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  • (Scheduled)Presentation at the Conference on Laser and Elector-Optics Pacific Rim 2022 (CLEO-PR 2022)
    The Conference on Laser and Elector-Optics Pacific Rim 2022 (CLEO-PR 2022) will be held in hybrid format (Sapporo, Janpan) on July 31 - Aug. 5, 2022. The title of the talk and the presentation date will be as follows.
    • Aug.2 at 10:15-10:30, [CTuA16C-05]Plasmonics and Metamaterials for Sensing Applications, Oral Presentation
      Koichi Honda, Hidekazu Ishitobi, Yasushi Inouye
      "Quantitative Evaluation of Raman Scattering Intensity Enhanced by Propagating Surface Plasmon Resonance"
    • Aug.4 at 9:30〜9:45, [CThA15E-03]Raman Imaging, Oral Presentation
      Kyoko Masui, Yasunori Nawa, Shunsuke Tokumitsu, Makoto Kawarai, Wataru Minoshima, Tomomi Tani, Satoshi Fujita, Hidekazu Ishitobi, Chie Hosokawa, Yasushi Inouye
      "Detection of Liposomes Encapsulating Neurotransmitters by Optical Trapping Raman Spectroscopy"
    • Aug.4 at 9:45〜10:00, [CThA15E-04]Raman Imaging, Oral Presentation
      Takahiro Nagano, Kyoko Masui, Yasunori Nawa, Hidekazu Ishitobi, Tomomi Tani, Satoshi Fujita, Katsumasa Fujita, Chie Hosokawa, Yasushi Inouye
      "Raman Imaging of Primary Cultured Hippocampal Neuron for Evaluating Neuronal Maturation"
    • Aug.4 at 11:30〜11:45, [CThA15F-02]Localization, Oral Presentation
      Hirokazu Tanaka, Kyoko Masui, Ryugo Tero, Hidekazu Ishitobi, Siham Refki, Zouheir Sekkat, Yasushi Inouye
      "Metal Ion Dynamics Imaging Based on Surface Plasmon Resonance Microscope"
  • Presentation at the 20th Meeting of AIST & LS-BT
    The 20th Meeting of AIST & LS-BT was held as an online meeting on June 28-29, 2022. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • June 29 at 14:00-14:30 (Flash talk:13:00-14:00), P9-1, Poster Presentation
      Hirokazu Tanaka, Kyoko Masui, Ryogo Tero, Hidekazu Ishitobi, Siham Refki, Zouheir Sekkat, and Yasushi Inouye
      "Surface Plasmon Resonance Microscopy for Potassium Ion through Supported Lipid Bilayer"
    • June 29 at 14:30-15:00 (Flash talk:13:00-14:00), P7-4, Poster Presentation
      Koichi Honda, Hidekazu Ishitobi, and Yasushi Inouye
      "Raman Scattering Enhanced by Propagating Surface Plasmon Resonance"
  • New Members
    The following students have joined our group on Apr. 1, 2022.
    M1 Tang Maofeng
    B4 Hironobu FukumoriB4 Shunya Kishioka
  • Graduation
    The following students have graduated on Mar. 24, 2022, and have left our lab..
    M2 Daisuke HaradaM2 Kazuki SakuraiM2 Makoto Kawarai
    B4 Aya SuzukiB4 Ren Matsumoto
  • Presentation at the 69th JSAP Spring Meeting
    The 69th JSAP Spring Meeting was held in hybrid format (Sagamihara campus, Aoyama Gakuin Univeristy & Online) on Mar. 22-26, 2022. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Mar. 26 at 9:45-10:00, [26a-E204-4], 3.4 Biomedical optics, Oral Presentation
      T. Nagano, K. Masui, Y. Nawa, C. Hosokawa, H. Ishitobi, T. Tani, S. Fujita, Y. Inouye
      "Live-cell Raman imaging of cultured hippocampal neurons in neuronal maturation"
  • Paper Publication
    The paper entitled "Detection of Glutamate Encapsulated in Liposomes by Optical Trapping Raman Spectroscopy" has been published in ACS Omega 7, 9701-9709 (2022).
    This paper was selected be featured on the cover of the journal.

  • Takahiro Nagano received an excellent poster award.
    Takahiro Nagano received an excellent poster award at Global Nanophotonics 2022.

  • Presentation at Global Nanophotonics 2022
    Global Nanophotonics 2022 was held in hybrid format (Osaka International Convention Center (Grand Cube), Osaka, Japan & Online) on Mar. 14-15, 2022. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Mar. 14 at 9:30-10:00, Invited Talk
      Y. Inouye
      "Novel Schemes for Metal Ion Imaging and Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Based on Propagating Surface Plasmon Resonance"
    • Mar. 14 at 12:00-13:30 and 20:00-21:00, Poster Presentation
      H. Tanaka, K. Masui, R. Tero, H. Ishitobi, S. Refki, Z. Sekkat, and Y. Inouye
      "Surface Plasmon Resonant Imaging for Potassium Ion Dynamics Through Supported Lipid Bilayer"
    • Mar. 14 at 12:00-13:30 and 20:00-21:00, Poster Presentation
      K. Honda, H. Ishitobi, and Y. Inouye
      "Incident angle dependence of Raman Scattering Enhanced by Propagating Surface Plasmon Resonance"
    • Mar. 14 at 12:00-13:30 and 20:00-21:00, Poster Presentation
      T. Nagano, K. Masui, Y. Nawa, C. Hosokawa, H. Ishitobi, T. Tani, S. Fujita, and Y. Inouye
      "Raman imaging analysis of primary cultured hippocampal neurons in neuronal maturation"
    • Mar. 15 at 10:30-11:00, Invited Talk
      H. Ishitobi, A. Sawa, and Y. Inouye
      "Development of a Brillouin spectrometer with variable FSR"
  • Paper Publication
    The paper entitled "Incident Angle Dependence of Raman Scattering for Distinct Vibrational Modes Enhanced by Surface Plasmon Resonance Excited on a Silver Thin Film" has been published in J. Phys. Chem. C 125, 27678-27684 (2021).

  • Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Spectroscopical Society of Japan
    The Annual Meeting of the Spectroscopical Society of Japan was held as an online meeting on Oct. 13-15, 2021. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Oct. 13 at 16:30-16:50, BI-15, Oral Presentation
      Koichi Honda, Hidekazu Ishitobi, and Yasushi Inouye
      "Quantitative evaluation of Raman scattering spectrum enhanced by propagating surface plasmon resonance"
  • Change in the member
    Dr. Kyoko Masui(Postdoctoral Researcher) was moved to Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University as a lecturer on 1st Oct. 1, 2021.

  • Presentation at the 82nd JSAP Autumn Meeting
    The 82nd JSAP Autumn Meeting was held as an online meeting on Sep. 10-13(Oral) and 21-23(Poster), 2021. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Sep. 11 at 10:45-11:00, [11a-N106-7], 3.8 Optical measurement, instrumentation, and sensor, Oral Presentation
      Hidekazu Ishitobi, Atsushi Sawa, and Yasushi Inouye
      "Development of a Brillouin spectrometer with variable FSR"
    • Sep. 12 at 10:45-11:00, [12a-S402-7], 12.6 Nanobiotechnology, Oral Presentation
      Kyoko Masui, Shunsuke Tokumitsu, Yasunori Nawa, Chie Hosokawa, Hidekazu Ishitobi, Satoshi Fujita, and Yasushi Inouye
      "Detection of neurotransmitters encapsulated in artificial liposomes by optical-trapping Raman microscopy"
    • Sep. 13 at 9:00-9:15, [13a-N202-1], 3.4 Biomedical optics, Oral Presentation
      Hirokazu Tanaka, Kyoko Masui, Ryugo Tero, Hidekazu Ishitobi, Zouheir Sekkat, and Yasushi Inouye
      "Potassium Ion Dynamics Imaging Through Supported Lipid Bilayer Based on Surface Plasmon Resonance Microscope"
  • Yuya Nakatani went to the United States.
    Yuya Nakatani, a first-year doctoral student, went to the United States to enter Rice University Graduate School (August 2021).

  • Presentation at the 44th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society
    The 44th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society was held on Jul. 28-31, 2021. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Jul. 30 at 10:00〜10:15, Oral Presentation
      Wataru Minoshima, Kyoko Mausi, Tomomi Tani, Yasunori Nawa, Satoshi Fujita, Hidekazu Ishitobi, Chie Hosokawa, and Yasushi Inouye
      "Acute effects of deuterated glutamate on neuronal activity in cultured hippocampal neurons"
  • Presentation at the 19th Meeting of AIST & LS-BT
    The 19th Meeting of AIST & LS-BT was held as an online meeting on May 25-26, 2021. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • May 25 at 16:30-17:45, P020, Poster Presentation
      Hirokazu Tanaka, Kyoko Masui, Zouheir Sekkat, Hidekazu Ishitobi, and Yasushi Inouye
      "Potassium Ion Microscopic Imaging Based on Surface Plasmon Resonance"
    • May 25 at 16:30-17:45, P068, Poster Presentation
      Kyoko Masui, Shunsuke Tokumitsu, Yasunori Nawa, Chie Hosokawa, Hidekazu Ishitobi, Satoshi Fujita, and Yasushi Inouye
      "Detection of Encapsulated Molecules in Artificial Liposomes by Laser-Trapping Raman Microscopy"
    • May 25 at 16:30-17:45, P074, Poster Presentation
      Koichi Honda, Hidekazu Ishitobi, and Yasushi Inouye
      "Raman Scattering Enhanced by Propagating Surface Plasmon Resonance"
  • Hirokazu Tanaka received an excellent poster award.
    Hirokazu Tanaka received an excellent poster award at the JSPS Kansai Chapter Lecture Meeting.

  • Presentation at the JSPS Kansai Chapter Lecture Meeting
    The JSPS Kansai Chapter Lecture Meeting was held as an online virtual meeting on Apr. 23, 2021. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Apr. 23 at 15:40-17:10, Poster Presentation
      Hirokazu Tanaka, Kyoko Masui, Zouheir Sekkat, Hidekazu Ishitobi, and Yasushi Inouye
      "Microscopic imaging of potassium ion concentration distribution using surface plasmon resonance"
  • New Members
    The following students have joined our group on Apr. 1, 2021.
    M1 Tomoaki Ishizu
    B4 Yusaku AikoB4 Aya SuzukiB4 Rinya TamakiB4 Ren Matsumoto
  • Graduation
    The following students have graduated on Mar. 24, 2021, and have left our lab..
    M2 Jifan YuM2 Atsushi SawaM2 Yusuke NogamiM2 Shun Morishita
    B4 Yosuke Saika
  • Presentation at the 68th JSAP Spring Meeting
    The 68th JSAP Spring Meeting was held as an online virtual meeting on Mar. 16-19, 2021. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Mar. 18 at 11:45-12:00, [18a-Z08-11], 3.12 Nanoscale optical science and near-field optics, Oral Presentation
      Koichi Honda, Hidekazu Ishitobi, and Yasushi Inouye
      "Resonant Raman effects in Raman scattering of rhodamine 6G enhanced by propagating sur face plasmon resonance"
  • Paper Publication
    The paper entitled "Optical Characterization of Ultra-Thin Films of Azo-Dye-Doped Polymers Using Ellipsometry and Surface Plasmon Resonance Spectroscopy" has been published in Photonics 8, 41 (2021).

  • Paper Publication
    The paper entitled "Optical trapping of photo-softened solid polymers" has been published in J. Phys. Chem. C 124, 26037-26042 (2020).

  • Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Spectroscopical Society of Japan
    The Annual Meeting of the Spectroscopical Society of Japan was held as an online virtual meeting on Oct. 26-28, 2020. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Oct. 28 at 11:20-12:00, Special Lecture
      Yasushi Inouye
      "Ultra-high sensitivity of surface plasmon sensing by Fano resonance"
  • Prof. Inouye elected OSA Fellow
    Prof. Inouye was elected as a Fellow Member of The Optical Society of America (OSA). He is honored specifically "For pioneering contributions to nano-photonics and near-field optics, particularly the invention of apertureless near-field optical microscopy and tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy."

