“The Tao begets the One. One begets all things of the world.” This quote from Tao Te Ching
is still inspiring for scientists in chemistry and materials science: The “One” can refer to a …

Recent progress in the development of synthetic polymer networks has enabled the next
generation of hydrogel-based machines and devices. The ability to mimic the mechanical …

How proteins respond to pulling forces, or protein nanomechanics, is a key contributor to the
form and function of biological systems. Indeed, the conventional view that proteins are able …

Addressing the mechanical mismatch between biological tissue and traditional electronic
materials remains a major challenge in bioelectronics. While rigidity of such materials limits …

The recent development of chemical and bio-conjugation techniques allows for the
engineering of various protein polymers. However, most of the polymerization process is …

Phenyl-perfluorophenyl polar− π interactions have been revisited for the design and
fabrication of functional supramolecular systems. The relatively weak associative …

The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants has further raised concerns about viral
transmission. A fundamental understanding of the intermolecular interactions between the …

Sortase is one of the most widely used enzymes for covalent protein conjugation that links
protein and protein/small molecules together in a site-specific way. It typically recognizes the …

The biological dissolution of jarosite accelerates As mobilization in acid mine drainage
environments, which can be influenced by coexisting metals. However, few studies have …

α3D is a de novo designed three-helix bundle protein. Like most naturally occurring helical
proteins, it is mechanically labile with an unfolding force of< 15 pN, revealed by atomic force …