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  1. Cellulolytic microorganisms and enzymes in the deep sea: diversity, molecular adaptation, and implications for deep-sea-inspired chemistry

    Article • Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, July 2026, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  2. Ultrasensitive Visual Detection of Chitin Degradation via Surface Pitting on a Nanofibrous N -Acetylchitosan Hydrogel

    Article • Langmuir, June 2026, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  3. Additional Binding Domain of Marine Chitinase Increases Binding Specificity and Prolongs the Lifetime of Productive Binding State

    Article • Biochemistry, May 2026, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  4. Phase stability in pressure-responsive block copolymer/homopolymer blends

    Article • Polymer, April 2026, Elsevier

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  5. Deep-sea-inspired compact flow reactor for dynamic high-temperature chemistry

    Article • Chemistry Letters, February 2026, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  6. Deep-sea-inspired bottom-up nanoemulsification of alkyl esters in water

    Article • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, February 2026, Elsevier

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  7. Pressure–composition phase diagram of diblock copolymers

    Article • The Journal of Chemical Physics, December 2025, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  8. Baroplastic Effect of Aliphatic Polyester Block Copolymers for Degradation-Free Multicycle Processing of Poly( l -lactide)

    Article • ACS Macro Letters, October 2025, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  9. Dynamic Behavior of Pressure‐Responsive Microphase‐Separated Diblock Copolymers

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science, July 2025, Wiley

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  10. Marinicellulosiphila megalodicopiae gen. nov., sp. nov., a deep-sea alkaliphilic cellulolytic bacterium isolated from an endemic ascidian Megalodicopia hians

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, April 2025, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  11. Quantitative Insights into Pressure-Responsive Phase Behavior in Diblock Copolymers

    Article • Macromolecules, March 2025, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  12. Exploring the Optical Properties of Carotenoid-Based Nanoparticles: The Role of Terminal Groups

    Article • Molecules, November 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  13. Characteristics of deep-sea microbial cellulases: key determinants of the ultimate fate of plant biomass on Earth

    Article • Journal of Wood Science, November 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  14. Carbon-Resource Recovery from Vinyl Polymers of Cyclic Ketene Acetal Esters Using High-Temperature Water

    Article • ACS Sustainable Resource Management, October 2024, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  15. Correction: A single-molecule counting approach for convenient and ultrasensitive measurement of restriction digest efficiencies

    Article • PLOS One, August 2024, PLOS

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  16. Genetic and functional diversity of β-N-acetylgalactosamine-targeting glycosidases expanded by deep-sea metagenome analysis

    Article • Nature Communications, May 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  17. Critical role of lattice vacancies in pressure-induced phase transitions of baroplastic diblock copolymers

    Article • Soft Matter, January 2024, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  18. Deep-Sea-Inspired Chemistry: A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Bottom of the Ocean for Chemists

    Article • Langmuir, June 2023, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  19. Marinagarivorans cellulosilyticus sp. nov., a cellulolytic bacterium isolated from the deep-sea off Noma-misaki, Japan

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, March 2023, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  20. Protocol for analyzing enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose using surface pitting observation technology

    Article • STAR Protocols, March 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  21. High-Speed Synthesis of Thermo-responsive Polymers by Boosted Polymerization of N,N-Diethyl Acrylamide in High-Temperature Water

    Article • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, November 2022, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  22. An ultrasensitive nanofiber-based assay for enzymatic hydrolysis and deep-sea microbial degradation of cellulose

    Article • iScience, August 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  23. Continuing yet mostly reversible structuration of gum arabic in the presence of oil at interface

    Article • Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications, June 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  24. Effect of Molecular Distortion on the Optical Properties of Carotenoid-Based Nanoparticles

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, January 2022, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  25. Two-step droplet formation in monodisperse nanodroplet generation in quenched hydrothermal solution as revealed by spontaneous transformation of nanodroplets to swollen micelles in octane‑in‑water nanoemulsions

    Article • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, December 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  26. Preparation of cellulose microparticles having hierarchical internal structures from multiple emulsion templates

    Article • Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, August 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  27. A single-molecule counting approach for convenient and ultrasensitive measurement of restriction digest efficiencies

    Article • PLOS One, December 2020, PLOS

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  28. Primary structure of gum arabic and its dynamics at oil/water interface

    Article • Carbohydrate Polymers, December 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  29. Moldable Crystalline α-Chitin Hydrogel with Toughness and Transparency toward Ocular Applications

