[Session Information - 57th SPSJ Symposium on Macromolecules]
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[General Topics] A. B. C. D. E. F.
[Selected Topics] S1. S2. S3. S4. S5. S6. S7. S8. S9. S10. S11. S12. S13. S14. S15.
S16. S17. S18. S19. S20. S21. S22. S23. S24.

I. General Topics


A. POLYMER CHEMISTRY: SYNTHESIS AND REACTIONS You can choose "Oral Presentation" or "Poster Presentation"
1) Radical Polymerization (including Ring-Opening Radical Polymerization)
2) Ionic Polymerization (Anionic Polymerization, Cationic Polymerization, Photo- and Radiation-Induced Ionic Polymerizations, Ring-Opening Ionic Polymerization, etc. )
3) Metal-Catalyzed Polymerization (Ziegler-Natta Polymerization, Metallocene-Catalyzed Polymerization, Cordination Polymerization, Metal-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Polymerization, Other Metal-Catalyzed Polymerization, etc. )
4) Polycondensation
5) Polyaddition, Addition Condensation
6) New Polymerizations and New Monomers (Polymerizations via Mechanisms not Included in the Preceding Classifications 1-5, New Catalysts, Novel Monomers, etc. )
7) Polymers of Designed Architectures (Block Polymers, Graft Polymers, Star Polymers, Hyperbranched Polymers, Dendrimers, Conjugated Polymers, etc. )
8) Noncovalent Polymers (Polymers and Supramolecular Architectures via Hydorogen-, Cordination, π-Electron-, and Related Bondings and Intermolecular Interactions, etc. )
9) Polymer Reactions (Reactions between Polymers and Small Molecules, Reactions between Polymers, Intramolecular Polymer Reactions, Polymer Modification, Crosslinking and Curing, Polymer Degradation, Polymer Stabilization, etc. )
10) New Polymerization Processes (including New Industrial Polymerization Processes, Reaction Engineering, Plant Design, Polymer Processing, etc. )
11) Others

B. POLYMER PHYSICS: STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES "Poster Presentation" Only
1) Analysis of Molecular Properties (Configuration; Conformation; Electronic Structure; Molecular Weight; Molecular Weight Distribution; Copolymer Composition, etc. )
2a) Polymer Solids (Structure and Properties of Crystalline and Amorphous Phases and Higher Order System; Phase Transition; Morphology; Crystallization; Molecular Motion, etc. )
2b) Polymer Solids (Mechanical Properties; Thermal Properties; Electric Properties; Optical Properties, etc. )
2c) Polymer Solids (Alloy; Blend; Composites, etc. )
3a) Polymer Solutions and Polymer Melts (Structure, Properties, and Molecular Motions; Polyelectrolytes, etc. )
3b) Rheology and Dynamics (Rheology; Molecular Dynamics; Multi Phases; Suspension; Emulsion; Fluid Mechanics; Processing, etc. )
4) Liquid Crystals (Liquid Crystalline Polymers; Thermotropic Liquid Crystals; Lyotropic Liquid Crystals, etc. )
5) Gel and Network Polymers
6) Polymer Surface, Interface, and Thin Film (Structure and Properties of Surface, Interface, and Thin Film of Polymers; Nanorheology; Tribology; Fine Particles; Colloids, etc. )
7) Polymer Analysis
8) Others

C. FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS AND POLYMER FUNCTIONS You can choose "Oral Presentation" or "Poster Presentation"
1) Photofunction (Photonics, Optical disk, Photoresist and Patterning, PHB, Nonlinear Optics, etc. )
2) Electricity, Electronics, Magnetism (Electronics, Magnetic Material, Ionic Conductor, Ferroelectric, Dielectric, Metallic Conductor, Semiconductor, Insulator, Wiring, Electronic Switch, Battery , etc. )
3) Separation, Recognition, Catalyst (Enantio-Seperation, Gas Separation, Moleculer Recognition, Macromolecular Complexes, etc. )
4) Heat-Resistant Polymers, Flame-Resistant Polymers
5) High Strength Polymers, High Modulus Polymers
6) Ultra-Environmental Properties (Ultralow Temperature, Ultrahigh Temperature, High-Pressure, High-Vacuum, etc. )
7) Liquid Crystal (Functionalization of Liquid Crystal)
8) Gel (Functionalization of Gel)
9) Polymer Surface and Thin Film (Functionalization of Surface and Thin Film of Polymers)
10) Others

D. BIOPOLYMERS AND BIORELATED POLYMERS "Poster Presentation" Only
1) Polypeptides, Proteins, Enzymes
2) Nucleic Acids and Related Compounds
3) Polysaccharides and Glycopolymers
4) Biomembrane and Artificial Membrane
5) Biomimetics (Bioinspired Polymers, Molecular Recognition, Sensing System, etc. )
6) Bioengineering (Gene, Cell, Germ, etc.)
7) Life Sciences (Artificial Blood, Antithrombogenicity, Drug Delivery System, Dental Material, Gene, etc. )
8) Others

