From molecules to polymers—harnessing inter‐and intramolecular interactions to create mechanochromic materials
The development of mechanophores as building blocks that serve as predefined weak
linkages has enabled the creation of mechanoresponsive and mechanochromic polymer …
linkages has enabled the creation of mechanoresponsive and mechanochromic polymer …
Environment-dependent single-chain mechanics of synthetic polymers and biomacromolecules by atomic force microscopy-based single-molecule force spectroscopy …
“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 …
is still inspiring for scientists in chemistry and materials science: The “One” can refer to a …
Single-molecule spectroscopy of amino acids and peptides by recognition tunnelling
The human proteome has millions of protein variants due to alternative RNA splicing and
post-translational modifications, and variants that are related to diseases are frequently …
post-translational modifications, and variants that are related to diseases are frequently …
Disease detection and management via single nanopore-based sensors
As nanometer-scale portals in biological membranes, protein ionic channels act as
gatekeepers, controlling the traffic of ions and macromolecules into and out of cells …
gatekeepers, controlling the traffic of ions and macromolecules into and out of cells …
Correlating confocal microscopy and atomic force indentation reveals metastatic cancer cells stiffen during invasion into collagen I matrices
Mechanical interactions between cells and their microenvironment dictate cell phenotype
and behavior, calling for cell mechanics measurements in three-dimensional (3D) …
and behavior, calling for cell mechanics measurements in three-dimensional (3D) …
Resolving the molecular mechanism of cadherin catch bond formation
Classical cadherin Ca2+-dependent cell–cell adhesion proteins play key roles in
embryogenesis and in maintaining tissue integrity. Cadherins mediate robust adhesion by …
embryogenesis and in maintaining tissue integrity. Cadherins mediate robust adhesion by …
Different roles of cadherins in the assembly and structural integrity of the desmosome complex
Adhesion between cells is established by the formation of specialized intercellular junctional
complexes, such as desmosomes. Desmosomes contain isoforms of two members of the …
complexes, such as desmosomes. Desmosomes contain isoforms of two members of the …
Structure, energy, vibrational spectrum, and Bader's analysis of π⋯ H hydrogen bonds and H− δ⋯ H+ δ dihydrogen bonds
BG de Oliveira - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
In this paper, the intermolecular structural study asserted by the vibrational analysis in the
stretch frequencies of hydrogen bonds (π⋯ H) and dihydrogen bonds (H− δ⋯ H+ δ) have …
stretch frequencies of hydrogen bonds (π⋯ H) and dihydrogen bonds (H− δ⋯ H+ δ) have …
Chemical recognition and binding kinetics in a functionalized tunnel junction
Abstract 4 (5)-(2-mercaptoethyl)-1H-imidazole-2-carboxamide is a molecule that has
multiple hydrogen bonding sites and a short flexible linker. When tethered to a pair of …
multiple hydrogen bonding sites and a short flexible linker. When tethered to a pair of …
[HTML][HTML] Energy landscapes for base-flipping in a model DNA duplex
D Chakraborty, DJ Wales - The Journal of Physical chemistry. B, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We explore the process of base-flipping for four central bases, adenine, guanine, cytosine,
and thymine, in a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) duplex using the energy landscape …
and thymine, in a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) duplex using the energy landscape …