1. Nationwide nucleic acid amplification testing of hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus and human immunodeficiency virus Type 1 for blood transfusion and follow-up study of nucleic acid amplification positive donors.

Japanese Red Cross NAT Screening Research Group
Jpn J. Infect.Dis. 53, 116-123, 2000

2. Development of a Novel Method for Operating Magnetic Particles, Magtration Technology, and its Use for Automating Nucleic Acid Purification

Obata K, Segawa O, Yakabe M
J. Biosci. Bioeng. 91: 501-504, 2001.

3. Technology utilizing magnetic beads-from mRNA extraction to SNP detection.

Sawakami K., Tajima H
Bio Clinica: 16 (10), 58-62, 2001

4. Multipurpose Robot for Automated Cycle Sequencing.

Sawakami-Kobayashi K., Segawa O., Obata K., Hornes E., Yohda M., Tajima H., Machida M.
Bio Techniques: 34, 634-637, 2003

5. Recent development in laboratory automation using magnetic particles for genome analysis.

Obata K., Tajima H., Yohda M., Matsunaga T.
Pharmacogenomics: 3 (5), 697-708, 2002

6. Development of an Integrated Automation System with a Magnetic Bead-Mediated Nucleic Acid Purification Device for Genetic Analysis and Gene Manipulation.

Akutsu J., Tojo Y., Segawa O., Obata K., Okochi M., Tajima H., Yohda M.,
Biotechnology and Bioengineering: 86 (6), 2004

7. Three-Dimensional Microarray Platform Applied to Single Nucleiotide Polymorphism Analysis.

Stimpson DI, Knepper SM., Shida M., Obata K., Tajima H.
Biotechnology and Bioengineering: 87 (6), 99-103, 2004

8. Automated Sample Preparation of Nucleic Acids: Development and Application using Mgnetic Particles

Obata K., Takahashi M., Tajima H.
Focus on Genome Research pp 221~249, 2004 Nova Science Publishers, Inc.