Although the first polysarcosine (pSar) synthesis by Wesseley et al. was reported almost a
century ago, it was only recently that pSar gained broader attention and is considered a …

Synthetic peptide-based polymers represent a unique class of macromolecules able to
mimic the properties of natural proteins in materials sciences since (1) they present the …

The progress in NCA polymerisation combined with advanced orthogonal functionalization
techniques as well as the integration with other controlled polymerisation techniques …

Polypeptides have broad applications and can be prepared via ring-opening polymerization
of α-amino acid N-carboxyanhydrides (NCAs). Conventional initiators, such as primary …

The chemistry of α-amino acid N-carboxyanhydrides (NCAs) has a history of over 100 years,
but precise and efficient ring-opening polymerization methods for NCAs remain highly …

Polypeptides are fascinating materials with unique properties for various biological
materials. We highlight here recent advances in amino acid N-carboxyanhydrides (NCAs) …

Polypeptide block copolymers with different block length ratios were obtained by sequential
ring-opening polymerization of benzyl-l-glutamate and propargylglycine (PG) N …

There have been several attempts to find promising biomaterials for skin regeneration,
among which polylysine (a homopolypeptide) has shown benefits in the regeneration and …

Glycopolymers are becoming more and more important in understanding biological
interactions due to their unique recognition properties. Macromolecules with different chain …

Polypeptides are one kind of promising biodegradable and biocompatible biomedical
polymers with the structural units of various α-amino acids. Polypeptides were first …