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This project aims to establish a new academic field of “Ladder Polymer Science.” It will lead the next generation of materials science through multidimensional and comprehensive studies, ranging from technological innovations in the precise synthesis of ladder polymers to the exploration of their physical properties and the development of advanced functionalities. Driven by the fundamental curiosity of scientists to create what does not yet exist, to take on difficult challenges, and to reveal the properties and functions of unexplored substances, this project promotes a novel materials design concept centered on the formation of ladder structures. We believe that this approach will not only open new avenues in polymer science, organic chemistry, and materials science, but also foster the emergence of innovative interdisciplinary fields across inorganic chemistry, biochemistry, physics, surface science, and electrical engineering.
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Project Leader: Tomoyuki Ikai (Nagoya University)
Group A01
PI: Tomoyuki Ikai (Nagoya University)
Co-PI：Ken-ichi Shinohara (JAIST)
Group A02
PI: Hideto Ito (Nagoya University)
Co-PI: Wataru Matsuoka (Nagoya University)
Group A03
PI: Fumitaka Ishiwari (Tokyo Metropolitan University)
Co-PI: Daichi Ida (Kyoto University)
Group A04
PI: Takeshi Kitao (AIST)
Group A05
PI: Kazuhiro Matsumoto (AIST)
