Publication

2026

  • Invisible Polymer Walls Enhance Reorientational Optical Nonlinearity in Oligothiophene‐Doped Liquid Crystals
    J. Yokota, Y. Nakata, E. Katayama, M. Aizawa, K. Hisano, S. Kubo, A. Shishido
    Adv. Funct. Mater., 36, e76161 (2026).
    DOI: 10.1002/adfm.76161

  • Comparison of various ATRP techniques for synthesis of polar block copolymers with polyolefins
    K. Kim, S. D. Sarkar, J. Strong, K. Takahashi, H. I. Coskun, R. Yin, E. Harth, K. Matyjaszewski
    Eur. Polym. J., 251, 114723 (2026).
    DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2026.114723

  • Recyclable Cross-Linking of Liquid-Crystalline Polymers Grafted from Nanorod Surfaces by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization
    K. Nakano, M. Aizawa, K. Hisano, Y. Naka, T. Fukushima, A. Shishido, S. Kubo
    ACS Appl. Polym. Mater., 8, 4705–4712 (2026).
    DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.5c04522
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  • Controlled Synthesis of Liquid-Crystalline Polymers Under Ambient Conditions by Red-Light-Driven ATRP
    K. Takahashi, K. Nakano, X. Hu, K. Kim, H. Murata, K. Matyjaszewski, A. Shishido, S. Kubo
    Macromolecules, 59, 2933–2942 (2026).
    DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5c03040
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  • Click chemistry-driven heteromolecular integration into layered zeolite frameworks for photochemical upconversion applications
    F. Kishimoto, K. Hisano, T. Wakihara, T. Okubo
    Chem. Commun., 62, 5266–5270 (2026).
    DOI: 10.1039/D5CC06270E

  • Tumor-targeted adeno associated virus-loaded complexes comprising tannic acid and phenylboronic acid-polymers for orthotopic glioblastoma therapy
    N. Matsudaira, Y. Honda, H.Kinoh, X. Liu, S. Nagao, S. Matsutomo-Nitta, G. Haochen, H. Hayashita-Kinoh, M. Aizawa, K. Muguruma, Y. Miura, A. Shishido, T. Okada, N. Nishiyama
    J. Control. Release, 389, 114477 (2026).
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2025.114477

    • Polymerization as a structuring strategy for hierarchical order and function
      K. Hisano
      Polym. J. (2026).
      DOI: 10.1038/s41428-026-01238-6

    • Recent Advances in Molecular Alignment by Scanning Wave Photopolymerization of Liquid Crystals
      T. Ishiyama, M. Aizawa, K. Hisano, A. Shishido
      Liq. Cryst. Rev., 14, 25–42 (2026).
      DOI: 10.1080/21680396.2026.2637084

      2025

      • Alignment Patterning of Polymer Main Chain by Spatiotemporal Photopolymerization: A Strategy for Improved Thermal Stability
        H. Nakamura, T. Ishiyama, M. Sato, K. Tomida, M. Aizawa, K. Hisano, W. Nakano, S. Kubo, A. Shishido
        Langmuir, 41, 10552–10561 (2025).
        DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c00624
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      • Capacitance enhancement by ion-laminated borophene-like layered materials
        T. Kambe, M. Katakura, H. Taya, H. Nakamura, T. Yamashita, M. Yoshida, A. Kuzume, K. Akagami, R. Imai, J. Kawaguchi, S. Masaoka, S. Kubo, H. Iino, A. Shishido, K. Yamamoto
        Nat. Commun., 16, 1073 (2025).
        DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-55307-6

        • 熱/光刺激応答性プライマーによる易解体性界面
          比嘉 健人,宍戸 厚,相沢 美帆
          塗装工学, 60(10), 365–372 (2025).

        • 動的光重合による分子配向制御および高効率高分子合成
          髙橋 海采,宍戸 厚
          RadTech Japan NEWS LETTER, 138, 3–6 (2025).

        • 刺激に応じて自在に剥がせるプライマー
          相沢 美帆
          高分子, 74(6), 310–311 (2025).

          2024

          • Inorganic Nanorods Enable the Memorization of Photoinduced Microlens Arrays in Dye-Doped Liquid Crystals
            J. C. Mejia, K. Hisano, M. Aizawa, K. Matsumoto, T. Fukushima, S. Kubo, A. Shishido
            ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 16, 69881–69890 (2024).
            DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c15591

          • Spatiotemporal Irradiation-Induced Molecular Flow Enables Distinct Photopolymerization
            T. Ishiyama, Y. Kobayashi, H. Nakamura, M. Aizawa, K. Hisano, S. Kubo, A. Shishido
            Macromolecules, 57, 7430–7438 (2024).
            DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.4c01073
            プレスリリース(2024年8月22日)
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          • Design of ionic liquid crystals enabled by [2]rotaxane structure formation
            G. Washino, S. Nishimura, A. Shishido
            Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 9, 826–831 (2024).
            DOI: 10.1039/D4ME00034J
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          • Direct formation of single crystalline molecular clusters with disulfide bonding from thiol-containing triptycene derivatives
            T. Fukui, R. Saitou, F. Tomi, S. Kubo, A. Shishido, T. Fukushima
            Chem. Lett., 53, upae052 (2024).
            DOI: 10.1093/chemle/upae052

          • Tricolour luminescence in an Au(i) complex controlled by polymorphism and mechanical stress
            A. Furoida, M. Daitani, K. Matsumoto, K. Hisano, O. Tsutsumi
            Mater. Adv., 5, 5052–5062(2024).
            DOI: 10.1039/D4MA00314D

          • Effect of polymer concentration on molecular alignment behavior during scanning wave photopolymerization
            T. Ishiyama, Y. Kobayashi, H. Nakamura, M. Aizawa, K. Hisano, S. Kubo, A. Shishido
            Polym. J., 56, 745–751 (2024).
            DOI: 10.1038/s41428-024-00912-x

          • Bending creep behaviour of various polymer films analysed by surface strain measurement
            J. Yu, M. Kishino, K. Hisano, A. Shishido
            Soft Matter, 20, 3248–3255 (2024).
            DOI: 10.1039/d3sm01566a
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          • Reusable dismantlable adhesion interfaces induced by photodimerization and thermo/photocleavage reactions
            M. Aizawa, H. Akiyama, Y. Matsuzawa, A. Shishido
            Polym. J., 56, 401–408 (2024).
            DOI: 10.1038/s41428-023-00877-3

            • Nonlinear optical molecular orientation of oligothiophene-doped liquid crystals
              J. Yokota, A. Shishido
              Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 768, 975–992 (2024).
              DOI: 10.1080/15421406.2024.2360220

            • 分子配向制御を基盤とする液晶高分子フィルムの機能化
              相沢 美帆
              液晶, 28, 34–39 (2024).

            • プライマー成分を利用した光刺激による易解体性接着技術
              相沢 美帆
              日本接着学会誌, 60, 122–130 (2024).

            • 変形回復特性を制御可能な多層液晶エラストマーの設計と光学ひずみセンサーへの応用
              久野 恭平,木村 聖哉,茂山 友樹,宍戸 厚,堤 治
              液晶, 28, 78–85 (2024).