E. POLYMERS AND ENVIRONMENT "Poster Presentation" Only
1) Environment-Conscious Polymer Materials (Biodegradability, Resources Saving Materials, Energy Saving Materials, Atoxic and Innocent Matetials, etc. )
2) Environment-Conscious Polymer Process (Resource Saving Syntheses, Energy Saving Syntheses, Saftey Waste Treatments and Incineration, etc. )
3) Recycling (Polymer Recycling Process, Chemical Recycling, Material Recycling, etc. )
4) Others

F. POLYMER INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY: PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS "Poster Presentation" Only
1) Structural Materials (Polymer Materials for Automotive Vehicles, Aircrafts, Vessels, Office Automation Appliances, Electric Appliances, Electric Machinery, Civil Engineering and Building, etc. )
2) Daily Life Products (Foods, Cosmetics, Film Products, Sheet Products, Coatings, Adhesives, Fiber Materials, Papers, Printing, Sanitary Materials, Lapping Materials, etc. )
3) Reforming (Reinforcing Agent, Stabilizer, Flame Retardants, Surface Modification, Foaming, etc. )
4) Mold Processing
5) Multimedia (Polymer Materials for Display, Battery, Recording Device, Communication Device, LSI, etc. )
6) Others



II. Selected Topics ["Oral Presentation" only]



S1. Chemistry of dimensionally controlled polymers for novel functionality
Akira Harada
1) Polymer synthesis for dimensionally controlled materials
2) Fabrication of dimensionally controlled polymer assemblies and organization
3) Functions in dimensionally controlled polymers and assemblies
4) Properties of dimensionally controlled materials, surfaces and interfaces

S2. New developments of polymers with diverse elements and nano-structured hybrids
Keiichi Moriya, Takahiro Gunji
1) Syntheses and functions of polymers containing typical and transition metal elements
2) Syntheses and functions of polymers with interelement linkages
3) Syntheses and functions of organic-inorganic nano-structured hybrids

S3. Recent Advances in Living Polymerization and Precision Synthesis of Various Well-Defined Polymers
Sadahito Aoshima
1) Recent Advances in Living Radical Polymerization
2) Recent Advances in Living Ionic or Coordination Polymerization
3) Recent Advances in Chain-Growth Polycondensation
4) Precision Synthesis of Well-Defined Block, Graft, Gradient, and Star Polymers
5) Precision Synthesis of Well-Defined End-Fuctionalized Polymers
6) Specific Properties of Various Well-Defined Polymers

S4. Design, Properties and Functions of Topological Polymers
Yasuhisa Tsukahara, Yasuyuki Tezuka
1) Cyclic and multicyclic, including catenane and rotaxane type, polymers; molecular, bulk, properties and functions
2) Branched polymers, including dendrimer type, polymers; molecular, bulk, properties and functions
3) Design and Synthesis of topological polymers and their precursors

S5. Polymeric Materials for Separation - Toward Sustainable Society -
Masakazu Yoshikawa, Mitsuru Higa
1) Preparation (Syntheses of Novel Polymeric Materials, Composite, TIPS, Electrospray Deposition)
2) Separation with Adsorbents
3) Chromatography
4) Membrane Separation (Preparation of Membrane Materials and Their Characterization, Gas/Vapor Separation, Pervaporation, RO, NF, UF, MF, Separation of Biomaterials, Chiral Separation, Molecular Recognition, Fuel Cell, Solar Cell, Bio-mimetic Membranes)
5) Simulation

S6. The forefront of polymer structure science explored by synchrotron radiation
Kazuo Sakurai, Sono Sasaki
1) Fine structure analyses and imaging for polymeric materials utilizing synchrotron radiation
2) Analyses of structure dynamics for polymeric materials utilizing synchrotron radiation - time-resolved detecting and analytical techniques -
3) Structure analyses for the local or ultra-thin (thin film, surface・interface) region of polymeric materials utilizing synchrotron radiation

S7. Science of hetero nano-interface in hybrid polymers - Structure control and functionality -
Hidetoshi Oikawa, Katsuhiro Inomata
1) Control of hetero nano-interfacial structure, and dispersion of nano-domains
2) Analysis of hetero nano-interfacial structure
3) Interaction and physical properties at hetero nano-interface, and functionality

S8. Challenge to the polymer crystallization and the high performance polymer materials
Masamichi Hikosaka
1) Polymer crystallization under quiescent field
2) Polymer crystallization under flow or external field
3) Challenge to new processings and rheology of high performance polymer materials
4) Challenge to development of high performance polymer materials

