Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) is a label-free detection method which has emerged
during the last two decades as a suitable and reliable platform in clinical analysis for …

Reversible covalent polymers are able to change their bond arrangement and structure via
reversible reaction triggered by external stimuli including heating, light and pH, while …

Dynamic covalent bonds (DCBs) have received widespread attention due to their unique
reversibility and stimulus responsiveness. The introduction of DCBs often endows materials …

Vitrimers constitute a fascinating class of polymer materials that make the link between the
historically opposed 3D networks (thermosets) and linear polymers (thermoplastics). Their …

Multifunctional hydrogels have great potential in smart wearable technology, flexible
electronic devices, and biomedical research. However, it is highly challenging to prepare …

Significance: Disulfides are important building blocks in the secondary and tertiary structures
of proteins, serving as inter-and intra-subunit cross links. Disulfides are also the major …

This featured article brings together recent advances in the field of smart polymers systems
which incorporate reversible crosslinks based on aromatic disulfides. The reversibility of …

Thioredoxins are ubiquitous antioxidant enzymes that play important roles in many health-
related cellular processes. As such, the fundamental knowledge of how these enzymes work …

Cysteine thiols are among the most reactive functional groups in proteins, and their pairing
in disulfide linkages is a common post-translational modification in proteins entering the …

With the development of nanomedicine technology, stimuli-responsive nanocarriers play an
increasingly important role in antitumor therapy. Compared with the normal physiological …