Crystal structure of stereocomplex of poly (L-lactide) and poly (D-lactide)

T Okihara, M Tsuji, A Kawaguchi… - … Science, Part B …, 1991 - Taylor & Francis
… For example, the melting point of the complex is 230C and is higher by 50C than that of
the homopolymer crystal with the a-form. Optically active polymers studied so far are listed in …

Smooth-surfaced flexible wall shear stress sensor fabricated by film transfer technology

Y Hasegawa, C Okihara, T Yamada… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2017 - Elsevier
We propose a smooth-surfaced flexible wall shear stress sensor fabricated by a newly
developed thin film transfer technology to reveal the state of wall turbulence. This sensor consists …

Catheter sensor system for in-situ breathing and optical imaging measurements at airway in inside of lung

Y Maeda, C Okihara, Y Hasegawa, K Taniguchi… - Microsystem …, 2020 - Springer
A catheter sensor system composed of a tube flow sensor with a medical basket forceps
and an optical fiberscope was systemized for in-situ measurements in the airway in the lung …

A Ca2+- and Voltage-Dependent Cl -Sensitive Anion Channel in the Chara Plasmalemma: A Patch-Clamp Study

K Okihara, T Ohkawa, I Tsutsui… - Plant and cell …, 1991 - academic.oup.com
… was almost the same as the respective equilibrium potential for C\~, Ea. Thus, it is … the
chord conductance with the increase in the concentration of C\~~ ions at a given Vm. When the …

Development of tube flow sensor by using film transfer technology and its application to in situ breathing and surface image evaluation in airways

C Okihara, Y Hasegawa, M Matsushima… - Microsystem …, 2018 - Springer
… First, a biocompatible parylene C film working as the sensor substrate was deposited on
the three-inch glass wafer. Its thickness was set as 1.0 μm to decrease the thermal capacity …

Development of cylinder hollow structure with flow sensor by film transfer technology

C Okihara, Y Hasegawa, M Shikida… - 2016 IEEE …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We previously proposed the smooth-surfaced flexible sensor for detecting wall shear stress,
and developed the fabrication process to assemble the sensor onto the flexible flat surface. …

PPW-1, a PAZ/PIWI protein required for efficient germline RNAi, is defective in a natural isolate of C. elegans

M Tijsterman, KL Okihara, K Thijssen, RHA Plasterk - Current Biology, 2002 - cell.com
One of the remarkable aspects about RNA interference (RNAi) in Caenorhabditis elegans is
that the trigger molecules, dsRNA, can be administered via the animal's food. We assayed …

RNA Helicase MUT-14-Dependent Gene Silencing Triggered in C. elegans by Short Antisense RNAs

M Tijsterman, RF Ketting, KL Okihara, T Sijen… - Science, 2002 - science.org
Posttranscriptional gene silencing in Caenorhabditis elegans results from exposure to
double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), a phenomenon designated as RNA interference (RNAi), or from …

Generation of over 5MeV carbon ions from a fibrous polytetrafluoroethylene film irradiated with a 2.4 TW, 50fs tabletop laser

SI Okihara, M Fujimoto, H Takahashi… - Applied physics …, 2006 - pubs.aip.org
… of energetic carbon ions by irradiating a fibrous polytetrafluoroethylene ( C 2 F 4 : PTFE )
film with 2.4 TW ⁠, 50 fs laser pulses. In particular, we observe C 4 + over 5 MeV in energy. We …

Alternative nonsteroidal antiandrogen therapy for advanced prostate cancer that relapsed after initial maximum androgen blockade

H Suzuki, K Okihara, H Miyake, M Fujisawa… - The Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
… Cause specific survival from time that first line therapy was started to cancer induced death
in patients with stages C and D disease. A, according to responses to first line MAB (CR vs …