Rho family of small GTPases play crucial roles in F-actin polymerization and actomyosin contractility, facilitating lymphocyte polarization, motility, and adhesion. However, the spatiotemporal ...

When a plastic fails unexpectedly, the cause could lie anywhere — processing, design, material choice or even additives. But sometimes, the problem goes deeper — back to how the polymer itself was ...

A number of monomers containing polar functional groups have been successfully polymerized by ATRP. They include acrylonitrile (AN),(1-5) (meth)acrylamides,(6,7) 4-vinyl pyridine (4VP),(8,9) ...

Nano- and microscale 3D printing offers design freedom and efficiency, paving the way for numerous pioneering innovations, particularly in the fields of micro-optics and micromechanics. In turn, these ...

Abstract: The most common parameter used for the determination of the condition of the widely used paper insulation is the Degree of Polymerization (DP). Since a paper sample is necessary for the DP ...

The laminins (LM) are a family of basement membranes glycoproteins with essential structural roles in supporting epithelia, endothelia, nerves and muscle adhesion, and signaling roles in regulating ...

Controlled radical polymerization is a means of manufacturing highly branched three-dimensional macromolecules known as hyperbranched polymers. It might employ inimers, compounds containing an ...

In this Perspective, we summarize recent progress in polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) for the rational synthesis of block copolymer nanoparticles with various morphologies. Much of the PISA ...

Deoxygenated sickle hemoglobin (HbS) polymerization drives the pathophysiology of sickle cell disease. Therefore, direct inhibition of HbS polymerization has potential to favorably modify disease ...

Biomacromolecules are synthesized in cells with high precision, although the cellular environment contains numerous molecules and species other than the building blocks. In contrast, even the state-of ...