Peptoids, or n-substitued glycines, are complex and diverse oligomeric structures which have been explored for a number of biomimetic applications including drug delivery, surfactants, and catalysts.

Figure 1. A systematic diagram from material dimensions and patterning processes to device applications. Perovskite structure. Major patterning methods, including template-confined growth, inkjet ...

Molecularly imprinted polymers are a class of material, designed to have a high affinity for a specific molecule. Molecular imprinting leaves cavities in the ordinary structure of the polymer – ...

Researchers introduces an innovative chemical strategy to create biomimetic structures with greater efficiency.

The Jingjing Wu group at the National Key Laboratory of Synergistic Materials Creation/Frontier Science Center for Transformative Molecules (FSCTM) at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, in collaboration ...

A team at the Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials (CiQUS) at the University of Santiago de Compostela has developed a more flexible chemical strategy to create ...

Graphene nanoribbons twist and bend like DNA or proteins in a solution and their rigidity can be tuned, making them potentially useful for biomimetic applications, according to scientists. Graphene ...

Water purification has applications in drinking water resources, wastewater treatment, biomedicine, food industry, and the life sciences. The industrial revolution, subsequent pollution, and climate ...

A Chinese robotics startup has revealed the world’s first “biomimetic AI robot”, a humanoid machine that doesn’t just look human, but tries to feel human too, with warm skin, human-like walking, ...