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THE IMPORTANCE OF POLYMER SCIENCE FOR BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Front cover
Faraday Discuss., 2008, 139, 1
DOI: 10.1039/b810694k

front cover image for Faraday Discussions, Volume 139, 2008


Contents
Faraday Discuss., 2008, 139, 3
DOI: 10.1039/b810695a

Papers

Polymer science and biology: structure and dynamics at multiple scales
L. Mahadevan,  Faraday Discuss., 2008, 139, 9
DOI: 10.1039/b809771m

Phase separation of equilibrium polymers of proteins in living cells
Richard P. Sear,  Faraday Discuss., 2008, 139, 21
DOI: 10.1039/b713076g

Internal friction of single polypeptide chains at high stretch
Bhavin S. Khatri, Katherine Byrne, Masaru Kawakami, David J. Brockwell, D. Alastair Smith, Sheena E. Radford and Tom C. B. McLeish,  Faraday Discuss., 2008, 139, 35
DOI: 10.1039/b716418c

Quantifying the relation between bond number and myoblast proliferation
Tanyarut Boontheekul, Hyun-Joon Kong, Susan X. Hsiong, Yen-Chen Huang, L. Mahadevan, Herman Vandenburgh and David J. Mooney,  Faraday Discuss., 2008, 139, 53
DOI: 10.1039/b719928g

Thermo-reversible protein fibrillar hydrogels as cell scaffolds
Hui Yan, Anup Nykanen, Janne Ruokolainen, David Farrar, Julie E. Gough, Alberto Saiani and Aline F. Miller,  Faraday Discuss., 2008, 139, 71
DOI: 10.1039/b717748h

The polymer physics and chemistry of microbial cell attachment and adhesion
Mark Geoghegan, Johanna S. Andrews, Catherine A. Biggs, Kevin E. Eboigbodin, David R. Elliott, Stephen Rolfe, Julie Scholes, Jesús J. Ojeda, Maria E. Romero-González, Robert G. J. Edyvean, Linda Swanson, Ramune Rutkaite, Rasika Fernando, Yu Pen, Zhenyu Zhang and Steven A. Banwart,  Faraday Discuss., 2008, 139, 85
DOI: 10.1039/b717046g

Discussion

General discussion
Faraday Discuss., 2008, 139, 105
DOI: 10.1039/b808272n

Papers

Leuko-polymersomes
Daniel A. Hammer, Gregory P. Robbins, Jered B. Haun, John J. Lin, Wei Qi, Lee A. Smith, P. Peter Ghoroghchian, Michael J. Therien and Frank S. Bates,  Faraday Discuss., 2008, 139, 129
DOI: 10.1039/b717821b

Non-cytotoxic polymer vesicles for rapid and efficient intracellular delivery
Hannah Lomas, Marzia Massignani, Khairuddin A. Abdullah, Irene Canton, Caterina Lo Presti, Sheila MacNeil, Jianzhong Du, Adam Blanazs, Jeppe Madsen, Steven P. Armes, Andrew L. Lewis and Giuseppe Battaglia,  Faraday Discuss., 2008, 139, 143
DOI: 10.1039/b717431d

Mixed protein–polysaccharide interfacial layers: a self consistent field calculation study
Rammile Ettelaie, Anna Akinshina and Eric Dickinson,  Faraday Discuss., 2008, 139, 161
DOI: 10.1039/b717199d

Calcium phosphate mineralization beneath monolayers of poly(n-butylacrylate)–block–poly(acrylic acid) block copolymers
Olivier Casse, Olivier Colombani, Katarzyna Kita-Tokarczyk, Axel H. E. Müller, Wolfgang Meier and Andreas Taubert,  Faraday Discuss., 2008, 139, 179
DOI: 10.1039/b716353c

Probing (macro)molecular transport through cell walls
Giona Kilcher, Daniela Delneri, Craig Duckham and Nicola Tirelli,  Faraday Discuss., 2008, 139, 199
DOI: 10.1039/b717840a