  • New Member
    The following student has joined our group on Oct. 1, 2020.
    M1 LU Yiming
  • Presentation at the 81st JSAP Autumn Meeting
    The 81st JSAP Autumn Meeting was held as an online virtual meeting on Sep. 8-11, 2020. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Sep. 10 at 9:30-9:45, [10a-Z17-3], 3.12 Nanoscale optical science and near-field optics, Oral Presentation
      Koichi Honda, Hidekazu Ishitobi, and Yasushi Inouye
      "Raman scattering of rhodamine 6G enhanced by propagating surface plasmon resonance"
    • Sep. 10 at 15:15-15:30, [10p-Z28-7], 3.4 Biomedical optics, Oral Presentation
      Hirokazu Tanaka, Kyoko Masui, Zouheir Sekkat, Hidekazu Ishitobi, and Yasushi Inouye
      "Calcium Ion Microscopic Imaging Based on Surface Plasmon Resonance"
    • Sep. 10 at 18:00-18:15, [10p-Z12-19], 12.6 Nanobiotechnology, Oral Presentation
      Wataru Minoshima, Kyoko Masui, Tomomi Tani, Yasunori Nawa, Hidekazu Ishitobi, Chie Hosokawa, Yasushi Inouye
      "Neuronal activity activated by deuterated glutamate in neuronal network on multi-electrode array"
  • Paper Publication
    The paper entitled "Deuterated Glutamate-Mediated Neuronal Activity on Micro-Electrode Arrays" has been published in Micromachines 11, 830 (2020).

  • Presentation at the SPIE Optics + Photonics
    The SPIE Optics + Photonics was held as an online virtual meeting on Aug. 24-28, 2020. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Aug. 24 Invited Talk
      Hidekazu Ishitobi and Yasushi Inouye
      "Polymer movement induced by two-color light"
  • New Members
    The following students have joined our group on Apr. 1, 2020.
    M1 Daisuke HaradaM1 Intan Dwi Kurniawati
    B4 Shunsuke TokumitsuB4 Takahiro NaganoB4 Yosuke Saika
  • Change in the member
    Dr. Wataru Minoshima(Postdoctoral Researcher) was moved to Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University as a specially appointed assistance professor on 1st Apr. 1, 2020.

  • Graduation
    The following students have graduated on Mar. 25, 2020, and have left our lab..
    M2 Tatsuki HamamotoM2 Minami FujiedaM2 Tomoya Yoshida
    B4 Saki Katsurada
  • Presentation at the 67th JSAP Spring Meeting
    The 67th JSAP Spring Meeting was held at Yotsuya Campus, Sophia Univ. on Mar. 12-15, 2020(Actually cancelled,but deemed to have presented at the meeting). The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Mar. 13 at 15:30-15:45, [13p-A407-9], 12.6 Nanobiotechnology, Oral Presentation
      Wataru Minoshima, Kyoko Masui, Chie Hosokawa, Tomomi Tani, Hidekazu Ishitobi, Yasushi Inouye
      "Extracellular deuterium exchanged glutamate concentrations dependency of spontaneous neuronal activity"
    • Mar. 14 at 11:00-11:15, [14a-B309-8], 3.12 Nanoscale optical science and near-field optics, Oral Presentation
      Koichi Honda, Hidekazu Ishitobi, Yasushi Inouye
      "Raman scattering enhanced by propagating surface plasmon resonance on a flat silver film"
  • Paper Publication
    The paper entitled "Surface Enhanced Visible Absorption of Dye Molecules in the Near-Field of Gold Nanoparticles" has been published in Scientific Reports 10, 3913 (2020).

  • Presentation at Global Nanophotonics 2019
    Global Nanophotonics 2019 was held at Taipei, Taiwan on Dec. 9-11, 2019. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Dec. 9 at 16:30-17:00, Invited Talk
      Y. Inouye, H. Ishitobi, and Z. Sekkat
      "Highly sensitive ion detection based on propagating surface plasmon resonance for bio-sensing and bio-imaging"
    • Dec. 10 at 15:00-17:00, Poster Presentation
      Koichi Honda, Kyoko Masui, Hidekazu Ishitobi, and Yasushi Inouye
      "Raman scattering of Rhodamine 6G enhanced by propagating surface-plasmon resonance on a flat silver film"
    • Dec. 10 at 15:00-17:00, Poster Presentation
      Yuya Nakatani, Minami Fujieda, Hidekazu Ishitobi, and Yasushi Inouye
      "Two-photon excited fluorescence of Platinum Nanoclusters"
  • Presentation at the Biomedical Raman Imaging 2019
    The Biomedical Raman Imaging 2019 was held at Icho Kaikan, Osaka University on Nov. 24-26, 2019. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Nov. 25 at 13:30-15:00, Poster Presentation
      Kyoko Masui, Shun Morishita, Tatsuki Hamamoto, Wataru Minoshima, Chie Hosokawa, Vincent R Daria, Hidekazu Ishitobi, and Yasushi Inouye
      "Live-cell Raman imaging of hippocampal neuronal cells"
  • Shun Morishita stayed at ANU
    Shun Morishita stayed for research activities at Dr. Vincent Daria Laboratory of John Curtin School of Medical Research in Australian National University from Nov. 9 to 30, 2019 with the support of JSPS Core to Core Program.

  • Dr. Siham Refki from MAScIR stayed at our lab..
    Dr. Siham Refki from MAScIR, Morocco, stayed at our lab. to study plasmonic sensors under the promoting international joint research program from 6 Nov. 2019 to 4 Dec..

