recent publications

Mono-dispersed ultra-long single-walled carbon nanotubes as enabling components in transparent and electrically conductive thin films, Yanqing Wang and Bunshi Fugetsu
Carbon, 24 October 2014, In press [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2014.10.045]

Sodium cobalt hexacyanoferrate encapsulated in alginate vesicle withCNT for both cesium and strontium removal, Adavan Kiliyankil Vipin, Sun Ling, Bunshi Fugetsu
Carbohydrate Polymer, 111, 13 October 2014, pages 477-484


Comparative study of bioactivity of collagen scaffolds coated with graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide, Izumi Kanayama, Hirofumi Miyaji, Hiroko Takita, Erika Nishida, Maiko Tsuji, Bunshi Fugetsu, Ling Sun, Kana Inoue, Asako Ibara, Tsukasa Akasaka, Tsutomu Sugaya, Masamitsu Kawanami
International Journal of Nanomedicine, 20, July 2014, pages 3363-3373


Microstructural and mechanical behavior of multi-walled carbon nanotubes reinforced Al–Mg–Si alloy composites in aging treatment, Katsuyoshi Kondoh, Hiroyuki Fukuda, Junko Umeda, Hisashi Imai, Bunshi Fugetsu
Carbon, 72, June 2014, pages 15-21


Potential Impact of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Exposure to the Seedling Stage of Selected Plant Species,

Parvin Begum, Refi Ikhtiari and Bunshi Fugetsu
Nanomaterials, 4, 31 March 2014, pages 203-221

Graphene oxide captured for green use: Influence on the structures of calcium alginate and macroporous
alginic beads and their application to aqueous removal of acridine orange

Ling Sun, Bunshi Fugetsu
Chemical Engineering Journal, 240, 15 March 2014, pages 565-573

Filtration-Wet Transferred Transparent Conducting Films of mm Long Carbon Nanotubes Grown Using Water-Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition,  
Patole, Shashikant P.; Shin, Dong Wook; Fugetsu, Bunshi; Yoo, Ji-Beom
Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 13, Number 11, November 2013, pages 7413-7417

Induction of cell death by graphene in Arabidopsis thaliana (Columbia ecotype) T87 cell suspensions
Parvin Begum, Bunshi Fugetsu
Journal of Hazardous Materials, 260, 15 September 2013, pages 1032-1041

Prussian blue caged in alginate/calcium beads as adsorbents for removal of cesium ions from contaminated water, Adavan Kiliyankil Vipin, Baiyang Hu, Bunshi Fugetsu
Journal of Hazardous Materials, 258–259, 15 August 2013, pages 93-101

Effect of encapsulated graphene oxide on alginate-based bead adsorption to remove acridine orange from aqueous solutions, Sun, Ling; Fugetsu, Bunshi
eprint arXiv:1307.022, in press, June 2013

Salmon milt DNA as a template for the mass production of Ag nanoparticles,
Tomomi Takeshima, Ling Sun, Yanqing Wang, Yoshihisa Yamada, Norio Nishi, Tetsu Yonezawa and Bunshi Fugetsu
Polymer Journal (2014) 46, 26 June 2013, pages 36–41

Electrochemical removal of bisphenol A using a CNT-covered polyester yarn electrode, , Jianjun He, Hongwen Yu, Bunshi Fugetsu, Shunitz Tanaka, Ling Sun
Separation and Purification Technology, Volume 110, 7 June 2013, pages 81-85

A Polyelectrolyte-stabilized Approach for Massive Production of AgCl/Graphene Nanocomposites

Wang, Y. and B. Fugetsu
Chemistry Letters, 42(4), 2013, pages 438-440


Polyelectrolyte-Induced Dispersion of Graphene Sheets in the Hybrid AgCl/PDDA/Graphene Nanocomposites

Wang, Y. Q, Sun, L., Fugetsu, B
Advanced Materials Research, 663, 2013, pages 357-360

