Natural macromolecules, such as proteins and nucleic acids, display various complex
functionalities in biological systems. These functionalities depend on the macromolecular …

Hydrophilic polymers are a major class of polymers in polymer science. They are found in
broad range of applications from superabsorbers to drug-delivery. In recent years, a plethora …

Polymer brushes have been theoretically described, their behavior under diverse conditions
has been modeled, and their preparation via surface-initiated polymerizations (SIPs) has …

Breadth in the molecular weight distribution is an inherent feature of synthetic polymer
systems. While in the past this was typically considered as an unavoidable consequence of …

As the complexity of polymer structure grows, so do the challenges for develo** an
accurate understanding of their structure–property relationships. Here, the synthesis of …

Biofouling caused by nonspecific adsorption of biomolecules and organisms such as
proteins, cells, and bacteria to material surfaces is a significant challenge for numerous …

This work demonstrates an effective and robust approach to regulate phase behaviors of a
block copolymer by programming local features into otherwise homogeneous linear chains …

Xanthate-supported photo-iniferter (XPI)-reversible addition–fragmentation chain-transfer
(RAFT) polymerization is introduced as a fast and versatile photo-polymerization strategy …

Conspectus The preparation of discrete and well-defined polymers is an emerging strategy
for emulating the remarkable precision achieved by macromolecular synthesis in nature …

Although dispersity has been demonstrated to be instrumental in determining many polymer
properties, current synthetic strategies predominantly focus on tailoring the dispersity of …