  • Presentation at the 80th JSAP Autumn Meeting
    The 80th JSAP Autumn Meeting was held at Sapporo Campus, Hokkaido Univ. on Sep. 18-21, 2019. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Sep. 20 at 14:30-14:45, [20p-E205-4], 3.8 Optical measurement, instrumentation, and sensor, Oral Presentation
      Tomoya Yoshida, Atsushi Sawa, Hidekazu Ishitobi, and Yasushi Inouye
      "Improvement of the S/N Ratio in Brillouin Spectroscopy by Annular Illumination"
  • Presentation at the SPIE Optics + Photonics
    The SPIE Optics + Photonics was held at San Diego on Aug. 11-15, 2019. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Aug. 15 at 8:00-8:30, Invited Talk
      Yasushi Inouye, Kyoko Masui, Hidekazu Ishitobi
      "Observation for conformation change of DNA via local surface plasmon resonance"
  • Summer School
    Summer School 2019 was held at Miyazu city on Jul. 27 - 28, 2019.

  • Presentation at the 18th Meeting of AIST & LS-BT
    The 18th Meeting of AIST & LS-BT was held at AIST, Tsukuba on May. 28-29, 2019. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • May 28 at 16:00- , P008, Poster Presentation
      Koichi Honda, Aoi Mochizuki, Kyoko Masui, Yasunori Nawa, Hidekazu Ishitobi, Chie Hosokawa, Vincet Daria, Katsumasa Fujita, and Yasushi Inouye
      "Raman spectroscopy of live Hippocampal neurons"
  • New Members
    Teh following students have joined our group on Apr. 1, 2019.
    PD Wataru Minoshima
    M1 Yuya Nakatani
    B4 Kazuki SakuraiB4 Makoto KawaraiB4 Saki Katsurada
  • Graduation
    The following students have graduated on Mar. 25, 2019.
    M2 Aoi MochizukiM2 Kouta OugisawaM2 Masakazu Uegaki
  • The 14th Osamu Nakamura Conference
    The 14th Osamu Nakamura Conference was held at Awaji International Conference Center on Mar. 29-30, 2019.
  • New Member
    The following student has joined our group on Mar. 1, 2019.
    M1: Tatsuki Hamamoto
  • Presentation at Global Nanophotonics 2018
    Global Nanophotonics 2018 was held at Mumbai India on Dec. 9-12, 2018. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Dec. 9 at 17:00-18:30, Dec. 10 at 17:00-18:45, Poster Presentation
      H. Tanaka, K, Masui, C. Hosokawa, H. Ishitobi, Z. Sekkat, and Y. Inouye
      "Determination of metal ion concentration using surface plasmon resonance"
    • Dec. 9 at 17:00-18:30, Dec. 10 at 17:00-18:45, Poster Presentation
      M. Fujieda, K. Masui, C. Hosokawa, H. Ishitobi, and Y. Inouye
      "Fluorescent Imaging of Live Hippocampal Neurons with Platinum Nanoclusters"
    • Dec. 11 at 12:40-13:05, Oral Presentation
      Y. Inouye, H. Ishitobi, K. Masui, Z. Sekkat
      "Advanced Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensing for Enormous Enhancement of Resolution and Electric Field"
  • Presentation at the 79th JSAP Autumn Meeting
    The 79th JSAP Autumn Meeting was held at Nagoya Congress Center on Sep. 18-21, 2018. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Sep 18 at 14:15-14:30, [18p-222-3], 12.6 Nanobiotechnology, Oral Presentation
      Aoi Mochizuki, Kyoko Masui, Yasunori Nawa, Hidekazu Ishitobi, Chie Hosokawa, Vincet Daria, Katsumasa Fujita, and Yasushi Inouye
      "Raman spectroscopy of live hippocampal neurons"
    • Sep 19 at 9:30-9:45, [19a-211B-2], 4.1 Plasmonics and Nanophotonics（JSAP-OSA Joint Symposia 2018）, Oral Presentation
      Minami Fujieda, Kyoko Masui, Chie Hosokawa, Hidekazu Ishitobi, and Yasushi Inouye
      "Fluorescent Imaging of Live Hippocampal Neurons with Platinum Nanoclusters"
  • New Member
    The following student have joined our group on Oct. 1, 2018.
    Research student: Jifan Yu
  • Presentation at the 12th Bio-Related Chemistry Symposium
    The 12th Bio-Related Chemistry Symposium was held at Osaka Univ. on Sep. 9-11, 2018. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Sep 10 at 11:25-12:10, 2P-050, Poster Presentation
      Aoi Mochizuki, Kyoko Masui, Yasunori Nawa, Hidekazu Ishitobi, Chie Hosokawa, Vincet Daria, Katsumasa Fujita, and Yasushi Inouye
      "Raman Spectroscopic Imaging of Live Hippocampal Neuronal Cells"
  • Presentation at the SPIE Optics + Photonics 2018
    The SPIE Optics + Photonics 2018 was held at San Diego on Aug. 19-23, 2018. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Aug. 20 at 17:00-17:30, Invited Talk
      Z. Sekkat, S. Refki, S. Hayashi, H. Ishitobi, Y. Inouye, and D. Nesterenko
      "Resolution enhancement of plasmonic sensors by metal-insulator-metal structures"
    • Aug. 21 at 14:50-15:20, Invited Talk
      H. Ishitobi, K. Masui, and Y. Inouye
      "Fluorescent Pt nanoclusters and their applicaiton to bio-imaging"
    • Aug. 23 at 14:30-15:00, Invited Talk
      H. Ishitobi
      "Photochemical imaging of plasmonically enhanced near-fields using light-induced mass transport in azo-polymer films"
  • Summer School
    Summer School 2018 was held at Village-dest Imazu on Jul. 27 - 28, 2018.

  • Hugh Tanner was visiting our lab..
    Mr. Hugh Tanner(The University of Bristol) was staying at our lab. from Jun. 19th to Aug. 20th under the support of JSPS Summer Program.

