| POLYMERS Vol.66 No.12 |
| >> Japanese |
COVER STORY An Evolving Supramolecular Polymer |
| Supramolecules, which are formed by weak noncovalent interactions such as hydrogen bonds and π-π interactions, have realized formation of various complex structures. Rational design of versatile building block ‘monomers’ makes it possible to construct a supramolecular polymer via continuous noncovalent interactions. Since early reports of supramolecular polymers as a type of pseudo polymer in late 1980’s, a variety of supramolecular polymers have been synthesized through the design of a variety of ‘monomers’. Recently, innovative results have been reported from Japanese research groups; e.g., supramolecular ‘living’ polymerization utilizing a kinetic trap and ‘chain-growth’ supramolecular polymerization using an ‘initiator’. In this month, we focus on these attractive supramolecular polymers.
Editors: YAMANAKA, SANDA, NISHIHARA, MAEDA, and KINBARA |
| Digest for English Readers | 652
|
| Hot Topics in Polymer Science in SPSJ | 655
|
| Commentary |
| Polymer Chemistry versus Supramolecular Chemistry: Controversy, Co-creation, and Concerted Operation between Them | Seiji SHINKAI | 656 |
| COVER STORY: Highlight Reviews |
| Precise Supramolecular Polymerization | Daigo MIYAJIMA, Takuzo AIDA | 657 |
| Supramolecular Materials Functionalized by Host-Guest Interactions | Akira HARADA | 660 |
| Supramolecular Hydrogels Toward Multi-Component Systems | Itaru HAMACHI, Hajime SHIGEMITSU | 663 |
| PolyMANGA | 666 |
| COVER STORY: Topics and Products |
| Living Supramolecular Polymerization in One and Two Dimensions | Kazunori SUGIYASU | 667 |
| Supramolecular Polymers formed via Host-Guest Interaction | Takeharu HAINO | 669 |
| Construction of a Hemoprotein Supramolecular Polymer | Takashi HAYASHI | 671 |
| Polymer Science and I: A Personal Account |
| Shifting from “What I Can Do” to “What I Should Do” | Keita SAKAKIBARA | 673
|
| Messages: “Work and Life” |
| Passion: Magic that Makes Impossible Possible | Eri ITO | 674
|
| Front-Line Polymer Science |
| Cooperativity in Self-Assemblies and Dynamic Response to External Stimuli | Takashi HIROSE, Kenji MATSUDA | 675
|
| From My Bookshelf | Akira TSUCHIDA / Toshiki SAWADA | 680 |
| Messages from SPSJ | 681 |
| Top of the Page▲ |
| Copyright(C) 2017 The Society of Polymer Science, Japan All Rights Reserved. |