PEG-Coating as a Promotional Tool for Improving Biodegradability and Preserving Mechanical Properties of Enzyme-Embedded Polyesters

Kento Hirose, QiuYuan Huang, Satoshi Kimura, Jin Ho Seok, Sumito Kumagai, Yasumasa Takenaka, Hideki Abe, Tadahisa Iwata

Biomacromolecules   2025.9

Sustainable, Fully Biobased Triblock Copolymers with Poly(vinylcatechol) Segments for Tough Adhesives

Shin Inagaki, Masahiro Fujita, Hideki Abe

Macromolecules   2025.8

Imparting Marine Biodegradability to Poly(Ethylene Succinate) (PES) by Blending with a PES-Based Copolymer

Sumito Kumagai, Motosuke Imada, Senri Hayashi, Hideki Abe, Noriyuki Asakura, Yasumasa Takenaka

ACS Applied Polymer Materials   2025.6

Surface Morphology and Degradation of Poly[(R)-3-Hydroxybutyrate]-block-Poly(ε-Caprolactone) and Poly[(R)-3-Hydroxybutyrate]-block-Poly(l-Lactide) Biodegradable Diblock Copolymers

Ayan Bartels-Ellis, Senri Hayashi, Tomohiro Hiraishi, Takeharu Tsuge, Hideki Abe

Polymers   2025.6

Biosynthesis of poly(glycolate-ran-3-hydroxybutyrate)s with different glycolate molar fractions from ethylene glycol

Munenori Hayashida, Yosuke Ota, Masayoshi Honda, Sumio Aisawa, Yuji Shibasaki, Hideki Abe, Miwa Yamada

Polymer Degradation and Stability   111502 - 111502   2025.6

Porphyrin-Grafted Poly(ethylene terephthalate) as a Reusable and Highly Selective Colorimetric Probe for Mercuric Ion Contaminants in Aqueous Samples

Eduardo C. Atayde, Jr., Yasumasa Takenaka, Hideki Abe, Ming-Rou Wu, Kevin C.-W. Wu

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces   2024.7

One-Pot Synthesis of Marine-Biodegradable Poly(Ethylene Succinate)-Based Ester Amide Copolymers Containing Amino Acid

Sumito Kumagai, Senri Hayashi, Atsushi Katsuragi, Motosuke Imada, Kaoko Sato, Hideki Abe, Noriyuki Asakura, Yasumasa Takenaka

ACS Applied Polymer Materials   2024.7

Quantification of microbial community assembly processes during degradation on diverse plastispheres based on physicochemical characters and phylogenetic bin-based null model analysis

Daiki Yokoyama, Yuri Tsuboi, Hideki Abe, Ritsuko Nagahata, Hideo Konno, Masaru Yoshida, Jun Kikuchi

Science of The Total Environment   2024.6

Improving the marine biodegradability of poly(alkylene succinate)-based copolymers

Sumito Kumagai, Senri Hayashi, Atsushi Katsuragi, Motosuke Imada, Kaoko Sato, Hideki Abe, Noriyuki Asakura, Yasumasa Takenaka

Polymer Journal   2024.4

Tacticity Characterization of Biosynthesized Polyhydroxyalkanoates Containing (S)- and (R)-3-Hydroxy-2-Methylpropionate Units

Maierwufu Mierzati, Yuki Miyahara, Blanche Curial, Christopher T. Nomura, Seiichi Taguchi, Hideki Abe, Takeharu Tsuge

Biomacromolecules   2024.1

Biodegradable block copolymer as compatibilizer and blend component of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate)-based polyester blends

Iffa Farahin Jeepery, Tatsuya Goto, Kumar Sudesh, Hideki Abe

European Polymer Journal   2023.9

Marine bacterial enzyme degrades polyamide 4 into gamma-aminobutyric acid oligomers

Yusuke Saito, Masayoshi Honda, Tetsuro Yamashita, Yoko Furuno, Dai-ichiro Kato, Hideki Abe, Miwa Yamada

Polymer Degradation and Stability   2023.9

Thermal and Crystallization Properties of a Polyhydroxyalkanoate Binary Copolymer Containing 3-Hydroxybutyrate and 3-Hydroxy-2-Methylvalerate Units

Yuki Miyahara, Tomoya Nakamura, Maierwufu Mierzati, Zihan Qie, Tomoki Shibasaka, Christopher T. Nomura, Seiichi Taguchi, Hideki Abe, Takeharu Tsuge

Processes   2023.6

Exploring Class I polyhydroxyalkanoate synthases with broad substrate specificity for polymerization of structurally diverse monomer units

Ramamoorthi M Sivashankari, Maierwufu Mierzati, Yuki Miyahara, Shoji Mizuno, Christopher T. Nomura, Seiichi Taguchi, Hideki Abe, Takeharu Tsuge

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology   2023.2

Poly(3-mercapto-2-methylpropionate), a Novel α-Methylated Bio-Polythioester with Rubber-like Elasticity, and Its Copolymer with 3-hydroxybutyrate: Biosynthesis and Characterization

Ceneviva, L. V. S., Maierwufu Mierzati, Yuki Miyahara, Christopher T. Nomura, Seiichi Taguchi, Hideki Abe, Takeharu Tsuge

Bioengineering   2022.5

Purification and characterization of an enzyme that degrades polyamide 4 into gamma-aminobutyric acid oligomers from Pseudoxanthomonas sp. TN-N1

Yurika Sasanami, Masayoshi Honda, Haruka Nishiki, Koichiro Tachibana, Hideki Abe, Ayaka Hokamura, Miwa Yamada

Polymer Degradation and Stability   2022.3

Substituent Effects on Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Resorcinol‐Based Semiaromatic Polyesters

Tatsuya GOTO, Hideki Abe

Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics   2022.2

Thermal properties of poly(3-hydroxy-2-methylbutyrate-co-3-hydroxybutyrate) copolymers with narrow comonomer-unit compositional distributions

Sho Furutate, Hideki Abe, Takeharu Tsuge

Polymer Journal   2021.12

Superior thermal stability and fast crystallization behavior of a novel, biodegradable α-methylated bacterial polyester

Sho Furutate, Junichi Kamoi, Christopher T. Nomura, Seiichi Taguchi, Hideki Abe, Takeharu Tsuge