S9. Recent Advances in Characterization of Polymer Thin Films and Surfaces/Interfaces
Hiroyuki Aoki
1) Structure of Polymer Thin Films and Surfaces/Interfaces
2) Dynamics of Polymer Thin Films and Surfaces/Interfaces
3) Function of Polymer Thin Films and Surfaces/Interfaces

S10. Polymers and Soft-Matters
Yuichi Masubuchi
1) Structure of Soft-Matters
2) Dynamics of Soft-Matters
3) Modeling of Soft-Matters

S11. Polymer materials for energy conversion
Akinori Konno, Kenichi Oyaizu
1) Breakthrough in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells
2) Polymers for Fuel Cell Catalysts
3) Polymer materials for photoenergy conversion
4) Theory and materials for improvement of photoenergy conversion efficiency

S12. Ultra-fine Nano- and Micro-Structures and Photonic and Electronic Properties of Novel Organic, Polymeric, and Supramolecular Materials
Hideyuki Nakano
1) Polymer materials for nano-lithography and packaging of electronic devices
2) Control of ultra-fine structures based on organic, polymeric, and supramolecular materials
3) Novel photonic and electronic functions of ultra-fine structures based on organic, polymeric, and supramolecular materials
4) Materials for 2-3 dimensional nano-patterning and nano-manufacturing

S13. The functional properties and their applications of a composite in the light of the interactions between nano-carbon particles and polymer matrixes
Masao Sumita, Hiroshi Yui
1) The physical properties and microstructures on a composite of nano-carbon and polymeric materials.
2) The electrical, magnetic and thermal properties of a composite of nano-carbons and polymers in the light of the self-assembly mechanisms of carbons
3) The mechanical and rheological properties of a composite of nano-carbons and polymeric materials
4) The measurement of nano-carbon particles distributions of a composite of nano-carbons and polymeric materials

S14. Nano world opened up through photonics
Shu Hotta, Naoto Tsutsumi
1) Photonics and creation of organic materials
2) Photonics and measurements and observation in nanometer scale
3) Photonics and organic devices
4) Photonics and self-organization
5) Photonics and nano-science

S15. Science and Technology of Gel-Based Materials
Kenji Urayama, Takashi Aoki
1) Syntheses of Gels
2) Physical Properties of Gels
3) Structures of Gels
4) Functions and Applications of Gels

S16. Biomolecular Chemistry; Tailor Made Biopolymers
Takehiko Wada, Yoshiko Miura
1) Functional DNA/RNA
2) Tailor Made Biopolymers Based on Proteins and Peptides
3) Tailor Made Biopolymers Based on Polysaccharide and Sugar
4) Technology Innovation with Tailor Made Biopolymers

S17. Recent Development of Drug Delivery System and Related Subjects
Yukio Nagasaki
1) Bioimaging
2) Nano-diagnostics
3) Drug, gene and protein delivery system

S18. Molecular machines working in intracellular environments
Kenji Kono
1) Interaction of polymers in intracellular environments
2) Polymers for control of cellular functions
3) Polymers for intracellular trafficking control
4) Application of polymers that function in intracellular environments

S19. Medical polymers - novel functionalities and their estimation
Hiroyoshi Kawakami, Tetsuji Yamaoka
1) Biocompatibility of medical polymers
2) Biomolecular recognition or separation by medical polymers
3) Cell operation by medical polymers
4) Medical polymers for bio-instrumentation
5) Medical polymers for DDS
6) Estimation of functions and safety in medical polymers

S20. Synthetic polymers for regenerative medicine and stem cell researches
Hiroo Iwata
1) Scaffolds for tissue regeneration
2) Biodegrable polymers
3) Polymers for encapsulation of living cells
4) Cell culture substrates for control of stem cell fate

S21. Current status and prospect of Plastic recycling
Takashi Yamawaki
1) Current status and challenges of recycling laws
2) Plastic recycling technologies
3) Ideal image of plastic recycling
4) Future of plastic manufacture and recycling focused on earth environment

S22. Leading-edge engineering of biomass plastics
Hiroshi Uyama, Tadahisa Iwata
1) Synthesis of new biomass plastics
2) Development of high-performance biomass plastics
3) Composite technology of biomass plastics

S23. New research trends on fine network polymers
Masamitsu Shirai, Shunichi Numata
1) Synthesis of well-designed network polymers
2) Reactions of network polymers
3) Structure and property of network polymers
4) Functions in fine network polymers
5) Fabrication of new network polymer systems
6) Environmentally friendly network polymers

S24. Fabrication and Reliability of Advanced Polymer Composites
Nobuo Ikuta, Kazuya Nagata
1) Development of Nana-particles and Nano-fiber Polymer Composites and Their Properties
2) Nano-assembled and Nano-controlled Interfaces in Inorganic and Organic Material Composites
3) Development of Environmentally Friendly Composites and Their Properties
4) Effect of Molding on Properties and Reliability of Polymer Composites
5) Performance and Durability of Polymer Composites


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