POLYMERS　Vol.58　No.2

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Water / Polymer Systems

Water is ubiquitous as an environment for polymers, whereas the full elucidation of interrelation among polymer structures, properties and high performances in aqueous systems (e.g., bio-systems) remains to be a long-standing challenge. At the same time, aqueous systems are now acknowledged for their importance against the environmental problems, and many application researches are undertaken to utilize the features of water. In this issue, we focused especially on the fundamental areas and related sciences by introducing some recent developments and topics. For the applied and industrial fields, another coming issue will be devoted. （Editors: M.SATOH and Y.SUZUKI）

Commentary

Water and Polymer Molecules Woven into an Integral World

Kunihiro KUWAJIMA

57

Hot Topics in Polymer Science in Japan

60

Polymer Science and I: A Personal Account

Difficulty and Fascination in Composite Development

Akihiro ENDO

64

COVER STORY: Highlight Reviews

How do Water Molecules Behave in Polymers?	Shin YAGIHARA, Naoki SHINYASHIKI and Rio KITA	65
Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Water in Polymers	Yoshinori TAMAI and Mitsuhiro FUKUDA	70
Correlation between Biocompatibility of Polymer Materials and Their Hydration Structure	Hiromi KITANO and Makoto GEMMEI-IDE	74
Controlled / Living Radical Polymerization in Aqueous Dispersed Systems	Hideto MINAMI, Per B. ZETTERLUND and Masayoshi OKUBO	78
The Structural Transition of Polymers in Water	Masahiko ANNAKA	82

Glossary for Highlight Reviews

86

COVER STORY: Topics and Products

Hydration of Counterions in Organic Ion-exchangers	Tetsuo OKADA	87
Hydrated Ionic Liquids as Solvents for Proteins	Kyoko FUJITA and Hiroyuki OHNO	88
Enzymatic Polymerization in Hydrous Ionic Liquids	Masahiro FUJITA and Masahiro RIKUKAWA	89
TEMPO-oxidized Cellulose Nanofibers	Akira ISOGAI	90

Front-Line Polymer Science

Amyloid Fibril Formation and Protein Science

Yuji GOTO

92

Messages: "Work and Life"

Gender Equality in Japan: My Impression	Masayoshi OKUBO	97
R&D as Your Life Work	Kimio IMAIZUMI	98

Messages from SPSJ

99

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