Photoresponsive nucleic acids attract growing interest as functional constituents in materials
science. Integration of photoisomerizable units into DNA strands provides an ideal handle …

DNA is one of the most fascinating biopolymers. Besides its central role as carrier of genetic
information and translation of the genetic code into proteins, DNA holds great promise as a …

Sensors are devices that respond to physical or chemical stimuli and produce detectable
signals. 1r4 They are a critical extension of human perception of the world in many aspects …

Discussing theory and transport, synthesis, processing, properties, and applications, this
second edition of a standard resource covers advances in the field of electrically conducting …

The field of chemical sensing is becoming ever more dependent upon novel materials.
Polymers, crystals, glasses, particles, and nanostructures have made a profound impact and …

Conducting polymers (CPs) were first produced in the mid-1970s as a novel generation of
organic materials that have both electrical and optical properties similar to those of metals …

The demonstration of the first laser, made with ruby in 1960, 1 has led to a revolution in
science and technology. Lasers have transformed spectroscopy giving previously …

Thanks to their unique optical and electrochemical properties, conjugated polymers have
attracted considerable attention over the last two decades and resulted in numerous …

Over the past decades, water-soluble conjugated polymers (CPs) have gained increasing
attention as optical platforms for sensitive detection of biomacromolecules (DNA, protein and …

Helices are the most prevalent secondary structure in biomolecules and play vital roles in
their activity. Chemists have been fascinated with mimicking this molecular conformation …