Polypeptides have attracted considerable attention in recent decades due to their inherent
biodegradability and tunable cytocompatibility. Macromolecular design in conjunction with …

Polypeptides have the same or similar backbone structures as proteins and peptides,
rendering them as suitable and important biomaterials. Amino acid N-carboxyanhydrides …

Although the first polysarcosine (pSar) synthesis by Wesseley et al. was reported almost a
century ago, it was only recently that pSar gained broader attention and is considered a …

The progress in NCA polymerisation combined with advanced orthogonal functionalization
techniques as well as the integration with other controlled polymerisation techniques …

Polypeptides have broad applications and can be prepared via ring-opening polymerization
of α-amino acid N-carboxyanhydrides (NCAs). Conventional initiators, such as primary …

Polypeptides are fascinating materials with unique properties for various biological
materials. We highlight here recent advances in amino acid N-carboxyanhydrides (NCAs) …

Synthetic polypeptides, the analogues of natural proteins, are important biomaterials that
have found broad biomedical applications. Ring-opening polymerization of N …

Polypeptide block copolymers with different block length ratios were obtained by sequential
ring-opening polymerization of benzyl-l-glutamate and propargylglycine (PG) N …

Polypeptides are one kind of promising biodegradable and biocompatible biomedical
polymers with the structural units of various α-amino acids. Polypeptides were first …

Organocatalysis is an important branch of catalysis for various organic transformations and
materials preparation. Polymerizations promoted by organic catalysts can produce …