of CO2 capture of poly(amidoamine) dendrimer-containing polymeric membranes, J. Membr. Sci. , 475, 175-183, 2015.

  24. Taniguchi, I., Fujikawa, S., CO2 separation with nano-thick polymeric membrane for pre-combustion, Energy Procedia, 63, 235-242, 2014.

  25. Kimura, S., Honda, K., Kitamura, K., Taniguchi, I., Shitashima, K., Tsuji, T., Fujikawa, S., Preliminary Feasibility Study for On-Site Hydrogen Station with Distributed CO2 Capture and Storage System, Energy Proceeda, 63, 4575-4584, 2014.

  26. Duan, S., Kai, T., Taniguchi, I., Kazama, S., Development of Poly(Amidoamine) Dendrimer/ Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Hybrid Membranes for CO2 Capture at Elevated Pressures, Energy Procedia, 63, 167-173 , 2014.

  27. Taniguchi, I., Ioh, D., Fujikawa, S., Watanabe, T., Matsukuma, Y., Minemoto, M., An alternative CO2 capture by electrochemical method, Chem. Lett., 43, 1601-1603, 2014 .

  28. Taniguchi, I., Kai, T., Duan, S., Kazama, S., Jinnai, H., Development of CO2 separation membrane with poly(amidoamine) dendrimer, Kobunshi Ronbunshu, 71, 202-210, 2014. (Comprehensive paper)

  29. Taniguchi, I., Duan, S., Kai, T., Kazama, S., Jinnai, H., Effect of phase-separated structure on CO2 separation performance of poly(amidoamine) dendrimer immobilized in a poly(ethylene glycol) network , J. Mater. Chem. A, 1, 14514-14523, 2013.

  30. Taniguchi, I., Urai, H., Kai, T., Duan, S., Kazama, S., A CO2-selective molecular gate of Poly(amidoamine) dendrimer immobilized in a poly(ethylene glycol) network, J. Membr Sci., 444, 96-100, 2013.

  31. Taniguchi, I., Kai, T., Duan, S., Kazama, S., Poly(amidoamine) dendrimer containing polymeric membrane for preferential CO2 separation over H2 – Interplay between CO2 separation properties and morphology, Energy Procedia, 37, 1067- 1075, 2013.

  32. Kai, T., Taniguchi, I., Duan, S., Chowdhury, FA, Saito, T., Yamazaki, K., Ikeda, L., Ohara, T., Asano, S., Kazama, S., Molecular Gate Membrane: Poly(amidoamine) Dendrimer/polymer Hybrid Membrane Modules for CO2 Capture, Energy Procedia, 37, 961-968, 2013.

  33. Duan, S., Taniguchi, I., Kai, T., Kazama, S., Development of poly(amidoamine) dendrimer/polyvinyl alcohol hybrid membranes for CO2 capture at elevated pressures, Energy Procedia, 37, 924-931, 2013.

  34. Duan S., Kai, T., Taniguchi, I., Kazama, S., Development of poly(amidoamine) dendrimer/poly(vinyel alcohol) hybrid membranes for CO2 separation, Desalin. Water Treat., 51, 5337-5342, 2013.

  35. Taniguchi, I., Lovell, NG, Low-Temperature Processable Degradable Polyesters, Macromolecules, 45, 7420-7428, 2012.

  36. Duan S., Taniguchi, I., Kai, T., Kazama, S., Poly(amidoamine) dendrimer/poly(vinyl alcohol) hybrid membranes for CO2 capture, J. Membr. Sci., 423-424, 107-112 , 2012.

  37. Taniguchi, I., Kazama, S., Jinnai, H., Structural analysis of poly(amidoamine) dendrimer immobilized in cross-linked poly(ethylene glycol), J. Polym. Sci. B: Polym. Phys., 50, 1156 -1164, 2012.

  38. Taniguchi, I., Ootera, Y., Chowdhury, FA, Tomizaki, K., Kai, T., Kazama, S., Polymeric Membranes Composed of Polystyrenes Tethering Amino Acids for Preferential CO2 Separation over H2, Polym. Bull., 69 , 405-415, 2012.

  39. Taniguchi, I., Baroplastics: Polymers with Low-Temperature Flow, J. Japan Soc. Polym. Process., 22, 373-379, 2010.

  40. Taniguchi, I., Duan, S., Kazama, S., Fujioka Y, Facile Fabrication of a Novel High Performance CO2 Separation Membrane: Immobilization of Poly(amidoamine) Dendrimers in Poly(ethylene glycol) Networks, J. Membr. Sci. , 322, 277-280, 2008.

  41. Olivetti EA, Avery KC, Taniguchi I., Sadoway DR, Mayes AM, Electrochemical Characterization of Vanadium Oxide Nanostructured Electrode, J. Electrochem. Soc., 155, A488-493, 2008.

  42. Kuhlman WA, Taniguchi I., Griffith LG, Mayes AM, Interplay between PEO Tether Length and Ligand Spacing Governs Cell Spreading on RGD-Modified PMMA-g-PEO Comb Copolymers, Biomacromolecules, 8, 3206-3213, 2007.

