Cobalt- and Nickel-based Polymetallocenes: Functional Metallopolymers from Earth-Abundant Metals

与一般聚合物相比，包含金属原子作为结构一部分的聚合物（金属聚合物）领域相对较新。尽管如此，该领域的最新进展已将金属聚合物确立为一类具有吸引力的易于加工的材料，其中金属中心引入了与最先进的有机大分子相辅相成的特性和功能。本提案概述了一项研究计划，以综合开发和了解基于金属钴和镍的两种新型金属聚合物的性质，并为其开发奠定基础，特别关注其抗菌性和磁性。由于目前可用的化合物对感染的有效性降低，开发新的抗生素具有关键的全球重要性。此外，开发易于加工的聚合物材料作为磁铁，对于计算机和其他设备的一系列应用是特别可取的。

The field of polymers containing metal atoms as part of the structure (metallopolymers) is relatively new in comparison to that of polymers in general. Nevertheless, recent advances in this area have established metallopolymers as an attractive class of easily processed materials in which metal centres introduce properties and functions that complement those available with state-of-the-art organic macromolecules. This proposal outlines a research programme to synthetically develop and to understand the properties of two new classes of metallopolymers based on the metals cobalt and nickel, and also to lay the foundations for their exploitation, with a particular focus on their antimicrobial and magnetic properties. The development of new antibiotics is of key global importance due to the reduced effectiveness of currently available compounds towards infection. In addition, the development of easily processed polymeric materials that function as magnets is particularly desirable for a range of applications in computers and other devices.