Biopolymers at the Nanoscale
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomacromolecules, Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2023) | Viewed by 746
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Interactions of condensed phases; phase transitions; polymers
Interests: polymers; computational chemistry; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; reaction mechanisms; catalysis
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polymers are complex materials comprised of repeating building blocks, and this motif exists throughout the biosphere. Silk, wool, DNA, cellulose, peptides, and proteins are all biologically significant polymers, and from these materials, diverse structures yield a plethora of functions, including the transmission and transformation of energy, chemical signals, and information.
The natural world has inspired human achievement since antiquity. Our current computer-aided, molecule-based, atomistic understanding of biopolymers can and will continue to shape our understanding of polymers in biology and enhance our productivity and capacity to live on Earth.
This Special Issue, entitled ‘Biopolymers at the Nanoscale’, focuses on the properties of polymers at the molecular level and their effects on bulk material properties. The use of computational tools to support innovation in this area is emphasized, and both research and review articles will be considered for this Special Issue.
Dr. Michael C. Owen
Dr. Béla Fiser
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- polymer
- peptide
- protein
- phase transition
- nanoscale
- signaling
- bio-compatible
- cellulose
- atomistic
- bulk properties