Purification, Crystallization and Preliminary X-ray Diffraction Analysis of a SCO7809 Protein from Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2), Parvin Begum, B. Fugetsu, Tsukasa Akasaka, Fumio Watari
Nano Biomedicine, 5(1), 2013, pages 39-43

Toxic Effect of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes on Lettuce (Lactuca Sativa)
Refi Ikhtiai, Parvin Begum, Fumio Watari, and B. Fugetsu
Nano Biomedicine, 5(1), 2013, pages 18-24

Mass production of graphene oxide from expanded graphite
Ling sun, B. Fugetsu
Materials Letters, 109(0), 2013, pages 207-210


Morphology-controlled synthesis of sunlight-driven plasmonic photocatalysts Ag@AgX (X = Cl, Br) with graphene oxide template, Yanqing Wang, Ling Sun and Bunshi Fugetsu
J. Mater. Chem. A, 15 August 2013, pages 12536-12544

Tribological Properties of Titanium Plate Coated with Carbon Nanotubes
J. Umeda, T. Mimoto, K. Kondoh, B. Fugetsu
Key Engineering Materials, 545, 2013, pages 158-162


Intensive synergetic Cs adsorbent incorporated with polymer spongiform for scalable purification without post filtration, Tsuruoka, Shuji; Fugetsu, Bunshi; Khoerunnisa, Fitri; Minami, Daiki; Takeuchi, Kenji; Fujishige, Masatsugu; Hayashi, Takuya; Kim, Yoong Ahm; Park, Ki Chul; Asai, Michihiro; Kaneko, Katsumi; Endo, Morinobu
Materials Express, Volume 3, Number 1, 21-29, March 2013

Thiourea Dioxide as a Green Reductant for the Mass Production of Solution-Based Graphene

Wang Yanqing, Sun Ling, Fugetsu Bunshi
Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, volume 85, Dec 2012, pages 1339-1344

Phytotoxicity of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on red spinach (Amaranthus tricolor L) and the role of
ascorbic acid as an antioxidant,
Parvin Begum, Bunshi Fugetsu
Journal of Hazardous Materials, Volume 243, December 2012,
pages 212-222

Graphene oxide adsorption enhanced by in situ reduction with sodium hydrosulfite to remove acridine orange
from aqueous solution
, L. Sun, H. Yu, B. Fugetsu
Journal of Hazardous Materials, 203-204, 2012, pages 101-110

Phytotoxicity of multi-walled carbon nanotubes assessed by selected plant species in the seedling stage
Parvin Begum, Refi Ikhtiari, Bunshi Fugetsu, Makoto Matsuoka, Tsukasa Akasaka, Fumio Watari

Applied Surface Science, Volume 262, 1 December 2012, pages 120-124

Studies of phytotoxicity of carbon-based nanoparticles on edible plants model
Refi Ikhtiari, Parvin Begum, Bunshi Fugetsu
Toxicology Letters, Volume 211, Supplement, 17 June 2012, pages S164


Phytotoxicity of multiwalled carbon nanotubes on red spinach and role of ascorbic acid

Parvin Begum, Bunshi Fugetsu
Toxicology Letters, Volume 211, Supplement, 17 June 2012,
pages S199

Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Reinforced Titanium Composites via Powder Metallurgy Process
K. Kondoh, T. Threrujirapapong, S. Bin, H. Imai, S.F. Li, J. Umeda, B. Fugetsu
Key Engineering Materials, 520, 2012, pages 261-268

High-temperature properties of extruded titanium composites fabricated from carbon nanotubes
coated titanium powder by spark plasma sintering and hot extrusion

K. Kondoh, T. Threrujirapapong J. Umeda, B. Fugetsu
Composites Science and Technology, 72, 2012, pages 1291–1297

Prussian blue caged in spongiform adsorbents using diatomite and carbon nanotubes for elimination of cesium
Baiyang Hu, Bunshi Fugetsu, Hongwen Yu, Yoshiteru Abe
Journal of Hazardous Materials, Volumes 217–218, 30 May 2012, pages 85-91

