POLYMERS　Vol.58　No.9

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COVER STORY Polymers with Unique Structures as Biofunctional Materials

Polymers possessing unique or supra-molecular structures, such as dendrimers and rotaxanes, exhibit unusual properties that conventional linear polymers do not show. Therefore, many attempts have been made to develop functional materials based on unique shapes and structures of the polymers for application in various fields. This special issue focuses on the bio-related functions derived from unusual properties of the polymers with unique structures. We present current topics of research about polymers with unique structures and discuss their prospect as functional materials in the biomedical fields. We would like to highlight the importance of the unique or supra-molecular structures for the development of new functional polymeric materials. （Editors: KONO, KAWAKAMI, GONG, and HAMACHI）

Commentary

Water Nanotechnology for Innovation Challenge

Toshimi SHIMIZU

649

Hot Topics in Polymer Science in Japan

652

Polymer Science and I: A Personal Account

Reason for Being	Shoko Sugiyama ONO	655
Encounter is Treasure for My Life	Tadamasa NEMOTO	656

COVER STORY: Highlight Reviews

Peptide Supramolecular Assembly	Shunsaku KIMURA, Akira MAKINO, Motoki UEDA and Tatsuya KANZAKI	657
Dendrimers as Biofunctional Nanocapsules	Kenji KONO	661
A Novel β-1,3-Glucan/Polynucleotide Complex and its Application to Functional Oligonucleotides Delivery	Kazuo SAKURAI	666
Construction of “Specific” Biointerfaces	Takeshi SERIZAWA and Hisao MATSUNO	670
Biofunctional Supramolecular Hydrogel	Masato IKEDA and Itaru HAMACHI	674
Biomaterials Design Utilizing Dynamic Properties of Polyrotaxanes	Nobuhiko YUI	678

Glossary for Highlight Reviews

682

Front-Line Polymer Science

Viscoelastic Phase Separation: Mechanically Dominated Structural Evolution

Hajime TANAKA

683

Messages: “Work and Life”

Sense of Incongruity as a Springboard	Shohei INOUE	689
The Way Toward the Society of Child-Raising by Couple	Mitsuru YOSHIDA	690

Messages from SPSJ

692

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