              2023

              • Photo-initiated thiol-ene reaction of multi-functional thiol and olefinic organosilicon compounds leading to porous polymers: Solution polymerization and photolithography
                N. Naga, K. Yamada, H. Nakamura, A. Shishido, T. Nakano
                Polymer, 293, 126629 (2023).
                DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2023.126629

              • Angular-Dependent Back-Reflection of Chiral-Nematic Liquid Crystal Microparticles as Multifunctional Optical Elements
                T. Shigeyama, K. Matsumoto, K. Hisano, O. Tsutsumi
                Crystals, 13, 1660 (2023).
                DOI: 10.3390/cryst13121660

              • Synthesis and Characterization of Side-Chain Liquid-Crystalline Block Copolymers Containing Cyano-Terminated Phenyl Benzoate Moieties
                K. Takahashi, D. Taguchi, T. Kajitani, T. Fukushima, S. Kubo, A. Shishido
                Molecules, 28, 7849 (2023).
                DOI: 10.3390/molecules28237849

              • Tunable Reflection through Size Polydispersity of Chiral-Nematic Liquid Crystal Polymer Particles
                T. Shigeyama, K. Matsumoto, K. Hisano, O. Tsutsumi
                Molecules, 28, 7779 (2023).
                DOI: 10.3390/molecules28237779

              • Drastic Photoemission Color Alternation from a Single Molecule as a Starting Material Introduced in Acid-Treated Zeolites: From Pure Blue to White
                F. Kishimoto, K. Hisano, T. Yoshioka, K. Iyoki, T. Wakihara, T. Okubo
                ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 15, 49500−49510 (2023).
                DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c10983

              • Bending Fatigue Analysis of Various Polymer Films by Real-Time Monitoring of the Radius of Curvature and Heat Generation
                M. Kishino, K. Hisano, Y. Kishimoto, R. Taguchi, A. Shishido
                J. Phys. Chem. C, 127, 14510–14517 (2023).
                DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c03081
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              • Interfacial Strain Analysis of Bending Bilayer Silicone Elastomer Films Using a Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Sensor
                M. Kishino, N. Akamatsu, R. Taguchi, K. Hisano, O. Tsutsumi, A. Shishido
                ACS Appl. Eng. Mater., 1, 1669–1675 (2023).
                DOI: 10.1021/acsaenm.3c00170
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              • Direct Surface Patterning of Microscale Well and Canal Structures by Photopolymerization of Liquid Crystals with Structured Light
                S. Hashimoto, N. Akamatsu, Y. Kobayashi, K. Hisano, M. Aizawa, S. Kubo, A. Shishido
                ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 15, 14760−14767 (2023).
                DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c20739
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              • Photo-and Heat-Induced Dismantlable Adhesion Interfaces Prepared by Layer-by-Layer Deposition
                M. Aizawa, H. Akiyama, T. Yamamoto, Y. Matsuzawa
                Langmuir, 39, 2771–2778 (2023).
                DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c03233
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              • Thermally stable carbazole tagged Au(I)–mesoionic N-heterocyclic carbene complexes with diverse gold–hydrogen bonds
                S. Kalaivanan, V. Moulali, K. Siddhant, K. Velappan, K. Hisano, O. Tsutsumi, G. Prabusankar
                New J. Chem., 47, 491-499 (2023).
                DOI: 10.1039/D2NJ03215E

              • Fatigue life prediction of bending polymer films using random forest
                M. Kishino, K. Matsumoto, Y. Kobayashi, R. Taguchi, N. Akamatsu, A. Shishido
                Int. J. Fatigue, 166, 107230 (2023).
                DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2022.107230

              • Effect of host liquid crystal structure on nonlinear molecular reorientation of oligothiophene-doped liquid crystals
                J. Yokota, M. Aizawa, K. Hisano, S. Kubo, R. Yamaguchi, A. Shishido
                Proc. SPIE, 12658, 1265805 (2023).
                DOI: 10.1117/12.2674372

              • Dynamic control of molecular alignment in liquid-crystal elastomers by external materials
                Y. Shikata, Y. Fuwa, M. Matsuda, K. Hisano, K. Matsumoto, O. Tsutsumi
                Proc. SPIE, 12658, 1265802 (2023).
                DOI: 10.1117/12.2677230

                • 刺激応答性プライマーによる接着界面の接着/解体制御
                  相沢 美帆
                  プラスチックのリサイクルと再生材の改質技術,(株)技術情報協会,512–520 (2023).

                • CHEM x STORY 魅力ある後期博士課程を創ろう!
                  宍戸 厚
                  化学と工業, 76-5, 302 (2023).

                • 刺激応答性分子層による接着界面からの解体制御
                  相沢 美帆
                  液晶, 27, 111–117 (2023).

                • Molecular Alignment Patterning Enabled by Novel Photopolymerization with Structured Light and its Optical Applications
                  S. Hashimoto, K. Hisano, M. Aizawa, A. Shishido
                  Optical Materials and Applications - Volume 1: Novel Optical Materials, I. C. Khoo, F. Simoni, C. Umeton (Eds.), World Scientific, 71–91 (2023).

                • 液晶との巡り合わせ
                  久野 恭平
                  液晶, 27, 144 (2023).

                2022

                • Alignment Control of Smectic Layer Structures in Liquid-Crystalline Polymers by Photopolymerization with Scanned Slit Light
                  M. Ishizu, K. Hisano, M. Aizawa, C. J. Barrett, A. Shishido
                  ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 14, 48143–48149 (2022).
                  DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c13299
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                • Liquid-crystalline behaviors of single-walled carbon nanotube aqueous dispersions with different nanotube aspect ratios and surfactants
                  K. Kojima, H. Jintoku, Y. Kuwahara, M. Aizawa, T. Yamamoto, S. Muroga, K. Kobashi, T. Okazaki
                  Appl. Phys. Express, 15, 125003 (2022).

                • Polymer-grafted ZnO nanorods enhance optical nonlinearity of oligothiophene-doped liquid crystals
                  J. C. Mejia, K. Matsumoto, K. Ogata, D. Taguchi, K. Nakano, S. Kubo, A. Shishido
                  Mater. Adv., 3, 7531 (2022).
                  DOI: 10.1039/d2ma00774f
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                • Surface Topographical Control of a Liquid Crystal Microlens Array Embedded in a Polymer Network
                  J. C. Mejia, M. Aizawa, K. Hisano, K. Matsumoto, S. Hashimoto, S. Kubo, A. Shishido
                  Appl. Sci., 12, 7901 (2022).
                  DOI: 10.3390/app12157901

                • Neutral Mechanical Plane Shifting in Bending Elastomer Film Revealed by Quantification of Internal Strain
                  M. Kishino, N. Akamatsu, R. Taguchi, K. Hisano, K. Kuwahara, O. Tsutsumi, J. Takeya, A. Shishido
                  Adv. Eng. Mater., 24, 2101041 (2022).
                  DOI: 10.1002/adem.202101041
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                • Effect of Host Structure on Optical Freedericksz Transition in Dye-Doped Liquid Crystals
                  J. Yokota, K. Matsumoto, K. Usui, S. Kubo, A. Shishido
                  Materials, 15, 4125 (2022).
                  DOI: 10.3390/ma15124125
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                • Liquid crystalline 2D borophene oxide for inorganic optical devices
                  T. Kambe, S. Imaoka, M. Shimizu, R. Hosono, D. Yan, H. Taya, M. Katakura, H. Nakamura, S. Kubo, A. Shishido, K. Yamamoto
                  Nat. Commun., 13, 1037 (2022).
                  DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28625-w

                • Unidirectional Alignment of Surface-Grafted ZnO Nanorods in Micrometer-Thick Cells Using Low-Molecular-Weight Liquid Crystals
                  K. Ogata, K. Matsumoto, Y. Kobayashi, S. Kubo, A. Shishido
                  Molecules, 27, 689 (2022).
                  DOI: 10.3390/molecules27030689

                • Liquid Crystalline Behaviors of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in an Aqueous Sodium Cholate Dispersion
                  K. Kojima, M. Aizawa, T. Yamamoto, S. Muroga, K. Kobashi, T. Okazaki
                  Langmuir, 38, 8899-8905 (2022).
                  DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c01024

                • Validation of theoretical analysis of surface bending strain in polymer films by surface-labeled grating method
                  R. Taguchi, A. Fujisawa, M. Kishino, K. Kuwahara, N. Akamatsu, M. Fukuhara, A. Shishido
                  AIP Adv., 12, 015324 (2022).
                  DOI: 10.1063/5.0077846

                • Solubility and molecular alignment behavior of liquid-crystalline polymers by scanning wave photopolymerization
                  T. Ishiyama, Y. Kobayashi, H. Nakamura, M. Aizawa, K. Hisano, S. Kubo, A. Shishido
                  Proc. SPIE, 12207, 122070C (2022).
                  DOI: 10.1117/12.2635808

                  • 力を可視化できるキラル液晶エラストマーの動的挙動制御
                    四方 優輝・不破 雄大・久野 恭平・堤 治
                    日本ゴム協会誌, 95, 353-358 (2022).
                    DOI: 10.2324/gomu.95.353

                  • ポリマーの接着性を制御する
                    相沢 美帆
                    化学, 77, 62–63 (2022).

