TY - JOUR
T1 - Biopolymers as a flexible resource for nanochemistry
AU - Schnepp, Z.
PY - 2013/1/21
Y1 - 2013/1/21
N2 - Biomass is an abundant source of chemically diverse macromolecules, including polysaccharides, polypeptides, and polyaromatics. Many of these biological polymers (biopolymers) are highly evolved for specific functions through optimized chain length, functionalization, and monomer sequence. As biopolymers are a chemical resource, much current effort is focused on the breakdown of these molecules into fuels or platform chemicals. However there is growing interest in using biopolymers directly to create functional materials. This Minireview uses recent examples to show how biopolymers are providing new directions in the synthesis of nanostructured materials. Biomass is an abundant source of chemically diverse macromolecules. Much current effort is focused on the breakdown of these molecules into fuels or platform molecules. However, there is growing interest in using biopolymers directly to create nanostructured materials. It is highlighted how biopolymers are providing new directions in the synthesis of nanostructured materials.
AB - Biomass is an abundant source of chemically diverse macromolecules, including polysaccharides, polypeptides, and polyaromatics. Many of these biological polymers (biopolymers) are highly evolved for specific functions through optimized chain length, functionalization, and monomer sequence. As biopolymers are a chemical resource, much current effort is focused on the breakdown of these molecules into fuels or platform chemicals. However there is growing interest in using biopolymers directly to create functional materials. This Minireview uses recent examples to show how biopolymers are providing new directions in the synthesis of nanostructured materials. Biomass is an abundant source of chemically diverse macromolecules. Much current effort is focused on the breakdown of these molecules into fuels or platform molecules. However, there is growing interest in using biopolymers directly to create nanostructured materials. It is highlighted how biopolymers are providing new directions in the synthesis of nanostructured materials.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84872380456&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/anie.201206943
DO - 10.1002/anie.201206943
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84872380456
SN - 1433-7851
VL - 52
SP - 1096
EP - 1108
JO - Angewandte Chemie (International Edition)
JF - Angewandte Chemie (International Edition)
IS - 4
ER -