Most cited papers (as of 2024.7.2)

Times
Cited

2013

Directed Bending of A Polymer Film by Light Y. Yu, M. Nakano and T. Ikeda Y. Yu, M. Naka
Y. Yu, M. Nakano and T. Ikeda
Nature, 425, 145 (2003).

1592

Optical Switching and Image Storage by Means of Azobenzene Liquid-Crystal Films
T. Ikeda and O. Tsutsumi
Science, 268, 1873-1875 (1995).

955

Photomobile Polymer Materials: Towards Light-Driven Plastic Motors
M. Yamada, M. Kondo, J. Mamiya, Y. Yu, M. Kinoshita, C. J. Barrett and T. Ikeda
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 47, 4986-4988 (2008).

907

Photomechanics of Liquid-Crystalline Elastomers and Other Polymers
T. Ikeda, J. Mamiya and Y. Yu
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 46, 506-528 (2007).

724

Photomodulation of Liquid Crystal Orientations for Photonic Applications
T. Ikeda
J. Mater. Chem., 13, 2037-2057 (2003).

559

Photocontrollable Liquid-Crystalline Actuators
H. Yu and T. Ikeda
Adv. Mater., 23, 2149-2180 (2011).

538

Anisotropic Bending and Unbending Behavior of Azobenzene Liquid-Crystalline Gels by Light Exposure
T. Ikeda, M. Nakano, Y. Yu, O. Tsutsumi and A. Kanazawa
Adv. Mater., 15, 201-205 (2003).

530

π-Conjugated Poly(pyridine-2,5-diyl), Poly(2,2′-bipyridine-5,5-diyl), and Their Alkyl Derivatives. Preparation, Linear Structure, Function as a Ligand to Form Their Transition Metal Complexes, Catalytic Reactions, n-Type Electrically Conducting Properties, Optical Properties and Alignment on Substrates
T. Yamamoto, T. Maruyama, Z.-H. Zhou, T. Ito, T. Fukuda, Y. Yoneda, F. Berum, T. Ikeda, 
S. Sasaki, H. Takezoe, A. Fukuda, and K. Kubota
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 116, 4832-4845 (1994).

526

Photo-Mechanical Effects in Azobenzene-Containing Soft Materials
C. Barrett, J. Mamiya, K. Yager and T. Ikeda
Soft Matter, 3, 1249-1261 (2007).

354

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).

296

Photochemical Switching of Polarization in Ferroelectric Liquid-Crystal Films
T. Ikeda, T. Sasaki and K. Ichimura
Nature, 361, 428-430 (1993).

282

Facile Synthesis of 2,5-Diarylthiazoles via Palladium-Catalyzed Tandem C-H Substitutions. Design of Tunable Light Emission and Liquid Crystalline Characteristics
A. Mori, A. Sekiguchi, K. Masui, T. Shimada, M. Horie, K. Osakada, M. Kawamoto and T. Ikeda
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 125, 1700-1701 (2003).

266

How Does the Alignment of Mesogens Affect the Photoinduced Bending Behavior in Azobenzene Liquid-Crystalline Elastomers?
M. Kondo, Y. Yu and T. Ikeda
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 45, 1378-1382 (2006).

265

Photoinduced Alignment of Nanocylinders by Supramolecular Cooperative Motions
H. Yu, T. Iyoda and T. Ikeda
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 128, 11010-11011 (2006).

225

Effect of Cross-Linking Density on Photoinduced Bending Behavior of Oriented Liquid-Crystalline Network Films Containing Azobenzene
Y. Yu, M. Nakano, A. Shishido, T. Shiono and T. Ikeda
Chem. Mater., 16, 1637-1643 (2004).

222

Photochemically Induced Isothermal Phase Transition in Polymer Liquid Crystals with Mesogenic Phenyl Benzoate Side-Chains. II. Photochemically Induced Isothermal Phase Transition Behaviors
T. Ikeda, S. Horiuchi, D.B. Karanjit, S. Kurihara and S. Tazuke
Macromolecules, 23, 42-48 (1990).

220

Soft Actuators Based on Liquid-Crystalline Elastomers
Y. Yu and T. Ikeda
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 45, 5416-5418 (2006).

216

Photomobile Liquid-Crystalline Elastomers with Rearrangeable Networks
T. Ube, K. Kawasaki and T. Ikeda
Adv. Mater., 28, 8212-8217 (2016).

212

Novel Polycationic Biocides: Synthesis and Antibacterial Activity of Polymeric Phosphonium Salts
A. Kanazawa, T. Ikeda and T. Endo
J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem., 31, 335-343 (1993).

