Polypeptides have attracted considerable attention in recent decades due to their inherent
biodegradability and tunable cytocompatibility. Macromolecular design in conjunction with …

Polypeptoids, a class of peptidomimetic polymers, have emerged at the forefront of
macromolecular and supramolecular science and engineering as the technological …

Polymers have become one of the largest and most important materials we use in daily life.
Their popularity has stemmed from their wide range of material properties combined with …

Black polyimide (BPI) is increasingly in demand for the development of photoelectric devices
in place of yellow transparent polyimide, but BPI doped with carbon black shows serious …

Photocages have enabled spatiotemporally governed organic materials synthesis with
applications ranging from tissue engineering to soft robotics. However, the reliance on high …

Switchable catalysis is a powerful tool in the polymer chemist's toolbox as it allows on
demand access to a variety of polymer architectures. Switchable catalysts operate by the …

Peptide-based biomaterials are a promising class of antimicrobial agents that work by
physically damaging bacterial cell membranes rather than targeting intracellular factors …

Ring-opening polymerization on N-carboxyanhydrides (NCA) initiated by primary amines
has been the dominantly used method to prepare polypeptides with widespread …

The traditional antibiotics have specific intracellular targets and disinfect in chemical ways,
and the drug-resistance induced by the antibiotics has grown into an emerging threat. It is …

N-Substituted glycines (peptoids) are a class of peptidomimetic molecules used as materials
for health, environmental, and drug delivery applications. Automated solid-phase synthesis …