Precision Microfluidic Control of Neuronal Ensembles in Cultured Cortical Networks.
H. Murota, H. Yamamoto, N. Monma, S. Sato, A. Hirano-Iwata
Adv. Mater. Technol. 10, 2400894 (2025).
Electrochemiluminescence of [Ru(bpy)3]2+/tri-n-propylamine to visualize different lipid compositions in supported lipid membranes.
K. Hiramoto, A. Hirano-Iwata, K. Ino, H. Shiku
Chem. Commun. 61, 4495–4498 (2025).
Electrochemiluminescence microscopy for the investigation of peptide interactions within planar lipid membranes.
Kaoru Hiramoto, Kosuke Ino, Ibuki Takahashi, Ayumi Hirano-Iwata, Hitoshi Shiku
Faraday Discuss. 257, 137–150 (2025).
2024
In silico modeling of reservoir-based predictive coding in biological neuronal networks on microelectrode arrays.
Y. Sato, H. Yamamoto, Y. Ishikawa, T. Sumi, Y. Sono, S. Sato, Y. Katori, A. Hirano-Iwata
Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 63, 108001 (2024).
Osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cell spheroids: A microfluidic device and electrochemiluminescence imaging study.
K. Hiramoto, A. Konno, Y. Nashimoto, A. Hirano-Iwata, K. Ino, H. Shiku
Electrochimica Acta 491, 144291 (2024).
Size-dependent coalescence of nanobubbles in pure water.
M. Niwano, T. Ma, D. Tadaki, K. Iwata, Y. Kimura, A. Hirano-Iwata
Colloids Surf. A 688, 133530 (2024).
Radical generation and bactericidal activity of nanobubbles produced by ultrasonic irradiation of carbonated water.
T. Mokudai, M. Kawada, D. Tadaki, A. Hirano-Iwata, H. Kanetaka, H. Fujimori, E. Takemoto, M. Niwano
Ultrason. Sonochem. 103, 106809 (2024).
Optical properties of ultrathin biohybrid membranes: implications for optoelectronic applications.
T. Ma, K. Watabe, M. Komiya, K. Hiramoto, X. Feng, D. Tadaki, A. Hirano-Iwata
ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 7, 18379-18385 (2024).
2023
Enhanced responses to inflammatory cytokine interleukin-6 in micropatterned networks of cultured cortical neurons.
M. Sakaibara, H. Yamamoto, H. Murota, N. Monma, S. Sato, A. Hirano-Iwata
Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 695, 149379 (2023).
Two-dimensional water-molecule-cluster layers at nanobubble interfaces.
M. Niwano, T. Ma, K. Iwata, D. Tadaki, H. Yamamoto, Y. Kimura, A. Hirano-Iwata
J. Colloid Interface Sci. 652, 1775-1783 (2023).
Model-free idealization: Adaptive integrated approach for idealization of ion-channel currents.
M. Sato, M. Hariyama, M. Komiya, K. Suzuki, Y. Tozawa, H. Yamamoto, A. Hirano-Iwata
Biophys. J. 122, 1-17 (2023).
Modular architecture facilitates noise-driven control of synchrony in neuronal networks.
H. Yamamoto, F.P. Spitzner, T. Takemuro, V.Buendía, H. Murota, C. Morante, T. Konno, S. Sato, A. Hirano-Iwata, A. Levina, V. Priesemann, M.A. Muñoz, J. Zierenberg, J. Soriano
Sci. Adv. 9, eade1755 (2023).
Microfluidic technologies for reconstituting neuronal network functions in vitro.
H. Yamamoto, A. Hirano-Iwata, S. Sato
JSAP Review 2023, 230420 (2023).
Biological neurons act as generalization filters in reservoir computing.
T. Sumi, H. Yamamoto, Y. Katori, K. Ito, S. Moriya, T. Konno, S. Sato, A. Hirano-Iwata
PNAS 120, 37307467 (2023).
