24  Inorganic and organometallic polymers

In 2003, numerous advances were made in the area of inorganic polymer science. In the main group, highlights include the preparation of siloxane nanowires using gold nanoparticles, the addition polymerization inorganic multiple bonds, and the development of new σ- and π-conjugated polymers. Novel self-assembled cylindrical ferrocene-containing copolymers were used as precursors to arrays of ceramic nanostructures. Conjugated polymers have been prepared containing transition metals such as ruthenium, zirconium and zinc.