  • Presentation at the JSPS Kansai Chapter Symposium
    The JSPS Kansai Chapter Symposium was held at Kobe University on May.11, 2018. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • May 11 at 16:00-17:45, Poster Presentation
      Aoi Mochizuki, Kyoko Masui, Yasunori Nawa, Hidekazu Ishitobi, Chie Hosokawa, Vincet Daria, Katsumasa Fujita, and Yasushi Inouye
      "Raman Imaging Analysis of Live Hippocampal Neuronal Cells"
  • Prof. Sekkat visited us（2018年4月16日〜27日）
    Prof. Sekkat (Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science Innovation and Research (MAScIR), Mohamed V University) visited us for discussing the collaboration research during Apr. 16-27, 2018.

  • Paper Publication
    The paper entitled "Resolution Enhancement of Plasmonic Sensors by Metal‐Insulator‐Metal Structures"has been published in Annalen der Physik 530, 1700411 (2018).

  • New Members
    The following students have joined our group on Apr. 1, 2018.
    M1 Koichi Honda
    B4 Atsushi SawaB4 Yusuke NogamiB4 Shun Morishita
  • Graduation
    The following students have graduated on Mar. 25, 2018
    M2 Tomoko AkiyamaM2 Hiroki SakagamiM2 Tsutomu Baba
  • The 13th Osamu Nakamura Conference
    The 13th Osamu Nakamura Conference was held at Awaji International Conference Center on Mar. 29-30, 2018.

  • Presentation at the 65th JSAP Spring Meeting
    The 65th JSAP Spring Meeting was held at Nishi-waseda Campus, Waseda University, Tokyo on Mar.17-20, 2018. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Mar. 19 at 9:00-9:15, [19a-C303-1] 3.8 Optical measurement, instrumentation, and sensor, Oral Presentation
      Hiroki Sakagami, Tomoya Yoshida, Hidekazu Ishitobi, and Yasushi Inouye
      "Brillouin Spectroscopy Using a Virtually-Imaged Phased Array (VIPA)"
    • Mar. 20 at 13:30-15:30, [20p-P2-13] 3.4 Biomedical optics, Poster Presentation
      Kyoko Masui, Yasunori Nawa, Aoi Mochizuki, Hidekazu Ishitobi, Chie Hosokawa, Vincet Daria, Katsumasa Fujita, and Yasushi Inouye
      "Raman Imaging Analysis of Live Hippocampal Neuronal Cells"
  • Presentation at the 17th Meeting of AIST & LS-BT
    The 17th Meeting of AIST & LS-BT was held at AIST, Tsukuba on Feb.6-7, 2018. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Feb. 6 at 12:00 - Feb. 7 at 12:00, P54, Poster Presentation
      Kyoko Masui, Yasunori Nawa, Aoi Mochizuki, Hidekazu Ishitobi, Chie Hosokawa, Vincet Daria, Katsumasa Fujita, and Yasushi Inouye
      "Raman Imaging Analysis of Live Hippocampal Neurnal Cells"
  • Presentation at the 43th Meeting & Symposium of the Japan Society for Laser Microscopy(SLM-43)
    The 43th Meeting & Symposium of the Japan Society for Laser Microscopy(SLM-43) was held at Photonics Center, Osaka University on Jan.19, 2018. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Jan. 19 at 17:10-20:10, Poster Presentation
      Tsutomu Baba, Minami Fujieda, Kyoko Masui, Hidekazu Ishitobi, and Yasushi Inouye
      "Fluorescence Metal Nanoclusters: Synthesis and application to bio-imaging"
  • Prof. Sekkat visited us.
    Prof. Sekkat (Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science Innovation and Research (MAScIR), Mohamed V University) visited us for discussing the collaboration research during Dec 11-15, 2017.

  • Presentation at the Global Nanophotonics 2017
    The Global Nanophotonics 2017 was held at Palawan, Philippines on Dec.6-8, 2017. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Dec. 7 at 16:30-19:00, Poster Presentation
      A. Mochizuki, K. Masui, H. Ishitobi, V. Daria, and Y. Inouye
      "Raman spectroscopy of glutamic acid"
    • Dec. 8 at 9:00-9:30, Oral Presentation
      Y. Inouye
      "Fluorescent platinum nanoclusters for bio-imaging"
  • Dr. Kyoko Masui stayed at ANU
    Dr. Kyoko Masui stayed for research activities at Dr. Vincent Daria Laboratory of John Curtin School of Medical Research in Australian National University from Sep. 5 to 18, 2017 with the support of JSPS Core to Core Program.

  • Prof. Inouye was awarded JSAP fellow.
    Prof. Inouye was awarded 11th JSAP fellow. "JSAP fellow" is presented to individuals who have remarkably contributed to the progress of applied physics through the continuous activities in JSAP.He was awarded by the accomplishment of Near-field Nano-optics Based on Metal Nanostructures.

  • Presentation at the 78th JSAP Autumn Meeting
    The 78th JSAP Autumn Meeting was held at Fukuoka International Congress Center, Fukuoka on Sep.5-8, 2017. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Sep. 8 at 9:30-9:45, [8a-A409-3] 4.3 Nano- and Micro-Photonics, Oral Presentation
      Tsutomu Baba, Hidekazu Ishitobi, Kyoko Masui, Yasushi Inouye
      "Synthesis and evaluation of fluorescent palladium nanoclusters"
  • Presentation at The 24th Congress of the International Commission for Optics (ICO-24)
    The 24th Congress of the International Commission for Optics (ICO-24) was held at Keio Plaza Hotel, Tokyo on Aug.21-25, 2017. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Aug. 22 at 15:30-17:30, P12-01, Poster Presentation
      H. Ishitobi, T. Akiyama, T. Kobayashi, Y. Inouye
      "Sub-diffraction Imaging of Optical Near-Field around Single Gold Nano Particles using Photoinduced Movement of Azo-Polymers"
  • Summer School
    Summer School 2017 was held at Kanpo no Yado Arima on Aug. 3 - 4, 2017.

  • Prof. Sekkat visited us.
    Prof. Sekkat (Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science Innovation and Research (MAScIR), Mohamed V University) visited us for discussing the collaboration research during July 3-14, 2017.

