Carbohydrates are the most abundant and one of the most important biomacromolecules in
Nature. Except for energy-related compounds, carbohydrates can be roughly divided into …

Synthetic polymers are omnipresent in society as textiles and packaging materials, in
construction and medicine, among many other important applications. Alternatively, natural …

There is an urgent need to understand the behavior of the novel coronavirus (SARS-COV-2),
which is the causative agent of COVID-19, and to develop point-of-care diagnostics. Here, a …

The demand for petroleum dependent chemicals and materials has been increasing despite
the dwindling of their fossil resources. As the dead-end of petroleum based industry has …

The discovery of the first “living” radical polymerization by Otsu and co-workers (1) in 1982
heralded the start of a very exciting time for polymer chemists. Since then, a plethora of living …

One could certainly highlight a conceptual resemblance between social interactions as the
basis of societies and civilizations and the ability of molecules to interact in a noncovalent …

Molecular recognition plays an important role in living systems. 1, 2 Representative
molecular recognitions in living organisms are saccharide− protein, protein− protein, and …

Glycans are key participants in biological processes ranging from reproduction to cellular
communication to infection. Revealing glycan roles and the underlying molecular …

The combination of controlled polymerization techniques and “click” reactions form an
efficient platform for the preparation of polymers in various architectures. In this critical …

Pathogens including viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites continue to shape our lives in
profound ways every day. As we have learned to live in parallel with pathogens, we have …