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Sequence-Controlled Polymers

2013; American Association for the Advancement of Science; Volume: 341; Issue: 6146 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1126/science.1238149

1095-9203

Jean‐François Lutz, Makoto Ouchi, David R. Liu, Mitsuo Sawamoto,

Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes

Sequence-controlled polymers are macromolecules in which monomer units of different chemical nature are arranged in an ordered fashion. The most prominent examples are biological and have been studied and used primarily by molecular biologists and biochemists. However, recent progress in protein- and DNA-based nanotechnologies has shown the relevance of sequence-controlled polymers to nonbiological applications, including data storage, nanoelectronics, and catalysis. In addition, synthetic polymer chemistry has provided interesting routes for preparing nonnatural sequence-controlled polymers. Although these synthetic macromolecules do not yet compare in functional scope with their natural counterparts, they open up opportunities for controlling the structure, self-assembly, and macroscopic properties of polymer materials.