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    Contraction of the rigor actomyosin complex drives bulk hemoglobin expulsion from hemolyzing erythrocytes

    Erythrocyte ghost formation via hemolysis is a key event in the physiological clearance of senescent red blood cells (RBCs) in the spleen. The turnover rate of millions of RBCs per second necessitates a rapid ...

    Ryo Shirakashi, Dmitri Sisario, Danush Taban in Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology (2023)

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    Recrystallization and Water Absorption Properties of Vitrified Trehalose Near Room Temperature

    To provide the physicochemical properties of vitrified trehalose for predicting its recrystallization.

    Ryo Shirakashi, Kiyoshi Takano in Pharmaceutical Research (2018)

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    Measurement of the Water Relaxation Time of \({\upvarepsilon }\) -Polylysine Aqueous Solutions

    \({\upvarepsilon }\) ε -Polylysine is an effective food preservative. In ...

    Ryo Shirakashi, Yuki Amano, Jun Yamada in International Journal of Thermophysics (2017)

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    Low O2 metabolism of HepG2 cells cultured at high density in a 3D microstructured scaffold

    Among the features of in vivo liver cells that are rarely mimicked in vitro, especially in microchips, is the very high cell density. In this study, we have cultured HepG2 in a plate-type PDMS scaffold with a thr...

    Christophe Provin, Kiyoshi Takano, Tomomi Yoshida in Biomedical Microdevices (2009)