Hierarchical materials that exhibit order over multiple length scales are ubiquitous in nature.
Because hierarchy gives rise to unique properties and functions, many have sought …

In nature, the self-assembly of sequence-specific biopolymers into hierarchical structures
plays an essential role in the construction of functional biomaterials. To develop synthetic …

Unlike natural macromolecules (eg, nucleic acids and proteins) possessing precisely
defined molar mass, chain sequence, chirality, and topology, synthetic polymers are typically …

Long-acting drug delivery systems are promising platforms to improve patient adherence to
medication by delivering drugs over sustained periods and removing the need for patients to …

Silicone (Si) is one type of anode materials with intriguingly high theoretical capacity.
However, the severe volume change associated with the repeated lithiation and delithiation …

Conspectus Natural organisms make a wide variety of exquisitely complex, nano-, micro-,
and macroscale structured materials in an energy-efficient and highly reproducible manner …

Different classes of foldamers, which are synthetic oligomers that adopt well-defined
conformations in solution, have been the subject of extensive studies devoted to the …

Bacterial infections have been a serious threat to mankind throughout history. Natural
antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) and their membrane disruption mechanism have generated …

The synthesis of sequence-defined, discrete star-shaped macromolecules is a major
challenge due to the lack of straightforward and versatile approaches. Here, a robust …

Precisely controlled spatial distributions of artificial light-harvesting systems in aqueous
media are of significant importance for mimicking natural light-harvesting systems; however …