Evaluation of respiratory and secretory activities of multicellular spheroids via electrochemiluminescence imaging.
K. Hiramoto, K. Komatsu, R. Shikuwa, A. Konno, Y. Sato, A. Hirano-Iwata, K. Ino, H. Shiku
Electrochim. Acta 458, 142507 (2023).
Microfluidic cell engineering on high-density microelectrode arrays for assessing structure-function relationships in living neuronal networks.
Y. Sato, H. Yamamoto, H. Kato, T. Tanii, S. Sato, A. Hirano-Iwata
Front. Neurosci. 16, 943310 (2023).
2022
New Aspects of Bilayer Lipid Membranes for the Analysis of Ion Channel Functions.
H. Kageyama, T. Ma, M. Sato, M. Komiya, D. Tadaki, A. Hirano-Iwata
Membranes 12, 863 (2022).
Application of neural network based regression model to gas concentration analysis of TiO2 nanotube-type gas sensors.
K. Iwata, H. Abe, T. Ma, D. Tadaki, A. Hirano-Iwata, Y. Kimura, S. Suda, M. Niwano
Sens. Act. B 361, 131732 (2022).
Lateral voltage as a new input for artificial lipid bilayer systems.
T. Ma, M. Sato, M. Komiya, K. Kanomata, T. Watanabe, X. Feng, R. Miyata, D. Tadaki, F. Hirose, Y. Tozawa, A. Hirano-Iwata
Faraday Discuss. 233, 244-256 (2022).
Filtration‑processed biomass nanofiber electrodes for flexible bioelectronics.
D. Ando, T. F. Teshima, F. Zurita, H. Peng, K. Ogura, K. Kondo, L. Weiβ, A. Hirano‑Iwata, M. Becherer, J. Alexander, B. Wolfrum
J. Nanobiotechnol., 20, 491 (2022).
2021
Bactericidal activity of bulk nanobubbles through active oxygen species generation.
M. Yamaguchi, T. Ma, D. Tadaki, A. Hirano-Iwata, Y. Watanabe, H. Kanetaka, H. Fujimori, E. Takemoto, M. Niwano
Langmuir 37, 9883-9891 (2021).
Selective stimulation of a target neuron in micropatterned neuronal circuits using a pair of needle electrodes.
K. Hattori, H. Kurakake, J. Imai, T. Hashimoto, M. Ishida, K. Sato, H. Takahashi, S. Oguma, H. Yamamoto, A. Hirano-Iwata, T. Tanii
Electrochemistry 89, 348-354 (2021).
Liposome manipulation using the evanescent field of an optical nanofiber.
M. Sadgrove, A. Suda, R. Matsuyama, M. Komiya, T. Yoshino, D. Yamaura, M. Sugawara, M. Niwano, Y. Mitsumori, K. Edamatsu, A. Hirano-Iwata
Optics InfoBase Conference Papers, OSA Technical Digest (Optica Publishing Group)paper AW4D.4 (2021).
Advances in artificial bilayer lipid membranes as a novel biosensing platform: From drug-screening to self-assembled devices.
T. Ma, M. Sato, M. Komiya, X. Feng, D. Tadaki, A. Hirano-Iwata
Chem. Lett. 50, 418–425 (2021).(Featured as Inside Cover)
Parallel Recordings of Transmembrane hERG Channel Currents Based on Solvent-Free Lipid Bilayer Microarray.
R. Miyata, D. Tadaki, D. Yamaura, S. Araki, M. Sato, M. Komiya, T. Ma, H. Yamamoto, M. Niwano, A. Hirano-Iwata
Micromachines, 12, 98 (2021).
2020
Characterization of Bulk Nanobubbles Formed by Using a Porous Alumina Film with Ordered Nanopores.
Teng Ma, Yasuo Kimura, Hideaki Yamamoto, Xingyao Feng, Ayumi Hirano-Iwata, and Michio Niwano
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 124, 24, 5067-5072 (2020).
