Y. Ikada is a scholar working on Surgery, Biomaterials and Polymers and Plastics.
According to data from OpenAlex, Y. Ikada has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Surgery, 25 papers in Biomaterials and 21 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Y. Ikada's work include Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (14 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (11 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (11 papers). Y. Ikada is often cited by papers focused on Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (14 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (11 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (11 papers). Y. Ikada collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Singapore. Y. Ikada's co-authors include Hideto Tsuji, Suong‐Hyu Hyon, K. Jamshidi, Hiroo Iwata, Yoshikimi Uyama, Yasuhiko Tabata, Takumi Okihara, Bernard Lotz, Jordi Puiggalı́ and Laurent E. Cartier and has published in prestigious journals such as Biomaterials, Stroke and Macromolecules.
In The Last Decade
Y. Ikada
111 papers
receiving
6.3k citations
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Thermal characterization of polylactides
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Surface modification of polymers for medical applications
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Ikada, Y., Hiroo Iwata, Shoji Nagaoka, Fumitaka Horii, & Motoyoshi Hatada. (1980). Monolayers of graft and block copolymers. Journal of Macromolecular Science Part B. 17(2). 191–210.10 indexed citations
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Taki, Waro, Hiroshi Handa, Sen Yamagata, et al.. (1979). Embolization and superselective angiography by means of balloon catheters.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 12(1). 7–14.10 indexed citations
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Sakurada, Ichiro & Y. Ikada. (1964). EFFECTS OF GAMMA RADIATION ON POLYMERS IN SOLUTIONS. VII. EFFECTS OF DEGREE OF POLYMERIZATION ON CROSSLINKING OF POLY(VINYL ALCOHOL) IN AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS. Bulletin of the Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University.2 indexed citations
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Sakurada, Ichiro & Y. Ikada. (1963). EFFECTS OF GAMMA RADIATION ON POLYMER IN SOLUTION. V. INTRA-MOLECULAR CROSSLINKING OF POLY(ACRYLIC ACID) IN DILUTE AQUEOUS SOLUTION. Bulletin of the Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University.2 indexed citations
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Sakurada, Ichiro & Y. Ikada. (1963). EFFECTS OF GAMMA RADIATION ON POLYMER IN SOLUTION. IV. CROSSLINKING AND DEGRADATION OF POLY(ACRYLIC ACID) IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION. Bulletin of the Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University.3 indexed citations
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