NPG Asia Materials   2021.12

Miscibility and enzymatic degradability of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate)-based polyester blends by PHB depolymerase and lipase

Iffa Farahin Jeepery, Kumar Sudesh, Hideki Abe

Polymer Degradation and Stability   2021.10

Copolymers incorporated with β-substituted acrylate synthesized by organo-catalyzed group-transfer polymerization

Motosuke Imada, Yasumasa Takenaka, Takeharu Tsuge, Hideki Abe

Polymer Journal   2021.9

Thermal degradation behavior of poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate]

Taku Omura, Tatsuya Goto, Akira Maehara, Satoshi Kimura, Hideki Abe, Tadahisa Iwata

Polymer Degradation and Stability   2021.1

Potential Applications of Polyhydroxyalkanoates as a Biomaterial for the Aging Population

Shaik Ling Ang, Ramamoorthi Sivashankari, Bakiah Shaharuddin, Jo-Ann Chuah, Takeharu Tsuge, Hideki Abe, Kumar Sudesh

Polymer Degradation and Stability   2020.11

Effect of Disyndiotacticity on the Glass Transition Temperature of Poly(ethyl crotonate)s Synthesized by Group-Transfer Polymerization Catalyzed by Organic Acids

Motosuke Imada, Yasumasa Takenaka, Takeharu Tsuge, Hideki Abe

Macromolecules   2020.9

Improving thermal and mechanical properties of biomass-based polymers using structurally ordered polyesters from ricinoleic acid and 4-hydroxycinnamic acids

Atsushi Yamamoto, Koji Nemoto, Masaru Yoshida, Yuichi Tominaga, Yusuke Imai, Seisuke Ata, Yasumasa Takenaka, Hideki Abe, Kazuhiko Sato

RSC Advances   10 ( 60 )   36562 - 36570   2020

Kinetic modeling study of the group-transfer polymerization of alkyl crotonates using a silicon Lewis acid catalyst

Motosuke Imada, Yasumasa Takenaka, Takeharu Tsuge, Hideki Abe

Polymer Chemistry   2020

Unique acrylic resins with aromatic side chains by homopolymerization of cinnamic monomers

Motosuke Imada, Yasumasa Takenaka, Hidehito Hatanaka, Takeharu Tsuge, Hideki Abe

Communications Chemistry   2019.9

Studies on thermo-mechanical and thermal degradation properties of bio-based polyurethanes synthesized from vanillin-derived diol and lysine diisocyanate

Koichiro Tachibana, Hideki Abe

Polymer Degradation and Stability   2019.9

Biosynthesis of novel lactate-based polymers containing medium-chain-length 3-hydroxyalkanoates by recombinant Escherichia coli strains from glucose

Saki Goto, Ayaka Hokamura, Hideki Shiratsuchi, Seiichi Taguchi, Ken'ichiro Matsumoto, Hideki Abe, Kenji Tanaka, Hiromi Matsusaki

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering   2019.8

Group-Transfer Polymerization of Various Crotonates Using Organic Acid Catalysts

Yasumasa Takenaka, Hideki Abe

Macromolecules   2019.6

Enhanced expression of a recombinant multicopper oxidase, CueO, from Escherichia coli and its laccase activity towards aromatic substrates

Tomohiro Hiraishi, Koichiro Tachibana, Noriyuki Asakura, Hideki Abe, Mizuo Maeda

Polymer Degradation and Stability   2019.6

Biosynthesis and characterization of co and ter-polyesters of polyhydroxyalkanoates containing high monomeric fractions of 4-hydroxybutyrate and 5-hydroxyvalerate via a novel PHA synthase

Manoj Lakshmanan, Choon Pin Foong, Hideki Abe, Kumar Sudesh

Polymer Degradation and Stability   2019.5

Synthesis and Characterization of Biobased Polyesters Containing Anthraquinones Derived from Gallic Acid

Tatsuya GOTO, Shukichi Tanaka, Hideki Abe

Biomacromolecules   2019.1

A novel and wide substrate specific polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) synthase from unculturable bacteria found in mangrove soil

Choon Pin Foong, Manoj Lakshmanan, Hideki Abe, Todd D. Taylor, Swee Yeok Foong, Kumar Sudesh

Journal of Polymer Research   2018.1

Development of a H₃PW₁₂O₄₀/CeO₂catalyst for bulk ring-opening polymerization of a cyclic carbonate

Masayoshi Honda, Hideki Abe

Green Chemistry   2018

Real-Time Observation of Enzymatic Polyhydroxyalkanoate Polymerization Using High-Speed Scanning Atomic Force Microscopy

Kazunori Ushimaru, Shoji Mizuno, Ayako Honya, Hideki Abe, Takeharu Tsuge

ACS Omega   2017.1

Fractionation and thermal characteristics of biosynthesized polyhydoxyalkanoates bearing aromatic groups as side chains

Mizuno, Shoji, Hiroe, Ayaka, Fukui, Toshiaki, Abe, Hideki, Tsuge, Takeharu

Polymer Journal   49 ( 7 )   2017

Biosynthesis and characterization of novel polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymers consisting of 3-hydroxy-2-methylbutyrate and 3-hydroxyhexanoate

Furutate, Sho, Nakazaki, Hitomi, Maejima, Koki, Hiroe, Ayaka, Abe, Hideki, Tsuge, Takeharu

Journal of Polymer Research   24 ( 12 )   2017

Uniformity of Monomer Composition and Material Properties of Medium-Chain-Length Polyhydroxyalkanoates Biosynthesized from Pure and Crude Fatty Acids

Hiroe, Ayaka, Ishii, Naoki, Ishii, Daisuke, Kabe, Taizo, Abe, Hideki, Iwata, Tadahisa, Tsuge, Takeharu

Acs Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering   4 ( 12 )   2016

Carboxy-terminal modification of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) via alcoholysis reaction catalyzed by Class IV PHA synthase

Hyakutake, Manami, Tomizawa, Satoshi, Sugahara, Imari, Murata, Erni, Mizuno, Kouhei, Abe, Hideki, Tsuge, Takeharu

Polymer Degradation and Stability   117   2015

Biosynthesis and characterization of novel poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxy-2-methylbutyrate): thermal behavior associated with alpha-carbon methylation