Capacitance extraction method for a free-standing bilayer lipid membrane formed over an aperture in a nanofabricated silicon chip.
Yasutaka Tomioka, Shogo Takashima, Masataka Moriya, Hiroshi Shimada, Fumihiko Hirose, Ayumi Hirano-Iwata, and Yoshinao Mizugaki
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 59, SIIK02 (2020).
Establishment of a cell-free translation system from rice callus extracts.
Kakeru Suzuki , Haruka Inoue , Satoshi Matsuoka , Ryugo Tero , Ayumi Hirano-Iwata & Yuzuru Tozawa
Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry (2020).
Self-Assembly of Hybrid Lipid Membranes Doped with Hydrophobic Organic Molecules at the Water/Air Interface.
Xingyao Feng, Teng Ma, Daisuke Tadaki, Ayumi Hirano-Iwata
J. Vis. Exp., e60957 (2020).
Suppression of hypersynchronous network activity in cultured cortical neurons using an ultrasoft silicone scaffold.
T. Sumi, H. Yamamoto, A. Hirano-Iwata
Soft Matter, 16, 3195-3202 (2020).
Advances in Artificial Cell Membrane Systems as a Platform for Reconstituting Ion Channels.
M. Komiya, M. Kato, D. Tadaki, T. Ma, H. Yamamoto, R. Tero, Y. Tozawa, M. Niwano, A. Hirano-Iwata
Chem. Rec., 20, 730-742 (2020).
Optical transport of sub-micron lipid vesicles along a nanofiber.
T. Yoshino, D. Yamaura, M. Komiya, M. Sugawara, Y. Mitsumori, M. Niwano, A. Hirano-Iwata, K. Edamatsu, M. Sadgrove
Optics Express 28, 38527 (2020).
Piezoelectric PVDF-based flexible sensors with high pressure sensitivity induced by chemical modification of electrode surfaces.
D. Tadaki, T. Ma, S. Yamamiya, S. Matsumoto, Y. Imai, A. Hirano-Iwata, M. Niwano
Sensors and Actuators A, 316, 112424 (2020).
Contribution of AMPA and NMDA receptors in the spontaneous firing patterns of single neurons in autaptic culture.
K. Hattori, T. Hayakawa, A. Nakanishi, M. Ishida, H. Yamamoto, A. Hirano-Iwata, T. Tanii
BioSystems., 198, 104278 (2020).
Polydimethylsiloxane microfluidic films for in vitro engineering of small-scale neuronal networks.
T. Takemuro, H. Yamamoto, S. Sato, A. Hirano-Iwata
Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., 59(11), 117001 (2020).
Bactericidal activity of TiO2 nanotube thin films on Si by photocatalytic generation of active oxygen species.
M. Yamaguchi, H. Abe, T. Ma, D. Tadaki, A. Hirano-Iwata, M. Niwano
Langmuir, 36, 12668-12677 (2020).
Response characteristics of a highly sensitive gas sensor using a titanium oxide nanotube film decorated with platinum nanoparticles.
H. Abe, Y. Kimura, T. Ma, D. Tadaki, A. Hirano-Iwata, M. Niwano
Sensors and Actuators B, 321, 128525 (2020).
Advances in artificial cell membrane systems as a platform for reconstituting ion channels.
M. Komiya, M. Kato, D. Tadaki, T. Ma, H. Yamamoto, R. Tero, Y. Tozawa, M. Niwano, A. Hirano-Iwata
Chem. Rec., 20, 1–14 (2020).
Printed 3D electrode arrays with micrometer - scale lateral resolution for extracellular recording of action potentials.
L. Grob, H. Yamamoto, S. Zips, P. Rinklin, A. Hirano-Iwata, B. Wolfrum
Adv. Mater. Technol. 5, 1900517 (2020).
Dielectrophoretic Assembly of Gold Nanoparticle Arrays Evaluated in Terms of Room-Temperature Resistance.
