Bio‐Inspired Synthesis of Macroporous Single Crystal Particles as Scattering Agents
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.A general strategy is presented that delivers unique, single‐crystal microparticles that combine submicron macroporosity and uniform particle shapes. A bioinspired approach is used to occlude three distinct types of additives – polystyrene microspheres, polymer vesicles and amino acids – within calcite single crystals, and subsequent thermal annealing ...
Stephanie E. Foster +11 more
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Biodegradable and Biocompatible Functional Polymers for Biomedical Applications
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Biodegradable and biocompatible functional polymers integrate electrical, mechanical, and stimuli‐responsive functionalities while enabling programmed degradation under physiological conditions. This review introduces recent advances in conductive, shape‐memory, self‐healing, photocurable, and adhesive polymer systems, emphasizing material design ...
Won Bae Han +5 more
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Evaluating transformer-based models for structural characterization of orphan proteins. [PDF]
Bioinform AdvSeçkin E +3 more
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Conformational Switching of Proteins on Material Surfaces Enabled by Peptide‐Oriented Adsorption
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Responsive biointerfaces could be achieved using conformationally responsive proteins; however, their interconversion can be lost upon surface adsorption. Herein, we demonstrate that the incorporation a Au binding peptide into calmodulin allows for binding control on Au wherein the protein retains conformational switching. This capability was confirmed
Sakthirupini Ramamurthy +7 more
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A pyridoxal phosphate-dependent enzyme platform for stereoselective synthesis of γ-tertiary-nitro-noncanonical amino acids. [PDF]
Nat CommunDing W, Luo S, Zou Y, Tang Z, Liu W.
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Coordinated Architectural and Chemical Reinforcement in the Crushing Mandible of a Soldier Termite
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.The crushing mandible of a soldier termite withstands substantial biting loads despite lacking mineral. Its cuticle is partitioned: convex teeth pair hardness and zinc enrichment with aligned chitin fibers for contact durability, while stiffer concave regions between teeth carry bending loads.
Andrew Tran Nguyen +16 more
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Structure and Quantitative-Structure-Function Relationships of Wheat High-Molecular-Weight Glutenin Subunits: From Allelic Polymorphism to Dough Rheology. [PDF]
Compr Rev Food Sci Food SafZhou H, Wei Y, Wang X, Guo B, Zhang Y.
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Chitin‐Derived Carbon‐Metal Functional Materials
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Functional carbon materials are synthesized from combination of biopolymer (chitin) and iron precursors. The resultant material exhibits superior surface area and adsorptive properties compared to carbon materials synthesized directly from pure chitin.
Herry Fang +7 more
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Silencing with precision: In silico strategies for antisense oligonucleotide engineering. [PDF]
Mol Biol RepNagaraj A +7 more
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