Researchers at Kanazawa University are engaged in a variety of research projects. More than 100 research papers are published every month. The "papers of the month" award is an honor bestowed upon the best academic papers, which will contribute to the development of human intelligence.

Papers of the Month Dec 2019

• Host-guest interaction in supramolecular chemistry: change in the binding mechanisms depending on guest metal ions

  Yoko Sakata (Faculty of Chemistry, Institute of Science and Engineering), Shigehisa Akine (Nano Life Science Institute), et al.

  "Switching of recognition first and reaction first mechanisms in host-guest binding associated with chemical reactions"

  J. Am. Chem. Soc.

• A novel method to purify hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells in the adult zebrafish kidney

  Isao Kobayashi (Faculty of Biological Science and Technology, Institute of Science and Engineering), et al.

  "Enrichment of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells in the zebrafish kidney"

  Sci. Rep.

• Analysis of π-conjugates, instead of fullerenes, as acceptors in organic photovoltaics

  Makoto Karakawa (Nanomaterials Research Institute), Koshin Takahashi (Faculty of Chemistry, Institute of Science and Engineering), et al.

  "Factors contributing to degradation of organic photovoltaic cells"

  Org. Electron.