Discussion

General discussion
Faraday Discuss., 2008, 139, 213
DOI: 10.1039/b808274j

Papers

Fibronectin in aging extracellular matrix fibrils is progressively unfolded by cells and elicits an enhanced rigidity response
Meher Antia, Gretchen Baneyx, Kristopher E. Kubow and Viola Vogel,  Faraday Discuss., 2008, 139, 229
DOI: 10.1039/b718714a

Correlations between structure, material properties and bioproperties in self-assembled -hairpin peptide hydrogels
Rohan A. Hule, Radhika P. Nagarkar, Aysegul Altunbas, Hassna R. Ramay, Monica C. Branco, Joel P. Schneider and Darrin J. Pochan,  Faraday Discuss., 2008, 139, 251
DOI: 10.1039/b717616c

Common motifs in protein self-assembly
Mark R. H. Krebs, Kristin R. Domike, Danielle Cannon and Athene M. Donald,  Faraday Discuss., 2008, 139, 265
DOI: 10.1039/b715879c

Cellulose fibrils direct plant organ movements
Peter Fratzl, Rivka Elbaum and Ingo Burgert,  Faraday Discuss., 2008, 139, 275
DOI: 10.1039/b716663j

Molecular and crystal deformation of cellulose: uniform strain or uniform stress?
Kenny Kong, Michael A. Wilding, Roger N. Ibbett and Stephen J. Eichhorn,  Faraday Discuss., 2008, 139, 283
DOI: 10.1039/b715488g

Protein crystallization: universal thermodynamic vs. specific effects of PEG
F. Pullara, A. Emanuele, M. B. Palma-Vittorelli and M. U. Palma,  Faraday Discuss., 2008, 139, 299
DOI: 10.1039/b717404g

Discussion

General discussion
Faraday Discuss., 2008, 139, 309
DOI: 10.1039/b808275h

Papers

Incorporating stimulus-responsive character into filamentous virus assemblies
Harry Bermudez and Adam P. Hathorne,  Faraday Discuss., 2008, 139, 327
DOI: 10.1039/b800675j

The viscoelasticity of self-assembled proteoglycan combs
A. Papagiannopoulos, T. A. Waigh and T. E. Hardingham,  Faraday Discuss., 2008, 139, 337
DOI: 10.1039/b714864j

Synthesis of well-defined glycopolymers and some studies of their aqueous solution behaviour
Neil R. Cameron, Sebastian G. Spain, James A. Kingham, Stefan Weck, Luca Albertin, Carl A. Barker, Giuseppe Battaglia, Thomas Smart and Adam Blanazs,  Faraday Discuss., 2008, 139, 359
DOI: 10.1039/b717177c

Spontaneous flow of active polar gels in undulated channels
A. Zumdieck, R. Voituriez, J. Prost and J. F. Joanny,  Faraday Discuss., 2008, 139, 369
DOI: 10.1039/b716934e

Effect of confinement on properties of stiff biological macromolecules
Peter Cifra, Zuzana Benková and Tomá Bleha,  Faraday Discuss., 2008, 139, 377
DOI: 10.1039/b716546c

Marine biopolymer self-assembly: implications for carbon cycling in the ocean
Pedro Verdugo, Monica V. Orellana, Wei-Chun Chin, Timothy W. Petersen, Ger van den Eng, Ronald Benner and John I. Hedges,  Faraday Discuss., 2008, 139, 393
DOI: 10.1039/b800149a

Discussion

General discussion
Faraday Discuss., 2008, 139, 399
DOI: 10.1039/b808276f

Papers

Concluding remarks: The importance of polymer science for biological systems
David Tirrell,  Faraday Discuss., 2008, 139, 419
DOI: 10.1039/b808690g

Poster titles
Faraday Discuss., 2008, 139, 421
DOI: 10.1039/b810696g

List of participants
Faraday Discuss., 2008, 139, 425
DOI: 10.1039/b810697p

Index of contributors
Faraday Discuss., 2008, 139, 427
DOI: 10.1039/b810698n

Back cover
Faraday Discuss., 2008, 139, 429
DOI: 10.1039/b810699c