Based on efforts to develop synthetic materials with novel properties similar to the ingenious
mussel adhesive, we present a structural study of gels with different cross-linking …

The conversion of metal–organic hybrids (eg, metal–organic frameworks) into functional
nanoporous materials has attracted intensive attention because nanoporous materials show …

The mussel-inspired polymerization (MIPoly) of bisquinone (AA type) and dithiol (BB type)
monomers utilizes room temperature Michael-type polyaddition to form polymers with …

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Polymer Chemistry Series Editor-in-chief: Ben Zhong Tang, The Hong Kong University of …

This special issue of Frontiers in Chemistry features papers that utilize phenolic compounds
such as catechols for designing functional coatings and materials. Recently, scientists …

Metal coordination platforms (MCPs), as emerging drug delivery carriers in the field of
nanomaterials, are based on the coordination of ligands with metal ions as a framework …

Excellent adherence properties of blue mussels have been attributed to a catechol-
containing amino acid, L-3, 4-dihydroxyphenylalanine. This natural form of adhesion has …

A series of α-functional maleimide polymethacrylates (M n= 4.1− 35.4 kDa, PDi= 1.06− 1.27)
have been prepared via copper-catalyzed living radical polymerization (LRP). Two …

Learning from nature and promoting original design concept is a significant way to develop
functional materials with outstanding performance. Even since the discovery of the role of …

Biological organic-inorganic materials remain a popular source of inspiration for bioinspired
materials design and engineering. Inspired by the self-assembling metal-reinforced mussel …