                  • 研究者へと導いてくれたもの
                    相沢 美帆
                    液晶, 26, 270 (2022).

                  • 延伸高分子フィルムの湾曲定量解析
                    田口 諒・宍戸 厚
                    延伸による高分子の構造と物性制御, S&T出版, 598, 129-137 (2022).

                  • 液晶高分子微粒子の調製と機能設計
                    茂山 友樹・久野 恭平・堤 治
                    高分子微粒子の最新技術動向, シーエムシー出版, 第3章 (2022).

                  2021

                  • Oriented collagen films with high Young's modulus by self-assembly on micrometer grooved polydimethylsiloxane
                    M. Aizawa, H. Nakamura, K. Matsumoto, T. Oguma, A. Shishido
                    Mater. Adv., 2, 6984-6987 (2021).
                    DOI: 10.1039/d1ma00642h
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                  • Novel Bending Sensor Based on a Solution-Processed Cu2O Film with High Resolution Covering a Wide Curvature Range
                    R. Nitta, R. Taguchi, Y. Kubota, T. Kishi, A. Shishido, N. Matsushita
                    ACS Omega, 6, 32647-32654 (2021).
                    DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c04279
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                  • Effect of Crosslinkers on Optical and Mechanical Behavior of Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystal Elastomers
                    K. Ku, K. Hisano, K Yuasa, T. Shigeyama, N. Akamatsu, A. Shishido, O. Tsutsumi,
                    Molecules, 26, 6193 (2021).
                    DOI: 10.3390/molecules26206193

                  • Photohardenable Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives using Poly(methyl methacrylate) containing Liquid Crystal Plasticizers
                    M. Koike, M. Aizawa, H. Minamikawa, A. Shishido, T. Yamamoto
                    ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 13, 39949-39956 (2021).
                    DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c11634

                  • Mechano-Optical Sensors Fabricated with Multilayered Liquid Crystal Elastomers Exhibiting Tunable Deformation Recovery
                    K. Hisano, S. Kimura, K. Ku, T. Shigeyama, N. Akamatsu, A. Shishido, O. Tsutsumi
                    Adv. Funct. Mater., 31, 2104702 (2021).
                    DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202104702
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                  • Environmentally Stable Chiral-Nematic Liquid-Crystal Elastomers with Mechano-Optical Properties
                    K. Ku, K. Hisano, S. Kimura, T. Shigeyama, N. Akamatsu, A. Shishido, O. Tsutsumi
                    Appl. Sci., 11, 5037 (2021).
                    DOI: 10.3390/app11115037

                  • Fabrication of Diffractive Waveplates by Scanning Wave Photopolymerization with Digital Light Processor
                    H. Nakamura, Y. Kobayashi, M. Ota, M. Aizawa, S. Kubo, A. Shishido
                    J. Photopolym. Sci. Technol., 34, 225-230 (2021).
                    DOI: 10.2494/photopolymer.34.225

                  • A Deformable Low-Threshold Optical Limiter with Oligothiophene-Doped Liquid Crystals
                    K. Usui, K. Matsumoto, E. Katayama, N. Akamatsu, A. Shishido
                    ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 13, 23049-23056 (2021).
                    DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c06951

                  • Wideband Reflection Wavelength Tuning by Bending of Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Elastomer Films
                    M. Kishino, N. Akamatsu, R. Taguchi, S. Kubo, K. Hisano, O. Tsutsumi, A. Shishido
                    J. Appl. Phys., 129, 164701 (2021).
                    DOI: 10.1063/5.0044216

                  • Liquid crystal polymer networks directed by scanning wave photopolymerisation of oxetane monomer and crosslinker
                    Y. Kobayashi, K. Hisano, M. Aizawa, M. Ishizu, N. Akamatsu, A. Shishido
                    Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 713, 37-45 (2021).
                    DOI: 10.1080/15421406.2020.1856531

                  • Molecular reorientation behaviour of oligothiophene-doped polymer-stabilized liquid crystals irradiated with collimated laser beam
                    K. Matsumoto, K. Usui, N. Akamatsu, A. Shishido
                    Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 713, 46-54 (2021).
                    DOI: 10.1080/15421406.2020.1856532

                  • Quantitative analysis of bending hysteresis by real-time monitoring of curvature in flexible polymeric films
                    R. Taguchi, K. Kuwahara, N. Akamatsu, A. Shishido
                    Soft Matter, 17, 4040-4046 (2021).
                    DOI: 10.1039/d0sm02233k
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                  • Real-time molecular-level visualization of mass flow during patterned photopolymerization of liquid-crystalline
                    K. Ueda, M. Aizawa, A. Shishido, M. Vacha
                    NPG Asia Mater., 13, 25 (2021).
                    DOI: 10.1038/s41427-021-00292-1
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                  • Nanoscale Analysis of Surface Bending Strain in Film Substrates for Preventing Fracture in Flexible Electronic Devices
                    R. Taguchi, N. Akamatsu, K. Kuwahara, K. Tokumitsu, Y. Kobayashi, M. Kishino, K. Yaegashi, J. Takeya, A. Shishido
                    Adv. Mater. Interfaces, 8, 2001662 (2021).
                    DOI: 10.1002/admi.202001662
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                      • 偏光顕微鏡法
                        岸野 真之・宍戸 厚
                        高分子分析の原理・技術と装置メーカーリスト, 高分子学会 (2021).

                      • これまでを振り返ると
                        赤松 範久
                        液晶, 25, 248 (2021).

                      • 高分子安定化色素ドープ液晶を用いた調光材料
                        松本 浩輔・臼井 鴻志・宍戸 厚
                        ポリマーTECH, ゴムタイムス, 10, 20-26 (2021).

                      • 光の回折を利用した表面ひずみ計測
                        田口 諒・宍戸 厚
                        光アライアンス, 日本工業出版, 32, 44-48 (2021).

                      • フィルムのひずみを指標とするデバイス開発に前進 一定レベルの膨張でクラック発生,実験で確認
                        宍戸 厚
                        コンバーテック, 加工技術研究会, 49, 64-66 (2021).

                      • 光の強さを認識してはたらく液晶
                        松本 浩輔・宍戸 厚
                        現代化学, 東京化学同人, 598, 42-45 (2021).