    Article • ACS Applied Polymer Materials, March 2020, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  30. The making of natural iron sulfide nanoparticles in a hot vent snail

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, September 2019, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  31. Liquid Marbles in Nature: Craft of Aphids for Survival

    Article • Langmuir, April 2019, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  32. Nanocrystallization effect on luminescence properties of polymer–metal complex with different kinds of ligands

    Article • Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, November 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  33. Poroelasticity of cellulose hydrogel

    Article • Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, November 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  34. Unveiling the RNA virosphere associated with marine microorganisms

    Article • Molecular Ecology Resources, September 2018, Wiley

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  35. Addressing the viscosity challenge: ultrafast, stable-flow synthesis of zeolites with an emulsion method

    Article • Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, January 2018, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  36. Free-Radical Polymerization of Acrylic Acid under Extreme Reaction Conditions Mimicking Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents

    Article • ACS Omega, June 2017, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  37. Comparative In Situ Microscopic Observation of Cellulose and Chitin in Hydrothermal Conditions

    Article • October 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  38. Enantioselective Utilization of D-Amino Acids by Deep-Sea Microorganisms

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, April 2016, Frontiers

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  39. Distribution of eukaryotic serine racemases in the bacterial domain and characterization of a representative protein in Roseobacter litoralis Och 149

    Article • Microbiology, January 2016, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  40. Colloid Science in Supercritical Water

    Article • Oleoscience, January 2016, Japan Oil Chemists' Society

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  41. Biochemical and genetic characterization of β-1,3 glucanase from a deep subseafloor Laceyella putida

    Article • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, September 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  42. In situ microscopic observation of chitin and fungal cells with chitinous cell walls in hydrothermal conditions

    Article • Scientific Reports, July 2015, Nature

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  43. Hyaluronate Lyase of a Deep-Sea Bacillus niacini

    Article • Marine Biotechnology, February 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  44. MAGIQ Process for Making Nanoemulsions Utilizing Unique Properties of Supercritical Water

    Article • Journal of the Japan Society of Colour Material, January 2015, Japan Society of Colour Material

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  45. Whole genome amplification approach reveals novel polyhydroxyalkanoate synthases (PhaCs) from Japan Trench and Nankai Trough seawater

    Article • BMC Microbiology, December 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Kumar Sudesh, Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  46. Anomalous long-range repulsion between silica surfaces induced by density inhomogeneities in supercritical ethanol

    Article • Soft Matter, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  47. Optical Reactors for Microscopic Visualization of Chemical Processes in Sub- and Supercritical Water

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  48. Non-Engineered Nanoparticles of C60

    Article • Scientific Reports, June 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  49. Rücktitelbild: Bottom-Up Formation of Dodecane-in-Water Nanoemulsions from Hydrothermal Homogeneous Solutions (Angew. Chem. 25/2013)

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, June 2013, Wiley

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  50. Back Cover: Bottom-Up Formation of Dodecane-in-Water Nanoemulsions from Hydrothermal Homogeneous Solutions (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 25/2013)

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, June 2013, Wiley

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  51. Bottom‐Up Formation of Dodecane‐in‐Water Nanoemulsions from Hydrothermal Homogeneous Solutions

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, May 2013, Wiley

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  52. Bottom-Up Formation of Dodecane-in-Water Nanoemulsions from Hydrothermal Homogeneous Solutions

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, May 2013, Wiley

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  53. Synthesis of poly- and oligo(hydroxyalkanoate)s by deep-sea bacteria, Colwellia spp., Moritella spp., and Shewanella spp

    Article • Polymer Journal, March 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  54. Expanding Limits for Life to a New Dimension: Microbial Growth at Hypergravity

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  55. Genetic and Biochemical Characterization of thePseudoalteromonas tetraodonisAlkaline κ-Carrageenase

    Article • Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry, March 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  56. Cloning and Sequencing of Inulinase and β-Fructofuranosidase Genes of a Deep-Sea Microbulbifer Species and Properties of Recombinant Enzymes

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, January 2012, ASM Journals

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  57. Microgravity experiments in the field of physical chemistry in Japan

    Article • Journal of Physics Conference Series, December 2011, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  58. Geofilum rubicundum gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from deep subseafloor sediment

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, June 2011, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  59. Correction to “Nanoparticles of Fullerene C60 from Engineering of Antiquity”

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, May 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  60. Microbial growth at hyperaccelerations up to 403,627 × g

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, April 2011, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  61. Characterization of Chitosanase of a Deep BiosphereBacillusStrain

    Article • Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry, April 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  62. Versatile Solidified Media for Growth of Extremophiles

