McHale, Ronan and O’Reilly, Rachel K.. (2012) Nucleobase containing synthetic polymers : advancing biomimicry via controlled synthesis and self-assembly. Macromolecules, Vol.45 (No.19). pp. 7665-7675. ISSN 0024-9297

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Abstract

The hydrogen-bonding recognition interactions of nucleobases are a fundamental property of nucleic acid chemistry and associated transcription, translation, and replication functions. Nucleobase interactions are central in protein biosynthesis, yielding sequence- and stereospecific macromolecules capable of assembly into precisely defined, complex shapes and morphologies that make up the machinery of life. As the understanding of nucleobases and their significance developed in the past century, chemists have inevitably sought to extend their function from a biological setting onto wholly synthetic platforms. Recent advances point to a burgeoning area of study which may soon bear fruit in some of the holy grails of polymer synthesis, namely sequence (and stereo) control, single chain manipulation, and controlled polymer folding. This Perspective seeks to summarize recent developments in the area of nucleobase containing polymers (including nucleobase mimics), with particular emphasis on controlled polymerization, self-assembly, and templating polymerization.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Chemistry
Journal or Publication Title:	Macromolecules
Publisher:	American Chemical Society
ISSN:	0024-9297
Date:	2012
Volume:	Vol.45
Number:	No.19
Page Range:	pp. 7665-7675
Identification Number:	10.1021/ma300895u
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/50771

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