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POLYMER JOURNAL INVITED REVIEWS COLLECTION 2010–2011
Polymer Journal is proud to present the Polymer Journal Invited Reviews Collection, which gathers the key invited reviews that were published in Polymer Journal in 2010 and 2011. The editorial board of Polymer Journal regularly invites prominent scientists to write reviews on cutting-edge areas of macromolecular research. This is a collection of high quality review articles on current topics including π-stacked polymers, smart soft materials using molecular complexes, microporous PE films, hyperbranched polymers, and polymer recycling.
Articles
Development and applications of polyolefin– and rubber–clay nanocomposites
Makoto Kato, Arimitsu Usuki, Naoki Hasegawa, Hirotaka Okamoto and Masaya Kawasumi
Polym J 43: 583-593; advance online publication, June 1, 2011; doi:10.1038/pj.2011.44
Synthesis of novel fluorinated polymers: facile carbon–carbon bond formation aided by fluorine substituents
Tadashi Narita
Polym J 43: 497-515; advance online publication, April 27, 2011; doi:10.1038/pj.2011.30
Development of materials and technologies for control of polymer recycling
Haruo Nishida
Polym J 43: 435-447; advance online publication, March 16, 2011; doi:10.1038/pj.2011.16
Living polymerization of olefins with ansa-dimethylsilylene(fluorenyl)(amido)dimethyltitanium-based catalysts
Takeshi Shiono
Polym J 43: 331-351; doi:10.1038/pj.2011.13
Synthesis and properties of soft nanocomposite materials with novel organic/inorganic network structures
Kazutoshi Haraguchi
Polym J 43: 223-241; advance online publication, January 19, 2011; doi:10.1038/pj.2010.141
Recent developments in metal-catalyzed living radical polymerization
Masami Kamigaito
Polym J 43: 105-120; advance online publication, November 17, 2010; doi:10.1038/pj.2010.113
Dendrimer-like star-branched polymers: novel structurally well-defined hyperbranched polymers
Akira Hirao and Hee-Soo Yoo
Polym J 43: 2-17; advance online publication, November 17, 2010; doi:10.1038/pj.2010.109
Small-angle neutron scattering on polymer gels: phase behavior, inhomogeneities and deformation mechanisms
Mitsuhiro Shibayama
Polym J 43: 18-34; advance online publication, November 17, 2010; doi:10.1038/pj.2010.110
Recent advances in ring-opening metathesis polymerization, and application to synthesis of functional materials
Sutthira Sutthasupa, Masashi Shiotsuki and Fumio Sanda
Polym J 42: 905-915; advance online publication, October 13, 2010; doi:10.1038/pj.2010.94
Recent advances in hydrogels in terms of fast stimuli responsiveness and superior mechanical performance
Abu Bin Imran, Takahiro Seki and Yukikazu Takeoka
Polym J 42: 839-851; advance online publication, September 29, 2010; doi:10.1038/pj.2010.87
Hyperbranched poly(ether sulfone)s: preparation and application to ion-exchange membranes
Masa-aki Kakimoto, Stephen J Grunzinger and Teruaki Hayakawa
Polym J 42: 697-705; doi:10.1038/pj.2010.70
The slow relaxation mode: from solutions to gel networks
Junfang Li, To Ngai and Chi Wu
Polym J 42: 609-625; doi:10.1038/pj.2010.59
Rewritable holograms based on azobenzene-containing liquid-crystalline polymers
Atsushi Shishido
Polym J 42: 525-533; advance online publication, May 26, 2010; doi:10.1038/pj.2010.45
Development of microporous PE films to improve lithium ion batteries
Haruyuki Yoneda, Yoshifumi Nishimura, Yoshinao Doi, Masahiko Fukuda and Mitsuo Kohno
Polym J 42: 425-437; advance online publication, April 21, 2010; doi:10.1038/pj.2010.25
Preparation of smart soft materials using molecular complexes
Takashi Miyata
Polym J 42: 277-289; advance online publication, March 10, 2010; doi:10.1038/pj.2010.12
Induced circular dichroism of an optically active polyfluorene derivative in phase-separating solutions
Yusuke Sanada and Takahiro Sato
Polym J 42: 195-200; advance online publication, December 23, 2009; doi:10.1038/pj.2009.330
Synthesis, structure and function of π-stacked polymers
Tamaki Nakano
Polym J 42: 103-123; doi:10.1038/pj.2009.332
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