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Ultra-strong long-chain polyamide elastomers with programmable supramolecular interactions and oriented crystalline microstructures

Long-chain polyamides could bridge the gap between traditional polyamides and polyethylenes. Here the authors show the preparation of diamide diene monomers derived from natural resources coupled by thiol-ene addition copolymerization to form long-chain amide-containing polymers for the synthesis of ultra-strong elastomers.

Lingzhi Song
Tianyu Zhu
Chuanbing Tang
ResearchOpen Access21 Mar 2019
Nature Communications

Volume: 10, P: 1-8
A click chemistry amplified nanopore assay for ultrasensitive quantification of HIV-1 p24 antigen in clinical samples

Accurate detection of antigen p24 for HIV−1 early diagnosis remains challenging. Here the authors present a click chemistry amplified nanopore (CAN) assay that allows p24 quantification at ultralow concentration range in clinical samples.

Xiaojun Wei
Xiaoqin Wang
Chang Liu
ResearchOpen Access11 Nov 2022
Nature Communications

Volume: 13, P: 1-13
Macromolecular-clustered facial amphiphilic antimicrobials

Bacterial infections and antibiotic resistance are an increasing concern for the world. Here the authors report a class of cationic antimicrobial polymers that cluster local facial amphiphilicity from repeating units to enhance interactions with bacterial membranes without requiring a high unfavorable entropic loss.

Md Anisur Rahman
Marpe Bam
Chuanbing Tang
ResearchOpen Access07 Dec 2018
Nature Communications

Volume: 9, P: 1-10
Anion-Responsive Metallopolymer Hydrogels for Healthcare Applications

Jiuyang Zhang
Jing Yan
Chuanbing Tang
ResearchOpen Access23 Jul 2015
Scientific Reports

Volume: 5, P: 1-10
Distal conformational locks on ferrocene mechanophores guide reaction pathways for increased mechanochemical reactivity

Metallocenes are attractive mechanophores because they are stable in the absence of force, yet reactive under tension. Now, covalently bridging the two cyclopentadienyl (Cp) ligands of ferrocenes embedded in a polymer has been shown to alter their mechanochemical reactivity, leading to a faster dissociation of the Fe–Cp bond, which occurs through a peeling mechanism rather than a shearing one.

Yudi Zhang
Zi Wang
Stephen L. Craig
Research21 Dec 2020
Nature Chemistry

Volume: 13, P: 56-62
Alternative plastics

Plastics have posed substantial environmental and human health risks, therefore their design, manufacturing and disposal should incorporate sustainability considerations. Now a study reports success in developing hydroplastics from renewable cellulosic biomass that can be shaped in water.

Liang Yuan
Leman Buzoglu Kurnaz
Chuanbing Tang
News & Views08 Jul 2021
Nature Sustainability

Volume: 4, P: 837-838
Metallo-polyelectrolytes as a class of ionic macromolecules for functional materials

Polyelectrolytes are a class of macromolecules containing charged groups. Here the authors review properties and functions of metallo-polyelectrolytes to shed light on how to harness fundamental physiochemical properties for applications in biomedical sciences and advanced materials.

Tianyu Zhu
Ye Sha
Chuanbing Tang
ReviewsOpen Access18 Oct 2018
Nature Communications

Volume: 9, P: 1-15
Chemical syntheses of bioinspired and biomimetic polymers toward biobased materials

This Review describes bioinspired biomimetic polymers that recapitulate macro-scale to atomic-scale features of naturally occurring materials. Particular attention is paid to biobased concepts, with an eye to having renewable supplies of self-healing, stimuli-responsive and/or antimicrobial materials.

Mitra S. Ganewatta
Zhongkai Wang
Chuanbing Tang
Reviews05 Oct 2021
Nature Reviews Chemistry

Volume: 5, P: 753-772
Blockade of CB1 cannabinoid receptor alters gut microbiota and attenuates inflammation and diet-induced obesity

Pegah Mehrpouya-Bahrami
Kumaraswamy Naidu Chitrala
Prakash Nagarkatti
ResearchOpen Access15 Nov 2017
Scientific Reports

Volume: 7, P: 1-16

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