title: At the crossroads of biomacromolecular research: highlighting the interdisciplinary nature of the field.
abstract: Due to their complexity and wide-ranging utility, biomacromolecular research is an especially interdisciplinary branch of chemistry. It is my goal that the Biomacromolecules subject area of Chemistry Central Journal will parallel this richness and diversity. In this inaugural commentary, I attempt to set the stage for achieving this by highlighting several areas where biomacromolecular research overlaps more traditional chemistry sub-disciplines. Specifically, it is discussed how Materials Science and Biotechnology, Analytical Chemistry, Cell Biology and Chemical Theory are each integral to modern biomacromolecular research. Investigators with reports in any of these areas, or any other dealing with biomacromolecules, are encouraged to submit their research papers to Chemistry Central Journal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer Science and Bioinformatics Research Center, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223 USA. drlivesa@uncc.edu
authors.forename: Dennis R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Livesay