                      2020

                      • Analysis of Dynamic Strain on Foldable Devices
                        N. Ando, K. Hyodo, H. Sasaki, Y. Ota, N. Terasaki, T. Sasayama, Y. Yokoi, A. Shishido, N. Akamatsu, R. Taguchi
                        SID Symp. Dig. Tech. Pap., 51, 417 (2020).
                        DOI: 10.1002/sdtp.13893

                      • Photoplasticization Behavior and Photoinduced Pressure-Sensitive Adhesion Properties of Various Polymers Containing an Azobenzene-Doped Liquid Crystal
                        M. Koike, M. Aizawa, N. Akamatsu, A. Shishido, Y. Matsuzawa, T. Yamamoto
                        Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 93, 1588-1594 (2020).
                        DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20200068
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                      • Out-of-plane Strain Measurement of a Silicone Elastomer by means of a Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Sensor
                        M. Kishino, N. Akamatsu, R. Taguchi, K. Hisano, O. Tsutsumi, A. Shishido
                        J. Photopolym. Sci. Technol., 33, 81-84 (2020).
                        DOI: 10.2494/photopolymer.33.81

                      • Nonlinear Molecular Reorientation of Polymer-Stabilized Dye-Doped Liquid Crystals by Depolarized Laser Beam
                        K. Matsumoto, K. Usui, N. Akamatsu, A. Shishido
                        J. Photopolym. Sci. Technol., 33, 77-80 (2020).
                        DOI: 10.2494/photopolymer.33.77

                      • Effect of the Concentration Gradient on Molecular Alignment by Scanning Wave Photopolymerization
                        Y. Kobayashi, R. Taguchi, N. Akamatsu, A. Shishido
                        J. Photopolym. Sci. Technol., 33, 291-294 (2020).
                        DOI: 10.2494/photopolymer.33.291

                      • Experimental and theoretical analyses of curvature and surface strain in bent polymer films
                        K. Kuwahara, R. Taguchi, M. Kishino, N. Akamatsu, K. Tokumitsu, A. Shishido
                        Appl. Phys. Express, 13, 056502 (2020).
                        DOI: 10.35848/1882-0786/ab8346
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                          • Cooperative Molecular Alignment Process Enabled by Scanning Wave Photopolymerization
                            A. Shishido, Y. Kobayashi, N. Akamatsu, K. Hisano, M. Aizawa
                            Photosynergetic Responses in Molecules and Molecular Aggregates, H. Miyasaka et al. (Eds.), Springer, 1, 375-387 (2020).
                            DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-5451-3_22

                          • 皮膚の色が変わるカメレオンのような材料
                            赤松 範久
                            化学, 化学同人, 75, 63-64 (2020).

                          • 動く光で分子を並べる
                            宍戸 厚
                            化学と工業, 73-6, 466-468 (2020).

                          • 機能性フィルムの湾曲に伴う表面ひずみ定量解析手法の開発と屈曲耐久試験機への応用
                            田口 諒・赤松 範久・宍戸 厚
                            次世代ディスプレイへの応用に向けた材料、プロセス技術の開発動向, 技術情報協会, 118-128 (2020).

                          2019

                          • Photoreversible Soft Azo Dye Materials: Toward Optical Control of Bio‐Interfaces
                            V. Y. Chang, C. Fedele, A. Priimagi, A. Shishido, C. J. Barrett
                            Adv. Opt. Mater., 7, 1900091 (2019).
                            DOI: 10.1002/adom.201900091

                          • Simultaneous formation behaviour of surface structures and molecular alignment by patterned photopolymerisation
                            S. Hashimoto, M. Aizawa, N. Akamatsu, T. Sasaki, A. Shishido
                            Liq. Cryst., 46, 1995-2002 (2019).
                            DOI: 10.1080/02678292.2019.1610980

                          • Effect of surface treatment on molecular alignment behavior by scanning wave photopolymerization
                            M. Ishizu, M. Aizawa, N. Akamatsu, K. Hisano, S. Fujikawa, C. J. Barrett, A. Shishido
                            Appl. Phys. Express, 12, 041004 (2019).
                            DOI: 10.7567/1882-0786/ab040d

                          • Single-step creation of polarization gratings by scanning wave photopolymerization with unpolarized light
                            K. Hisano, M. Ota, M. Aizawa, N. Akamatsu, C. J. Barrett, A. Shishido
                            J. Opt. Soc. Am. B, 36, D112-D118 (2019).
                            DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.36.00D112

                          • Direct fabrication of a q-plate array by scanning wave photopolymerization
                            M. Aizawa, M. Ota, K. Hisano, N. Akamatsu, T. Sasaki, C. J. Barrett, A. Shishido
                            J. Opt. Soc. Am. B, 36, D47-D51 (2019).
                            DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.36.000D47

                            • Flexible multifunctional sensors for wearable and robotic applications
                              M. Xie, K. Hisano, M. Zhu, T. Toyoshi, M. Pan, S. Okada, O. Tsutsumi, S. Kawamura, C. Bowen
                              Adv. Mater. Technol., 4, 1800626 (2019).
                              DOI: 10.1002/admt.201800626

                            • 光による液晶の分子配向制御
                              小林 吉彰・赤松 範久・宍戸 厚
                              塗装工学, 54, 163-169 (2019).

                            • 光応答性架橋液晶高分子フィルムのソフトメカニクス
                              田口 諒・赤松 範久・宍戸 厚
                              光機能性有機・高分子材料における新たな息吹, シーエムシー出版, 89-96 (2019).

                            • 液晶エラストマーフィルムの光誘起屈曲現象とチューナブルフォトニック結晶への応用
                              赤松 範久・宍戸 厚
                              光学, 48, 73-78 (2019).

                            2018

                            • Unpolarized light-induced alignment of azobenzene by scanning wave photopolymerization
                              M. Aizawa, K. Hisano, M. Ishizu, N. Akamatsu, C. J. Barrett, A. Shishido
                              Polym. J., 50, 753-759 (2018).
                              DOI: 10.1038/s41428-018-0058-2

                            • Effect of Hardness on Surface Strain of PDMS Films Detected by a Surface Labeled Grating Method
                              N. Akamatsu, M. Fukuhara, S. Fujikawa, A. Shishido
                              J. Photopolym. Sci. Technol., 31, 523-526 (2018).
                              DOI: 10.2494/photopolymer.31.523

                            • Thermal and optical properties of multiblock macrocycles with hysteretic polymorphic transition
                              K. Nabeya, T. Muraoka, N. Hoshino, M. Aizawa, T. Kajitani, T. Akutagawa, A. Shishido, T. Fukushima, K. Kinbara
                              Mater. Chem. Front., 2, 969-974 (2018).
                              DOI: 10.1039/c7qm00621g

                            • Shape-Shifting Azo Dye Polymers: Towards Sunlight-Driven Molecular Devices
                              O. S. Bushuyev, M. Aizawa, A. Shishido, C. J. Barrett
                              Macromol. Rapid Commun., 39, 1700253 (2018).
                              DOI: 10.1002/marc.201700253

                                • 動的光重合による大面積分子配向と微細パターニング
                                  相沢 美帆・赤松 範久・宍戸 厚
                                  超分子研究会アニュアルレビュー, 39, 10-11 (2018).

                                • 光分子配向技術〜光が創り出す非平衡状態の利用へ向けて〜
                                  宍戸 厚
                                  Bull. Jpn. Soc. Coord. Chem., 72, 56-60 (2018).

                                • Photo-Control of Molecular Alignment for Photonic and Mechanical Applications
                                  M. Aizawa, C. J. Barrett, A. Shishido
                                  Molecular Technology. Energy Innovation, Yamamoto, Kato, eds. John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1, 105-127 (2018).

                                • 研究現場最前線
                                  宍戸 厚
                                  液晶, 22, 143 (2018).

                                • 高分子安定化色素ドープ液晶を用いた防眩フィルムの作製
                                  臼井 鴻志・赤松 範久・宍戸 厚
                                  プラスチックス,日本工業出版, 69, 24-28 (2018).

                                • 配向性を調べる
                                  相沢 美帆・宍戸 厚
                                  高分子, 67, 149-151 (2018).

                                • 回折光の挙動からフィルムの表面ひずみを定量解析
                                  宍戸 厚
                                  コンバーテック, 538, 52-55 (2018).

                                • 大学院教育を考える
                                  関根 泰・宍戸 厚・真崎 仁詩・須崎 友文・里川 重夫
                                  ペトロテック, 41, 86-97 (2018).

