POLYMERS Vol.60　No.6 June 2011

POLYMERS　Vol.60　No.6

COVER STORY
Fusion of Metals and Organic Materials

Metals and organic materials are produced through quite different raw materials,
synthetic conditions, and fabrication processes. They have developed as different research fields for a long time because the analytical methods and the requested physical properties are greatly different. However, the recent development of nanoscience and nanotechnology, which realizes both nanofabrication of materials and minute observation, enables the precise fusion of metals and organic materials. Stabilization of metal clusters by organic matters and fine synthesis of organic materials in metallic nano-molds are the representative examples. Unique functions that cannot be achieved using the conventional materials are now expected in the new materials. This feature introduces state-of-the-art research in this fusion of very different chemistry areas and searches for the directionality of the future and possibilities for application and practical use.

（Editors: HIGUCHI, NAKAGAWA, MIYATA, and YAMAMOTO）

Hot Topics

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Commentary

Develop a New Field by Fusion via Nanotechnology !

Naoki TOSHIMA

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COVER STORY: Highlight Reviews

Catalysis by Gold Clusters Supported on Polymers	Tamao ISHIDA and Masatake HARUTA	374
Thermo-Responsive Magnetic Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications	Akihiko KONDO and Noriyuki OHNISHI	378
Precise Synthesis of Metal Clusters in a Dendrimer Template	Takane IMAOKA and Kimihisa YAMAMOTO	382
Adaptive Self-Assembly of Coordination Nanoparticles Formed in Aqueous Media and Their Functions	Ryuhei NISHIYABU and Nobuo KIMIZUKA	386

Glossary for Highlight Reviews

390

COVER STORY:Topics and Products

Preparation of Metal Nanoparticles Highly-Dispersed in Ionic Liquids and Their Application to Photo-Functional Materials	Ken-ichi OKAZAKI and Tsukasa TORIMOTO	391
Coordination Nanospaces for Controlling Polymer Synthesis and Properties	Takashi UEMURA	393
Membrane Emulsification Using Anodic Porous Alumina	Takashi YANAGISHITA	395
Fine Structural Control of Metal Nanoparticles / Polymer Nanocomposites	Kensuke AKAMATSU	397
Porous Protein Crystals Designed for Metal Complexes	Takafumi UENO	399

Growing Polymers: A Personal Account

Polymer Chemistry Covers All Aspects of “Helix” and “Crayfish”	Tatsuya NISHIMURA	401
Great Experience in the USA	Akari HAYASHI	402

Messages: “Work and Life”

Smile and Thanks

Naomasa SATO

403

Front-Line Polymer Science

Structure Analysis of Polymer Crystals Modernized with Quantum Beam Usage

Kohji TASHIRO

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Messages from SPSJ

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