Cationic compounds are promising candidates for development of antimicrobial agents.
Positive charges attached to surfaces, particles, polymers, peptides or bilayers have been …

The synthesis of polymers is of academic value and technological implication and has been
developed as an important area of research over a long history. 1 The first reports about …

Conjugated poly-ynes and poly (metalla-ynes) constitute an important class of new materials
with potential application in various domains of science. The key factors responsible for the …

This review summarizes recent advances in the science and applications of conjugated
polyelectrolytes (CPEs), with an emphasis on direct visual sensing, cellular imaging, and the …

Trifluoromethylated acetylenes and arenes are widely applicable in the synthesis of
pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. In 2010, our group has reported the copper-mediated …

Conjugated oligoelectrolytes (COEs) are a relatively new class of synthetic organic
molecules with, as of yet, untapped potential for use in organic optoelectronic devices and …

A key issue for the application of π-conjugated organic molecules as thin film solid-state
materials is the packing structure, which drastically affects optical and electronic properties …

Surface‐addressable nanostructures of linearly π‐conjugated molecules play a crucial role
in the emerging field of nanoelectronics. Herein, by using DNA as the hydrophilic segment …

It is essential to develop alternative strategies to treat infections, especially those infections
caused by Staphylococcus aureus, which is responsible for most skin infections. Among …

Poly (phenylene ethyneylene)(PPE)-based cationic conjugated polyelectrolytes (CPEs) and
cationic phenylene ethynylene oligomers (OPEs) exhibit broad-spectrum antimicrobial …