Supramolecular approaches towards ordered polymer materials.
Controlled organization of polymer chains into ordered structures is highly important to tune or enhance the properties of the polymeric materials. A supramolecular approach using host-guest chemistry has allowed rational design of chain assemblies with many functional properties. Nanoporous materials with ordered channel structures are particularly useful for attaining precise assemblies of polymer chains through nanoconfinement.
Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510 (Japan), Fax: (+81) 75-383-2734; CREST, JST, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012 (Japan). uemura@sbchem.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
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crystalline porous materials; host-guest chemistry; nanochannels; nanoconfinement; polymers