Nakajima/Liang Laboratory, Institute of Science Tokyo

Original Articles

Title: Direct Visualization of Interfacial Regions between Fillers and Matrix in Rubber Composites Observed by Atomic Force Microscopy-Based Nanomechanics Assisted by Electron Tomography
Author(s): Makiko Ito, Haonan Liu, Akemi Kumagai, Xiaobin Liang, Ken Nakajima,* and Hiroshi Jinnai*
Source:  Langmuir   Volume:  38  Pages:  777–785    Year: 2021
Publish: 25 Dec., 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c02788

Title: Reinforcement Mechanism of Carbon Black‐Filled Rubber Nanocomposite as Revealed by Atomic Force Microscopy Nanomechanics
Author(s): Xiaobin Liang *, Makiko Ito and Ken Nakajima
Source: Polymers   Volume:  13  Pages: 3922     Year: 2021
Publish: 12 Nov., 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13223922

Title: Local Mechanical Properties of Heterogeneous Nanostructures Developed in a Cured Epoxy Network: Implications for Innovative Adhesion Technology
Author(s): Hung K. Nguyen,, Mika Aoki, Xiaobin Liang, Satoru Yamamoto, Keiji Tanaka*, and Ken Nakajima*
Source: ACS Appl. Nano Mater.   Volume:  4  Pages: 12188-12196     Year: 2021
Publish: 27 Oct., 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.1c02692

Title: Topology-transformable block copolymers based on a rotaxane structure: change in bulk properties with same composition
Author(s): Hiroki Sato , Daisuke Aoki , Hironori Marubayashi , Satoshi Uchida, Hiromitsu Sogawa ,Shuichi Nojima, Xiaobin Liang , Ken Nakajima , Teruaki Hayakawa & Toshikazu Takata
Source: Nature Commun.   Volume:  12  Pages: 1-8     Year: 2021
Publish: 26 Oct., 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26249-0

Title: INFLUENCE OF MASTICATION ON THE MICROSTRUCTURE AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF RUBBER
Author(s): KOJI OKAMOTO, MICHIHARU TOH, XIAOBIN LIANG, KEN NAKAJIMA
Source:  Rubber Chem. Technol.  Volume:  94  Pages:  533-548   Year: 2021
Publish: 21 May., 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5254/rct.21.79952

Title: Effect of molecular weight and architecture on nanoscale viscoelastic heterogeneity at the surface of polymer films
Author(s): Hung K. Nguyen * , Raita Goseki , Takashi Ishizone , Ken Nakajima
Source:  Polymer.  Volume:  228  Pages:  123923   Year: 2021
Publish: 02 Jun., 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2021.123923

Title: Effect of tip radius on the nanoscale viscoelastic measurement of polymers using loss tangent method in amplitude modulation AFM
Author(s): Hung K. Nguyen and Ken Nakajima
Source:  Jpn. J. Appl. Phys.  Volume:  60  Pages:  SE1008   Year: 2021
Publish: 19 Apr., 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35848/1347-4065/abf98a

Title: Silica Nanoparticle Reinforced Composites as Transparent Elastomeric Damping Materials
Author(s): Fumio Asai*, Takahiro Seki, Taiki Hoshino, Xiaobin Liang, Ken Nakajima, and Yukikazu Takeoka*
Source: ACS Appl. Nano Mater.   Volume: 4  Pages: 4140–4152   Year: 2021
Publish: 05 Apr., 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.1c00472

Title: Preparation of high‐performance carbon nanotube/polyamide composite materials by elastic high‐shear kneading and improvement of properties by induction heating treatment
Author(s): Toru Noguchi, Ken‐ichi Niihara, Keiichi Kawamoto, Masanori Fukushi, Hiroshi Jinnnai, Ken Nakajima, Morinobu Endo
Source:J. Appl. Polym. Sci.  Volume: 138  Pages: 50512   Year: 2021
Publish: 23 Jan., 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/app.50512