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Special Issue: Photo- and Electro-Functional Polymers and Molecular Assemblies The January 2017 issue of Polymer Journal is a special issue on Photo- and Electro-Functional Polymers and Molecular Assemblies, featuring collections of reviews and articles that include outstanding research on synthesis, functions, and applications of π-conjugated molecular, polymer and liquid-crystalline materials. We would like to thank special issue editors, Prof. Takuma Yasuda, Prof. Wen-Chang Chen and Prof. Takashi Kato for their support with the planning and coordination of this issue. TABLE OF CONTENTS Volume 49, Issue 1 (January 2017) In this issue Editorial Focus Reviews Reviews Original Articles Also new AOP Editorial Top Special Issue: Photo- and Electro-Functional Polymers and Molecular Assemblies Takuma Yasuda, Wen-Chang Chen and Takashi Kato Polym J 2017 49: 1; 10.1038/pj.2016.111 Full Text | PDF Focus Reviews Top Revealing mechanical and structural properties of molecules on surface by high-resolution atomic force microscopy Shigeki Kawai Polym J 2017 49: 3-11; advance online publication, October 19, 2016; 10.1038/pj.2016.106 Abstract | Full Text Development of donor–acceptor copolymers based on dioxocycloalkene-annelated thiophenes as acceptor units for organic photovoltaic materials Yutaka Ie and Yoshio Aso Polym J 2017 49: 13-22; advance online publication, October 12, 2016; 10.1038/pj.2016.96 Abstract | Full Text Liquid crystalline organic semiconductors for organic transistor applications Hiroaki Iino and Jun-ichi Hanna Polym J 2017 49: 23-30; advance online publication, October 12, 2016; 10.1038/pj.2016.101 Abstract | Full Text A new class of nanostructured supramolecular organic semiconductors based on intertwined multi-lamellar co-assemblies in π-conjugated liquid-crystalline side-chain polymers Yiming Xiao, Danli Zeng, Leszek Mateusz Mazur, Andrea Castiglione, Emmanuelle Lacaze, Benoît Heinrich, Bertrand Donnio, David Kreher, André-Jean Attias, Jean-Charles Ribierre and Fabrice Mathevet Polym J 2017 49: 31-39; advance online publication, November 9, 2016; 10.1038/pj.2016.107 Abstract | Full Text Reviews Top Structure and design of polymers for durable, stretchable organic electronics Jonathan Onorato, Viktoria Pakhnyuk and Christine K Luscombe Polym J 2017 49: 41-60; advance online publication, September 7, 2016; 10.1038/pj.2016.76 Abstract | Full Text Renewable polymeric materials for electronic applications Han-Sheng Sun, Yu-Cheng Chiu and Wen-Chang Chen Polym J 2017 49: 61-73; advance online publication, October 19, 2016; 10.1038/pj.2016.95 Abstract | Full Text Integration of electro-active π-conjugated units in nanosegregated liquid-crystalline phases Masahiro Funahashi Polym J 2017 49: 75-83; advance online publication, October 5, 2016; 10.1038/pj.2016.91 Abstract | Full Text Liquid crystals in photovoltaics: a new generation of organic photovoltaics Manish Kumar and Sandeep Kumar Polym J 2017 49: 85-111; advance online publication, November 9, 2016; 10.1038/pj.2016.109 Abstract | Full Text Original Articles Top Double acceptor donor–acceptor alternating conjugated polymers containing cyclopentadithiophene, benzothiadiazole and thienopyrroledione: toward subtractive color organic photovoltaics Shu-Wei Chang, Tsuyoshi Muto, Takeshi Kondo, Ming-Jhih Liao and Masaki Horie Polym J 2017 49: 113-122; advance online publication, September 14, 2016; 10.1038/pj.2016.72 Abstract | Full Text Direct arylation polycondensation for the synthesis of bithiazole-based conjugated polymers and their physical properties Junpei Kuwabara, Masahiro Kuramochi, Songlin Liu, Takeshi Yasuda and Takaki Kanbara Polym J 2017 49: 123-131; advance online publication, September 7, 2016; 10.1038/pj.2016.75 Abstract | Full Text Twisting poly(3-substituted thiophene)s: cyclopolymerization of gemini thiophene monomers through catalyst-transfer polycondensation Chunhui Zhao, Kazuhiko Nagura, Masayuki Takeuchi and Kazunori