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Liquid Crystals: Liquid Crystal Interfaces Programmed with Enzyme‐Responsive Polymers and Surfactants (Small 43/2015)
Author(s) -
Ma C. Derek,
Adamiak Lisa,
Miller Daniel S.,
Wang Xiaoguang,
Gianneschi Nathan C.,
Abbott Nicholas L.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201570258
Subject(s) - polymer , liquid crystal , materials science , nanotechnology , optoelectronics , composite material
Complex signaling cascades, ubiquitous in living systems, inspire the pursuit of advanced materials that can amplify molecular‐level interactions into multi‐length scale signal transduction processes. N. C. Gianneschi, N. L. Abbott, and co‐workers seek to combine stimuli‐responsive polymers with liquid crystals (LC), which are ideally suited to dynamically report on biological events occurring at LC interfaces. On page 5747, they envision that the integration of these materials can lead to the generation of a range of macroscopic signals, each triggered by subtle molecular cues.