Findings demonstrate how dynamic polymer networks form from bifunctional cross-linkers, suggesting versatile applications.
Temporary cross-linking can turn biomolecular building blocks into dynamic, water-compatible networks. In article number e26058, Colin D. Kinz-Thompson and co-workers show the repurposing of a protein's binding interaction to create bifunctional cross-linkers and make such networks from streptavidin. These networks exhibit complex architectures subject to both kinetic and thermodynamic control and can even be controlled by the environmental pH and magnets.
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