炭素繊維強化プラスチック（CFRP）の機械的特性や破壊挙動は，繊維物性，マトリックス樹脂物性 , 積層構成，繊維体積含有率，繊維配向，繊維/樹脂界面特性など様々な要因によって決定される。CFRPにおけるマトリックス樹脂の役割は，繊維を支え，応力伝達によりいかなる方向の負荷においても優れた機械的特性を発揮させることである。本論文では，マトリックス樹脂物性およびCF/樹脂界面特性に焦点を当て，マトリックス樹脂構造がCFRP の機械的特性や破壊機構に与える影響に関して筆者が行ってきた研究を紹介する。具体的には，炭素繊維強化熱可塑性プラスチック（ CFRTP） のマトリックス樹脂として期待されるメタクリレート共重合体を用いて，分子構造や異種成分ブレンドによる高次構造と機械的特性・破壊挙動の関係について述べる。

This review summarizes the solution and gel properties of amphiphilic copolymers consisting of hydrophilic and hydrophobic monomers in aqueous media. A random copolymer prepared from an appropriate combination of monomers exhibits thermoresponsive behavior in water, i.e. soluble–insoluble transition in solution and swelling–shrinking in the gel state, due to fine balance of hydration and hydrophobic interaction, as similarly observed in the well-known thermoresponsive polymer poly（N-isopropylacrylamide）. Since the solution properties of polymers are greatly affected by the sequence of two kinds of monomers along the polymer chains, an alternating polymer would be an excellent model for deep understanding the behavior of polymers in a solution. Conventional and recent synthetic strategies for alternating polymers are briefly introduced, and the intriguing phenomena, including self-assembly behavior, based on amphiphilic alternating structures are outlined. In particular, we have recently discovered an alternating copolymer composed of N-ethylmaleimide and 2-hydroxyethyl vinyl ether exhibits cosolvency in a water/ethanol binary solvent system.

“Microwave-driven adhesive curing methods” have been attracting attention as a solution to the problems associated with existing curing methods that use heat and ultraviolet light. Although not widely known, microwave curing methods have a long history and are already utilized in many manufacturing processes. Additionally, microwave curing adhesive methods are employed for special purposes because they can quickly produce high-quality bonds while preventing adverse effects on the objects being joined. About the heat curing source of this fascinating adhesive, it will introduce the history and technical background of the adhesive curing method using microwave heating by dividing it into the emerging stage, growth stage, and development stage. Finally, it will provide an overview of the challenges and their solutions. Through this series of explanations, it hope to provide an image of adhesive technology that leverages the advantages of microwave heating and spark interest in the topic.