Helices are central structural motifs of biologically important macromolecules such as DNAs, peptides and collagens, which support and facilitate essential chemical processes in living organisms. Whilst many synthetic helical polymers have been developed to mimic the structures and functions of the natural analogues, most well-studied artificial helices adopt single-stranded conformation. Multi-stranded synthetic helices are unique and their applications in materials science are under explored. This presentation discloses the use of triple-stranded synthetic helix formation as the driving force to obtain isotropic and anisotropic polymer assemblies in solution.

Polymer self-assemblies driven by triple-helix formation

254th National Meeting (2017)

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