“…Over the past decade, research to incorporate transition metals into polymers has continually expanded. − Metallopolymers have shown properties distinct from their organic (conventional polymer) and inorganic (transition metal) components and have found potential applications in catalysis, , sensors, − lithography, − magnetic materials, − electrochromic materials, − and as ceramic precursors. ,,, Well-defined metallopolymers with controlled molecular weights and narrow polydispersity indices (PDIs) − have allowed for the development of solution and solid-state self-assembly to fabricate complex and unique nanostructures with metallic domains. − Metal containing nanostructures such as micelles, vesicles, platelets, and rods in solution, and lamella, cylinders, spheres, and gyroids in the solid-state − are used to synthesize well-defined metal nanoparticles via thermal decomposition, ,, radiation treatment, or reduction of metal salts. − …”