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Bifacial ladder polymers enabled by chirality-assisted synthesis that exhibit self-assembly and chirality-induced

Fumitaka Ishiwari1,2,3,4, Kazuharu Murotani5, Akinori Saeki6,7

  • 1Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan. ishiwari@chem.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp.

Nature Communications
|August 3, 2026
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Researchers developed bifacial ladder polymers using a novel chirality-assisted strategy. These polymers exhibit strong chiroptical behavior and high chirality-induced spin selectivity, paving the way for advanced organic materials.

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