| POLYMERS Vol.62 No.3 |
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COVER STORY Polymer Machines and Their Applications |
| Living organisms are regarded as ultimate material systems that fulfill their
functions of signal transmission or transduction, mass transport, motion,
etc. through synchronization on molecular level.
There are many studies on artificially designing and constructing materials
and systems to mimic or substitute for such functions by using biopolymers
and synthetic polymers. In this special issue, we focus on
the motile function and introduce several studies on functionalization
of bio- and synthetic polymers as machines that work on the scale from
molecular to bulk level. （Editors: R. YOSHIDA, KINBARA,
N. TANAKA, and FURUKAWA） |
| Digest for English Readers | 118
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| Hot Topics in Polymer Science in Japan | 121
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| Commentary |
| What does the Study of “Polymer Machine” Bring About? | Yoshihito OSADA | 122
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| COVER STORY: Highlight Reviews |
| Biomimetic Machines Using Self-Oscillating Polymers | Ryo YOSHIDA | 123
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| Energy Transducing Machines with
Conductive Polymers |
Hidenori OKUZAKI | 126
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| DNA Nanomachines that Move on the DNA Origami Structures | Masayuki ENDO, Hiroshi SUGIYAMA | 129
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| PolyMANGA | 132
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| COVER STORY: Topics and Products |
| Development of Actuator that Uses Slide Ring Material and Application to Artificial Arm | Hiromitsu TAKEUCHI | 133
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| Controlling the Moving Direction of Microtubules at Nanometer Scale Toward Realizing a Nanosystem | Ryuji YOKOKAWA | 135
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| Rotory Motor Fueled by ATP | Akira KAKUGO | 137
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| Light-Driven Polymer Actuators | Jun-ichi MAMIYA | 139
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| Polymer Science and I: A Personal Account |
| Innovation Needs Scientists' Network like Polymers | Takeo SUGA | 141 |
| Messages: “Work and Life” |
| Time Management | Ken-Ichi SANO | 142
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| Front-Line Polymer Science |
| Element-Block Polymers Based on Organoboron Complexes | Kazuo TANAKA, Yoshiki CHUJO | 143
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| MACRO Economy | 148
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| Reports from Local Divisions |
| The Kansai Regional Chapter Celebrated the 60th Anniversary in Fall 2012 | Masakazu WATANABE | 149
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| Messages from SPSJ | 150
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