Near-infrared spectroscopy—Its versatility in analytical chemistry

Y Ozaki - Analytical sciences, 2012 - Springer
The purpose of this review article is to outline recent progress in near-infrared (NIR)
spectroscopy. Some particular emphasis is put on the delineation of its versatility in …

Advances, challenges and perspectives of quantum chemical approaches in molecular spectroscopy of the condensed phase

Y Ozaki, KB Beć, Y Morisawa, S Yamamoto… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The purpose of this review is to demonstrate advances, challenges and perspectives of
quantum chemical approaches in molecular spectroscopy of the condensed phase …

Morphology and crystallization behaviour of polyhydroxyalkanoates-based blends and composites: A review

M Eesaee, P Ghassemi, DD Nguyen, S Thomas… - Biochemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) have emerged as an alternative to petrochemical-based
plastics in recent decades. They are biodegradable linear polyesters that are mainly …

FTIR study on hydrogen-bonding interactions in biodegradable polymer blends of poly (3-hydroxybutyrate) and poly (4-vinylphenol)

L Guo, H Sato, T Hashimoto, Y Ozaki - Macromolecules, 2010 - ACS Publications
The hydrogen-bonding interactions and the crystallinity of biodegradable polymer poly (3-
hydroxybutyrate)(PHB) blended with poly (4-vinylphenol)(PVPh) were studied on the as-cast …

A comprehensive review on polymer single crystals—From fundamental concepts to applications

S Agbolaghi, S Abbaspoor, F Abbasi - Progress in Polymer Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Polymer single crystals and correlated crystalline structures are reviewed by emphasizing
the last 10–20 years of research on fundamental concepts, single crystal engineering, and …

X-ray Crystal Structure Analysis of Poly (3-hydroxybutyrate) β-Form and the Proposition of a Mechanism of the Stress-Induced α-to-β Phase Transition

S Phongtamrug, K Tashiro - Macromolecules, 2019 - ACS Publications
The crystal structure of poly (3-hydroxybutyrare) β crystal form has been analyzed on the
basis of two-dimensional X-ray diffraction data. The all-trans zigzag chains are packed in the …

Reinvestigation of crystal structure and intermolecular interactions of biodegradable poly (3-hydroxybutyrate) α-form and the prediction of its mechanical property

H Wang, K Tashiro - Macromolecules, 2016 - ACS Publications
As for the crystal structure of poly (3-hydroxybutyrate)(PHB) α-form, the methyl group was
said to locate at an abnormally short distance from the oxygen atom of C O unit, resulting in …

Two types of CO⋯ HO hydrogen bonds and OH⋯ OH (dimer, trimer, oligomer) hydrogen bonds in PVA with 88% saponification/PMMA and PVA with 99 …

E Mitani, Y Ozaki, H Sato - Polymer, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) with 88% and 99% degrees of saponification was
blended with polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) to investigate the intramolecular hydrogen …

Polarization and temperature dependent spectra of poly (3-hydroxyalkanoate) s measured at terahertz frequencies

H Hoshina, Y Morisawa, H Sato, H Minamide… - Physical Chemistry …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Temperature-dependent terahertz (THz) absorption spectra of poly (3-hydroxyalkanoate) s
(PHAs) were measured by using a Fourier transform far-infrared (FT-FIR) spectrometer and …

Three different kinds of weak CH⋯ O= C inter-and intramolecular interactions in poly (ε-caprolactone) studied by using terahertz spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy …

C Funaki, S Yamamoto, H Hoshina, Y Ozaki, H Sato - Polymer, 2018 - Elsevier
The long range structure of poly (ε-caprolactone)(PCL) has been studied by terahertz (THz)
spectroscopy, infrared (IR) spectroscopy and quantum chemical calculations (QCCs) …