202

New Polymeric Biocides: Synthesis and Antibacterial Activity of Polycations with Pendant Biguanide Groups
T. Ikeda, H. Yamaguchi and S. Tazuke
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother., 26, 139-144 (1984).

193

Polycationic Biocides with Pendant Active Groups: Molecular Weight Dependence of Antibacterial Activity in High Molecular Weight Region
T. Ikeda, H. Hirayama, H. Yamaguchi, S. Tazuke and M. Watanabe
Antimicrob. Agents. Chemother., 30, 132-136 (1986).

193

Interaction of a Polymeric Biguanide Biocide with Phospholipid Membranes
T. Ikeda, A. Ledwith, C.H. Bamford and R.A. Hann
Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 769, 57-66 (1984).

190

Three-Dimensional Photomobility of Crosslinked Azobenzene Liquid-Crystalline Polymer Fibers
T. Yoshino, M. Kondo, J. Mamiya, M. Kinoshita, Y. Yu and T. Ikeda
Adv. Mater., 22, 1361-1363 (2010).

187

Photochemically Induced Isothermal Phase Transition in Polymer Liquid Crystals with Mesogenic Phenyl Benzoate Side-Chains. I. Calorimetric Studies and Order Parameters
T. Ikeda, S. Horiuchi, D.B. Karanjit, S. Kurihara and S. Tazuke
Macromolecules, 23, 36-42 (1990).

187

Amplified Image Recording in Liquid Crystal Media by Means of Photochemically Triggered Phase Transition
S. Tazuke, S. Kurihara and T. Ikeda
Chem. Lett., 911-914 (1987).

184

Photomobile Polymer Materials with Crosslinked Liquid-Crystalline Structures: Molecular Design, Fabrication and Functions
T. Ube and T. Ikeda
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 53, 10290-10299 (2014).

175

Biologically Active Polycations: Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of Poly (trialkyl vinyl benzyl ammonium chloride)s
T. Ikeda, S. Tazuke and Y. Suzuki
Makromol. Chem., 185, 869-876 (1984).

163

Photomechanical Effects of Ferroelectric Liquid-Crystalline Elastomers Containing Azobenzene Chromophores
Y. Yu, T. Maeda, J. Mamiya and T. Ikeda
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 46, 881-883 (2007).

162

Polymeric Phosphonium Salts as a Novel Class of Cationic Biocides. III. Immobilization of Phosphonium Salts by Surface Photografting and Antibacterial Activity of the Surface-Treated Polymer Films
A. Kanazawa, T. Ikeda and T. Endo
J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem., 31, 1467-1472 (1993).

158

Rapid Optical Switching by Means of Photoinduced Change in Refractive Index of Azobenzene Liquid Crystals Detected by Reflection-Mode Analysis
A. Shishido, O. Tsutsumi, A. Kanazawa, T. Shiono, T. Ikeda and N. Tamai
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 119, 7791-7796 (1997).

156

Alignment Modulation of Azobenzene-Containing Liquid Crystal Systems by Photochemical Reactions
Y. Yu and T. Ikeda
J. Photochem. Photobiol: Photochem. Rev., 5, 247-265 (2004).

155

Photoinduced Alignment of Polymer Liquid Crystals Containing Azobenzene Moieties in the Side Chain. 1. Effect of Light Intensity on Alignment Behavior
Y. Wu, Y. Demachi, O. Tsutsumi, A. Kanazawa, T. Shiono and T. Ikeda
Macromolecules, 31, 349-354 (1998).

149

Living Polymerization of Propene and 1-Hexene with the [t-BuNSiMe2Flu]TiMe2B(C6F5)3 Catalyst
H. Hagiwara, T. Shiono, and T. Ikeda
Macromolecules, 31, 3184-3188 (1998).

143

Photochemical Phase Transition Behavior of Nematic Liquid Crystals with Azobenzene Moieties as Both Mesogens and Photosensitive Chromophores
O. Tsutsumi, T. Shiono, T. Ikeda and G. Galli
J. Phys. Chem. B, 101, 1332-1337 (1997).

138

Syntheses and Properties of Donor-Acceptor-Type 2,5-Diarylthiophene and 2,5-Diarylthiazole
K. Masui, A. Mori, K. Okano, K. Takamura, M. Kinoshita and T. Ikeda
Org. Lett., 6, 2011-2014 (2004).

136

Photochemical Modulation of Color and Transmittance in Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystal Containing an Azobenzene as a Photosensitive Chromophore 
H. -K. Lee, K. Doi, H. Harada, O. Tsutsumi, A. Kanazawa, T. Shiono and T. Ikeda
J. Phys. Chem. B, 104, 7023-7028 (2000).

