Peer-reviewed Journals

    2012

・ A glass fiber sheet-based electroosmotic lateral flow immunoassay for point-of-care testing

    Y. Oyama, T. Osaki, K. Kamiya, R. Kawano, T. Honjoh, H. Shibata, T. Ide, S. Takeuchi

    Lab on a Chip 2012, 12, 5155-5159. (Selected as the inside cover of the issue)

 

・ Microfluidic Control of the Internal Morphology in Nanofiber-based Macroscopic Cables

    D. Kiriya, R. Kawano, H. Onoe, S. Takeuchi

    Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed., 2012, 51, 7942-7947. (Selected as the inside cover of the issue)

 

・ Single-vesicle estimation of ATP-binding cassette transporters in microfluidic channels

    H. Sasaki, R. Kawano, T. Osaki, K. Kamiya, S. Takeuchi

    Lab on a Chip 2012, 12, 702-704.

    2011

・ Simple and Stable Lipid Bilayer Formation: A Droplets Contacting Method using Parylene Micropores for

    Multiple Ion Channel Recordings(in Japanese)

    Y. Tsuji, R. Kawano, T. Osaki, H. Sasaki, N. Miki, S. Takeuchi

    IEEJ Trans.E. 2011, 131, 419-424.

 

・ Rapid Detection of a Cocaine-Binding Aptamer Using Biological Nanopores on a Chip

    R. Kawano, T. Osaki, H. Sasaki, M. Takinoue, S. Yoshizawa, S. Takeuchi

    J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2011, 133, 8474-8477.

 

・ Electrical Access to Lipid Bilayer Membrane Microchambers for Transmembrane Analysis

    T. Osaki, Y. Watanabe, R. Kawano, H. Sasaki, S. Takeuchi

    Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, 2011, 20, 797-799.

    2010

・ Lipid-coated Microdroplet Array for in vitro Protein Synthesis

    T. Osaki, S. Yoshizawa, R. Kawano, H. Sasaki, S. Takeuchi

    Anal. Chem. 2010, 83, 3186-3191.

 

・ Quartz Nanopore Membranes for Suspended Bilayer Ion Channel Recordings

    A. Schibel, T. Edwards, R. Kawano, W. Lan, and H. White

    Anal. Chem. 2010, 82, 7259–7266.

 

・ Parylene-coating in PDMS channels to prevent the absorption of fluorescent dyes

    H. Sasaki, H. Onoe, T. Osaki, R. Kawano, S. Takeuchi

    Sensors & Actuators: B. Chemical 2010 150, 478-482.

 

・ A rupture detection algorithm for the DNA translocation detection through biological nanopore

    T. Osaki, J. P. Barbot, R. Kawano, H. Sasaki, O. Francais, B. Le Pioufle, S. Takeuchi

    Procedia Engineering 2010 5, 796-799.

 

・ A Polymer-based Nanopore-integrated Microfluidic Device for Generating Stable Bilayer Lipid Membranes

    R. Kawano, T. Osaki, H. Sasaki, S. Takeuchi

    Small 2010, 6, 2100-2104. (selected as the inside cover of the issue)

 

・ Monitoring the Escape of DNA from a Nanopore Using an Alternating Current Signal

    D. K. Lathrop, E. N. Ervin, G. A. Barrall, M. G. Keehan, R. Kawano, M. A. Krupka, H. S. White, and A. H. Hibbs

    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 1878-1885.

 

・ Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells using Polymerized Ionic Liquid Electrolyte and Platinum-Free Counter

    Electrode

    R. Kawano*, T. Katakabe, H. Shimosawa, M. K. Nazeeruddinn, M. Gratzel, M. Watanabe

    Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2010, 12, 1916-1921.

    2009

・ Controlling the Translocation of Single-Stranded DNA through α-Hemolysin Ion Channels Using Viscosity

    R. Kawano*, A. Schibel, C. Cauley, H. S. White

    Langmuir, 2009, 25 (2), 1233–1237.

    2008

・ Simultaneous Alternating and Direct Current Readout of Protein Ion Channel Blocking Events using Glass

    Nanopore Membranes

    E. N. Ervin, R. Kawano, R. J. White, H. S. White

    Anal. Chem. 2008, 80, 2069-2076.

    2007

・ Acceleration of　Redox Diffusion and Charge Transfer Rates in an Ionic Liquid with Nanoparticles Addition

    T. Katakabe, R. Kawano, M. Watanabe

    Electrochem. Solid-State Lett., 2007, 10, F23-F25.

 

・ Dye-Sensitized TiO2 Solar Cells using Imidazolium-Type Ionic Liquid Crystal systems as Effective Electrolytes

    N. Yamanaka, R. Kawano, W. Kubo, N. Masaki, T. Kitamura, Y. Wada, M. Watanabe, S. Yanagida

    J. Phys. Chem. B 2007, 111, 4763-4769　(Most-Accessed Article: 9th, 2007).

 

・ Amphiphilic ruthenium dye as an ideal sensitizer in conversion of light to electricity using ionic liquid crystal

    electrolyte

    R. Kawano*, Md.K. Nazeeruddin, A. Sato, M. Grätzel, M. Watanabe

    Electrochem. Commun. 2007, 9, 1134-1138.

    2006

・ Specific Charge Transport in Ionic Liquids and Ion Gels and the Importance in Material Science

    R. Kawano, H. Tokuda, T. Katakabe, H. Nakamoto, H. Kokubo, S. Imabayashi, M. Watanabe

    Jpn. J. Polym. Sci. Technol., 2006, 63, 31-40. (Review, in Japanese).

    2005

・ Anomaly of Charge Transport of an Iodide/Tri-iodide Redox Couple in an Ionic Liquid and Its Importance in

    Dye-sensitized Solar Cells

    R. Kawano, M. Watanabe

    Chem. Commun. 2005, 2107-2109.

 

・ Ionic Liquid Crystal as a Hole Transport Layer of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

    N.Yamanaka, R. Kawano, W. Kubo, T. Kitamura, Y. Wada, M. Watanabe, S. Yanagida

    Chem. Commun., 2005 , 740-742. (Selected as a Hot Article)

    2004

・ Dye-sensitized Solar Cells Using Ionic Liquid-based Electrolytes

    H. Matsui, K. Okada , N. Tanabe, R. Kawano and M. Watanabe

    Trans. Mater. Res. Soc. Jpn., 2004, 29, 1017-1020.

 

・ Application of an Ionic Liquid-Based Electrolyte to a 100x100 mm2 Sized Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell

    H. Matsui, K. Okada, T. Kawashima, T. Ezure, N. Tanabe, R. Kawano and M. Watanabe

    J. Photochem. Photobio. A, Chem., 2004, 164, 129-135.

 

・ High Performance Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells using Ionic Liquids as Their Electrolytes

    R. Kawano, H. Matsui, C. Matsuyama, A. Sato, M. A. B. H. Susan, N. Tanabe, M. Watanabe

    J. Photochem. Photobio. A, Chem., 2004, 164, 87-92.

    2003

・ Equilibrium Potentials and Charge Transport of an I-/I3- Redox Couple in an Ionic Liquid

    R. Kawano, M. Watanabe

    Chem. Commun. 2003, 330-331.

    2000

・ Intramolecular Magnetic Interaction of Phenylene-Linked Bis-β-diketone Metal Complexes

    M. M. Matsushita, T. Yasuda, R. Kawano, T. Kawai, T. Iyoda

    Chemistry Letters, 2000, No.7, 812-813.