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    Effect of acetyl substitution on the optical anisotropy of cellulose acetate films

    The effect of acetyl substitution on the optical properties of cellulose acetate (CA) was investigated in the present study, because a strong demand for advanced retardation films increases greatly these days....

    Kazuya Hatamoto, Hikaru Shimada, Misaki Kondo, Shogo Nobukawa in Cellulose (2018)

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    Muscle architectural properties in the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)

    The common marmoset, Callithrix jacchus, is a small New World monkey that has recently gained attention as an important experimental animal model in the field of neuroscience as well in rehabilitative and regener...

    Naomichi Ogihara, Motoharu Oishi, Ryogo Kanai, Hikaru Shimada, Takahiro Kondo in Primates (2017)

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    Zero birefringence films of pullulan ester derivatives

    High-performance films with almost zero-birefringence and zero-wavelength dispersion were succeeded to prepare from pullulan esters derivatives (PLEs) without any additives. Optical transmittance analysis, bir...

    Takahiro Danjo, Yukiko Enomoto, Hikaru Shimada, Shogo Nobukawa in Scientific Reports (2017)

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    Effect of acetylation site on orientation birefringence of cellulose triacetate

    The effect of a substitution site on orientation birefringence for cellulose triacetate (CTA) was investigated by the addition of xylan ester. Since CTA has three substitution sites (C-2, C-3, and C-6) while x...

    Shogo Nobukawa, Yukiko Enomoto-Rogers, Hikaru Shimada, Tadahisa Iwata in Cellulose (2015)

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    Preparation of optically-active 3-pyrrolidinol and its derivatives from 1-benzoylpyrrolidinol by hydroxylation with Aspergillus sp. and stereo-selective esterification by a commercial lipase

    An effective preparation scheme for optically-active 3-pyrrolidinol and its derivatives based on biological transformation is proposed. Aspergillus sp. NBRC 109513 hydroxylated 1-benzoylpyrrolidine, yielding (S)-...

    Shinya Yamada, Hikaru Shimada, Ren Yamada in Biotechnology Letters (2014)