Watanabe, Yoriko, Ishizuka, Koya, Furutate, Sho, Abe, Hideki, Tsuge, Takeharu

Rsc Advances   5 ( 72 )   2015

Effect of atactic poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) block on the crystallization and degradation behavior of 6-arm poly(L-lactide)-b-atactic poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)

Jiang, Ni, Abe, Hideki

Polymer Degradation and Stability   114   2015

Crystallization and melting behavior of partially miscible six-armed poly(l-lactic acid)/poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) blends

Jiang, Ni, Abe, Hideki

Journal of Applied Polymer Science   132 ( 37 )   2015

A common active site of polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase from Bacillus cereus YB-4 is involved in polymerization and alcoholysis reactions

Hyakutake, Manami, Tomizawa, Satoshi, Mizuno, Kouhei, Hisano, Tamao, Abe, Hideki, Tsuge, Takeharu

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology   99 ( 11 )   2015

Morphological changes in poly(L-lactide)/poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) blends induced by different miscibility

Jiang, Ni, Abe, Hideki

Polymer   66   2015

Molecular weight-dependent degradation of D-lactate-containing polyesters by polyhydroxyalkanoate depolymerases from Variovorax sp C34 and Alcaligenes faecalis T1

Sun, Jian, Matsumoto, Ken'ichiro, Tabata, Yuta, Kadoya, Ryosuke, Ooi, Toshihiko, Abe, Hideki, Taguchi, Seiichi

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology   99 ( 22 )   2015

Crystallization and mechanical behavior of covalent functionalized carbon nanotube/poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) nanocomposites

Jiang, Ni, Abe, Hideki

Journal of Applied Polymer Science   132 ( 25 )   2015

Substrate stereoselectivity of poly(Asp) hydrolase-1 capable of cleaving beta-amide bonds as revealed by investigation of enzymatic hydrolysis of stereoisomeric beta-tri(Asp)s

Hiraishi, Tomohiro, Abe, Hideki, Maeda, Mizuo

Amb Express   5   2015

Miscibility and morphology study on crystalline/crystalline partially miscible polymer blends of 6-arm Poly(L-lactide) and Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate)

Jiang, Ni, Abe, Hideki

Polymer   60   2015

Alcoholytic Cleavage of Polyhydroxyalkanoate Chains by Class IV Synthases Induced by Endogenous and Exogenous Ethanol

Hyakutake, Manami, Tomizawa, Satoshi, Mizuno, Kouhei, Abe, Hideki, Tsuge, Takeharu

Applied and Environmental Microbiology   80 ( 4 )   2014

Synthesis and Properties of Alternating Copolymers of 3-Hydroxybutyrate and Lactate Units with Different Stereocompositions

Tabata, Yuta, Abe, Hideki

Macromolecules   47 ( 21 )   2014

Polymorphic Crystallization of Poly(butylene adipate) and Its Copolymer: Effect of Poly(vinyl alcohol)

Liang, Zhichao, Yang, Jinjun, Hua, Lei, Pan, Pengju, Huang, Jian, Zhang, Jianjun, Abe, Hideki, Inoue, Yoshio

Journal of Applied Polymer Science   131 ( 1 )   2014

Effects of composition and sequential structure on thermal properties for copolymer of 3-hydroxybutyrate and lactate units

Tabata, Yuta, Abe, Hideki

Polymer Degradation and Stability   98 ( 9 )   2013

Effect of glycerol and its analogs on polyhydroxyalkanoate biosynthesis by recombinant Ralstonia eutropha: A quantitative structure-activity relationship study of chain transfer agents

Tsuge, Takeharu, Ko, Takashi, Tago, Masako, Abe, Hideki

Polymer Degradation and Stability   98 ( 9 )   2013

In vitro evidence of chain transfer to tetraethylene glycols in enzymatic polymerization of polyhydroxyalkanoate

Tomizawa, Satoshi, Sato, Shun, Lan, John Chi-Wei, Nakamura, Yoshiyuki, Abe, Hideki, Tsuge, Takeharu

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology   97 ( 11 )   2013

Development and validation of an HPLC-based screening method to acquire polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase mutants with altered substrate specificity

Watanabe, Yoriko, Ichinomiya, Yousuke, Shimada, Daisuke, Saika, Azusa, Abe, Hideki, Taguchi, Seiichi, Tsuge, Takeharu

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering   113 ( 3 )   2012

Utilization of 2-alkenoic acids for biosynthesis of medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates in metabolically engineered Escherichia coli to construct a novel chemical recycling system

Sato, Shun, Ishii, Naoki, Hamada, Yoshihiro, Abe, Hideki, Tsuge, Takeharu

Polymer Degradation and Stability   97 ( 3 )   2012

Thermal properties and crystallization behaviors of medium-chain-length poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate)s

Abe, Hideki, Ishii, Naoki, Sato, Shun, Tsuge, Takeharu

Polymer   53 ( 14 )   2012

Display of Functionally Active PHB Depolymerase on Escherichia Coli Cell Surface

Hiraishi, Tomohiro, Yamashita, Koichi, Sakono, Masafumi, Nakanishi, Jun, Tan, Liu-Tzea, Sudesh, Kumar, Abe, Hideki, Maeda, Mizuo

Macromolecular Bioscience   12 ( 2 )   2012

Enhanced Incorporation of 3-Hydroxy-4-Methylvalerate Unit into Biosynthetic Polyhydroxyalkanoate Using Leucine as a Precursor

Saika, Azusa, Watanabe, Yoriko, Sudesh, Kumar, Abe, Hideki, Tsuge, Takeharu

Amb Express   1   2011

Molecular Weight Change of Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Caused by the PhaC Subunit of PHA Synthase from Bacillus cereus YB-4 in Recombinant Escherichia coli

Tomizawa, Satoshi, Hyakutake, Manami, Saito, Yuta, Agus, Jumiarti, Mizuno, Kouhei, Abe, Hideki, Tsuge, Takeharu

Biomacromolecules   12 ( 7 )   2011

Lactate fraction dependent mechanical properties of semitransparent poly(lactate-co-3-hydroxybutyrate)s produced by control of lactyl-CoA monomer fluxes in recombinant Escherichia coli

Yamada, Miwa, Matsumoto, Ken'ichiro, Uramoto, Shu, Motohashi, Ren, Abe, Hideki, Taguchi, Seiichi

