Synthetic polymers play a crucial role in cell biology, serving as delivery vehicles for DNA and drugs, acting as fluorescent probes for cellular sensing, functioning as bioinks for tissue engineering ...

The formation of supramolecular polymers within living cells is an emerging strategy for regulating cellular functions, and ...

A self-propagating chemical reaction can transform a liquid monomer into a solid polymer, and the interaction between the propagating front and the reaction's natural convection leads to patterns in ...

A controlled/“living” click polymerization method developed by researchers at Institute of Science Tokyo and Nagoya University enables precise chain-growth of AB-type monomers—traditionally limited to ...

A scheme showing, on the left, a lactone monomer with two methyl groups and an alkylidene sticking off of the central ring, and on the right, a polyester with those same groups sticking off of the ...