Smart and bioinspired systems for overcoming biological barriers and enhancing disease theranostics
Nanomedicine has emerged as a promising mean to improve theranostic efficacy and
reduce side effects. Currently, only very small percentage of injected dose reaches the solid …
reduce side effects. Currently, only very small percentage of injected dose reaches the solid …
Aggregation‐induced emission: the whole is more brilliant than the parts
“United we stand, divided we fall.”–Aesop. Aggregation‐induced emission (AIE) refers to a
photophysical phenomenon shown by a group of luminogenic materials that are non …
photophysical phenomenon shown by a group of luminogenic materials that are non …
Glycomimetics versus multivalent glycoconjugates for the design of high affinity lectin ligands
One could certainly highlight a conceptual resemblance between social interactions as the
basis of societies and civilizations and the ability of molecules to interact in a noncovalent …
basis of societies and civilizations and the ability of molecules to interact in a noncovalent …
Advancements in antimicrobial nanoscale materials and self-assembling systems
Antimicrobial resistance is directly responsible for more deaths per year than either
HIV/AIDS or malaria and is predicted to incur a cumulative societal financial burden of at …
HIV/AIDS or malaria and is predicted to incur a cumulative societal financial burden of at …
Carbohydrates in supramolecular chemistry
Carbohydrates are involved in a variety of biological processes. The ability of sugars to form
a large number of hydrogen bonds has made them important components for …
a large number of hydrogen bonds has made them important components for …
Applications of discrete synthetic macromolecules in life and materials science: recent and future trends
In the last decade, the field of sequence‐defined polymers and related ultraprecise,
monodisperse synthetic macromolecules has grown exponentially. In the early stage, mainly …
monodisperse synthetic macromolecules has grown exponentially. In the early stage, mainly …
FimH and anti-adhesive therapeutics: a disarming strategy against uropathogens
Chaperone-usher fimbrial adhesins are powerful weapons against the uropathogens that
allow the establishment of urinary tract infections (UTIs). As the antibiotic therapeutic …
allow the establishment of urinary tract infections (UTIs). As the antibiotic therapeutic …
Modular synthesis of amphiphilic Janus glycodendrimers and their self-assembly into glycodendrimersomes and other complex architectures with bioactivity to …
The modular synthesis of 7 libraries containing 51 self-assembling amphiphilic Janus
dendrimers with the monosaccharides d-mannose and d-galactose and the disaccharide d …
dendrimers with the monosaccharides d-mannose and d-galactose and the disaccharide d …
Organizing multivalency in carbohydrate recognition
The interactions of cell surface carbohydrates as well as of soluble glycoconjugates with
their receptor proteins rule fundamental processes in cell biology. One of the …
their receptor proteins rule fundamental processes in cell biology. One of the …
Sulfated glycopeptide nanostructures for multipotent protein activation
Biological systems have evolved to utilize numerous proteins with capacity to bind
polysaccharides for the purpose of optimizing their function. A well-known subset of these …
polysaccharides for the purpose of optimizing their function. A well-known subset of these …