The macromolecule has a structure in which many constituent units (monomeric units) are repeatedly connected. Many biomolecules such as proteins and DNA are also macromolecules, and their primary structures such as chemical structure, molecular weight, molecular weight distribution, configuration (stereoregularity), and chain-end group are perfectly controlled. Based on the defined primary structure, biopolymers form secondary structures such as α-helix, β-sheet, and double helix, and as a result, they form assembled structures in which they are precisely arranged to express crucial sophisticated functions. Therefore, the primary structure control seems to be the key to the biological functions. Even synthetic polymers, if we control the primary structure of macromolecules and their integration process, new macromolecular materials with designed functions comparable to living organisms should be achieved. Our research interests are (1) development of polymerization system to control the primary structure, (2) characterization of the structure controlled synthetic polymer, and (3) fabrication of functional materials integrating the well-defined macromolecules.

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Department of Materials Chemistry, Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Ryukoku University
1-5 Yokotani, Oe-cho, Seta, Otsu, Shiga, 520-2194, JAPAN

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