POLYMERS Vol.62 No.9
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COVER STORY
Tackle the Folding of Polymers
Folding of biopolymers into a specific geometry is the essential process to realize their sophisticated functions. While understanding of the folding mechanism has been regarded as an important issue in biology, there remain some important unexplored subjects related to folding from the viewpoint of polymer science. For example, control of folding under in vitro environments as well as realization of refolding by synthetic polymers, are both attracting growing interest. In this edition, we highlight the “folding of polymers”, by covering the current and prospective topics related to folding of natural and synthetic polymers.
(Editors: KINBARA, AKIYOSHI, UEMURA, and KAMIGAITO)
Digest for English Readers
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Hot Topics in Polymer Science in SPSJ
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Commentary
Protein Folding and Non-Folding Kunihiro KUWAJIMA
498

COVER STORY: Highlight Reviews
Recent Development in Design and Function of Artificial Helical Polymers Naoki OUSAKA, Eiji YASHIMA
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Ideal and Reality in Protein Folding: Aggregation and Chaperones Hideki TAGUCHI
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Artificial Molecular Chaperone System Yoshihiro SASAKI, Kazunari AKIYOSHI
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PolyMANGA
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COVER STORY: Topics and Products
Controlled Compaction of Atactic Polymer Chains: Another Approach to Macromolecular Folding Jean-François Lutz
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Thermal Hysteresis Exhibited by Synthetic Helical Molecule: Memory Effect at Molecular Level Masanori SHIGENO, Masahiko YAMAGUCHI
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SNA: A Nucleic Acid Analogue that can Control the Helical Structure by Sequence Design Hiroyuki ASANUMA, Keiji MURAYAMA, Hiromu KASHIDA
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Chaperone Function of Organic Nanotube Gels Naohiro KAMETA
515

Polymer Science and I: A Personal Account
Where Does a Random-Coil Go? Daisuke KAWAGUCHI

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Messages: “Work and Life”
Life of Engineer Daddy Taku AOIKE
518

Front-Line Polymer Science
Covalent Nanoarchitectures with Well-Defined Nanostructures Produced by Interfacial Reactions Masashi KUNITAKE
519

MACRO Economy
524

PolySCHOLA
525
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