| POLYMERS Vol.66 No.6 |
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COVER STORY Plant Biotechnology and Polymer Science: From Biomass-Based Materials to Polymer-Based Plant Science |
| Plants and their tissues are composite materials of various biopolymers, which highlight an interesting relationship between plant and polymer sciences. Currently, many research groups study the functional utilization of cellulose, lignin and hemicellulose as biomass-based and eco-friendly polymers. In addition, polymer science has been applied to conquer plant biology as well as to develop the next-generation plant biotechnology. Plant-related science has the potential to induce a breakthrough in a variety of polymer fields including not only polymer physics but also polymer chemistry, due to its totally different culture and concepts. In this issue, scientists in both plant and polymer fields demonstrate and summarize their outstanding interdisciplinary research. The editorial members hope that all the SPSJ members will conceive new ideas in their research by plants.
Editors: NUMATA, SASAKI, TSUNODA, and TERAO |
| Digest for English Readers | 272
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| Hot Topics in Polymer Science in SPSJ | 276
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| Commentary |
| Challenge to Utilize Plant Biomass in Interdisciplinary Research | Kazuo SHINOZAKI | 277
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| COVER STORY: Highlight Reviews |
| Toward Total Elucidation of Biosynthetic Mechanism of Natural Rubber | Seiji TAKAHASHI, Satoshi YAMASHITA, Kazuhisa FUSHIHARA | 278 |
| Mechanisms on Biosynthesis of Woody Macromolecule as Structural Materials | Taku DEMURA, Misato OHTANI | 281 |
| Highly Functional Materials Based on Structural Polysaccharides | Yoshiyuki NISHIO, Kazuki SUGIMURA | 284 |
| PolyMANGA | 287 |
| COVER STORY: Topics and Products |
| Heterologous Expression of Cellulose Synthases and Trial of Synthesis of Cellulose in vitro to Elucidate the Mechanism of Cellulose Synthesis in Nature | Naoki SUNAGAWA, Kenji TAJIMA, Masahiro SAMEJIMA, Kiyohiko IGARASHI | 288 |
| Plant Genetic Transformation and Genome Editing | Takeshi YOSHIZUMI | 290 |
| Extraction and Utilization of Macromolecular Components of Plants via a Sustainable Process | Kazuhiro SHIKINAKA | 292 |
| Polymer Science and I: A Personal Account |
| A Theme Comes Around | Kousuke TSUCHIYA | 294
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| Messages: “Work and Life” |
| Healthy Careers | Maki TSUTSUMIDA | 295
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| Front-Line Polymer Science |
| Polymers Synthesized from Plant Biomass | Toshihiko OOI, Ken’ichiro MATSUMOTO, Seiichi TAGUCHI | 296
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| From My Bookshelf | Akihiro MIYAUCHI / Satoshi UCHIDA | 301 |
| Messages from SPSJ | 302 |
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