    Article • January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  63. Anomalously stable dispersions of graphite in water/acetone mixtures

    Article • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, June 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  64. Nanoparticles of Fullerene C60 from Engineering of Antiquity

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, December 2009, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  65. Versatile Solidified Nanofibrous Cellulose-Containing Media for Growth of Extremophiles

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, May 2009, ASM Journals

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  66. Comment on “Effect of Pressure on Colloidal Behavior in Hydrothermal Water”

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, February 2009, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  67. Effect of acid catalyst on structural transformation and hydrolysis of cellulose in hydrothermal conditions

    Article • Green Chemistry, January 2008, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  68. Crystalline-to-amorphous transformation of cellulose in hot and compressed water and its implications for hydrothermal conversion

    Article • Green Chemistry, January 2008, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  69. Supercritical EthanolA Fascinating Dispersion Medium for Silica Nanoparticles

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, June 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  70. Stabilization of C60 Nanoparticles by Protein Adsorption and Its Implications for Toxicity Studies

    Article • Chemical Research in Toxicology, May 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  71. Supercritical water: a fascinating medium for soft matter

    Article • Soft Matter, January 2007, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  72. Preparation and characterisation of nanofibrous cellulose plate as a new solid support for microbial culture

    Article • Soft Matter, January 2007, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  73. Dispersion Stability of Colloids in Sub- and Supercritical Water

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, December 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  74. Viscosity Measurements of Water at High Temperatures and Pressures Using Dynamic Light Scattering

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, August 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  75. Cell structure degradation in Escherichia coli and Thermococcus sp. strain Tc-1-95 associated with thermal death resulting from brief heat treatment

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, July 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  76. A high-temperature and -pressure microscope cell to observe colloidal behaviors in subcritical and supercritical water: Brownian motion of colloids near a wall

    Article • Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, July 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  77. Facile Generation of Fullerene Nanoparticles by Hand-Grinding

    Article • Advanced Materials, March 2006, Wiley

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  78. Cooking cellulose in hot and compressed water

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2006, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  79. Top-down Preparation of Dispersions of C60 Nanoparticles in Organic Solvents

    Article • Chemistry Letters, January 2006, Chemical Society of Japan

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  80. Flow-type apparatus for studying thermotolerance of hyperthermophiles under conditions simulating hydrothermal vent circulation

    Article • Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers, June 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  81. Flow cell forin situoptical microscopy in water at high temperatures and pressures up to supercritical state

    Article • Review of Scientific Instruments, November 2002, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  82. Microscopic observation of biological substances in near- and supercritical water

    Article • January 2002, Elsevier

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  83. Oligomerization of glycine in supercritical water with special attention to the origin of life in deep-sea hydrothermal system

    Article • January 2002, Elsevier

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  84. Article • Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres, January 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  85. Stable Colloidal Dispersions of Fullerenes in Polar Organic Solvents

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, October 2001, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  86. Stable Dispersions of Fullerenes, C60 and C70, in Water. Preparation and Characterization

    Article • Langmuir, August 2001, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  87. Dynamic light scattering study of polystyrene latex suspended in water at high temperatures and high pressures

    Article • Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, July 2001, Elsevier

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  88. Novel approach for the synthesis of hydrophobe modified polyacrylamide. Direct N -alkylation of polyacrylamide in dimethyl sulfoxide

    Article • Polymer, December 1999, Elsevier

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  89. Gelation of cholesterol-bearing pullulan by surfactant and its rheology

    Article • Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, January 1999, Elsevier

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  90. Microscopic Structure and Thermoresponsiveness of a Hydrogel Nanoparticle by Self-Assembly of a Hydrophobized Polysaccharide

    Article • Macromolecules, February 1997, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  91. Hydrophobized polysaccharide macrogel formed by addition of surfactants

    Article • Macromolecular Symposia, May 1996, Wiley

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  92. Self-Assembly of Hydrophobized Polysaccharide. Structure of Hydrogel Nanoparticle and Complexation with Organic Compounds.

    Article • Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B, January 1995, Japan Academy

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  93. Solution property of hydrophobized pullulan conjugated with poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(propylene oxide)-poly(ethylene oxide) block copolymer. Formation of nanoparticles and their thermosensitivity

    Article • Macromolecular Rapid Communications, September 1994, Wiley

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi

  94. Self-aggregates of hydrophobized polysaccharides in water. Formation and characteristics of nanoparticles

    Article • Macromolecules, June 1993, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Shigeru Deguchi