Construction of New Network Polymers by Utilizing Crystal Crosslinking Method

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K17861
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Polymer chemistry
• Research Institution: Hokkaido University
• Principal Investigator: Kokado Kenta 北海道大学, 理学研究院, 助教 (40600226)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: ネットワーク高分子 / ゲル / 結晶 / 金属有機構造体 / 多孔性物質 / 人工筋肉 / エピタキシャル / バイオミネラリゼーション

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The synthesis of network polymers with well-defined network structure is still a challenging problem in the field of polymer chemistry. In this research, crystal crosslinking method, in which metal-organic framework (MOF) containing reactive organic ligand was used as the template for network polymers, was utilized to obtain network polymers with well-defined network and shape structure. As the results, the network polymers with 1) polyhedral shape and hollow via epitaxially grown MOF crystal, 2) reversibly anisotropic transformation, and 3) hybridization with inorganic salts having polyhedral shape, were respectively achieved.　Therefore, the network and shape structure were successfully controlled, which were derived from the crystal structure of the original MOF crystals.

Free Research Field

高分子化学