“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 …

The role of hydrophobic and polar interactions in providing thermodynamic stability to folded
proteins has been intensively studied, but the relative contribution of these interactions to the …

In this study, we present the development of an electrochemical sensor designed for
ultrasensitive detection of endogenous H2O2. This sensor relies on signal amplification …

In this review, the basic principles and research trends of biosensors are briefly described
and a nano-sensing system applying QCM (quartz crystal micro-balance), nano-diagnosis …

Circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy is one of the few experimental techniques sensitive to
the structural changes that peptides undergo when they adsorb on inorganic material …

A method of enzymatic lithography was successfully performed in a buffered solution using
Staphylococcal serine V8 protease and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The retained activity …

Novel sets of helical poly (phenylacetylene) s bearing a chiral ruthenium (Ru) complex with
opposite chirality (Δ and Λ forms) as a bulky pendant (poly‐1 and poly‐2) were synthesized …

We synthesized the glutaraldehyde cross-linked hydrogels using four kinds of poly (lysine) s
(PLs) and measured the equilibrium swelling ratio (Q) as a function of pH. Also measured …

We evaluated the binding affinity of peptide probes for profilin (protein) using force curve
measurement techniques and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The peptide probes designed …

Detailed knowledge of intramolecular hydrogen bonds, including their nanomechanics, in a
peptide secondary structure is crucial for understanding mechanisms of numerous …