Y. Mizugaki, M. Moribayashi, T. Yagai, M. Moriya, H. Shimada, A. Hirano-Iwata, F. Hirose
IEICE Transactions on Electronics. E103.C(2) 62-65 (2020).
Modular networks of spiking neurons for applications in time-series information processing.
S. Moriya, H. Yamamoto, A. Hirano-Iwata, S. Kubota, S. Sato
Nonlinear Theory and Its Applications, IEICE, 11, 590-600 (2020).
2019
Modulation of Photoinduced Transmembrane Currents in a Fullerene-Doped Freestanding Lipid Bilayer by a Lateral Bias.
T. Ma, X. Feng, T. Ohori, R. Miyata, D. Tadaki, D. Yamaura, T. Deguchi, M. Komiya, K. Kanomata, F. Hirose, M. Niwano, A. Hirano-Iwata
ACS Omega, 4, 18299-18303 (2019).
Formation and characterization of air-stable lipid bilayer membranes incorporated with phthalocyanine molecules.
X. Feng, T. Ma, D. Yamaura, D. Tadaki, A. Hirano-Iwata
J. Phys. Chem. B 123, 6515-6520 (2019).
Ultrasoft silicone gel as a biomimetic passivation layer in inkjet‐printed 3D MEA devices.
H. Yamamoto, L. Grob, T. Sumi, K. Oiwa, A. Hirano-Iwata, B. Wolfrum
Adv. Biosys. 3, 1900130 (2019).
Proteoliposome fusion to artificial lipid bilayer promoted by domains of polyunsaturated phosphatidylethanolamine.
M. W. S. Goh, A. Hirano-Iwata, M. Niwano, R. Tero
Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 58, SIIB13 (2019).
Equivalent circuit model modified for free-standing bilayer lipid membranes beyond 1 TΩ.
Y. Tomioka, S. Takashima, M. Moriya, H. Shimada, F. Hirose, A. Hirano-Iwata, Y. Mizugaki
Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 58, SDDK02 (2019).
Evaluation of the inter-particle distance of gold nanoparticles dispersed on silane-treated substrates to fabricate dithiol-connected arrays.
T. Yagai, K. Matsumoto, M. Moribayashi, M. Moriya, H. Shimada, A. Hirano-Iwata, F. Hirose, Y. Mizugaki
Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 58, SDDF09 (2019).
Mean-field analysis of directed modular networks.
S. Moriya, H. Yamamoto, H. Akima, A. Hirano-Iwata, S. Kubota, S. Sato
Chaos 29, 013142 (2019).
Photomodulation of electrical conductivity of a PCBM-doped free-standing lipid bilayer in buffer solution.
K. Kanomata, T. Deguchi, T. Ma, T. Haseyama, M. Miura, D. Yamaura, D. Tadaki, M. Niwano, A. Hirano-Iwata, F. Hirose
J. Electroanal. Chem. 832, 55-58 (2019).
A Teflon-based system for applying multidirectional voltages to lipid bilayers as a novel platform for membrane proteins.
M. Komiya, K. Kanomata, R. Yokota, Y. Tsuneta, M. Sato, D. Yamaura, D. Tadaki, T. Ma, H. Yamamoto, Y. Tozawa, A. Marti, J. Madrenas, S. Kubota, F. Hirose, M. Niwano, A. Hirano-Iwata
arXiv 1907.05643 (2019).
2018
Impact of modular organization on dynamical richness in cortical networks.
H. Yamamoto, S. Moriya, K Ide, T. Hayakawa, H. Akima, S. Sato, S. Kubota, T. Tanii, M. Niwano, S. Teller, J. Soriano, A. Hirano-Iwata
Sci. Adv. 4, eaau4914 (2018).
A single-cell based hybrid neuronal network configured by integration of cell micropatterning and dynamic patch-clamp.
H. Yamamoto, T. Hayakawa, T. I. Netoff, A. Hirano-Iwata
Appl. Phys. Lett. 113, 133703 (2018).
