| 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
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| 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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