The control over comonomer sequences is barely studied in macromolecular science
nowadays. This is an astonishing situation, taking into account that sequence-defined …

Rod–coil block copolymers are an increasingly important class of molecules for the self-
assembly of functional polymer systems, many of which have rodlike chain conformations …

In recent years, significant effort has gone into making synthetic oligomers that can attain
well-defined conformations analogous to the folding of biomolecules. The diversity of the …

Developed in the early 1990s, peptide nucleic acid (PNA) has emerged as a promising class
of nucleic acid mimic because of its strong binding affinity and sequence selectivity toward …

Abstract Since de Gennes' Nobel lecture in 1991, in which he coined the term “Janus
grains”, research into asymmetric particles has boomed. Macroscopic, microscopic and …

One of the most fascinating subjects in areas such as nanoscience and biomimetic
chemistry is concerned with the construction of novel supramolecular nanoscopic …

The nanoscale self-assembly of four amphiphilic rod–coil di-and triblock copolymers with
chiral, rodlike poly (N-1-phenethyl-N′-methylcarbodiimide)(PPMC) segments and random …

Past decades have witnessed rapidly growing interest in nanometer-sized structures, which
have great potential to be used in a variety of applications, such as electronics, sensors …

In biological systems, the selective and high‐affinity recognition of anionic species is
accomplished by macromolecular hosts (anion‐binding proteins) that have been “optimized” …

Polycondensation polymers typically follow step-growth kinetics assuming all functional
groups are equally likely to react with one another. If the reaction rates with the chain end …