Journal of Biotechnology   154 ( 4 )   2011

Enzymatic Synthesis of Poly(alpha-ethyl beta-aspartate) by Poly(ethylene glycol) Modified Poly(aspartate) Hydrolase-1

Hiraishi, Tomohiro, Masuda, Eriko, Miyamoto, Daisuke, Kanayama, Naoki, Abe, Hideki, Maeda, Mizuo

Macromolecular Bioscience   11 ( 2 )   2011

Surface Patterning of Poly(epsilon-caprolactone): Epitaxial Crystallization and Enzymatic Degradation

Kikkawa, Yoshihiro, Takahashi, Mayuko, Aoyagi, Masaru, Suga, Hiroshi, Kanesato, Masatoshi, Abe, Hideki

Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics   211 ( 23 )   2010

Solvent-induced morphological diversification in poly(L-lactide-b-epsilon-caprolactone) block copolymer thin films

Kikkawa, Yoshihiro, Kurokawa, Kenji, Kimura, Ryota, Takahashi, Mayuko, Kanesato, Masatoshi, Abe, Hideki

Polymer Degradation and Stability   95 ( 8 )   2010

In vitro synthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoate catalyzed by class II and III PHA synthases: a useful technique for surface coatings of a hydrophobic support with PHA

Sato, Shun, Minato, Masayuki, Kikkawa, Yoshihiro, Abe, Hideki, Tsuge, Takeharu

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology   85 ( 6 )   2010

Improved synthesis of P(3HB-co-3HV-co-3HHx) terpolymers by mutant Cupriavidus necator using the PHA synthase gene of Chromobacterium sp USM2 with high affinity towards 3HV

Bhubalan, Kesaven, Rathi, Devi-Nair, Abe, Hideki, Iwata, Tadahisa, Sudesh, Kumar

Polymer Degradation and Stability   95 ( 8 )   2010

Degradation and Adsorption Characteristics of PHB Depolymerase As Revealed by Kinetics of Mutant Enzymes with Amino Acid Substitution in Substrate-Binding Domain

Hiraishi, Tomohiro, Komiya, Naoya, Matsumoto, Nobuhiko, Abe, Hideki, Fujita, Masahiro, Maeda, Mizuo

Biomacromolecules   11 ( 1 )   2010

Comonomer Compositional Distribution, Physical Properties, and Enzymatic Degradability of Bacterial Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxy-4-methylvalerate) Copolyesters

Tanadchangsaeng, Nuttapol, Tsuge, Takeharu, Abe, Hideki

Biomacromolecules   11 ( 6 )   2010

Characterization of biosynthesized P(3HB-co-3HA)s swellable in organic solvents

Tsuge, Takeharu, Hamada, Yoshihiro, a, Watanabe, Yoriko, Tomizawa, Satoshi, Yamamoto, Tetsuya, Abe, Hideki

Polymer Degradation and Stability   95 ( 8 )   2010

Chain transfer reaction catalyzed by various polyhydroxyalkanoate synthases with poly(ethylene glycol) as an exogenous chain transfer agent

Tomizawa, Satoshi, Saito, Yuta, Hyakutake, Manami, Nakamura, Yoshiyuki, Abe, Hideki, Tsuge, Takeharu

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology   87 ( 4 )   2010

Unusual change in molecular weight of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) during cultivation of PHA-accumulating Escherichia coli

Agus, Jumiarti, Kahar, Prihardi, Hyakutake, Manami, Tomizawa, Satoshi, Abe, Hideki, Tsuge, Takeharu, Satoh, Yasuharu, Tajima, Kenji

Polymer Degradation and Stability   95 ( 12 )   2010

Biodegradability of Poly(hydroxyalkanoate) Materials

Numata, Keiji, Abe, Hideki, Iwata, Tadahisa

Materials   2 ( 3 )   2009

Identification, Biosynthesis, and Characterization of Polyhydroxyalkanoate Copolymer Consisting of 3-Hydroxybutyrate and 3-Hydroxy-4-methylvalerate

Tanadchangsaeng, Nuttapol, Kitagawa, Asahi, Yamamoto, Tetsuya, Abe, Hideki, Tsuge, Takeharu

Biomacromolecules   10 ( 10 )   2009

Evaluating the Ability of Polyhydroxyalkanoate Synthase Mutants to Produce P(3HB-co-3HA) from Soybean Oil

Tsuge, Takeharu, Yamamoto, Tetsuya, Yano, Kotaro, Abe, Hideki, Doi, Yoshiharu, Taguchi, Seiichi

Macromolecular Bioscience   9 ( 1 )   2009

Effect of Phase Structure on Enzymatic Degradation in Poly(L-lactide)/Atactic Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) Blends with Different Miscibility

Kikkawa, Yoshihiro, Suzuki, Takayuki, Kanesato, Masatoshi, Doi, Yoshiharu, Abe, Hideki

Biomacromolecules   10 ( 4 )   2009

Cloning of Poly(aspartic acid) (PAA) Hydrolase-1 Gene from Pedobacter sp KP-2 and Hydrolysis of Thermally Synthesized PAA by its Gene Product

Hiraishi, Tomohiro, Masuda, Eriko, Kanayama, Naoki, Nagata, Madoka, Doi, Yoshiharu, Abe, Hideki, Maeda, Mizuo

Macromolecular Bioscience   9 ( 1 )   2009

Structural effects of terminal groups on nonenzymatic and enzymatic degradations of end-capped poly(L-lactide)

Kurokawa, Kenji, Yamashita, Koichi, Doi, Yoshiharu, Abe, Hideki

Biomacromolecules   9 ( 3 )   2008

Stereocomplex formation through reorganization of poly(L-lactic acid) and poly(D-lactic acid) crystals

Fujita, Masahiro, Sawayanagi, Tomoharu, Abe, Hideki, Tanaka, Toshihisa, Iwata, Tadahisa, Ito, Kazuki, Fujisawa, Tetsuro, Maeda, Mizuo

Macromolecules   41 ( 8 )   2008

Polyhydroxyalkanoate Film Formation and Synthase Activity During In Vitro and In Situ Polymerization on Hydrophobic Surfaces

