Kenjiro Yazawa

Shinshu University — Japan

Materials Science · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Silk-based biomaterials and applications(26), Silkworms and Sericulture Research(14), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research(5), Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications(5), Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions(5)

Publications42 total

Uniaxial stretching of nucleotide-based fibers upon dehydration yields aligned and single-stranded form with the same interbase distance as B-DNA without adopting A-DNA
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules·2025
Insect-derived polymer hydrogel based on fibroin matrix from whole silkworm larvae
PLoS ONE·2025Open Access
Electrospun Hornet Silk‐Based Nanofibers
Polymers for Advanced Technologies·2025Open Access
Green silk cocoons of Antheraea yamamai reveal mechanical robustness against sunlight unlike yellow cocoons produced under total darkness
Polymer Degradation and Stability·2025
Forced reeling from Bombyx mori reveals the mechanically toughest silk fiber at the natural spinning speed
Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials/Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials·2025· 2 cited
Electrospinning of Nucleotide‐Based Nanofibers Comprising Ion Complex of Cationic Lipid and Biomass <scp>DNA</scp> Derived From Salmon Milt
Polymers for Advanced Technologies·2025Open Access
Evaluating bio-physicochemical properties of raw powder prepared from whole larvae containing liquid silk of the domestic silkworm
Frontiers in Nutrition·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Dragline silk fibers from golden orb‐web spider <i>Trichonephila clavata</i> ensure structural and mechanical robustness against ultraviolet radiation
Polymers for Advanced Technologies·2024· 2 cited
Nucleotide-Based Regenerated Fiber Comprising Salmon Milt Waste
Sen i Gakkaishi·2024
Nucleotide-based regenerated fiber production using salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) milt waste by solution spinning
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules·2023· 4 cited
Dry Spinning of Nucleotide-Based Fibers Comprising the Ion Complex between Biomass DNA and Cationic Lipid
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering·2023· 3 cited
Spider dragline silk fibres maintain rectangular columnar liquid crystalline phase
Liquid Crystals·2023
Wild Silkworm Cocoon Waste Conversion into Tough Regenerated Silk Fibers by Solution Spinning
Biomacromolecules·2023· 12 cited
Silkworm Cocoon Waste Revitalization: Regenerated Fibers Using Higher-Molecular-Weight Fibroin Achieve High Strength and Toughness
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering·2023· 19 cited
Silk Spinning Mechanism of Spiders and Silkworms
Sen i Gakkaishi·2023
1000 spider silkomes: Linking sequences to silk physical properties
Science Advances·2022· 134 citedOpen Access
Cell Adhesion Behaviors on Spider Silk Fibers, Films, and Nanofibers
Langmuir·2022· 18 cited
Electrospinning of spider silk‐based nanofibers
Polymers for Advanced Technologies·2022· 8 citedOpen Access
Eri silkworm spins mechanically robust silk fibers regardless of reeling speed
Journal of Experimental Biology·2022· 7 citedOpen Access
Forcibly spun dragline silk fibers from web-building spider Trichonephila clavata ensure robustness irrespective of spinning speed and humidity
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules·2020· 14 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Keiji Numata(16), Hiroyasu Masunaga(9), Ali D. Malay(6), Takaaki Hikima(5), Hiroyuki Furusawa(4), Nao Ifuku(3), Juan Guan(3), Ayaka Tateishi(3), Kousuke Tsuchiya(3), Yusoff Norma‐Rashid(3), Saeka Mizukami(3), Ryota Sato(2), Biman B. Mandal(2), Kosuke Hidaka(2), Yasuo Gotoh(2), Yoshio Okahata(2), Yuka Tatebayashi(2), Zenta Kajiura(2), Takafumi Kamijo(2), Shusuke Hashimoto(2)