Introduction to Sequence-Controlled Polymers; Chemical Synthesis of Genetic Polymers; Synthesis of Sequence-Controlled Polymers by Genetic Engineering; Synthesis of Peptide-Polymer Bio-Hybrids; Synthesis of Peptidomimetics and Peptoids; Iterative Synthesis of Non-Natural Polymers; Synthesis of Sequence-Defined Foldamers; Folding of Sequence-Defined Polymers into Single-Chain Nanoparticles; Sequence-Control in Chain-Growth Ionic Polymerizations; Sequence-Control in Chain-Growth Radical Polymerizations; Sequence-Control in Step-Growth Polymerizations; Synthesis of Multiblock Copolymers; Properties of Sequence-Controlled Polymers; Sequencing of Non-Natural Polymers.
Annotation Edited by a leading authority in the field, the first book on this important and emerging topic provides an overview of the latest trends in sequence-controlled polymers. Following a brief introduction, the book goes on to discuss various synthetic approaches to sequence-controlled and biological polymers, including genetic polymers, peptide polymers and biohybrids, as well as single-chain nanoparticles. Moreover, different polymerization techniques, such as anionic and cationic as well as radical chain growth mechanism, are explained, before concluding with a look at the future for sequence-controlled polymers. With its unique coverage of this interdisciplinary field, the text will prove invaluable to polymer and environmental chemists, as well as biochemists and bioengineers.