Sato, Shun, Ono, Yusuke, Mochiyama, Yukiko, Sivaniah, Easan, Kikkawa, Yoshihiro, Sudesh, Kumar, Hiraishi, Tomohiro, Doi, Yoshiharu, Abe, Hideki, Tsuge, Takeharu

Biomacromolecules   9 ( 10 )   2008

Enzymatic processes for biodegradation of poly(hydroxyalkanoate)s crystals

Numata, Keiji, Abe, Hideki, Doi, Yoshiharu

Canadian Journal of Chemistry-Revue Canadienne De Chimie   86 ( 6 )   2008

Enzymatic degradation of monolayer for poly(lactide) revealed by real-time atomic force microscopy: Effects of stereochemical structure, molecular weight, and molecular branches on hydrolysis rates

Numata, Keiji, Finne-Wistrand, Anna, Albertsson, Ann-Christine, Doi, Yoshiharu, Abe, Hideki

Biomacromolecules   9 ( 8 )   2008

Effect of metal compounds on thermal degradation behavior of aliphatic poly(hydroxyalkanoic acid)s

Kim, Kang Ju, Doi, Yoshihm, Abe, Hideki

Polymer Degradation and Stability   93 ( 4 )   2008

Adsorption Characteristics of P(3HB) Depolymerase as Evaluated by Surface Plasmon Resonance and Atomic Force Microscopy

Matsumoto, Nobuhiko, Fujita, Masahiro, Hiraishi, Tomohiro, Abe, Hideki, Maeda, Mizuo

Biomacromolecules   9 ( 11 )   2008

Adsorption and hydrolysis reactions of poly(hydroxybutyric acid) depolymerases secreted from Ralstonia pickettii T1 and Penicillium funiculosum onto poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid]

Numata, Keiji, Yamashita, Koichi, Fujita, Masahiro, Tsuge, Takeharu, Kasuya, Ken-ichi, Iwata, Tadahisa, Doi, Yoshiharu, Abe, Hideki

Biomacromolecules   8 ( 7 )   2007

Variation in copolymer composition and molecular weight of polyhydroxyalkanoate generated by saturation mutagenesis of Aeromonas caviae PHA synthase

Tsuge, Takeharu, Watanabe, Shinko, Sato, Shun, Hiraishi, Tomohiro, Abe, Hideki, Doi, Yoshiharu, Taguchi, Seiichi

Macromolecular Bioscience   7 ( 6 )   2007

Structural transition of poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-(R)-3-hydroxyvalerate] single crystals on heating as revealed by synchrotron radiation SAXS and WAXD

Sawayanagi, Tomoharu, Tanaka, Toshihisa, Iwata, Tadahisa, Abe, Hideki, Doi, Yoshiharu, Ito, Kazuki, Fujisawa, Tetsuro, Fujita, Masahiro

Macromolecules   40 ( 7 )   2007

Poly [(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate] formation in Escherichia coli from glucose through an enoyl-CoA hydratase-mediated pathway

Sato, Shun, Nomura, Christopher T., Abe, Hideki, Doi, Yoshiharu, Tsuge, Takeharu

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering   103 ( 1 )   2007

Combination of N149S and D171G mutations in Aeromonas caviae polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase and impact on polyhydroxyalkanoate biosynthesis

Tsuge, Takeharu, Watanabe, Shinko, Shimada, Daisuke, Abe, Hideki, Doi, Yoshiharu, Taguchi, Seiichi

Fems Microbiology Letters   277 ( 2 )   2007

Branched poly(lactide) synthesized by enzymatic polymerization: Effects of molecular branches and stereochernistry on enzymatic degradation and alkaline hydrolysis

Numata, Keiji, Srivastava, Rajiv K., Finne-Wistrand, Anna, Albertsson, Ann-Christine, Doi, Yoshiharu, Abe, Hideki

Biomacromolecules   8 ( 10 )   2007

Adsorption effects of poly (hydroxybutyric acid) depolymerase on chain-folding surface of polyester single crystals revealed by mutant enzyme and frictional force microscopy

Numata, Keiji, Sato, Shun, Fujita, Masahiro, Tsuge, Takeharu, Iwata, Tadahisa, Doi, Yoshiharu, Abe, Hideki

Polymer Degradation and Stability   92 ( 1 )   2007

Adsorption of biopolyester depolymerase on silicon wafer and poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid] single crystal revealed by real-time AFM

Numata, K., Kikkawa, Y., Tsuge, T., Iwata, T., Doi, Y., Abe, H.

Macromolecular Bioscience   6 ( 1 )   2006

Thermal degradation of environmentally degradable poly(hydroxyalkanoic acid)s

Abe, Hideki

Macromolecular Bioscience   6 ( 7 )   2006

Thermal degradation behavior of poly(4-hydroxybutyric acid)

Kim, Kang Ju, Doi, Yoshiharu, Abe, Hideki, Martin, David P.

Polymer Degradation and Stability   91 ( 10 )   2006

Synthesis and thermal properties of novel periodic poly(ester-amide)s derived from adipate, butane-1,4-diamine, and linear aliphatic diols

Tetsuka, H., Doi, Y., Abe, H.

Macromolecules   39 ( 8 )   2006

Surface properties and enzymatic degradation of end-capped poly(L-lactide)

Kurokawa, K., Yamashita, K., Doi, Y., Abe, H.

Polymer Degradation and Stability   91 ( 6 )   2006

Real-time synchrotron SAXS and WAXD studies on annealing behavior of poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate] single crystals

Sawayanagi, T., Tanaka, T., Iwata, T., Abe, H., Doi, Y., Ito, K., Fujisawa, T., Fujita, M.

Macromolecules   39 ( 6 )   2006

Phase structure and enzymatic degradation of poly(L-lactide)/atactic poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) blends: An atomic force microscopy study

Kikkawa, Y., Suzuki, T., Tsuge, T., Kanesato, M., Doi, Y., Abe, H.

Biomacromolecules   7 ( 6 )   2006

Novel periodic copolymers consisting of ester and amide units with the same carbon numbers: Effects of comonomeric and sequential structures on crystalline structures and physical properties

Tetsuka, Hiroaki, Doi, Yoshiharu, Abe, Hideki

Macromolecules   39 ( 26 )   2006

Molecular weight characterization of poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate] synthesized by genetically engineered strains of Escherichia coli

Agus, J., Kahar, P., Abe, H., Doi, Y., Tsuge, T.

