Thermoplastic elastomers with high modulus and toughness can spontaneously heal themselves and be useful in countless products
Polymer, Heal Thy Self
Improved Mussel Adhesive
Biocompatible, waterproof, self-healing, and reversible: A new adhesive for medical applications?
Specificity by Ring Size
Bicyclic peptides with optimized ring size inhibit enzyme that cleaves peptide bonds while sparing paralogous proteases
Bio Spin on Gas Separation
A supported bio-metal organic framework membrane could provide an effective system for separating methane from carbon dioxide
Enantioselective Brønsted Base Catalysis
Cyclopropenimines are shown to be a highly effective new class of enantioselective Brønsted base catalysts
HgII-Selective Fluorescent Indicator
A simple fluorescent indicator that undergoes a new type of reaction only in the presence of Hg(II) developed
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ChemistryViews wishes all its readers a happy Easter and recommends some articles to get you in the Easter spirit
Angewandte Chemie 15/2012: Enlightenment
Overview of the current issue of Angewandte Chemie
Ring Strain Restrains
In a nanohoop molecule, macrocyclic ring strain slows rotation of aryl units, leading to interconverting atropisomers
Hitting Malaria Where It Hurts
Miniaturized high-throughput screening assays could help identify a prophylactic strategy against liver-stage malaria