POLYMERS Vol.61 No.11
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COVER STORY
New Developments in Polymer Reaction: from Precision Control to Material Design
Polymer reaction, in which a main chain, side chain, or terminal group of polymers takes part, can modify the polymer structures and properties by changing the degree of polymerization, introducing substituent groups, or hybridizing with other molecules to give a novel property and/or function to the polymers. It has traditionally been applied to natural polymers or conventional synthetic polymers to modify the side chains and has generated many industrially important polymeric materials. Furthermore, recent years have witnessed various precision modifications and structural transformations based on high-yield and high-selective click reactions and novel developments of optoelectronic and other polymeric materials based on designed degradation reactions. This special issue covers recent developments in polymer reaction, ranging from precision control to material design, which can “change polymers”.
(Editors : KAMIGAITO, UEMURA, NOZAKI, and OTSUKA (Collaborated Editor))
Digest for English Readers
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Hot Topics in Polymer Science in Japan
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Commentary
Polymer Reaction: Challenge to the Molecular Design of Novel Functional Polymers Takeshi ENDO
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COVER STORY: Highlight Reviews
Photoinitiated Click Reactions for the Creation of Spatially Defined Materials Daigo MIYAJIMA, Masahito MURAI, Craig Jon HAWKER
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Synthesis and Application of Crosslinked Polymers with Degradable Property Masamitsu SHIRAI
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Functionalization of Polysaccharides through Selective Derivatization Atsushi OHNISHI, Tohru SHIBATA
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COVER STORY: Topics and Products
Precise Synthesis of Polymers End-Functionalized with Clickable Functional Groups and Their Application to Preparation of Functional Polymers Toyoji KAKUCHI, Keita FUCHISE
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Intermolecular Click and Intramolecular Clip Process for Constructing Multicyclic Polymer Topologies Naoto SUGAI, Yasuyuki TEZUKA
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Click Synthesis and Optoelectronic Properties of Novel Aromatic Polymers Tsuyoshi MICHINOBU
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Addition of Photosensitivity to Engineering Plastics Utilizing Polymer Reaction: Reaction Development Patterning Toshiyuki OYAMA
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Development of Dismantlable Adhesion Materials Based on Design of Polymer Reactions Akikazu MATSUMOTO
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Front-Line Polymer Science
Development of Inorganic Polymers: To Inorganic-Element-Block Polymers Kensuke NAKA
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Polymer Science and I: A Personal Account
As a Professional Researcher Tomoyasu HIRAI

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Messages: “Work and Life”
It's Helping Each Other that Makes the World Go Round Takeshi YAMANOBE
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PolyMANGA
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MACRO Economy
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SPSJ 60th Anniversary: Messages from Committee
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Messages from SPSJ
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