Polymer Degradation and Stability   91 ( 5 )   2006

Effects of residual metal compounds and chain-end structure on thermal degradation of poly(3-hydroxybutyric acid)

Kim, KJ, Doi, Y., Abe, H.

Polymer Degradation and Stability   91 ( 4 )   2006

Altered expression of polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase gene and its effect on poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate] synthesis in recombinant Escherichia coli

Agus, J., Kahar, P., Abe, H., Doi, Y., Tsuge, T.

Polymer Degradation and Stability   91 ( 8 )   2006

Synchrotron SAXS and WAXS studies on changes in structural and thermal properties of poly[(R)3-hydroxybutyrate] single crystals during heating

Fujita, M., Sawayanagi, T., Tanaka, T., Iwata, T., Abe, H., Doi, Y., Ito, K., Fujisawa, T.

Macromolecular Rapid Communications   26 ( 9 )   2005

Interaction between poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate] depolymerase and biodegradable polyesters evaluated by atomic force microscopy

Fujita, M., Kobori, Y., Aoki, Y., Matsumoto, N., Abe, H., Doi, Y., Hiraishi, T.

Langmuir   21 ( 25 )   2005

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

Numata, K., Kikkawa, Y., Tsuge, T., Iwata, T., Doi, Y., Abe, H.

Biomacromolecules   6 ( 4 )   2005

Crystal growth and solid-state structure of poly(lactide) stereocopolymers

Abe, H., Harigaya, M., Kikkawa, Y., Tsuge, T., Doi, Y.

Biomacromolecules   6 ( 1 )   2005

Characterization and properties of G4X mutants of Ralstonia eutropha PHA synthase for poly (3-hydroxybutyrate) biosynthesis in Escherichia coli

Normi, YM, Hiraishi, T., Taguchi, S., Abe, H., Sudesh, K., Najimudin, N., Doi, Y.

Macromolecular Bioscience   5 ( 3 )   2005

Biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) copolymer from fructose using wild-type and laboratory-evolved PHA synthases

Tsuge, T., Yano, K., Imazu, S., Numata, K., Kikkawa, Y., Abe, H., Taguchi, S., Doi, Y.

Macromolecular Bioscience   5 ( 2 )   2005

The role of polymorphic crystal structure and morphology in enzymatic degradation of melt-crystallized poly(butylene adipate) films

Gan, ZH, Kuwabara, K., Abe, H., Iwata, T., Doi, Y.

Polymer Degradation and Stability   87 ( 1 )   2005

Effect of water on the surface molecular mobility of poly(lactide) thin films: An atomic force microscopy study

Kikkawa, Y., Fujita, M., Abe, H., Doi, Y.

Biomacromolecules   5 ( 4 )   2004

Thermal degradation processes of end-capped poly(L-lactide)s in the presence and absence of residual zinc catalyst

Abe, H., Takahashi, N., Kim, KJ, Mochizuki, M., Doi, Y.

Biomacromolecules   5 ( 4 )   2004

Temperature dependence of the molecular motion in the crystalline region of biodegradable poly(butylene adipate), poly(ethylene succinate), and poly(butylene succinate)

Kuwabara, K., Gan, ZH, Nakamura, T., Abe, H., Doi, Y.

Polymer Degradation and Stability   84 ( 1 )   2004

Synthesis, solid-state structure, and surface properties of end-capped poly(L-lactide)

Kobori, Y., Iwata, T., Doi, Y., Abe, H.

Biomacromolecules   5 ( 2 )   2004

Solid-state structures and thermal properties of aliphatic-aromatic poly(butylene adipate-co-butylene terephthalate) copolyesters

Gan, ZH, Kuwabara, K, Yamamoto, M., Abe, H., Doi, Y.

Polymer Degradation and Stability   83 ( 2 )   2004

Novel biodegradable copolymers with a periodic sequence structure derived from succinate butan-1, 4-diol, and butan-1,4-diamine

Abe, H., Doi, Y.

Macromolecular Rapid Communications   25 ( 14 )   2004

Molecular mobility and crystalline phase structure of biodegradable poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutylic acid-co-(R)-3-hydroxyhexanoic acid]

Kuwabara, K., Gan, ZH, Nakamura, T., Abe, H., Doi, Y.

Polymer Degradation and Stability   84 ( 1 )   2004

Metastability and transformation of polymorphic crystals in biodegradable poly(butylene adipate)

Gan, ZH, Kuwabara, K., Abe, H., Iwata, T., Doi, Y.

Biomacromolecules   5 ( 2 )   2004

In-situ atomic force microscopy observation of enzymatic degradation in poly(hydroxyalkanoic acid) thin films: Normal and constrained conditions

Kikkawa, Y., Hirota, T., Numata, K., Tsuge, T., Abe, H., Iwata, T., Doi, Y.

Macromolecular Bioscience   4 ( 3 )   2004

Enzymatic degradation processes of lamellar crystals in thin films for poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid] and its copolymers revealed by real-time atomic force microscopy

Numata, K., Hirota, T., Kikkawa, Y., Tsuge, T., Iwata, T., Abe, H., Doi, Y.

Biomacromolecules   5 ( 6 )   2004

Effects of residual zinc compounds and chain-end structure on thermal degradation of poly(epsilon-caprolactone)

Abe, H., Takahashi, N., Kim, KJ, Mochizuki, M., Doi, Y.

Biomacromolecules   5 ( 4 )   2004

Effective enhancement of short-chain-length-medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymer production by coexpression of genetically engineered 3-ketoacyl-acyl-carrier-protein synthase III (fabH) and polyhydroxyalkanoate synthesis genes

Nomura, CT, Tanaka, T., Gan, ZH, Kuwabara, K., Abe, H., Takase, K., Taguchi, K., Doi, Y.

Biomacromolecules   5 ( 4 )   2004

Crystal growth in poly(L-lactide) thin film revealed by in situ atomic force microscopy

Kikkawa, Y., Abe, H., Fujita, M., Iwata, T., Inoue, Y., Doi, Y.

Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics   204 ( 15 )   2003

Biochemical and molecular characterization of poly(aspartic acid) hydrolase-2 from Sphingomonas sp KT-1

Hiraishi, T., Kajiyama, M., Tabata, K., Abe, H., Yamato, I., Doi, Y.