Enhanced x-ray shielding effects of carbon nanotubes
T. Fujimori, S. Tsuruoka, B. Fugetsu, S. Maruyama, A. Tanioka, M. Terrones, M.S. Dresselhaus, M. Endo, K. Kaneko
Materials Express, 1, 4, 2011, pages 273-278

Interfacial analysis between Mg matrix and carbon nanotubes in Mg-6wt% Al alloy matrix composites
reinforced with carbon nanotubes
, H. Fukuda, K. Kondoh, J. Umeda, B. Fugetsu
Composites Science and Technology, 71, 5, 2011, pages 705-709

Fabrication of magnesium based composites reinforced with carbon nanotubes having superior mechanical properties,
H. Fukuda, K. Kondoh, J. Umeda, B. Fugetsu
Materials Chemistry and Physic, 127, 2011, pages 451-458

Graphene phytotoxicity in the seedling stage of cabbage, tomato, red spinach, and lettuce
P. Begum, R. Ikhtiari, B. Fugetsu
Carbon, 49, 2011, pages 3907-3919


Aging behavior of the matrix of aluminum-magnesium-silicon alloy including carbon nanotubes

H. Fukuda, K. Kondoh, J. Umeda, B. Fugetsu
Materials Letters, 65, 2011, pages 1723-1725

Direct detection of uric acid in body fluid samples by using boron dopped hraphite nano particles as the working electrode,
J. He, B. Fugetsu, S. Tanaka
Analytical Sciences, 27, 2011, pages 363-368

Graphene oxide as dyestuffs for the creation of electrically conductive fabrics

Bunshi Fugetsu, Eiichi Sano, Hongwen Yu, Kenichiro Mori, Tomo Tanaka
Carbon, Volume 48, Issue 12, October 2010, pages 3340–3345


Hot extrusion of pure titanium reinforced with carbon nanotubes
T. Threujirapong, K. Kondoh, H. Imai, J. Umeda, B. Fugetsu
Steel Research int., 81, 2010, pages 1320-1323

Electrochemical detection of ethidium bromide by using pure single-walled carbon nanotubes sheet as the electrode, J. He, B. Fugetsu, S. Tanaka
J. Electroanalytical Chemistry, 638, 2010, pages 46-50


Micro-structural and mechanical analysis of carbon nanotubes reinforced magnesium alloy powder composites
K. Kondoh, H. Fukuda, J. Umeda, H. Imai, B. Fugetsu, M. Endo
Materials Science and Engineering A, 527, 2010, pages 4103-4108


A novel adsorbent obtained by inserting carbon nanotubes into cavities of diatomite and applications
for organic dye elimination from contaminated wate
r, H. Yu, B. Fugetsu
Journal of Hazardous Materials, 177, 2010, pages 138-145

Studies on toxicity of multi-walled carbon nanotubes onarabidopsis T87 suspension cells
C. Lin, B. Fugetsu, B. Xu, F. Watari
Journal of Hazardous Materials, 170, 2009, pages 578-583

Studies on toxicity of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on suspension rice cells
X. Tan, C. Lin, B. Fugetsu
Carbon, 47, 2009, pages 3479-3487

Microstructural and Mechanical Properties of Titanium Matrix Composites Reinforced with Nano Carbon Materials
via Powder Metallurgy Process
, K. Kondoh, T. Threrujirapapong, J. Umeda, H. Imai and B. Fugetsu
Materials Science Forum, 618-619, 2009, pages 495-499

CNTs/TiC reinforced titanium matrix nano-composites via powder metallurgy and its micro-structural and mechanical properties, K. Kondoh, T. Threrujirapapong, H. Imai, J. Umeda, B. Fugetsu
Journal of Nanomaterials, 2008, Article ID127538 (2009)