  43. Taniguchi I., Kuhlman WA, Griffith LG, Mayes AM, Functional Modification of Biodegradable Polyesters through A Chemoselective Approach: Application to Biomaterial Surfaces, Polym. Int., 13, 1385-1397, 2006.

  44. Taniguchi I., Kuhlman WA, Griffith LG, Mayes AM, Macromolecular Purification Strategy for Well-Defined Polymer Amphiphiles Incorporating Poly(ethylene glycol) Monomethacrylate, Macromol. Rapid Commun., 27, 631-636, 2006.

  45. Akubult O., Taniguchi I., Kumar S., Shao-Horn Yang, Mayes AM, Conductivity Hysteresis in Polymer Electrolytes Incorporating Poly(tetrahydrofuran), Electrochimica Acta, 52, 1983-1989, 2006.

  46. Taniguchi I., Mayes AM, Chan EWL, Griffith LG, A Chemoselective Approach to Grafting Biodegradable Polyesters, Macromolecules, 38, 216-219, 2005.

  47. Mukose T., Fujiwara T. Nakano J., Taniguchi I., Miyamoto M., Kimura Y., Teraoka I., Lee CW, Hydrogel Formation between Enantiomeric BAB-Type Block Copolymers of Polylactides (PLLA or PDLA: A) and Polyoxyethylene (PEG: B); PEG-PLLA-PEG and PEG-PDLA-PEG, Macromol. Biosci., 4, 361-367, 2004.

  48. Taniguchi I., Kagotani K., Kimura Y., Microbial production of poly(hydroxyalkanoate)s from waste edible oils, Green Chem., 5, 545-548, 2003.

  49. Honda N., Taniguchi I., Miyamoto M., Kimura Y., Reaction mechanism of enzymatic degradation of poly(butylene succinae-co-terephthalate) (PBST) with a lipase originated from Pseudomonas cepacia, Macromol. Biosci., 3, 189 -197, 2003.

  50. Ma C., Taniguchi I., Miyamoto M., Kimura Y., Formation of stable nanoparticles of poly(phenyl/methylsilsesquioxane) in aqueous solution, Polym. J., 35, 270-275, 2003.

  51. Taniguchi I., Nakano S., Nakamura T., Salmawy A.El., Miyamoto M., Kimura Y., Mechanism of enzymatic hydrolysis of poly(butylene succinate) and poly(butylene succinate-co-L-lactate) with a Lipase from Pseudomonas cepacia, Macromol. Biosci., 2, 447-455, 2002.

  52. Hiki S., Taniguchi I., Miyamoto M., Kimura Y., Poly([R]-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-glycolate): a novel PHB derivative chemically synthesized by copolymerization of a new cyclic diester monomer [R]-4 -methyl-1,5-dioxepane-2,6-dione, Macromolecules, 35, 2423-2425, 2002.

  53. Moon SI., Taniguchi I., Miyamoto M., Kimura Y., Synthesis and properties of high-molecular-weight poly(L-lactic acid) by melt/solid polycondensation under different reaction conditions, High Perform. Polym., 13, 189-196, 2001.

  54. Moon SI., Lee CW, Taniguchi I., Miyamoto M., Kimura Y., Melt/solid polycondensation of L-lactic acid: an alternative route to poly(L-lactic acid) with high molecular weight, Polym., 42, 5059-5062, 2001.

  55. Hiki S., Taniguchi I., Miyamoto M., Kimura Y., Synthesis and characterization of a novel rac-PHB derivative containing a-malate units, Sen'I Gakkaishi, 57, 191-197, 2001.

  56. Takahashi K., Taniguchi I., Miyamoto M., Kimura Y., Melt/solid polycondensation of glycolic acid to obtain high-molecular-weight poly(glyocolic acid), Polym., 41, 8725-8728, 2000.

  57. Taniguchi I., Akiyoshi K., Sunamoto J., Effect of Macromolecular Assembly of Galactoside-conjugated Polysaccharides on Galactose Oxidase Activity, Macromol. Chem. Phys., 200, 1386-1392, 1999.

  58. Taniguchi I., Akiyoshi K., Sunamoto J., Self-Aggregate Nanoparticles of Cholesteryl and Galactoside groups-conjugated Pullulan and Their Specific Binding to Galactose-Specific Lectin, RCA120, Macromol. Chem. Phys., 200, 1554-1560, 1999 .

  59. Taniguchi I., Akiyoshi K., Suda Y., Yamamoto M., Ichinose K., Sunamoto J., Cell-specificity of Macromolecular Assembly of Cholesteryl and Galactoside groups-conjugated Pullulan, J. Bioact. Compat. Polym., 14, 195-212, 1999.

  60. Taniguchi I., Fujiwara M., Akiyoshi K., Sunamoto J., Substitution for Apoprotein of Neocarzinostatin by Self-Aggregate of Cholesterol-bearing Pullulan, Bull. Chem. Soci. Japan, 71, 2681-2685, 1998.

  61. Akiyoshi K., Taniguchi I., Fukui H., Sunamoto J., Hydrogel Nanoparticle Formed by Self-assembly of Hydrophobized Polysaccharide. Stabilization of Adriamycin upon Complexation, Eur. J. Pharm. Biopharm., 42, 286-290, 1996.

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