Sugiyasu Polym J 2017 49: 133-139; advance online publication, July 27, 2016; 10.1038/pj.2016.66 Abstract | Full Text Semi-crystalline A1–D–A2-type copolymers for efficient polymer solar cells Thanh Luan Nguyen, Hyosung Choi, Seo-Jin Ko, Taehyo Kim, Mohammad Afsar Uddin, Sungu Hwang, Jin Young Kim and Han Young Woo Polym J 2017 49: 141-148; advance online publication, September 21, 2016; 10.1038/pj.2016.88 Abstract | Full Text Inhibition of solution-processed 1,4,5,8,9,11-hexaazatriphenylene-hexacarbonitrile crystallization by mixing additives for hole injection layers in organic light-emitting devices Satoru Ohisa, Yong-Jin Pu, Shogo Takahashi, Takayuki Chiba and Junji Kido Polym J 2017 49: 149-154; advance online publication, September 28, 2016; 10.1038/pj.2016.92 Abstract | Full Text The synthesis and purification of amphiphilic conjugated donor–acceptor block copolymers Valerie D Mitchell, Wallace W H Wong, Mukundan Thelakkat and David J Jones Polym J 2017 49: 155-161; advance online publication, October 19, 2016; 10.1038/pj.2016.97 Abstract | Full Text Synthesis of linear PEDOT fibers by AC-bipolar electropolymerization in a micro-space Masato Ohira, Yuki Koizumi, Hiroki Nishiyama, Ikuyoshi Tomita and Shinsuke Inagi Polym J 2017 49: 163-167; advance online publication, October 12, 2016; 10.1038/pj.2016.100 Abstract | Full Text Effects of branching position of alkyl side chains on ordering structure and charge transport property in thienothiophenedione- and quinacridone-based semiconducting polymers Kohsuke Kawabata, Masahiko Saito, Noriko Takemura, Itaru Osaka and Kazuo Takimiya Polym J 2017 49: 169-176; advance online publication, October 19, 2016; 10.1038/pj.2016.103 Abstract | Full Text Improvement of short circuit current density by intermolecular interaction between polymer backbones for polymer solar cells Tae Ho Lee, Min Hee Choi, Sung Jae Jeon, Seung Jun Nam, Yong Won Han, Jung Rim Haw and Doo-Kyung Moon Polym J 2017 49: 177-187; advance online publication, November 16, 2016; 10.1038/pj.2016.104 Abstract | Full Text Supramolecular polymerization of hydrogen-bonded rosettes with anthracene chromophores: regioisomeric effect on nanostructures Deepak D Prabhu, Keisuke Aratsu, Mitsuaki Yamauchi, Xu Lin, Bimalendu Adhikari and Shiki Yagai Polym J 2017 49: 189-195; advance online publication, October 19, 2016; 10.1038/pj.2016.94 Abstract | Full Text Aggregation-induced delayed fluorescence from phenothiazine-containing donor–acceptor molecules for high-efficiency non-doped organic light-emitting diodes Naoya Aizawa, Chao-Jen Tsou, In Seob Park and Takuma Yasuda Polym J 2017 49: 197-202; advance online publication, September 21, 2016; 10.1038/pj.2016.82 Abstract | Full Text π-Conjugated polymer-layered structures: synthesis and self-assembly Yuichi Tsuji, Yasuhiro Morisaki and Yoshiki Chujo Polym J 2017 49: 203-208; advance online publication, September 28, 2016; 10.1038/pj.2016.89 Abstract | Full Text Effect of surface treatment on molecular reorientation of polymer-stabilized liquid crystals doped with oligothiophene Koji Usui, Erika Katayama, Jing Wang, Kyohei Hisano, Norihisa Akamatsu and Atsushi Shishido Polym J 2017 49: 209-214; advance online publication, October 19, 2016; 10.1038/pj.2016.102 Abstract | Full Text Alkylated oxygen-bridged V-shaped molecules: impacts of the substitution position and length of the alkyl chains on the crystal structures and fundamental properties in aggregated forms Chikahiko Mitsui, Tatsuro Annaka, Ken-ichi Nakamura, Masato Mitani, Daisuke Hashizume, Katsumasa Nakahara, Masakazu Yamagishi, Takanari Ueno, Yuji Tanaka, Masafumi Yano, Daichi Iwasawa, Miki Hasegawa, Hiroyasu Sato, Akihito Yamano, Jun Takeya and Toshihiro Okamoto Polym J 2017 49: 215-221; advance online publication, November 9, 2016; 10.1038/pj.2016.105 Abstract | Full Text Please note that you need to be a subscriber or site-licence holder to enjoy full-text access to Polymer Journal. 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