136

Polymeric Phosphonium Salts as a Novel Class of Cationic Biocides. II. Effects of Counter Anion and Molecular Weight on Antibacterial Activity of Polymeric Phosphonium Salts
A. Kanazawa, T. Ikeda and T. Endo
J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem., 31, 1441-1447 (1993).

133

Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of Dimethyl-Substituted and Trimethyl-Substituted Phosphonium Salts with Alkyl Chains of Various Lengths
A. Kanazawa, T. Ikeda and T. Endo
Antimicrob. Agents. Chemother., 38, 945-952 (1994).

132

Syndiospecific Living Polymerization of Propene with [t-BuNSiMe2Flu]TiMe2 Using MAO as Cocatalyst
T. Hasan, A. Ioku, K. Nishii, T. Shiono and T. Ikeda
Macromolecules, 34, 3142-3145 (2001). 

126

Photoinduced Alignment of Polymer Liquid Crystals Containing Azobenzene Moieties in the Side Chain. 2. Effect of Spacer Length of the Azobenzene Unit on Alignment Behavior
Y. Wu, Y. Demachi, O. Tsutsumi, A. Kanazawa, T. Shiono and T. Ikeda
Macromolecules, 31, 1104-1108 (1998).

125

Interaction of Biologically Active Molecules with Phospholipid Membranes. 1. Fluorescence Depolarization Studies on the Effects of Polymeric Biocide Bearing Biguanide Groups in the Main Chain
T. Ikeda, S. Tazuke and M. Watanabe
Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 735, 380-386 (1983).

110

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).

110

Photoinduced Alignment of Polymer Liquid Crystals Containing Azobenzene Moieties in the Side Chain. 5. Effect of the Azo Contents on Alignment Behavior and Enhanced Response
Y. Wu, Q. Zhang, A. Kanazawa, T. Shiono, T. Ikeda and Y. Nagase
Macromolecules, 32, 3951-3956 (1999).

108

Can Sunlight Drive the Photoinduced Bending of Polymer Films?
R. Yin, W. Xu, M. Kondo, C-C. Yen, J. Mamiya, T. Ikeda and Y. Yu
J. Mater. Chem., 19, 3141-3143 (2009).

107

Is Chemical Crosslinking Necessary for the Photoinduced Bending of Polymer Films?
J. Mamiya, A. Yoshitake, M. Kondo, Y. Yu and T. Ikeda
J. Mater. Chem., 18, 63-65 (2008).

106

Macroscopic Parallel Nanocylinder Array Fabrication Using a Simple Rubbing Technique
H. Yu, J. Li, T. Ikeda and T. Iyoda
Adv. Mater., 18, 2213-2215 (2006).

105

Three-Dimensional Manipulation of an Azo Polymer Liquid Crystal with Unpolarized Light
Y. Wu, T. Ikeda and Q. Zhang
Adv. Mater., 11, 300-302 (1999).

105

Dynamics of Photochemical Phase Transition of Guest/Host Liquid Crystals with an Azobenzene Derivative as a Photosensitive Chromophore
J-H. Sung, S. Hirano, O. Tsutsumi, A. Kanazawa, T. Shiono and T. Ikeda
Chem. Mater., 14, 385-391 (2002).

104

Photodeformable Polymers: A New Kind of Promising Smart Material for Micro- and Nano- Applications
Y. Yu and T. Ikeda
Macromol. Chem. Phys., 206, 1705-1708 (2005).

103

Photo-Optical Liquid Crystal Cells Driven by Molecular Rotors
K. Ichimura, Y. Hayashi, H. Akiyama, T. Ikeda and N. Ishizuki
Appl. Phys. Lett., 63, 449-451 (1993).

102

A Thiophene Liquid Crystal as a Novel π-Conjugated Dye for Photo-Manipulation of Molecular Alignment
H. Zhang, S. Shiino, A. Shishido, A. Kanazawa, O. Tsutsumi, T. Shiono and T. Ikeda
Adv. Mater., 12, 1336-1339 (2000).

101

All-Optically Controllable Polymer/Liquid Crystal Composite Films Containing the Azobenzene Liquid Crystal
H-K. Lee, A. Kanazawa, T. Shiono, T. Ikeda, T. Fujisawa, M. Aizawa and B. Lee
Chem. Mater., 10, 1402-1407 (1998).

100

Photochemical Control of Properties of Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals: Photochemical Flip of Polarization
T. Sasaki, T. Ikeda and K. Ichimura
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 116, 625-628 (1994).