  • Tomoko Akiyama stayed at MAScIR
    Tomoko Akiyama stayed for research activities at Prof. Zouher Sekkat Laboratory of Moroccan Foundation of Advanced Science, Innovation and Research (MAScIR) from June 22 to July 17, 2017 with the support of Osaka University International Collaborative Research Promotion Program (Type A+).

  • Presentation at the JSPS Kansai Chapter Symposium
    The JSPS Kansai Chapter Symposium was held at Egret Himeji on May.26, 2017. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • May 26 at 16:30-18:30, Poster Presentation
      Tsutomu Baba, Hidekazu Ishitobi, and Yasushi Inouye
      "Synthesis and optical characteristic evolution of fluorescent palladium nanoclusters"
  • Presentation at the 8th International Conference on Surface Plasmon Photonics(SPP8)
    The 8th International Conference on Surface Plasmon Photonics(SPP8) was held at Taipei, Taiwan on May.22 - 26, 2017. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • May 26 at 10:45-11:15, IN-44, Invited Talk
      Y. Inouye
      "Nano-Metal Structures for Bio-Sensing and Bio-Imaging"
  • Prof. Sekkat visited us.
    Prof. Sekkat (Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science Innovation and Research (MAScIR), Mohamed V University) visited us for discussing the collaboration research during May 8-12, 2017.

  • Graduate School Session
    We held a graduate school session of department of applied physics on Apr. 22, 2017.Please attend this event if you are interested in. You can also attend lab. tour. Pleae see the details at HP of department of applied physics.

  • New members
    The following students have joined our group on Apr. 1, 2017.
    M1 Aoi Mochizuk
    B4 Hirokazu TanakaB4 Minami FujiedaB4 Tomoya Yoshida

  • Graduation
    The following students have graduated on Mar. 31, 2017.
    M2 Takashi YukimoriM2 Kazuki Tsutsukawa
    B4 Kento Nakanishi
  • The 12th Osamu Nakamura Conference
    The 12th Osamu Nakamura Conference was held at Awaji International Conference Center on Mar. 31-Apr. 1, 2017.

  • Presentation at Global Nanophotonics 2016
    Global Nanophotonics 2016 was held at Nakanoshima center, Osaka University on Nov.30 - Dec.1, 2016. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Nov. 30 at 15:40-16:30, Poster 41, Poster Presentation
      K. Tsutsukawa, H. Ishitobi, and Y. Inouye
      "Fluorescent Platinum Nanoclusters"
    • Nov. 30 at 15:40-16:30, Poster 42, Poster Presentation
      H. Ishitobi and Y. Inouye
      "Near-field Mapping of Single Gold Nano-Particles Utilizing Light-induced Mass Movement in Azo-polymers"
  • Paper Publication
    The paper entitled "Near-field optical mapping of single gold nano particles using photoinduced polymer movement of azo-polymers" has been published in Optics Communications 387, 24-29 (2017)!!

  • Paper Publication
    The paper entitled "Light-tunable Fano resonance in metal-dielectric multilayer structures" has been published in Scientific Reports 6, 33144 (2016)!!

  • Presentation at the 77th JSAP Autumn Meeting(
    The 77th JSAP Autumn Meeting was held at TOKI MESSE(Niigata City) on Sep. 13-16, 2016. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Sep. 14 at 11:30-11:45, [14a-B9-10], 3.1 Basic Optics and Frontier of Optics, Oral Presentation
      Hidekazu Ishitobi, Mana Hosokawa, Xin Huang, Yasushi Inouye
      "Structural Evaluation of Polyethyleneimine Capping Pt Nanoclusters by Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy"
  • Presentation at NFO14
    The 14th International Conference on Near-Field Optics, Nanophotonics and Related Techniques (NFO14) was held at Act City Hamamatsu on Sep. 4-8, The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Sep. 6 at 17:30-19:00, Tu-9P-52, Poster Presentation
      H. Ishitobi, T. Kobayashi, and Y. Inouye
      "Near-field Mapping of Single Gold Nano-Particles using Photosensitive Polymers"
    • Sep. 6 at 17:30-19:00, Tu-9P-73, Poster Presentation
      Kazuki Tsutsukawa, Xin Huang, Hidekazu Ishitobi, and Yasushi Inouye
      "Investigation for the Interaction between Pt Nanoclusters and Capping Polymer Ligands"
    • Sep. 7 at 12:00-12:15, We-11A-6, Oral Presentation
      Xin Huang, Kazuki Tsutsukawa, Hidekazu Ishitobi, and Yasushi Inouye
      "The Bio-application of Yellow Fluorescent Polymer-stabilized Platinum Nanoclusters"
  • Paper Publication
    The paper entitled "Plasmonic coupled modes in metal-dielectric multilayer structures: Fano resonance and giant field enhancement" has been published in Optics Express 24(18), 20080-20088 (2016)!!

  • Summer School
    Shirahama Summer School 2016 was held at Shirahama on Aug. 5 - 6, 2016.

  • Wafae Qandar form MAScIR stays at our lab..
    Wafae Qandar from MAScIR, Morocco, stays at our lab. to study plasmonic sensors under the promoting international joint research program from 30 Jul. 2016 to 3 Oct. 2016.

  • Presentation at IEEE-NEMS 2016
    The 11th Annual IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems (IEEE-NEMS 2016) was held at Matsushima Bay and Sendai MEMS City on Apr. 17-20, 2016. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Apr. 20 at 9:55-10:20, C1L-E Nanophotonics/Microoptics 2, Invited Talk
      H. Ishitobi
      "Light-Induced Polymer Movement for Nano Imaging"
  • The 11th Osamu Nakamura Conference
    The 11th Osamu Nakamura Conference was held at Awaji International Conference Center on Apr. 1-2, 2016.

  • New members
    New three B4 students have joined our group on Apr. 1, 2016.