                                2017

                                • Scanning wave photopolymerization enables dye-free alignment patterning of liquid crystals
                                  K. Hisano, M. Aizawa, M. Ishizu, Y. Kurata, W. Nakano, N. Akamatsu, C. J. Barrett and A. Shishido
                                  Sci. Adv., 3, e1701610 (2017).
                                  DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1701610
                                  日経産業新聞(平成29年11月16日)
                                  TBSテレビ「未来の起源」(平成30年3月11日)

                                • Thermo-, photo-, and mechano-responsive liquid crystal networks enable tunable photonic crystals
                                  N. Akamatsu, K. Hisano, R. Tatsumi, M. Aizawa, C. J. Barrett and A. Shishido
                                  Soft Matter, 13, 7486-7491 (2017).
                                  DOI: 10.1039/C7SM01287J
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                                • Supramolecular control of liquid crystals by doping with halogen-bonding dyes
                                  J. Vapaavuori, A. Siiskonen,a V. Dichiarante,b A. Forni,c M. Saccone, T. Pilati, C. Pellerin, A. Shishido, P. Metrangolo and A. Priimagi
                                  RSC Adv., 7, 40237 (2017).
                                  DOI: 10.1039/C7RA06397K

                                • DNA Brush-Directed Vertical Alignment of Extensive Gold Nanorod Arrays with Controlled Density
                                  S. Nakamura, H. Mitomo, M. Aizawa, T. Tani, Y. Matsuo, K. Niikura, A. Pike, M. Naya, A. Shishido, K. Ijiro
                                  ACS Omega, 2, 2208-2213 (2017).
                                  DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.7b00303

                                • Effect of surface treatment on molecular reorientation of polymer-stabilized liquid crystals doped with oligothiophene
                                  K. Usui, E. Katayama, J. Wang, K. Hisano, N. Akamatsu, A. Shishido
                                  Polym. J., 49, 209-214 (2017).
                                  DOI: 10.1038/pj.2016.102

                                    • 液晶の光学と力学の将来:「ソフトロボティクス」と「力化学」
                                      宍戸 厚
                                      液晶, 21, 343-346 (2017).

                                    • 高分子フィルムの光機能と分子配向制御技術
                                      久野 恭平・宍戸 厚
                                      光学樹脂の屈折率、複屈折制御技術,技術情報協会, 241-250 (2017).

                                    • フレキシブル材料の力学特性
                                      宍戸 厚・赤松 範久
                                      高分子, 66, 362-365 (2017).

                                    • Orientational Optical Nonlinearities in Polymer-stabilized Dye-doped Liquid Crystals
                                      J. Wang, Y. Aihara, M. Kinoshita, J. Mamiya, A. Priimagi, A. Shishido
                                      液晶, 21, 57-67 (2017).

                                    • 光で操る階層構造―機能性ソフトマテリアル創製への基盤技術
                                      久野 恭平・宍戸 厚
                                      化学,化学同人, 72, 68-69 (2017).

                                    2016

                                    • Photoresponsive Behavior of Orange and Red-Fluorescent Dyes in Nematic Liquid Crystals
                                      M. Kinoshita, M. Furukawa, S. Oka, Y. Aoki, A. Shishido
                                      J. Photopolym. Sci. Technol., 29, 293-296 (2016).
                                      DOI: 10.2494/photopolymer.29.293

                                    • Photoresponsive Liquid-Crystalline Polymer Films Bilayered with an Inverse Opal Structure
                                      N. Akamatsu, M. Aizawa, R. Tatsumi, K. Hisano, A. Priimagi, A. Shishido
                                      J. Photopolym. Sci. Technol., 29, 145-148 (2016).
                                      DOI: 10.2494/photopolymer.29.145

                                    • Alignment layer-free molecular ordering induced by masked photopolymerization with non-polarized light
                                      K. Hisano, Y. Kurata, M. Aizawa, M. Ishizu, T. Sasaki, A. Shishido
                                      Appl. Phys. Express, 9, 072601 (2016).
                                      DOI: 10.7567/APEX.9.072601

                                    • Suppressing molecular vibrations in organic semiconductors by inducing strain
                                      T. Kubo, R. Häusermann, J. Tsurumi, J. Soeda, Y. Okada, Y. Yamashita, N. Akamatsu, A. Shishido, C. Mitsui, T. Okamoto, S. Yanagisawa, H. Matsui, J. Takeya
                                      Nat. Commun., 7, 11156 (2016).
                                      DOI: 10.1038/ncomms11156
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                                    • Direct induction of molecular alignment in liquid crystal polymer network film by photopolymerization
                                      K. Hisano, M. Aizawa, M. Ishizu, Y. Kurata, A. Shishido
                                      Proc. SPIE, 9940, 99400B (2016).
                                      DOI: 10.1117/12.2236148

                                    • Photochemical and photophysical molecular alignment control for photonic and mechanical applications
                                      A. Shishido, K. Hisano, J. Wang, N. Akamatsu
                                      Proc. RadTech Asia 2016, USB media, 2 pages (2016).

                                        2015

                                        • Laser-pointer-induced self-focusing effect in hybrid-aligned dye-doped liquid crystals
                                          J. Wang, Y. Aihara, M. Kinoshita, J. Mamiya, A. Priimagi, A. Shishido
                                          Sci. Rep., 5, 9890 (2015).
                                          DOI: 10.1038/srep09890
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                                          TBSテレビ「未来の起源」(平成27年8月16日)

                                        • Effect of polymer concentration on self-focusing effect in oligothiophene-doped polymer-stabilized liquid crystals
                                          J. Wang, Y. Aihara, M. Kinoshita, A. Shishido
                                          Opt. Mater. Exp., 5, 538-548 (2015).
                                          DOI: 10.1364/OME.5.000538

                                        • Photoalignment Control: Self-Focusing Effect in Hybrid- and Homeotropic-Aligned Dye-Doped Polymer-Stabilized Liquid Crystals
                                          J. Wang and A. Shishido
                                          Proc. SPIE, 9565, 95650E (2015).

                                          • 湾曲したフィルムの簡便な表面ひずみ計測法と定量解析
                                            赤松 範久・小池 泰徳・藤川 茂紀・宍戸 厚
                                            ウェアラブルデバイスの小型、薄型化と伸縮、柔軟性の向上技術, 技術情報協会, 217-224 (2015).

                                          • 表面ラベルグレーティング法による高分子フィルムの歪み解析
                                            宍戸 厚
                                            応用物理, 84, 338-341 (2015).

                                          • 光分子配向法とフィルムの力学解析
                                            宍戸 厚
                                            液晶, 19, 15-22 (2015).
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                                          2014

                                          • Dipalladium Catalyst for Olefin Polymerization: Introduction of Acrylate Units into the Main Chain of Branched Polyethylene
                                            S. Takano, D. Takeuchi, K. Osakada, N. Akamatsu, A. Shishido
                                            Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 53, 9246-9250 (2014).
                                            DOI: 10.1002/anie.201404339

                                          • Simple Method for Fabrication of Azobenzene-Containing Crosslinked Liquid-Crystalline Polymer Films with Bilayer Structure
                                            R. Tatsumi, J. Mamiya, M. Kinoshita, and A. Shishido
                                            Sci. Adv. Mater., 6, 1432-1437 (2014).
                                            DOI: 10.1166/sam.2014.1834

                                          • Facile strain analysis of largely bending films by a surface-labelled grating method
                                            N. Akamatsu, W. Tashiro, K. Saito, J. Mamiya, M. Kinoshita, T. Ikeda, J. Takeya, S. Fujikawa, A. Priimagi and A. Shishido
                                            Sci. Rep., 4, 5377 (2014).
                                            DOI: 10.1038/srep05377
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                                              • Recent twists in photoactuation and photoalignment control
                                                A. Priimagi, C. Barrett, and A. Shishido
                                                J. Mater. Chem. C, 2, 7155-7162 (2014).
                                                DOI: 10.1039/C4TC01236D
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                                              • 光応答性架橋液晶高分子の力学解析
                                                赤松 範久・宍戸 厚
                                                ゲルテクノロジーハンドブック,エヌ・ティー・エス, 49-54 (2014).

