title: Nanoscale biocoordination polymers: novel materials from an old topic.
abstract: Nature bestows many gifts upon us, among which countless biomolecules have the ability to bridge metal ions and exert the important function in biology. By taking advantage of specific interactions between metal ions and biomolecules, this article highlights a novel concept for construction of nanoscale biocoordination polymers through replacement of synthetic organic molecules with natural biomolecules as building blocks. The most recent advances are summarized and future challenges are discussed. It can be anticipated that nanoscale biocoordination polymers will become a diverse and rapidly growing class of novel materials and potentially lead to a breakthrough in biological applications.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Nanomaterials, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yaling
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Zhiyong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D003102:Colloids / Q000737:chemistry; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D015394:Molecular Structure; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D003102:Colloids; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D010455:Peptides; D011108:Polymers; D006046:Gold