Akon Higuchi

11.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
304 papers, 9.5k citations indexed

About

Akon Higuchi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Akon Higuchi has authored 304 papers receiving a total of 9.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Molecular Biology, 96 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 45 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Akon Higuchi's work include 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (48 papers), Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (37 papers) and Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (34 papers). Akon Higuchi is often cited by papers focused on 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (48 papers), Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (37 papers) and Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (34 papers). Akon Higuchi collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Taiwan and Saudi Arabia. Akon Higuchi's co-authors include Yung Chang, Tsutomu Nakagawa, Qing‐Dong Ling, Kadarkarai Murugan, Giovanni Benelli, Akihiro Umezawa, Suresh Kumar, Shih-Tien Hsu, Toshiro Iijima and Murugan A. Munusamy and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Akon Higuchi

300 papers receiving 9.4k citations

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Physical Cues of Biomaterials Guide Stem Cell Differentiation Fate

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Regenerative Medicine and Dentistry 2024 ·Yin Xiao, Krasimir Vasilev, Yuelian Liu, Akon Higuchi	0
2	Application of Saccharide Cryoprotectants in the Freezing or Lyophilization Process of Lipid Nanoparticles Encapsulating Gene Drugs for Regenerative Medicine 2024 ·(unknown), Ting Wang, (unknown), (unknown), Ling Ling, Akon Higuchi	2
3	Lipid nanoparticle technology-mediated therapeutic gene manipulation in the eyes 2024 ·Molecular Therapy — Nucleic Acids ·Ting Wang, Tao Yu, Qian Liu, (unknown), Akon Higuchi	12
4	Next-generation materials for RNA–lipid nanoparticles: lyophilization and targeted transfection 2023 ·Journal of Materials Chemistry B ·Ting Wang, (unknown), Tao Yu, (unknown), Yen-Hung Chen, (unknown), (unknown), Jiandong Pan, Akon Higuchi	17
5	Laminin-511 and recombinant vitronectin supplementation enables human pluripotent stem cell culture and differentiation on conventional tissue culture polystyrene surfaces in xeno-free conditions 2021 ·Journal of Materials Chemistry B ·(unknown), (unknown), Henry Hsin‐Chung Lee, (unknown), Yu‐Tang Chang, Yunting Lin, Her‐Young Su, (unknown), Akon Higuchi	12
6	Poly(vinyl alcohol-co-itaconic acid) hydrogels grafted with several designed peptides for human pluripotent stem cell culture and differentiation into cardiomyocytes 2021 ·Journal of Materials Chemistry B ·Tzu‐Cheng Sung, (unknown), Zeyu Tian, Henry Hsin‐Chung Lee, Jiandong Pan, Qing‐Dong Ling, Akon Higuchi	13
7	Purification of Colon Carcinoma Cells from Primary Colon Tumor Using a Filtration Method via Porous Polymeric Filters 2021 ·Polymers ·Jiahua Wang, (unknown), Henry Hsin‐Chung Lee, Yen-Hung Chen, (unknown), (unknown), Her‐Young Su, Akihiro Umezawa, Abdulrahman I. Almansour, Natarajan Arumugam, Raju Suresh Kumar, Gwo‐Jang Wu, Akon Higuchi	0
8	Xeno-free and feeder-free culture and differentiation of human embryonic stem cells on recombinant vitronectin-grafted hydrogels 2019 ·Biomaterials Science ·(unknown), Tzu‐Cheng Sung, Henry Hsin‐Chung Lee, Akon Higuchi, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Qing‐Dong Ling, Suresh Kumar, Abdullah A. Alarfaj, Murugan A. Munusamy, Michiyo Nasu, (unknown), Shih-Tien Hsu, Yung Chang, (unknown), (unknown), Akihiro Umezawa	14
9	Bioinert Control of Zwitterionic Poly(ethylene terephtalate) Fibrous Membranes 2018 ·Langmuir ·(unknown), (unknown), Antoine Venault, (unknown), Chun H. Hsieh, Akon Higuchi, Arunachalam Chinnathambi, Sulaiman Ali Alharbi, Lemmuel L. Tayo, Yung Chang	19
10	Repeated infections of dengue (serotype DENV-2) in lung cells of BALB/c mice lead to severe histopathological consequences 2018 ·Pathogens and Global Health ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Pooi Ling Mok, Hui‐Yee Chee, (unknown), (unknown), Akon Higuchi, Mariappan Rajan, (unknown), (unknown), Palanisamy Arulselvan, Giovanni Benelli, Suresh Kumar	2
11	A Zwitterionic-Shielded Carrier with pH-Modulated Reversible Self-Assembly for Gene Transfection 2017 ·Langmuir ·Yu‐Ju Shih, Antoine Venault, Lemmuel L. Tayo, (unknown), Akon Higuchi, André Deratani, Arunachalam Chinnathambi, Sulaiman Ali Alharbi, Damien Quémener, Yung Chang	22
12	Chemogenomic analysis of neuronal differentiation with pathway changes in PC12 cells 2015 ·Molecular BioSystems ·(unknown), Chien Liang Wu, (unknown), Akon Higuchi, Qing‐Dong Ling	3
13	Ataxia telangiectasia derived iPS cells show preserved x-ray sensitivity and decreased chromosomal instability 2014 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), Masashi Toyoda, K. Okamura, Ken-Ichi Nakamura, Kazuhiko Nakabayashi, Shuji Takada, Mayu Yamazaki‐Inoue, Akira Masuda, Michiyo Nasu, Kenichiro Hata, Kazunori Hanaoka, Akon Higuchi, Kaiyo Takubo, Akihiro Umezawa	33
14	Osteoblast Differentiation of Amniotic Fluid-Derived Stem Cells Irradiated with Visible Light 2011 ·Tissue Engineering Part A ·Akon Higuchi, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Qing‐Dong Ling, Hui Chen, (unknown), (unknown), Shih-Tien Hsu	24
15	Separation of vascular endothelial cells from peripheral blood through porous polymeric membranes 2006 ·Masahiro Noda, Yuki Matsuoka, (unknown), Akon Higuchi	1
16	Removal of endocrine disruptors by sorption method using PDMS membranes 2001 ·Boo Ok Yoon, Takao Asano, Mariko Hara, Akon Higuchi	1
17	Bromination of Poly (1-trimethylsilyl-1-propyne) Films with and without Ultraviolet Irradiation and Gas Permeation Properties of Brominated Films. 1999 ·MEMBRANE ·Kazukiyo Nagai, Akon Higuchi, Tsutomu Nakagawa	1
18	Recognition of Substrates by Immobilized Albumin Membranes Prepared from Langmuir-Blodgett and Entrapment Methods. Response of Circular Dichroism Induced by D- and L-Tryptophan. 1996 ·NIPPON KAGAKU KAISHI ·Mariko Hara, Masahiro Higuchi, Norihiko Minoura, (unknown), (unknown), Toshihiro Akaike, Akon Higuchi	6
19	MEMBRANE OF COPOLYMER OF TRIMETHYLSILYL PROPYNE WITH PENTAMETHYLDISILYL PROPYNE AND ITS GAS PERMEATION 1991 ·Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry ·Guodong Zheng, Jun Xia, Tsutomu Nakagawa, Akon Higuchi, Kazukiyo Nagai	2
20	Asymptomatic low molecular weight proteinuria: a report on 5 cases. 1985 ·PubMed ·Y Suzuki, Takeya Okada, Akon Higuchi, (unknown), Osamu Kobayashi	23

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