Yushi Miki, Kentaro Fujieda, Jin Ho Seok, Tadahisa Iwata, Yukiko Enomoto: Synthesis and degradation behavior of self-immolative polymer derived from vanillyl alcohol as a biodegradable aromatic unit, Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2025, 233, 111148, DOI:10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2024.111148, Published online 2024.12.15
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Jin Ho Seok, and Tadahisa Iwata: Exploring the Biodegradation of Polysaccharide Derivatives in Controlled Marine Conditions: Comparison of Paramylon Acetate, Propionate, and Graft Copolymers with PLA and PCL, Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2025, 111181. DOI:10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2025.111181, Published online 2025. 1. 7
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Yuya Fukata, Satoshi Kimura, and Tadahisa Iwata: Low-Dissipation-Factor Polysaccharide Ester Resins without Primary Hydroxyl Groups, ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2025, 7, 573-577, DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.4c03899, Published online 2025. 1. 14
Takaaki Kamishima, Kouji Inagaki, Akira Nukazuka, Tadahisa Iwata, Yukiko Enomoto: Synthesis and characterization of aromatic polyketones and polyetherketones derived from divanillic acid via Friedel–Crafts acylation, European Polymer Journal, 2025, 228, 113823, Open Access, DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2025.113823, Published online 2025. 2. 10
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Yukiko Enomoto, Yuto Amanokura, Kazuma Yagura, and Tadahisa Iwata: Synthesis of divanillic acid-based aromatic polyamides with linear and branched side-chains and the effect of side-chain structure on thermal and mechanical properties, Scientific Reports volume 15, 2025, 5529, Open Access, DOI:10.1038/s41598-025-88808-5Published online 2025. 2. 14
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Misuzu Kumagai, Taizo Kabe, Kiichi Obuchi, Kiyohiko Toyama, Tadahisa Iwata, Shukichi Tanaka, Daniel Oñoro-Rubio: Enhancing α- and β-glucan esters’ material selection through machine learning: An empirical study, Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2025, 238, 111293, Open Access, DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2025.111293, Published online 2025. 3. 13
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Noriyuki Isobe, Keiko Tanaka, Shun’ichi Ishii, Yasuhiro Shimane, Satoshi Okada, Kazuho Daicho, Wataru Sakuma, Kojiro Uetani, Toshihiro Yoshimura, Katsunori Kimoto, Satoshi Kimura, Tsuguyuki Saito, Ryota Nakajima, Masashi Tsuchiya, Tetsuro Ikuta, Shinsuke Kawagucci, Tadahisa Iwata, and Hidetaka Nomaki: Fully circular shapable transparent paperboard with closed-loop recyclability and marine biodegradability across shallow to deep sea, Science Advances, 2025, 11, 15, eads2426 Open Access, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ads2426, Published online 2025. 4. 11
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Masato Arakawa, Taizo Kabe, Tadahisa Iwata and Mikihito Takenaka : Differences in hierarchical structural changes between unoriented P(3HB) and P(3HB-co-3HH) under stretching, Journal of Applied Crystallography, 2025, 58, 3, 886-896, Open Access, DOI: 10.1107/S1600576725002365, Published online 2025. 4. 25
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Daisuke Takaya, Taizo Kabe, Hongyi Gan, Tadahisa Iwata: Biodegradation rate control with blends of poly(butylene succinate) and poly(butylene succinate-co-adipate),Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2025, 240, 111431, Open Access, DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2025.111431, Published online 2025. 5. 20
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Yoshihiro Minegishi, Kentaro Fujieda, Jin Ho Seok, Tadahisa Iwata, Yukiko Enomoto: Synthesis, characterization, and environmental degradability of divanillic acid (DVA) derivatives and polyesters consisting of DVA with free phenolic groups,Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2025, 240, 111486, Open Access, DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2025.111486, Published online 2025. 6. 13
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Ruiqi Li, Jin Ho Seok, Tadahisa Iwata: Effect of Distribution of Substitution on Marine Biodegradability for Paramylon Acetate and Cellulose Acetate, Biomacromolecules, 2025, 26, 7, 4238-4247 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.5c00252, Published online 2025. 6. 13
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Zhengyu Su, Jin Ho Seok, Satoshi Kimura, Tadahisa Iwata: Synthesis and characterization of α-1,3-glucan-graft-poly(l-lactide) copolymers exhibiting controllable seawater biodegradability and thermoplasticity, 2025, 420, 111486, Open Access, DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2025.111490, Published online 2025. 6. 13
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Qiuyuan Huang, Satoshi Kimura, Tadahisa Iwata: Exploring Mechanisms and Stabilization of Anhydrous State Cutinases: Toward Sustainable High-Temperature Applications of Enzyme, 2025, 420, 111517, Open Access, DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2025.111517, Published online 2025. 6. 25