Dependence and homeostasis of membrane impedance on cell morphology in cultured hippocampal neurons.
R. Matsumura, H. Yamamoto, T. Hayakawa, S. Katsurabayashi, M. Niwano, A. Hirano-Iwata
Sci. Rep. 8, 9905 (2018).
Amphiphobic septa enhance the mechanical stability of free-standing bilayer lipid membranes.
D. Yamaura, D. Tadaki, S. Araki, M. Yoshida, K. Arata, T. Ohori, K. Ishibashi, M. Kato, T. Ma, R. Miyata, H. Yamamoto, R. Tero, M. Sakuraba, T. Ogino, M. Niwano, A. Hirano-Iwata
Langmuir 34, 5615-5622 (2018).
Effective subnetwork topology for synchronizing interconnected networks of coupled phase oscillators.
H. Yamamoto, S. Kubota, F. A. Shimizu, A. Hirano-Iwata, M. Niwano
Front. Comput. Neurosci. 12, 17 (2018).
Unveil the full potential of integrated-back-contact perovskite solar cells using numerical simulation.
T. Ma, Q. Song, D. Tadaki, M. Niwano, A. Hirano-Iwata
ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 1, 970-975 (2018).
Micro- and nano-fabrication methods for ion-channel reconstitution in bilayer lipid membranes.
D. Tadaki, D. Yamaura, K. Arata, T. Ohori, T. Ma, H. Yamamoto, M. Niwano, A. Hirano-Iwata
Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 57, 03EA01 (2018).
One-dimensional array of small tunnel junctions fabricated using 30-nm-diameter gold nanoparticles placed in a 140-nm-wide resist groove.
Y. Mizugaki, K. Matsumoto, M. Moriya, H. Shimada, A. Hirano-Iwata, F. Hirose
Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 57, 098006 (2018).
Numerical simulation of single-electron tunneling in random arrays of small tunnel junctions formed by percolation of conductive nanoparticles.
Y. Mizugaki, H. Shimada, A. Hirano-Iwata, F. Hirose
IEICE Trans. Electron. E101-C, 836-839 (2018).
In situ modification of cell-culture scaffolds by photocatalysis of visible-light-responsive TiO2 film.
S. Kono, K. Furusawa, A. Kurotobi, K. Hattori, H. Yamamoto, A. Hirano-Iwata, T. Tanii
Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 57, 027001 (2018).
2017
Mechanically stable solvent-free lipid bilayers in nano- and micro-tapered apertures for reconstruction of cell-free synthesized hERG channels.
D. Tadaki, D. Yamaura, S. Araki, M. Yoshida, K. Arata, T. Ohori, K. Ishibashi, M. Kato, T. Ma, R. Miyata, Y. Tozawa, H. Yamamoto, M. Niwano, A. Hirano-Iwata
Sci. Rep. 7, 17736 (2017).
Charge transport properties of bulk-heterojunction organic solar cells investigated by displacement current measurement technique.
T. Ma, J. Zhang, D. Tadaki, Y. Kimura, A. Hirano-Iwata, M. Niwano
Org. Electron. 51, 269-276 (2017).
Formation of cell membrane component domains in artificial lipid bilayer.
R. Tero, K. Fukumoto, T. Motegi, M. Yoshida, M. Niwano & A. Hirano-Iwata
Sci. Rep. 7, 17905 (2017).
Astrocytes with previous chronic exposure to amyloid β-peptide fragment 1–40 suppress excitatory synaptic transmission
H. Kawano, K. Oyabu, H. Yamamoto, K. Eto, Y. Adaniya, K. Kubota, T. Watanabe, A. Hirano-Iwata, J. Nabekura, S. Katsurabayashi, K. Iwasaki
J. Neurochem. 143, 624-634 (2017).
Fabrication of Au-nanoparticle-embedded lipid bilayer membranes supported on solid substrates.