                                              • 機能性フィルムの表面歪み解析
                                                赤松 範久・宍戸 厚
                                                ポリファイル, 大成社, 51, 16-19 (2014).

                                              2013

                                              • Polymer Stabilization Enhances the Orientational Optical Nonlinearity of Oligothiophene-Doped Nematic Liquid Crystals
                                                Y. Aihara, M. Kinoshita, J. Wang, J. Mamiya, A. Priimagi and A. Shishido
                                                Adv. Opt. Mater. 1, 787-791 (2013).
                                                DOI: 10.1002/adom.201300326
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                                              • Photoalignment Change in π-Conjugated Dye-Doped LC System
                                                M. Kinoshita and A. Shishido
                                                Proc. SPIE 8828, 88280A (2013).

                                                  2012

                                                  • High-Contrast Photoswitching of Nonlinear Optical Response in Crosslinked Ferroelectric Liquid-Crystalline Polymers
                                                    A. Priimagi, K. Ogawa, M. Virkki, J. Mamiya, M. Kauranen and A. Shishido
                                                    Adv. Mater., 24, 6410-6415 (2012).
                                                    DOI: 10.1002/adma.201203369
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                                                  • Photoalignment and surface-relief grating formation are efficiently combined in low-molecular-weight halogen-bonded complexes
                                                    A. Priimagi, M. Saccone, G. Cavallo, A. Shishido, T. Pilati, P. Metrangolo and G. Resnati
                                                    Adv. Mater., 24, OP345-OP352 (2012).
                                                    DOI: 10.1002/adma.201204060

                                                  • Location of the Azobenzene Moieties within the Cross-linked Liquid-crystalline Polymers can Dictate the Direction of Photoinduced Bending
                                                    A. Priimagi, A. Shimamura, M. Kondo, T. Hiraoka, S. Kubo, J. Mamiya, M. Kinoshita, T. Ikeda and A. Shishido
                                                    ACS Macro Lett., 1, 96-99 (2012).
                                                    DOI: 10.1021/mz200056w

                                                  • Halogen Bonding versus Hydrogen Bonding in Driving Self-assembly and Performance of Light-responsive Supramolecular Polymers
                                                    A. Priimagi, G. Cavallo, A. Forni, M. Gorynsztejn-Leben, M. Kaivola, P. Metrangolo, R. Milani, A. Shishido, T. Pilati, G. Resnati, G. Terraneo
                                                    Adv. Funct. Mater. 22, 2572-2579 (2012).
                                                    DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201200135

                                                  • Polarized Emission Behavior of Pt Complex Doped Polymer Films
                                                    M. Kinoshita, K. Ibaraki, Y. Matsuura, Y. Nam, A. Shishido and T. Ikeda
                                                    Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 563, 83-91 (2012).
                                                    DOI: 10.1080/15421406.2012.688619

                                                  • Synthesis and Emission Behavior of Liquid-Crystalline Main-Chain Polyesters Containing Carbazole and Oxadiazole Moieties
                                                    M. Kinoshita, K. Takamura, M. Kawamoto, T. Shiono, A. Shishido and T. Ikeda
                                                    Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 563, 92-100 (2012).
                                                    DOI: 10.1080/15421406.2012.688625

                                                  • Liquid-crystalline Polymer Holograms for High-density Optical Storage and Photomechanical Analysis
                                                    A. Shishido and N. Akamatsu
                                                    Proc. SPIE, 8475, 84750F/1-84750F/7 (2012).

                                                    • Photo-mechanical Polymers based on Azobenzene, for Light-powered Actuation and Artificial Muscles
                                                      Z. Mahimwalla, K. G. Yager, J. Mamiya, A. Shishido, C. J. Barrett
                                                      In Optical Nano and Micro Actuator Technology, G.Knopf, Y.Otani (Eds), CRC Press, 4, 107-152 (2012).

                                                    • Azobenzene photomechanics: prospects and potential applications
                                                      Z. Mahimwalla, K. G. Yager, J. Mamiya, A. Shishido, A. Priimagi, C. J. Barrett
                                                      Polymer Bulletin, 69, 967-1006 (2012).

                                                    • 液晶高分子を基盤とするナノ―マクロ物性変換〜ホログラム記録から力学特性解析まで〜
                                                      宍戸 厚
                                                      超精密, 18, 20-23 (2012).

                                                    • 染料から液晶,そして高分子フィルムのモーションまで
                                                      木下 基,宍戸 厚(分担執筆)
                                                      最先端材料システムワンポイントシリーズ,高分子学会編「フォトクロミズム」,共立出版,52-61 (2012).

                                                    2011

                                                    • Simultaneous Analysis of Optical and Mechanical Properties of Crosslinked Azobenzene-containing Liquid-crystalline Polymer Films
                                                      A. Shimamura, A. Priimagi, J. Mamiya, T. Ikeda, Y. Yu, C. J. Barrett and A. Shishido
                                                      ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 3, 4190-4196 (2011).
                                                      DOI : 10.1021/am200621j

                                                    • Direct Fabrication of Photomobile Polymer Materials with an Adhesive-free Bilayer Structure by Electron-beam Irradiation
                                                      Y. Naka, J. Mamiya, A. Shishido, M. Washio and T. Ikeda
                                                      J. Mater. Chem., 21, 1681-1683 (2011).
                                                      DOI: 10.1039/c0jm03901b

                                                    • Efficient Surface Structuring and Photoalignment of Supramolecular Polymer-azobenzene Complexes through Rational Chromophore Design
                                                      J. Vapaavuori, V. Valtavirta, T. Alasaarela, J. Mamiya, A. Priimagi, A. Shishido, and M. Kaivola
                                                      J. Mater. Chem., 21, 15437-15441 (2011).
                                                      DOI: 10.1039/C1JM12642C

                                                    • Analysis of Photoinduced Change in Properties on Macroscopic Motion of Crosslinked Azobenzene Liquid-Crystalline Polymers
                                                      A. Shimamura, J. Mamiya, A. Shishido and T. Ikeda
                                                      Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 550, 57-65 (2011).
                                                      DOI: 10.1080/15421406.2011.600213

                                                    • Synthesis of Crosslinked Liquid-Crystalline Polymer Brushes on Flexible Polymer Films for Photomobile Materials
                                                      Y. Naka, J. Mamiya, A. Shishido, and T. Ikeda
                                                      Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 547, 142-151 (2011)
                                                      DOI: 10.1080/15421406.2011.572809

                                                    • Photoinduced Bending upon Pulsed Irradiation in Azobenzene-containing Crosslinked Liquid-crystalline Polymers
                                                      A. Shimamura, A. Priimagi, J. Mamiya, M. Kinoshita, T. Ikeda and A. Shishido
                                                      J. Nonlinear Opt. Phys. Mater., 20, 405-413 (2011)
                                                      DOI: 10.1142/S0218863511006200

                                                        • 架橋フォトクロミック液晶高分子を用いたメカニカル機能の創出
                                                          間宮 純一,宍戸 厚,池田 富樹
                                                          入江正浩,関隆広監修「フォトクロミズムと光メカニカル機能材料」,シーエムシー出版, 223-229 (2011).

                                                        • 架橋液晶高分子を基盤とした光運動材料の創製
                                                          間宮 純一,宍戸 厚
                                                          CSJカレントレビュー,高分子と光が織りなす新機能・新物性,14章,138-143 (2011).