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Kento Hirose, Qiuyuan Huang, Satoshi Kimura, Jin Ho Seok, Sumito Kumagai, Yasumasa Takenaka, Hideki Abe, Tadahisa Iwata: PEG-coating as a promotional tool for improving biodegradability and preserving mechanical properties of enzyme-embedded polyesters, Biomacromolecules, 2025, 26, 9, 5916-5926 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.5c00801, Published online 2025. 8. 7
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Jobu Tateiwa, Yu-I. Hsu, Hiroshi Uyama, Takeharu Tsuge, Tadahisa Iwata: Effect of Antimicrobial Divalent Metal Cations Onto Oxidized Surface of Polyhydroxyalkanoate Films on Biodegradability in Seawater, Macromolecular Bioscience, 2025, 25, 12, e00162 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.202500162, Published online 2025. 8. 26
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Yoshihiro Minegishi, Tadahisa Iwata, Yukiko Enomoto: Synthesis and characterization of bio-based linear polyurethanes derived from divanillin, Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2025, 242, 111646, Open Access, DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2025.111646, Published online 2025. 9. 4
Sumire Ogura, Jobu Tateiwa, Taizo Kabe, Yuki Miyahara, Takeharu Tsuge, Tadahisa Iwata:Thermal cross-linking mechanism of polyhydroxyalkanoates with vinyl unit in their side chains,Polymer, 2025, 339, 129164 DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2025.129164, Published online 2025. 10. 4
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Ruiqi Li , Jin Ho Seok , Tadahisa Iwata:Synthesis, characterization and fruit coating application of water-soluble methyl paramylon, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2025,XXX, XXX, XXX DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.5c03341, Published online 2025. 10. 10
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Yuya Fukata, Aayush Kumar Jaiswal, Ari Hokkanen, Hannes Orelma, Tadahisa Iwata: All-Aqueous Pullulan Fibers Enabling Visible-to-Near-Infrared Waveguiding with Mechanical and Thermal Resilience, Advanced Functional Materials, 2025, e24609 DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202524609, Published online 2025. 11. 20
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Ruochun Wang, Tadahisa Iwata: Improvement of Thermal Processability and Recyclability of Cellulose Mixed Esters via Introducing Long Side Chains, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2025, xx, xx, xx-xx DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.5c10635, Published online 2025. 12. 9
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Jin Ho Seok, Tadahisa Iwata: Effect of End Capping Acylation on Thermal Properties and Marine Degradability of Acyl Terminated Oligo(L-lactide), MRS Communications, 2025, xx, xx, xx-xxDOI: 10.1557/s43579-025-00894-8, Published online 2025. 12. 15
Tadahisa IWATA, Development of High-performance Biodegradable Biomass plastics and their Deep-sea Biodegradation, Joint symposium of ACS Publications JACS/JACS Au & ERATO Nozaki Project, 21April 2025, Yayoi Auditorium The University of Tokyo, Japan
Tadahisa IWATA, Development of High-performance Biodegradable Biomass plastics and their Deep-sea Biodegradation, 20th Asian Chemical Congress (20ACC) ASIACHEM2025, 25 June 2025, Bangkok, Thailand
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Tadahisa IWATA, Development of High-performance Biodegradable Biomass plastics and their Deep-sea Biodegradation, Pacific Polymer Conference 19 (PPC19), 7 July 2025, KIC, Kitakyushu, Kokura, Japan
Yukiko Enomoto、Ultra-high-performance biomass plastics and biodegradable plastics derived from vanillin、the 12th World Congress of Chemical Engineering & 21st Asian Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering Congress (WCCE 12 & APCChE 2025), 16 July 2025, Beijing (北京), China (中国)
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Tadahisa IWATA, Development of High-performance Biodegradable Biomass plastics and their Marine Biodegradation, The Eleventh International Symposium of Engineering Plastics (EP'2025), 4 August 2025, Harbin, China
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Tadahisa IWATA, Development of High-performance Biodegradable Biomass plastics and their Deep-sea Biodegradability, Symposium on ”Green Polymer Chemistry and Sustainability”ACS Fall Meeting, 19 August 2025, Washington, DC
Yukiko Enomoto、Ultra-high-performance biomass plastics derived from divanillin、第10回京都大学生存圏研究所アジアリサーチノード(ARN)シンポジウム The 10th Asia Research Node Symposium on Humanosphere Science, National Cheng Kung University (国立成功大学), Tainan (台南), Taiwan (台湾) 2025年9月18日
Yuya Fukata, The 8th International Conference on Bio-based Polymers (ICBP2025), Outstanding Poster Presentation Award
Publications "GEL SPINNING OF A WATER-SOLUBLE POLYSACCHARIDE INTO OPTICAL FIBERS", November 6-8, 2025, Plaza Verde (Numazu City, Shizuoka, Japan)