N. Sakaguchi, Y. Kimura, A. Hirano-Iwata, T. Ogino
J. Phys. Chem. B. 121, 4474-4481 (2017).
Gate-tuned negative differential resistance observed at room temperature in an array of gold nanoparticles.
T. T. T. Huong, K. Matsumoto, M. Moriya, H. Shimada, Y. Kimura, A. Hirano-Iwata, Y. Mizugaki
Appl. Phys. A. 123, 268 (2017).
Response characteristics of hydrogen gas sensor with porous piezoelectric poly(vinylidene fluoride) film.
Y. Imai, D. Tadaki, T. Ma, Y. Kimura, A. Hirano-Iwata, M. Niwano
Sens. Actuators B Chem. 247, 479-489 (2017).
Fabrication and characterization of high-quality perovskite films with large crystal grains.
T. Ma, Q. Zhang, D. Tadaki, A. Hirano-Iwata, M. Niwano
J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 8, 720-726 (2017).
Fabrication and characterization of front-illuminated dye-sensitized solar cells with anodic titanium oxide nanotubes.
R. Kojima, Y. Kimura, T. Ma, K. Ishibashi, D. Tadaki, R. A. Rosenberg, A. Hirano-Iwata, M. Niwano
J. Electrochem. Soc. 164, H78-H84 (2017).
2016
Live-cell, label-free identification of GABAergic and non-GABAergic neurons in primary cortical cultures using micropatterned surface.
S. Kono, H. Yamamoto, T. Kushida, A. Hirano-Iwata, M. Niwano, T. Tanii
PLoS ONE 11, e0160987 (2016).
Unidirectional signal propagation in primary neurons micropatterned at a single-cell resolution.
H. Yamamoto, R. Matsumura, H. Takaoki, S. Katsurabayashi, A. Hirano-Iwata, M. Niwano
Appl. Phys. Lett. 109, 043703 (2016).
Label-free detection of DNA molecules moving in micro-fluidic channels by infrared absorption spectroscopy.
T. Miyoshi, K. Ishibashi, K. Miyamoto, A. Hirano-Iwata, Y. Kimura, M. Niwano
Sens. Actuators B Chem. 238, 917-922 (2017).
Size-dependent regulation of synchronized activity in living neuronal networks.
H. Yamamoto, S. Kubota, Y. Chida, M. Morita, S. Moriya, H. Akima, S. Sato, A. Hirano-Iwata, T. Tanii, M. Niwano
Phys. Rev. E 94, 012407 (2016).
Reconstitution of human ion channels into solvent-free lipid bilayers enhanced by centrifugal forces.
A. Hirano-Iwata, Y. Ishinari, M. Yoshida, S. Araki, D. Tadaki, R. Miyata, K. Ishibashi, H. Yamamoto, Y. Kimura, M. Niwano
Biophys. J. 110, 2207-2215 (2016).
Fabrication and characterization of p+-i-p+ type organic thin film transistors with electrodes of highly doped polymer.
D. Tadaki, T. Ma, J. Zhang, S. Iino, A. Hirano-Iwata, Y. Kimura, R. A. Rosenberg, M. Niwano
J. Appl. Phys. 119, 154503 (2016).
Interaction of plasma-generated water cluster ions with chemically-modified Si surfaces investigated by infrared absorption spectroscopy.
A. Hirano-Iwata, R. Matsumura, T. Ma, Y. Kimura, M. Niwano, K. Nishikawa
AIP Advances 6, 035017 (2016).
Effects of interfacial chemical states on the performance of perovskite solar cells.
T. Ma, D. Tadaki, M. Sakuraba, S. Sato, A. Hirano-Iwata, M. Niwano
J. Mater. Chem. A 4, 4392-4397 (2016).
An electrically resistive sheet of glial cells for amplifying signals of neuronal extracellular recordings.
R. Matsumura, H. Yamamoto, M. Niwano, A. Hirano-Iwata
Appl. Phys. Lett. 108, 023701 (2016).