Column: General Topics

ISSN： 0032-3918

Source： Polymer News, Vol.29, Iss.10, 2004-10, pp. : 319-321

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Abstract

Biological polymers represent successful strategies that are being studied by scientists as avenues to different and better polymers and polymer structure control. Sample "design rules" and approaches that are emerging include the following: Identification of mer sequences that give materials with particular properties; Identification of mer sequences that key certain structural changes; Formation of a broad range of materials with a wide variety of general/specific properties and function (such as proteins/enzymes) through a controlled sequence assembly from a fixed number of feedstock molecules (proteins-about 20 different amino acids; five bases for nucleic acids and two sugar units); Integrated, in situ (in cells) polymer production with precise nanoscale control.