                                                        • 論文にみる最重要概念と革新実験データ
                                                          宍戸 厚
                                                          CSJカレントレビュー,高分子と光が織りなす新機能・新物性,3章,30-32 (2011).

                                                        2010

                                                        • Effect of Concentration of Photoactive Chromophores on Photomechanical Properties of Crosslinked Azobenzene Liquid-Crystalline Polymers
                                                          M. Kondo, M. Sugimoto, M. Yamada, Y. Naka, J. Mamiya, M. Kinoshita, A. Shishido, Y. Yu and T. Ikeda
                                                          J. Mater. Chem., 20, 117-122 (2010).
                                                          DOI: 10.1039/B917342K

                                                        • Preparation of Crosslinked Liquid-Crystalline Polymers by Electron-Beam Irradiation and Their Photoinduced Bending Behavior
                                                          Y. Naka, J. Mamiya, A. Shishido, M. Washio and T. Ikeda
                                                          Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 529, 71-79 (2010).
                                                          DOI: 10.1080/15421406.2010.495897

                                                        • Photoresponsive Behavior of Crosslinked Liquid-Crystalline Polymer Films with a Different Content of an Azobenzene Moiety
                                                          A. Shimamura, T. Hiraoka, M. Kondo, S. Kubo, J. Mamiya, A. Shishido and T. Ikeda
                                                          Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 529, 53-59 (2010).
                                                          DOI: 10.1080/15421406.2010.495676

                                                          • Rewritable Holograms Based on Azobenzene-containing Liquid-crystalline Polymers
                                                            A. Shishido
                                                            Polym. J., 42, 525-533 (2010).
                                                            Most accessed article in 07/10
                                                            DOI: 10.1038/pj.2010.45

                                                            2009

                                                            • Isomerization Polymerization of 4-Alkylcyclopentenes Catalyzed by Pd Complexes: Hydrocarbon Polymers with Isotactic-Type Stereochemistry and Liquid-Crystalline Properties
                                                              T. Okada, D. Takeuchi, A. Shishido, T. Ikeda and K. Osakada
                                                              J. Am. Chem. Soc., 131, 10852-10853 (2009).
                                                              DOI: 10.1021/ja904150w

                                                            • Photomobile Polymer Materials - Various Three-Dimensional Movements
                                                              M. Yamada, M. Kondo, R. Miyasato, Y. Naka, J. Mamiya, M. Kinoshita, A. Shishido, Y. Yu, C. J. Barrett and T. Ikeda
                                                              J. Mater. Chem., 19, 60-62 (2009).
                                                              DOI: 10.1039/B815289F
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                                                            • Photoalignment and Holographic Properties of Azobenzene-Containing Block Copolymers with Oxyethylene and Alkyl Spacers
                                                              Y. Naka, H. Yu, A. Shishido and T. Ikeda
                                                              Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 513, 131-141 (2009).
                                                              DOI: 10.1080/15421400903196120

                                                            • Fabarication of a Liquid Crystal Microlens Array Film with Oligothiophene-Doped Polymerizable Liquid Crystals
                                                              M. Kinoshita, T. Kobayashi, A. Shishido and T. Ikeda
                                                              Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 511, 1768-1788 (2009).
                                                              DOI: 10.1080/15421400903054394

                                                            • Effect of Recording Time on Grating Formation and Enhancement in an Amphiphilic Diblock Liquid-Crystalline Copolymer
                                                              H. Yu, Y. Naka, A. Shishido, T. Iyoda and T. Ikeda
                                                              Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 498, 29-39 (2009).
                                                              DOI: 10.1080/15421400802612094

                                                            • Photoresponsive and Holographic Behavior of an Azobenzene-Containing Block Copolymer and a Random copolymer
                                                              Y. Naka, H. Yu, A. Shishido and T. Ikeda
                                                              Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 498, 118-130 (2009).
                                                              DOI: 10.1080/15421400802615105

                                                            • Rewritable Bragg Holograms of Azobenzene Polymers with Fast Response
                                                              A. Shishido, H.-B. Cha, and T. Ikeda
                                                              Proc. SPIE, 7414, 74140S, (2009).

                                                              • 液晶高分子を利用した光書換え型ブラッグホログラムの創製
                                                                宍戸 厚
                                                                超分子研究会アニュアルレビュー, 30, 8-9 (2009).

                                                              2008

                                                              • Subwavelength Modulation of Surface Relief and Refractive Index in Pre-Irradiated Liquid-Crystalline Polymer Films
                                                                H. Yu, A. Shishido and T. Ikeda
                                                                Appl. Phys. Lett., 92, 103117/1-103117/3 (2008).
                                                                DOI: 10.1063/1.2894073

                                                              • Well-Defined Liquid-Crystalline Diblock Copolymers with an Azobenzene Moiety: Synthesis, Photoinduced Alignment and their Holographic Properties
                                                                H. Yu, Y. Naka, A. Shishido and T. Ikeda
                                                                Macromolecules, 41, 7959-7966 (2008).
                                                                DOI: 10.1021/ma801077g

                                                                  • フォトクロミック液晶高分子を利用した書き換え型ブラッグホログラム
                                                                    宍戸 厚,池田 富樹
                                                                    市村國宏監修「光機能性高分子材料の新たな潮流―最新技術とその展望―」,シーエムシー出版,279-291 (2008).

                                                                  2007

                                                                  • Direct Fabrication of Microlens Arrays with Polarization Selectivity
                                                                    M. Yaegashi, M. Kinoshita, A. Shishido and T. Ikeda
                                                                    Adv. Mater., 19, 801-804 (2007).
                                                                    DOI: 10.1002/adma.200601329

                                                                  • Stable Macroscopic Nanocylinder Arrays in an Amphiphilic Diblock Liquid-Crystalline Copolymer with Successive Hydrogen Bonds
                                                                    H. Yu, A. Shishido, J. Li, K. Kamata, T. Iyoda and T. Ikeda
                                                                    J. Mater. Chem., 17, 3485-3488 (2007).
                                                                    DOI: 10.1039/B705748B
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                                                                  • Photoinduced Nanoscale Cooperative Motion in a Novel Well-Defined Triblock Copolymer
                                                                    H. Yu, S. Asaoka, A. Shishido, T. Iyoda and T. Ikeda
                                                                    Small, 3, 768-771 (2007).
                                                                    DOI: 10.1002/smll.200600724

                                                                  • Formation of Bragg Gratings with Large Angular Multiplicity by Means of Photoinduced Reorientation of Azobenzene Copolymers
                                                                    A. Saishoji, D. Sato, A. Shishido and T. Ikeda
                                                                    Langmuir, 23, 320-326 (2007).
                                                                    DOI: 10.1021/la061506j
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                                                                  • Bragg-type Polarization Gratings Formed in Thick Polymer Films Containing Azobenzene and Tolane Moieties
                                                                    M. Ishiguro, D. Sato, A. Shishido and T. Ikeda
                                                                    Langmuir, 23, 332-338 (2007).
                                                                    DOI: 10.1021/la061587j

                                                                  • Synthesis and Properties of Photo-Cross-Linkable Hyperbranched Poly(urethane)s Containing Both Terminal Methacryloyl Groups and Carboxyl Groups.
                                                                    K. Maruyama, H. Kudo, T. Ikehara, T. Nishikubo, I. Nishimura, A. Shishido and T. Ikeda
                                                                    Macromolecules, 40, 4895-4900 (2007).
                                                                    DOI: 10.1021/ma062381s

                                                                  • Novel Wormlike Nanostructure Self-Assembled in a Well-Defined Liquid-Crystalline Diblock Copolymer with Azobenzene Moieties
                                                                    H. Yu, A. Shishido, T. Iyoda and T. Ikeda
                                                                    Macromol. Rapid Commun., 28, 927-931 (2007).
                                                                    DOI: 10.1002/marc.200600901

