Helical structures are ubiquitous across biology, from the double-stranded helix of DNA to how heart muscle cells spiral in a band. Inspired by this twisty ladder, researchers at Hiroshima University developed brand-new helical supramolecular polymer chains from chirally twisted macrocyclic monomers. The artificial polymer that organizes itself into a controlled helix.
Nature inspires self-assembling helical supramolecular polymer
Artificial polymer that organizes itself into a controlled helix.
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