The synthesis of polymers with pre-organized metal ion binding sites for optimal binding of
selected metal ions is reported. An acyclic N-vinylbenzyl substituted chelator …

Metal–organic coordination materials are of widespread interest because of the coupled
benefits of inorganic and organic building blocks. These materials can be assembled into …

In general, mechanical properties and gelation kinetics exhibit a positive correlation with the
amount of gelation reagents used. Similarly, for catechol-containing hydrogels, which have …

Coordination bonds between catechol-functionalized proteins and metal ions serve as
sacrificial bonds that play essential roles in the expression of good mechanical performance …

The synthesis of hybrid functional materials using the coordination-driven assembly of metal–
phenolic networks (MPNs) is of interest in diverse areas of materials science. To date, MPN …

The widespread discourse on the circular economy has fueled a growing demand for
polymeric materials characterized by mechanical robustness, sustainability, renewability …

In recent years, metal-phenolic networks (MPNs) have attracted increasing attention for the
engineering of multi-functional platforms because of their easy fabrication processes …

Mussel-inspired chemistry has become an ideal platform to engineer a myriad of functional
materials, but fully understanding the underlying adhesion mechanism is still missing …

Nature employs a wide library of transient interaction to operate adaptively on various time
and length scales. Inspired by such elegant designs, combinations of different …

Growing evidence supports a critical role of dynamic metal-coordination crosslinking in soft
biological material properties such as self-healing and underwater adhesion. Using bio …