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                                                                  • Azobenzene Liquid-Crystalline Polymer for Optical Switching of Grating Waveguide Couplers with a Flat Surface
                                                                    C. -U. Bang, A. Shishido and T. Ikeda
                                                                    Macromol. Rapid Commun., 28, 1040-1044 (2007).
                                                                    DOI: 10.1002/marc.200700041

                                                                  • Circular Arrangement of Mesogens Induced in Bragg-type Polarization Holograms of Thick Azobenzene Copolymer Films with a Tolane Moiety
                                                                    A. Shishido, M. Ishiguro and T. Ikeda
                                                                    Chem. Lett., 36, 1146-1147 (2007).
                                                                    DOI: 10.1246/cl.2007.1146

                                                                  • Photoinduced Alignment and Multiprocesses of Refractive-Index Gratings in Pre-Irradiated Films of an Azobenzene-Containing Liquid-Crystalline Polymer
                                                                    H. Yu, A. Shishido, T. Iyoda and T. Ikeda
                                                                    Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 470, 71-81 (2007).
                                                                    DOI: 10.1080/15421400701492788

                                                                  • Synthesis and Photoresponsive Behavior of a Liquid-Crystalline Polymer with a 4-Ring Azotolane Moiety with Huge Birefringence
                                                                    K. Okano, A. Shishido and T. Ikeda
                                                                    Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 478, 259-269 (2007).
                                                                    DOI: 10.1080/15421400701680911

                                                                  • Control of Regular Nanostructures Self-Assembled in an Amphiphilic Diblock Liquid-Crystalline Copolymer
                                                                    H. Yu, J. Li, A. Shishido, T. Iyoda and T. Ikeda
                                                                    Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 478, 271-281 (2007).
                                                                    DOI: 10.1080/15421400701680812

                                                                  • High-Performance Rewritable Bragg Hologram with High Multiplicities
                                                                    A. Shishido and T. Ikeda
                                                                    Proc. SPIE, 6587, 658701 (2007).

                                                                      • ナノ自己組織化フォトクロミック液晶高分子の高性能ブラッグホログラム
                                                                        宍戸 厚,池田 富樹
                                                                        国武豊喜監修「自己組織化マテリアル」,フロンティア出版,第5章 第4節,251-255 (2007).

                                                                      2006

                                                                      • An Azotolane Liquid-Crystalline Polymer Exhibiting Extremely Large Birefringence and Its Photoresponsive Behavior
                                                                        K. Okano, A. Shishido and T. Ikeda
                                                                        Adv. Mater., 18, 523-527 (2006).

                                                                      • Azotolane Liquid-Crystalline Polymers: Huge Change in Birefringence by Photoinduced Alignment Change
                                                                        K. Okano, O. Tsutsumi, A. Shishido and T. Ikeda
                                                                        J. Am. Chem. Soc., 128,15368-15369 (2006).

                                                                      • Photochemical Phase Transition Behavior of Highly Birefringent Azo-Tolane Liquid-Crystalline Polymer Films: Effects of the Position of the Tolane Group and the Donor-Acceptor Substituent in the Mesogen
                                                                        K. Okano, A. Shishido and T. Ikeda
                                                                        Macromolecules, 39, 145-152 (2006).

                                                                      • Surface Relief Grating Couplers Using Azobenzene Liquid-Crystalline Polymer Film
                                                                        C. -U. Bang, H. Kurihara, A. Shishido and T. Ikeda
                                                                        Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 458, 149-159 (2006).

                                                                      • A Simple Formulation for Rewritable Bragg Holograms with Angle and Polarization Multiplicity
                                                                        T. Ikeda and A. Shishido
                                                                        Proc. SPIE, 6332, 63320S/1-63320S/5 (2006).

                                                                          2005

                                                                          • Enhancement of Surface-Relief Gratings Recorded on Amphiphilic Liquid-Crystalline Diblock Copolymer by Nano-Scaled Phase Separation
                                                                            H. F. Yu, K. Okano, A. Shishido, T. Ikeda, K. Kamata, M. Komura and T. Iyoda
                                                                            Adv. Mater., 17, 2184-2188 (2005).

                                                                          • Effect of Ester Moieties in Dye Structures on Photoinduced Reorientation of Dye-Doped Liquid Crystals
                                                                            M. Yaegashi, A. Shishido, T. Shiono and T. Ikeda
                                                                            Chem. Mater., 17, 4304-4309 (2005).

                                                                          • Highly Birefringent Liquid-Crystalline Polymers for Photonic Applications: Synthesis of Liquid-Crystalline Polymers with Side-Chain Azo-Tolane Mesogens and Their Holographic Properties.
                                                                            K. Okano, A. Shishido, O. Tsutsumi, T. Shiono and T. Ikeda
                                                                            J. Mater. Chem., 15, 3395-3401 (2005).

                                                                          • Novel Amphiphilic Diblock and Triblock Liquid-Crystalline Copolymers with Well-Defined Structures Prepared by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization
                                                                            H. Yu, A. Shishido, T. Ikeda and T. Iyoda
                                                                            Macromol. Rapid Commun., 26, 1594-1598 (2005).
                                                                            DOI: 10.1002/marc.200500498
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                                                                          • Evaluation of Photoinduced Change in Refractive Index of a Polymer Film Doped with an Azobenzene Liquid Crystal by means of a Prism-coupling Method
                                                                            Azobenzene Liquid Crystal by Means of a Prism Coupling Method
                                                                            H. Kurihara, A. Shishido and T. Ikeda
                                                                            J. Appl. Phys., 98, 083510/1-083510/5 (2005).

                                                                          • Preparation and Characterization of Azobenzene Liquid-Crystalline Elastomer Films with Homeotropic Alignment
                                                                            M. Kondo, Y. Yu, M. Nakano, T. Maeda, A. Shishido, T. Shiono and T. Ikeda
                                                                            Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 441, 297-305 (2005).

                                                                          • Photoinduced Change in Birefringence and Optical Switching at Near-Infrared Region Based on Photochemical Phase Transition of Azobenzene Liquid Crystals
                                                                            H. Kurihara, A. Shishido, O. Tsutsumi, T. Shiono and T. Ikeda
                                                                            Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 441, 173-184 (2005).

                                                                          • Synthesis and Properties of Highly Birefringent Azo-Tolane Liquid-Crystalline Polymers: Effect of the Position of the Tolane Moiety in the Side Chain
                                                                            K. Okano, A. Shishido, T. Shiono and T. Ikeda
                                                                            Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 441, 275-285 (2005).

                                                                          • Novel Liquid-Crystalline Phenylene-Thienylene Co-Oligomers for Photoinduced Reorientation of Liquid Crystals
                                                                            M. Yaegashi, A. Shishido, T. Shiono and T. Ikeda
                                                                            Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 441, 201-210 (2005).

                                                                          • Photoinduced Alignment Behavior of Poly(alkyl methacrylates) Containing Azobenzene Moiety in the Side Chain
                                                                            H.-B. Cha, A. Shishido, T. Shiono and T. Ikeda
                                                                            Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 443, 201-209 (2005).

                                                                          • Effect of Intensity of Actinic Light and Temperature on Photochemical Phase Transition of Azobenzene Liquid Crystals Probed by a Near-Infrared Laser Beam
                                                                            H. Kurihara, A. Shishido, O. Tsutsumi, T. Shiono and T. Ikeda
                                                                            Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 443, 229-238 (2005).

                                                                          • Photoresponsive Behavior and Photochemical Phase Transition of Amphiphilic Diblock Liquid-Crystalline Copolymer
                                                                            H. Yu, K. Okano, A. Shishido, T. Ikeda, K. Watanabe and T. Iyoda
                                                                            Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 443, 191-199 (2005).