  • Presentation at the 63rd JSAP Spring Meeting
    The 63rd JSAP Spring Meeting was held at Ookayama Campus,Tokyo Institute of Technology on Mar. 19-22, 2016. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Mar. 21 at 16:15-16:30, [21p-S422-10] 3.4 Biomedical optics, Oral Presentation
      X. Huang, H. Ishitobi, and Y. Inouye
      "Bio-Imaging of Cancer Cells Using Polymer-Stabilized Platinum Nanoclusters as Fluorescent Probes"
  • Paper Publication
    The paper entitled "Formation of fluorescent platinum nanoclusters using hyper-branched polyethylenimine and their conjugation to antibodies for bio-imaging" has been published in RSC Advances 6(12), 9709-9716 (2016)!!

  • Presentation at Nanophotonics in Asia 2015
    Nanophotonics in Asia 2015 was held at Nakanoshima center, Osaka University on Dec. 10-11, 2015. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Dec. 10 at 12:15-14:45, Poster 1, Poster Presentation
      S. Refki, S. Hayashi, Z. Sekkat, H. Ishitobi, and Y. Inouye
      "Metal-insulator-metal plasmonic sensor for high sensing sensitivity"
    • Dec. 10 at 12:15-14:45, Poster 2, Poster Presentation
      X. Huang, K. Tsutsukawa, H. Ishitobi, and Y. Inouye
      "Polymer-stabilized fluorescent platinum nanoclusters"
  • Presentation at the 76th JSAP Autumn meeting
    The 76th JSAP Autumn meeting was held at Nagoya Congress Center on Sep. 13-16, 2015. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Sep. 13 at 12:15-12:30, [13a-2C-11] 4.1 Plasmonics, Oral Presentation
      S. Refki, S. Hayashi, H. Ishitobi, Z. Sekkat, Y. Inouye, and S. Kawata
      "Anticrossing behavior of surface plasmon polariton dispersions in metal-insulator-metal structure"
  • Summer School
    Shirahama Summer School 2015 was held at Shirahama on Aug. 19 - 21, 2015.

  • Presentation at the 250th American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition
    The 250th American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition was held at Boston on Aug. 16-20, 2015. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Aug. 16 at 18:00 - 20:00, INOR: Division of Inorganic Chemistry/Nanoscience, INOR 184, Poster Presentation
      X. Huang, H. Ishitobi, and Y. Inouye
      "Synthesis of polymer ligand stabilized fluorescent platinum nanoclusters and their applications as metal ions sensor and bio-imaging fluorophore"
  • Siham Refki from MAScIR stayed at our lab..
    Siham Refki from MAScIR, Morocco, stayed at our lab. to study plasmonic sensors under the promoting international joint research program from 18 May 2015 to 12 Feb. 2016.

  • The 10th Osamu Nakamura Conference
    The 10th Osamu Nakamura Conference was held at Awaji International Conference Center on Apr. 2-3, 2015.

  • New members
    New four B4 students and one M1 student have joined our group on Apr. 1, 2015.

  • Japan-Singapore Workshop on Nanophotonics, Plasmonics, and Metamaterials
    Japan-Singapore Workshop on Nanophotonics, Plasmonics, and Metamaterials was held at on Dec. 11 - 12, 2014. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Dec. 11 at 10:20 - 10:45 Oral Presentation
      Y. Inouye
      "Functional nano-metal for bio-sensing and imaging"
    • Dec. 11 at 13:20 - 15:15 and Dec. 12 at 13:05 - 14:05 Poster Presentation
      H. Ishitobi, T. Kobayashi, and Y. Inouye
      "Plasmonically Enhanced Field Mapping using Photo-sensitive Polymers"
    • Dec. 11 at 13:20 - 15:15 and Dec. 12 at 13:05 - 14:05 Poster Presentation
      K. Somekawa, H. Ishitobi, and Y. Inouye
      "Single Molecule FRET Combined with Defocus Imaging"
  • Presentation at the 75th JSAP Autumn meeting
    The 75th JSAP Autumn meeting was held at Hokkaidou Univ. Sapporo Campus on Sep. 17-20, 2014. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Sep. 18 at 10:45-11:00 [18a-A3-7] 12.3 Functional materials and novel devices
      Yasushi Inouye，Xin Huang ，and Hidekazu Ishitobi
      "Synthesis of fluorescent platinum nanoclusters using hyperbranched polymers"
    • Sep. 18 at 11:15-11:30 [18a-C4-6] 18.2 Bio- and Medical Photonics
      Kazuma Somekawa, Hidekazu Ishitobi, and Yasushi Inouye
      "Single Molecule FRET Combined with Defocus Imaging"
    • Sep. 19 at 15:00-15:15 [19p-C3-4] 18.1 Plasmonics
      Shinji Hayashi，Dmitry Nesterenko，Zouheir Sekkat，Yasushi Inouye，and Satoshi Kawata
      "Sharp resonances in waveguide-coupled surface plasmon sensors for super-resolution sensing"
    • Sep. 19 at 15:15-15:30 [19p-C3-5] 18.1 Plasmonics
      Siham Refki，Shinji Hayashi，Dmitry Nesterenko，Zouheri Sekkat，Yasushi Inouye，and Satoshi Kawata
      "Metal-insulator-metal structures for high-resolution sensing"
  • Presentation at the International Symposium on Small Particles and Inorganic Clusters(ISSPIC ⅩⅦ)
    International Symposium on Small Particles and Inorganic Clusters(ISSPIC ⅩⅦ) was held at Centennial Hall Kyushu University School of Medicine on Sep. 7-12, 2014. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • 9月11日 16:30-18:30 Poster Presentation
      Xin Huang, Hidekazu Ishitobi, and Yasushi Inouye
      "Polymer ligand protected fluorescent platinum nanoclusters and their application"
  • Summer School
    Shirahama Summer School 2014 was held at Shirahama on Jul. 30 - Aug. 1, 2014.

  • The 9th Osamu Nakamura Conference
    The 9th Osamu Nakamura Conference was held at Kyoto on Apr. 1-2, 2014.

  • New members
    New three B4 students have joined our group on Apr. 1.

  • Paper Publication
    The paper entitled "Nanomovement of Azo Polymers Induced by Longitudinal Fields" has been published in ACS Photonics 1(3), 190-197 (2014)!!