Biomacromolecules   4 ( 5 )   2003

Temperature-induced polymorphic crystals of poly(butylene adipate)

Gan, ZH, Abe, H., Doi, Y.

Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics   203 ( 16 )   2002

Crystalline/amorphous phase structure and molecular mobility of biodegradable poly(butylene adipate-co-butylene terephthalate) and related polyesters

Kuwabara, K., Gan, ZH, Nakamura, T., Abe, H., Doi, Y.

Biomacromolecules   3 ( 2 )   2002

Crystal morphologies and enzymatic degradation of melt-crystallized thin films of random copolyesters of (R)-3-hydroxybutyric (R)-3-hydroxyalkanoic acids

Kikkawa, Y., Abe, H., Iwata, T., Inoue, Y., Doi, Y.

Polymer Degradation and Stability   76 ( 3 )   2002

Crystallization, stability, and enzymatic degradation of poly(L-lactide) thin film

Kikkawa, Y., Abe, H., Iwata, T., Inoue, Y., Doi, Y.

Biomacromolecules   3 ( 2 )   2002

Side-chain effect of second monomer units on crystalline morphology, thermal properties, and enzymatic degradability for random copolyesters of (R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid with (R)-3-hydroxyalkanoic acids

Abe, H., Doi, Y.

Biomacromolecules   3 ( 1 )   2002

Real-time enzymatic degradation study of poly [(R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid] copolymer thin film by atomic force microscopy in buffer solution

Kikkawa, Y., Murase, T., Abe, H., Iwata, T., Inoue, Y., Doi, Y.

Macromolecular Bioscience   2 ( 5 )   2002

Molecular mobility and phase structure of biodegradable poly(butylene succinate) and poly(butylene succinate-co-butylene adipate)

Kuwabara, K., Gan, ZH, Nakamura, T., Abe, H., Doi, Y.

Biomacromolecules   3 ( 5 )   2002

Engineering of Ralstonia eutropha for production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) from fructose and solid-state properties of the copolymer

Fukui, T., Abe, H., Doi, Y.

Biomacromolecules   3 ( 3 )   2002

Morphological and kinetic analyses of regime transition for poly[(S)-lactide] crystal growth

Abe, H., Kikkawa, Y., Inoue, Y., Doi, Y.

Biomacromolecules   2 ( 3 )   2001

Solid-state microstructures, thermal properties, and crystallization of biodegradable poly(butylene succinate) (PBS) and its copolyesters

Gan, ZH, Abe, H., Kurokawa, H., Doi, Y.

Biomacromolecules   2 ( 2 )   2001

Purification and characterization of poly(aspartic acid) hydrolase from Sphingomonas sp KT-1

Tabata, K., Kajiyama, M., Hiraishi, T., Abe, H., Yamato, I., Doi, Y.

Biomacromolecules   2 ( 4 )   2001

Analysis of adsorption function of polyhydroxybutyrate depolymerase from Alcaligenes faecalis T1 by using a quartz crystal microbalance

Yamashita, K., Aoyagi, Y., Abe, H., Doi, Y.

Biomacromolecules   2 ( 1 )   2001

In situ observation of lamellar growth in thin films for poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid-co-6-hydroxyhexanoic acid] at a high crystallization temperature of 110 degrees C by atomic force microscopy

Kikkawa, Y., Inoue, Y., Abe, H., Iwata, T., Doi, Y.

Polymer   42 ( 6 )   2001

In situ observation of crystal growth for poly[(S)-lactide] by temperature-controlled atomic force microscopy

Kikkawa, Y., Abe, H., Iwata, T., Inoue, Y., Doi, Y.

Biomacromolecules   2 ( 3 )   2001

Crystallization, melting, and enzymatic degradation of biodegradable poly(butylene succinate-co-14 mol % ethylene succinate) copolyester

Gan, Z., Abe, H., Doi, Y.

Biomacromolecules   2 ( 1 )   2001

Crystalline morphology and thermal properties for random copolyesters of (R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid with different hydroxyalkanoic groups

Abe, H., Doi, Y.

Macromolecular Symposia   174   2001

Synthesis, structure and properties of polyhydroxyalkanoates: biological polyesters

Sudesh, K., Abe, H., Doi, Y.

Progress in Polymer Science   25 ( 10 )   2000

Effect of low molecular weight additives on enzymatic degradation of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)

Yoshie, N., Nakasato, K., Fujiwara, M., Kasuya, K., Abe, H., Doi, Y., Inoue, Y.

Polymer   41 ( 9 )   2000

Biosynthesis of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyalkanoates) by recombinant bacteria expressing the PHA synthase gene phaC1 from Pseudomonas sp 61-3

Matsusaki, H., Abe, H., Taguchi, K., Fukui, T., Doi, Y.

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology   53 ( 4 )   2000

Biosynthesis and properties of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyalkanoates) by recombinant strains of Pseudomonas sp 61-3

Matsusaki, H., Abe, H., Doi, Y.

Biomacromolecules   1 ( 1 )   2000

Biodegradable poly(ethylene succinate) (PES). 2. Crystal morphology of melt-crystallized ultrathin film and its change after enzymatic degradation

Gan, ZH, Abe, H., Doi, Y.

Biomacromolecules   1 ( 4 )   2000

Biodegradable poly(ethylene succinate) (PES). 1. Crystal growth kinetics and morphology

Gan, ZH, Abe, H., Doi, Y.

Biomacromolecules   1 ( 4 )   2000

Studies on the enzymatic degradation of solution-grown lamellar crystals of poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate]: Defects in crystals

Lee, WK, Iwata, T., Abe, H., Doi, Y.

Macromolecules   33 ( 26 )   2000

Miscibility and solid-state structures for blends of poly[(S)-lactide] with atactic poly[(R,S)-3-hydroxybutyrate]

Ohkoshi, I., Abe, H., Doi, Y.

Polymer   41 ( 15 )   2000

Microscopic visualization on crystalline morphologies of thin films for poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid] and its copolymer

Abe, H., Kikkawa, Y., Iwata, T., Aoki, H., Akehata, T., Doi, Y.

