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Liquid crystalline nanostructures: organizing matrices for non-enzymatic nucleic acid polymerization

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS35042D, Highlight

David Deamer
Mononucleotides organized in a multilamellar lipid matrix assemble into nucleic acid oligomers when subjected to dehydration cycles at elevated temperatures.
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In search of a treatment for HIV - current therapies and the role of non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs)

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS35058K, Tutorial Review

Chevonne Reynolds, Charles B. de Koning, Stephen C. Pelly, Willem A. L. van Otterlo, Moira L. Bode
This review gives an overview of HIV, and discusses the drugs currently used for treatment, with specific emphasis on new developments within the class of non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs).
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Calixarene-based supramolecular polymerization in solution

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS35075K, Tutorial Review

Dong-Sheng Guo, Yu Liu
Calixarene-based supramolecular polymers are summarized in this tutorial review, showing feasible applications as smart, self-healing materials and delivery carriers.
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Electrospinning versus fibre production methods: from specifics to technological convergence

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS35083A, Critical Review

C. J. Luo, Simeon D. Stoyanov, E. Stride, E. Pelan, M. Edirisinghe
Combining academic and industrial knowledge to address the issue of scale-up alongside novel developments and applications in nanofibre research.
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Why are quasicrystals quasiperiodic?

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS35063G, Tutorial Review

Walter Steurer
This tutorial review discusses fundamental questions concerning the origin of quasiperiodicity on the atomic as well as on the mesoscopic scale.
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Stimuli-responsive supramolecular polymeric materials

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS35091B, Critical Review

Xuzhou Yan, Feng Wang, Bo Zheng, Feihe Huang
In this critical review, we address recent developments in supramolecular polymeric materials, which can respond to appropriate external stimuli at the fundamental level due to the existence of noncovalent interactions of the building blocks.
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Proton transport in functionalised additives for PEM fuel cells: contributions from atomistic simulations

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS15322J, Tutorial Review

Pia Tolle, Christof Kohler, Roland Marschall, Monir Sharifi, Michael Wark, Thomas Frauenheim
Computer simulations enhance the understanding of proton transport mechanisms in materials science as demonstrated for additives to polymer electrolyte membranes.
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Recent advances in the total synthesis of cyclopropane-containing natural products

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS35067J, Tutorial Review

David Y.-K. Chen, Rebecca H. Pouwer, Jean-Alexandre Richard
In this review article, recent advances in the total synthesis of cyclopropane-containing natural products are highlighted.
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Simplifying the synthesis of dendrimers: accelerated approaches

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS35062A, Tutorial Review

Marie V. Walter, Michael Malkoch
This tutorial review highlights past and current accelerated synthetic strategies to highly branched and monodisperse dendrimers.
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Tridentate ligands and beyond in group IV metal [small alpha]-olefin homo-/co-polymerization catalysis

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS35028A, Tutorial Review

Carl Redshaw, Yong Tang
This review details the recent advances in the use of tridentate ligands (and beyond) in group IV metal-based [small alpha]-olefin polymerization.
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Electrical and thermal transport properties of icosahedral and decagonal quasicrystals

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS35036J, Tutorial Review

Janez Dolinsek
Electrical and thermal transport properties of icosahedral and decagonal quasicrystals are reviewed by experiments and theoretical models.
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Transition metal catalyzed nucleophilic allylic substitution: activation of allylic alcohols via [small pi]-allylic species

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS35024F, Tutorial Review

Basker Sundararaju, Mathieu Achard, Christian Bruneau
Direct allylation of nucleophiles by allylic alcohols in the presence of organometallic catalysts.
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Chirality, photochemistry and the detection of amino acids in interstellar ice analogues and comets

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS35051C, Tutorial Review

Amanda C. Evans, Cornelia Meinert, Chaitanya Giri, Fred Goesmann, Uwe J. Meierhenrich
A tutorial review on the detection of amino acids in interstellar environments, their handedness and their possible implication in processes triggering the origin of life on Earth.
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Recent advances in large-scale assembly of semiconducting inorganic nanowires and nanofibers for electronics, sensors and photovoltaics

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS15335A, Critical Review

Yun-Ze Long, Miao Yu, Bin Sun, Chang-Zhi Gu, Zhiyong Fan
This article mainly summarizes recent advances in large-scale assembly of semiconducting inorganic nanowires and nanofibers for electronics, sensors and photovoltaics.
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Biosensors and chemosensors based on the optical responses of polydiacetylenes

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS35055F, Tutorial Review

Xiaoqiang Chen, Guodong Zhou, Xiaojun Peng, Juyoung Yoon
In this review, the recent advances in the development of chemical and biological sensors based on the polydiacetylene platform are highlighted.
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Interface phenomena in (super)hard nitride nanocomposites: from coatings to bulk materials

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS15351C, Tutorial Review

David Rafaja, Christina Wustefeld, Mykhailo Motylenko, Christian Schimpf, Tatiana Barsukova, Marcus R. Schwarz, Edwin Kroke
Partial coherence of face centred cubic (Ti,Al)N and wurtzitic AlN.
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Assays for human telomerase activity: progress and prospects

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS35045A, Tutorial Review

Xiaoming Zhou, Da Xing
The current tutorial review highlights some of the latest methods and discusses some of the challenges for identifying telomerase activity.
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