Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) represent an important class of crystalline porous
materials with designable structures and functions. The interconnected organic monomers …

Biomass is created by living things like plants, animals, and microbes. It has the
characteristics of abundant reserves, renewable, biodegradable and environmentally …

The recent emergence of highly transmissible SARS-CoV-2 variants illustrates the urgent
need to better understand the molecular details of the virus binding to its host cell and to …

Natural biopolymers have inspired the development of synthetic analogues that can adopt
defined conformations and assemble into 3D architectures. These compounds are mainly …

Integrin affinity regulation, also termed integrin activation, is essential for metazoan life.
Although talin and kindlin binding to the β-integrin cytoplasmic tail is indispensable for …

Lung fibrosis, one of the major post‐COVID complications, is a progressive and ultimately
fatal disease without a cure. Here, an organ‐and disease‐specific in vitro mini‐lung fibrosis …

Antibacterial materials are urgently needed to combat bacterial contamination, growth, or
attachment on contact surfaces, as bacterial infections remain a public health crisis …

Cells regulate adhesion to the fibrillar extracellular matrix (ECM) of which fibronectin is an
essential component. However, most studies characterize cell adhesion to globular …

Mechanical forces are essential for life activities, and the mechanical phenotypes of single
cells are increasingly gaining attention. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has been a standard …

Colonisation of humans by Staphylococcus aureus is a major risk factor for infection, yet the
bacterial and host factors involved are not fully understood. The first step during skin …