Mechanical properties of a titanium matrix composite reinforced with low cost carbon plack via powder metallurgy processing, T. Threujirapong, K. Kondoh, H. Imai, J. Umeda, B. Fugetsu
Materials Transactions, 50, 2009, pages 2757-2762

Characteristics of powder metallurgy pure titanium matrix composite reinforced with ulti-wall carbon nanotubes
K. Kondoh, T. Threrujirapapong, H. Imai, J. Umeda, B. Fugetsu
Composites Science and Technology, 69, 2009, pages 1077- 1081

Development of DNA/polyurethane composite foam for adsorption of chemical hazards
H. Sone, B. Fugetsu, S. Tanaka
Bunseki Kagaku, 58, 2009, pages 7-13

Selective elimination lead (II) ions by alginate/polyurethane composite foams
H. Sone, B. Fugetsu, S. Tanaka
Journal of Hazardous Materials, 162, 2009, pages 423- 429


The production of soft, durable, and electrically conductive polyester multifilament yarns by dye-printing them with carbon nanotubes, Bunshi Fugetsu, Eiji Akiba, Masaaki Hachiya, Morinobu Endo
Carbon, Volume 47, Issue 2, February 2009,
pages 527–530

Electrical conductivity and electromagnetic interference shielding efficiency of carbon nanoube/cellulose composite paper, B. Fugetsu, E. Sano, M. Sunada, Y. Sambongi, T. Shibuya, X. Wang, T. Hiraki
Carbon, 46, 2008, pages 1256-1258

Use of ultra-thin cross-linked polymer films for preparation of stable mono-dispersed carbon nanotubes
H. Yu, X. Chen, K. Tsujii, B. Fugetsu
Materials Letters, 62, 2008, pages 4050-4050


Affinity-Based Elimination of Aromatic VOCs by Highly Crystalline Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
H. Sone, B. Fugetsu, T. Tsukada, M. Endo
Talanta, 74, 2008, pages 1265-1270


Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes Interact with Cultured Rice Cells: Evidence of a Self-defense Response
X. Tan, B. Fugetsu
J. Biomed. Nanotech., 3, 2007, pages 285-288

Voltammetric Behavior and determination of 17 β-estradiol at multi-walled carbon nanotube-nafion modified glassy carbon electrode,
N. Terui, B. Fugetsu, S. Tanaka
Anal. Sci., 22, 2006, pages 895-898

Photo-degradation of humic substances on MWCNT/Nanotubular-TiO2 composites
C. Zhu, Y. Zhou, H. Yu, T. Nomura, B. Fugetsu
Chem. Lett., 35, 2006, pages 890-891

Disassembling single-walled carbon nanotube bundles by dipole/dipole electrostatic interactions
B. Fugetsu, W. Han, N. Endo, Y. Kamiya, T. Okuhara
Chem. Lett., 34, 2005, pages 1218-1219

Activation of human monocytes and mouse splenocytes by single-walled carbon nanotubes
K. Kiura, Y. Sato, M. Yasuda, B. Fugetsu, F. Watari, K. Tohji, K. Shibata
J. Biomedi. Nanotech., 3, 2005, pages 359-364

Strict preparation and evaluation of water-soluble hat-stacked carbon nanofibers for biomedical application
and their high biocompatibility: influence of nanofiber-surface functional groups on cytotoxicity

Y. Sato, K. Shibata, H. Kataoka, S. Ogino, B. Fugetsu, A. Yokoyama, K. Tamura, T. Akasaka, M. Uo, K. Motomiya, B. Jeyadevan, R. Hatakeyama, F. Watari, K. Tohji
Molecular Biosystem., 1, 2005, pages 142-145

Removal of organic compounds by alginate gel beads with entrapped activated carbon
Y. B. Lin, B. Fugetsu, N. Terui, S. Tanaka
J. Hazardous Materials, B120, 2005, pages 237-241

Functional DNA-silica composite prepared by sol-gel method
S. Satoh, B. Fugetsu, M. Nomizu, N. Nishi
Polym. J., 37, 2005, pages 94-101