Supramolecular Polymers Based on Cyclodextrins and Their Derivatives

Akira Harada; Akihito Hashidzume

doi:10.1071/CH09609

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Supramolecular Polymers Based on Cyclodextrins and Their Derivatives

Akira Harada ^A ^B ^C and Akihito Hashidzume ^A

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^A Department of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan.

^B Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 5 Sanban-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan.

^C Corresponding author. Email: harada@chem.sci.osaka-u.ac.jp

Professor Akira Harada is a Professor at the Graduate School of Science at Osaka University. He earned his academic degrees from Osaka University and has spent most of his career working for the same university. During his career, Dr Harada worked for IBM Research as a visiting scientist and as a postdoc at Colorado State University. After working at the Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research (ISIR) at Osaka University, he assumed his current position as a professor. Harada’s work and research interests include supramolecular science, synthetic polymer chemistry, and biomacromolecules (e.g. antibodies and DNA). He has received many awards, including the IBM Science Award, Osaka Science Award, Japan Polymer Society Award, Cyclodextrin Society Award, a Medal with Purple Ribbon from the Japanese Government, and the International Izatt-Christensen Award in Macrocyclic Chemistry.

Akihito Hashidzume is an Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Science, Osaka University. He completed his Doctorate of Science from Osaka University in 1997 under the supervision of Professor Mikiharu Kamachi. After receiving his Ph.D., he began working at the Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, as an Assistant Professor. During his academic career, he worked as a visiting scholar with Professor Steven C. Zimmerman at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He received the Society of Cyclodextrins Japan Award for Young Scientists in 2008. His research interests include polymer synthesis, water-soluble polymers, and polymer assemblies.

Australian Journal of Chemistry 63(4) 599-610 https://doi.org/10.1071/CH09609
Submitted: 25 November 2009 Accepted: 1 February 2010 Published: 8 April 2010

Abstract

Since Lehn introduced the concept in the 1990s, supramolecular polymers have been developed rapidly by several research groups. Supramolecular polymers should be key materials for establishment of a sustainable society. This short review describes briefly hydrogen-bonded and coordination supramolecular polymers, and then reviews our research on cyclodextrin-based supramolecular polymers.

Acknowledgement

The authors would like to express their acknowledgement of Associate Professor Hiroyasu Yamaguchi and Assistant Professor Yoshinori Takashima, Department of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, for fruitful discussion and suggestions.

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