Supramolecular helical systems: helical assemblies of small molecules, foldamers, and polymers with chiral amplification and their functions

E Yashima, N Ousaka, D Taura, K Shimomura… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
In this review, we describe the recent advances in supramolecular helical assemblies
formed from chiral and achiral small molecules, oligomers (foldamers), and helical and …

The protein-folding problem, 50 years on

KA Dill, JL MacCallum - science, 2012 - science.org
The protein-folding problem was first posed about one half-century ago. The term refers to
three broad questions:(i) What is the physical code by which an amino acid sequence …

Interface-assisted synthesis of 2D materials: trend and challenges

R Dong, T Zhang, X Feng - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
The discovery of graphene one decade ago has triggered enormous interest in develo**
two-dimensional materials (2DMs)—that is 2D allotropes of various elements or compounds …

Hierarchical materials from high information content macromolecular building blocks: construction, dynamic interventions, and prediction

L Shao, J Ma, JL Prelesnik, Y Zhou, M Nguyen… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Hierarchical materials that exhibit order over multiple length scales are ubiquitous in nature.
Because hierarchy gives rise to unique properties and functions, many have sought …

Two‐dimensional soft nanomaterials: a fascinating world of materials

X Zhuang, Y Mai, D Wu, F Zhang, X Feng - Advanced Materials, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The discovery of graphene has triggered great interest in two‐dimensional (2D)
nanomaterials for scientists in chemistry, physics, materials science, and related areas. In …

Hierarchical nanomaterials assembled from peptoids and other sequence-defined synthetic polymers

Z Li, B Cai, W Yang, CL Chen - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
In nature, the self-assembly of sequence-specific biopolymers into hierarchical structures
plays an essential role in the construction of functional biomaterials. To develop synthetic …

Engineering precise sequence-defined polymers for advanced functions

Q Shi, Z Deng, M Hou, X Hu, S Liu - Progress in Polymer Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Unlike natural macromolecules (eg, nucleic acids and proteins) possessing precisely
defined molar mass, chain sequence, chirality, and topology, synthetic polymers are typically …

Where biology and traditional polymers meet: The potential of associating sequence-defined polymers for materials science

AJ DeStefano, RA Segalman, EC Davidson - Jacs Au, 2021 - ACS Publications
Polymers with precisely defined monomeric sequences present an exquisite tool for
controlling material properties by harnessing both the robustness of synthetic polymers and …

Peptoid polymers: a highly designable bioinspired material

J Sun, RN Zuckermann - ACS nano, 2013 - ACS Publications
Bioinspired polymeric materials are attracting increasing attention due to significant
advantages over their natural counterparts: the ability to precisely tune their structures over a …

Recent advances in free-standing two-dimensional crystals with atomic thickness: design, assembly and transfer strategies

X Zhang, Y **e - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Free-standing two-dimensional (2D) crystals with atomic thickness have attracted extensive
attention because of their novel electronic, optical, mechanical and biocompatible …