Polymer   41 ( 3 )   2000

Microbial degradation of poly(aspartic acid) by two isolated strains of Pedobacter sp and Sphingomonas sp.

Tabata, K., Abe, H., Doi, Y.

Biomacromolecules   1 ( 2 )   2000

Crystallization behavior and thermal properties of melt-crystallized poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid-co-6-hydroxyhexanoic acid] films

Abe, H., Kikkawa, Y., Aoki, H., Akehata, T., Iwata, T., Doi, Y.

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules   25 ( 1-3 )   1999

Structural effects on enzymatic degradabilities for poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid] and its copolymers

Abe, H., Doi, Y.

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules   25 ( 1-3 )   1999

Poly(aspartic acid) degradation by a Sphingomonas sp isolated from freshwater

Tabata, K., Kasuya, K., Abe, H., Masuda, K., Doi, Y.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology   65 ( 9 )   1999

Effect of monomer composition and composition distribution on enzymatic degradation of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate)

Yoshie, N., Fujiwara, M., Kasuya, K., Abe, H., Doi, Y., Inoue, Y.

Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics   200 ( 5 )   1999

Studies on comonomer compositional distribution of the bacterial poly(3-hydroxybutyric acid-co-3-hydroxypropionic acid)s and crystal and thermal characteristics of their fractionated component copolyesters

Cao, A., Kasuya, K., Abe, H., Doi, Y., Inoue, Y.

Polymer   39 ( 20 )   1998

Solid-state structures and enzymatic degradabilities for melt-crystallized films of copolymers of (R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid with different hydroxyalkanoic acids

Abe, H., Doi, Y., Aoki, H., Akehata, T.

Macromolecules   31 ( 6 )   1998

Physical properties and enzymatic degradability of copolymers of (R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid and (S,S)-lactide

Abe, H., Doi, Y., Hori, Y., Hagiwara, T.

Polymer   39 ( 1 )   1998

Morphologies and enzymatic degradability of melt-crystallized poly(3-hydroxybutyric acid co-6-hydroxybutyric acid)

Abe, H., Aoki, H., Doi, Y.

Macromolecular Symposia   130   1998

Molecular mass of poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid] produced in a recombinant Escherichia coli

Kusaka, S., Abe, H., Lee, SY, Doi, Y.

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology   47 ( 2 )   1997

Structural effects on biodegradation of aliphatic polyesters

Doi, Y., Abe, H.

Macromolecular Symposia   118   1997

Composition fractionation and thermal characterization of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxypropionate)

Cao, A., Ichikawa, M., Kasuya, KI, Yoshie, N., Asakawa, N., Inoue, Y., Doi, Y., Abe, H.

Polymer Journal   28 ( 12 )   1996

Evaluation of biodegradabilities of biosynthetic and chemosynthetic polyesters in river water

Doi, Y., Kasuya, K., Abe, H., Koyama, N., Ishiwatari, S., Takagi, K., Yoshida, Y.

Polymer Degradation and Stability   51 ( 3 )   1996

Enzymatic and environmental degradation of racemic poly(3-hydroxybutyric acid)s with different stereoregularities

Abe, H., Doi, Y.

Macromolecules   29 ( 27 )   1996

PHYSICAL-PROPERTIES AND ENZYMATIC DEGRADABILITY OF COPOLYMERS OF (R)-3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC AND 6-HYDROXYHEXANOIC ACIDS

ABE, H., DOI, Y., AOKI, H., AKEHATA, T., HORI, Y., YAMAGUCHI, A.

Macromolecules   28 ( 23 )   1995

MOLECULAR-WEIGHT OF POLY(3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE) DURING BIOLOGICAL POLYMERIZATION IN ALCALIGENES-EUTROPHUS

KOIZUMI, F., ABE, H., DOI, Y.

Journal of Macromolecular Science-Pure and Applied Chemistry   A32 ( 4 )   1995

MICROBIAL SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POLY(3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE-CO-3-HYDROXYHEXANOATE)

DOI, Y., KITAMURA, S., ABE, H.

Macromolecules   28 ( 14 )   1995

PHYSICAL-PROPERTIES AND ENZYMATIC DEGRADABILITY OF POLYMER BLENDS OF BACTERIAL POLY[(R)-3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE] AND POLY[(R,S)-3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE] STEREOISOMERS

ABE, H., MATSUBARA, I., DOI, Y.

Macromolecules   28 ( 4 )   1995

BIOSYNTHESIS FROM GLUCONATE OF A RANDOM COPOLYESTER CONSISTING OF 3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE AND MEDIUM-CHAIN-LENGTH 3-HYDROXYALKANOATES BY PSEUDOMONAS SP 61-3

ABE, H., DOI, Y., FUKUSHIMA, T., EYA, H.

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules   16 ( 3 )   1994

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POLY[(R,S)-3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE-B-6-HYDROXYHEXANOATE] AS A COMPATIBILIZER FOR A BIODEGRADABLE BLEND OF POLY[(R)-3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE] AND POLY(6-HYDROXYHEXANOATE)

ABE, H., DOI, Y., KUMAGAI, Y.

Macromolecules   27 ( 21 )   1994

PHYSICAL-PROPERTIES AND ENZYMATIC DEGRADABILITY OF POLY(3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE) STEREOISOMERS WITH DIFFERENT STEREOREGULARITIES

ABE, H., MATSUBARA, I., DOI, Y., HORI, Y., YAMAGUCHI, A.

Macromolecules   27 ( 21 )   1994

MISCIBILITY AND MORPHOLOGY OF BLENDS OF ISOTACTIC AND ATACTIC POLY(3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE)

ABE, H., DOI, Y., SATKOWSKI, MM, NODA, I.

Macromolecules   27 ( 1 )   1994

CONTROLLED RELEASE OF LASTET, AN ANTICANCER DRUG, FROM POLY(3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE) MICROSPHERES CONTAINING ACYLGLYCEROLS

ABE, H., DOI, Y., YAMAMOTO, Y.

Journal of Macromolecular Science-Pure and Applied Chemistry   29   1992

PREPARATION OF POLY(3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE) MICROSPHERES CONTAINING LASTET OF AN ANTICANCER DRUG AND ITS APPLICATION TO DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM

ABE, H., YAMAMOTO, Y., DOI, Y.

Kobunshi Ronbunshu   49 ( 1 )   1992