Conjugated Objects: Developments, Synthesis, and Applications

Atsushi Nagai obtained his PhD in polymerization mechanisms and polymerizable monomer structure design from Yamagata University, Japan, in 2005. The activities pursued during his postdoctoral fellowship at Kyoto University, Japan, gave him the idea of teaching how fundamental scientific discoveries can translate into actual functional materials such as conjugated polymers. In 2010, Dr. Nagai joined the Institute For Molecular Science (IMS), Japan, as assistant professor and co-taught many international students and postdoctors at the Graduate University for Advanced Studies. He was also responsible for the design and concept of the project "Chemical, Optical Chemical, and Polymer Synthetic." Since 2014, he is a visiting assistant professor at the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, USA. Since 2015, he is the editor of International Journal of Global Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology and SM Journal of Biomedical Engineering.Koji Takagi is an associate professor at the Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan. He received his PhD in 1998 from the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan. He developed a novel living coordination polymerization of allene derivatives by the -allylnickel catalyst and developed many experimental skills, not only for polymerization but also for organic synthesis. He started his academic career at the Nagoya Institute of Technology and launched several research themes, including controlled radical polymerization by utilizing chalcogen compounds, the synthesis of hyperbranched polymers based on triazine chemistry, and the development of -conjugated oligomeric and polymeric materials. Dr. Takagi's research focuses on the precision spatial arrangement of chromophores using well-defined scaffolds, the controlled synthesis of 2D polythiophene derivatives, and the manipulation of electron donor-acceptor interaction in fused -conjugated imidazolium compounds.