Polymers with precisely defined monomeric sequences present an exquisite tool for
controlling material properties by harnessing both the robustness of synthetic polymers and …

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

The ability to control and manipulate semiconductor/bio interfaces is essential to enable
biological nanofabrication pathways and bioelectronic devices. Traditional surface …

The ability to engineer synthetic polymers with the same structural precision as
biomacromolecules is crucial to enable the de novo design of robust nanomaterials with …

We use molecular dynamics simulations to investigate the effect of polypeptoid sequence on
the structure and dynamics of its hydration waters. Polypeptoids provide an excellent …

While solution micellization of ionic block copolymers (BCP) with randomly distributed
ionization sites along the hydrophilic segments has been extensively studied, the roles of …

Highly efficient procedures were developed for greener synthesis of sequence-defined
peptoid oligomers. The optimised chain elongation procedure is carried out in water-based …

Ice crystals can cause great damage. The utilization of antifreeze agents is an efficient
method to prevent or reduce ice crystal formation and growth. Synthetic antifreeze agents …

The interplay of crystalline packing, which governs atomic length-scale order, and
hierarchical assembly, which governs longer length scales, is essential to fabricate complex …

Sensors are tools for detecting, recognizing, and recording signals from the surrounding
environment. They provide measurable information on chemical or physical changes, and …