  • Presentation at the 61st JSAP Spring meeting
    The 61st JSAP Spring meeting was held at Aoyama Gakuin Univ. Sagamihara Campus on Mar. 17-20, 2014. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Mar. 19 at 10:00-10:15 [19a-E6-5] 12.3 Functional materials and novel devices
      T. Kobayashi, H. Ishitobi, and Y. Inouye
      "Near-field mapping of single gold nano-particles using photo-induced polymer movement of azo-polymers"
  • Paper Publication
    The paper entitled "Preparation of Pt Nanoclusters with Different Emission Wavelengths and Their Application in Co2+ Detection" has been published in ChemPhysChem 15(4), 642-646 (2014)!!

  • Presentation at UK-Japan Workshop on Nanophotonics, Metamaterials and Plasmonics
    UK-Japan Workshop on Nanophotonics, Metamaterials and Plasmonics was held at Photonics Center, Osaka Univ. on Mar. 14, 2014. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Mar. 14 at 14:30-16:30 Poster Presentation
      H. Morimura, M. Oki, H. Ishitobi, and Y. Inouye
      "Optical nano-investigation of DNA conformation change induced by transcription factors"
    • Mar. 14 at 14:30-16:30 Poster Presentation
      T. Kobayashi, H. Ishitobi, and Y. Inouye
      "Near-field mapping of single gold nano-particles using photo-induced polymer movement of azo-polymers"
  • Presentation at the 3rd meeting in JSAP Kansai chapter
    The 3rd meeting in JSAP Kansai chapter was held at Photonics Center, Osaka Univ. on Feb. 28, 2014. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Feb. 28 at 15:20-17:15 Poster Presentation
      T. Kobayashi, H. Ishitobi, and Y. Inouye
      "Near-field optical mapping of single gold nano-particles using photo-induced polymer movement of azo-polymers"
    • Feb. 28 at 15:20-17:15 Poster Presentation
      T. Tokuyama, K. Aoki, X. Huang, H, Ishitobi, and Y. Inouye
      "Photoluminescent Platinum Nanoclusters"
  • Japan Taiwan Bilateral Conference on Biomedical and Plasmonic Imaging
    Japan Taiwan Bilateral Conference on Biomedical and Plasmonic Imaging was held at National Taiwan University, Taiwan on Feb. 25-26, 2014. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Feb. 26 at 11:50-13:45 Poster Presentation
      X. Huang, K. Aoki, H. Ishitobi, and Y. Inouye
      "Facile preparation of fluorescent platinum nanoclusters with different emission wavelengths using hyperbranched PEI as the stabilizing agent"
    • Feb. 26 at 11:50-13:45 Poster Presentation
      M. Oki, H. Morimura, H. Ishitobi, and Y. Inouye
      "Plasmonic nanodimers for investigation of DNA conformation change induced by transcription factors"
    • Feb. 26 at 15:20-15:45 Invited Talk
      Yasushi Inouye
      "Nano-metal for nano-biosensing and biomedical imaging"
  • Presentation at the International Workshop on Atomically Controlled Fabrication Technology
    The International Workshop on Atomically Controlled Fabrication Technology was held at Osaka University Nakanoshima Center on Feb. 5-6, 2014. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Feb. 6 at 9:30-12:30 Poster presentation
      H. Morimura, H. Ishitobi, and Y. Inouye
      "Real-time observation of DNA conformation change using plasmonic nanodimers"
  • Paper Publication
    The paper entitled "Nano-Analysis of DNA Conformation Changes Induced by Transcription Factor Complex Binding Using Plasmonic Nanodimers" has been published in ACS Nano 7, 10733-10740 (2013)!!

  • Presentation at annual meeting of The Spectroscopical Society of Japan
    The annual meeting of The Spectroscopical Society of Japan was held at Osaka University on Nov. 19-21, 2013. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Nov. 19 at 16:20-17:50 [P35]Poster presentation
      X. Huang and Y. Inouye
      "Facile and environment-friendly preparation of the fluorescent platinum nanoclusters with various emission wavelengths"
  • Presentation at UV-DUV Plasmonics and Nanophotonics Workshop (UPN2013)
    UV-DUV Plasmonics and Nanophotonics Workshop (UPN2013) was held at Icho-Kaikan, Osaka University on Oct. 28-29, 2013. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Oct. 28 at 14:50-15:50 Poster presentation
      K. Aoki, X. Huang, H. Ishitobi, and Y. Inouye
      "Photoluminescent platinum nanoclusters"
  • Presentation at the 2nd meeting in JSAP Kansai chapter
    The 2nd meeting in JSAP Kansai Chapter was held at NAIST on Oct. 9, 2013. The title of the talk and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Oct. 9 at 16:00-17:40 [P-8]Poster presentation
      T. Kobayashi, H. Ishitobi, and Y. Inouye
      "Light Induced Polymer Nanomovement"
  • Presentation at the 74th JSAP Autumn meeting
    The 74th JSAP Autumn meeting was held at NAIST on Sep. 16-20, 2013. The titles of the talks and the presentation date were as follows.
    • Sep. 18 at 16:45-17:00 [19p-D4-10]JSAP-OSA Joint Symposia
      H. Morimura, H. Ishitobi, T. Mikami, Y. Kamachi, H. Kondoh, and Y. Inouye
      "Real-time observation of DNA conformational change using gold nanodimers"
    • Sep. 17 at 13:30-14:00 [18p-C13-1]3.2 Optical Materials(Invited talk)
      H. Ishitobi
      "Light-induced Polymer Nanomovement of Azo-polymers by a Focused Light Spot"
  • Shirahama Summer School 2013
    Shirahama Summer School 2013 was held at Shirahama on Aug. 1-2, 2013.

  • New member
    New three B4 and one M1 students have joined our group on Apr. 1.

  • The 8th Osamu Nakamura Conference
    The 8th Osamu Nakamura Conference was held at Kobe on Mar. 31- Apr. 1.

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