Abstract: The present invention provides a polymerizable unsaturated group-containing cyclodextrin derivative, which can be efficiently prepared with a higher yield and a higher purity, and which can be mass-produced. The polymerizable unsaturated group-containing cyclodextrin derivative is represented by the following general formula (1). (In the formula, R1 represents any one of (A) the following general formula (2) —R3—NH—R4 ??(2) (R3 is an alkylene group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, may be linear or branched, and may have a substituent. R4 represents a (meth)acryloyl group or a vinyl group-containing alkyl group having 3 to 50 carbon atoms.) (B) the following general formula (3) —R5—NHCONH—R6 ??(3) (R5 is an alkylene group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, may be linear or branched, and may have a substituent.

Abstract: An object is to provide a macromolecular composite material that can be produced by a simple process, and that has excellent mechanical properties. The macromolecular composite material of the present invention contains a polymer component and a cyclodextrin compound, the polymer component containing a thermoplastic resin, and the cyclodextrin compound being at least one member selected from the group consisting of cyclodextrin and cyclodextrin derivatives. The macromolecular composite material of the present invention can be produced by a simple process, and has excellent mechanical properties.

Abstract: A resin composition including a first polymer having a host group in a side chain and a second polymer having a carboxyl group in a side chain, wherein the first polymer has a hydroxyl group. Also disclosed is a polymer having a host group (A) and a carboxyl group (B), wherein the polymer has a number-average molecular weight of 50,000 to 5,000,000; a method for producing a polymer which includes performing an ester group-forming reaction with a first polymer having a host group in a side chain and a second polymer having a carboxyl group in a side chain; a binder for an electrochemical device including the polymer; an electrode mixture including the binder; an electrode including the binder; an electrochemical device including the electrode; and a secondary battery including the electrode.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a resin material which contains a polymer compound having a host group and/or guest group and exhibits excellent solubility. The present invention relates to a resin material comprising a host body consisting of a polymer compound having a host group and a guest body consisting of a polymer compound having a guest group, or a host-guest body consisting of a polymer compound having a host group and a guest group, wherein, at least one of the polymer compound having the host group or the polymer compound having the guest group, or the polymer compound having the host group and the guest group, has a siloxane bond.

Abstract: Provided are a macromolecular material comprising two or more types of polymers, which are less likely to be separated, and having excellent mechanical properties, a method for producing the same, and a macromolecular compatibilizing agent. The macromolecular material according to the present invention comprises a first macromolecular compound having a ring host group, and a second macromolecular compound free of the host group, and the second macromolecular compound penetrates through the ring of the host group in a skewering manner. The method for producing the macromolecular material according to the present invention comprises polymerizing a polymerizable monomer in the presence of the first macromolecular compound. The macromolecular compatibilizing agent according to the present invention comprises a macromolecular compound having a ring host group.

Abstract: Provided is a macromolecular material that has self-healing properties, excellent stretchability, and a high degree of freedom in the design of stretchability, strength, and hardness, and that can be produced by a simple method; and also provided is a method for producing the same. The macromolecular material of the present invention comprises a polymer having a host group and a guest group. The host group is a monovalent group formed by removing one hydrogen atom or hydroxy group from a cyclodextrin derivative. The polymer is a polymer of a monomer mixture containing a host group-containing polymerizable monomer, a guest group-containing polymerizable monomer, and a third polymerizable monomer, and the third polymerizable monomer contains a (meth)acrylic ester compound. The host group-containing polymerizable monomer and the guest group-containing polymerizable monomer have a property of being dissolved in the third polymerizable monomer.

Abstract: Provided are a macromolecular material excellent in mechanical strength and a production method therefor. A macromolecular material of the present invention has a structure crosslinked through host-guest interaction, and is obtained by a method including: a step of preparing a mixture of a host-group-containing macromolecular compound swollen or dissolved in a solvent and a guest-group-containing macromolecular compound swollen or dissolved in a solvent; and a step of mechanically kneading the mixture. As another aspect, a macromolecular material of the present invention is obtained by a method including: a step of swelling or dissolving a both host-group- and guest-group-containing macromolecular compound in a solvent; and a step of mechanically kneading the swollen or dissolved macromolecular compound.

Abstract: To provide a polyrotaxane composite formed body produced by strong bonding between a crosslinked polyrotaxane formed body and an elastomer formed body without intervention of an adhesive. Provided is a method for producing a polyrotaxane composite formed body, the method including subjecting a surface of a crosslinked polyrotaxane formed body and a surface of an elastomer formed body to plasma treatment, and pressure joining the treated surfaces together, to thereby bond the formed bodies. Also provided is a polyrotaxane composite formed body including a crosslinked polyrotaxane formed body and an elastomer formed body, wherein these formed bodies are directly bonded together without being intermingled with each other in the absence of an adhesive layer between the formed bodies, an oxygen-rich layer is present between the bonding surfaces of the formed bodies, and the formed bodies exhibit a peel strength of 1 N/m or more.

Abstract: An object is to provide a macromolecular composite material that can be produced by a simple process, and that has excellent mechanical properties. The macromolecular composite material of the present invention contains a polymer component and a cyclodextrin compound, the polymer component containing a thermoplastic resin, and the cyclodextrin compound being at least one member selected from the group consisting of cyclodextrin and cyclodextrin derivatives. The macromolecular composite material of the present invention can be produced by a simple process, and has excellent mechanical properties.