ABSTRACT
Research in supramolecular engineering of functional biomaterials sprouted from the need for (a) medicine for replacement materials and/or prosthetic devices with mechanical properties of soft and hard tissues such as skin, tendons, and bone, (b) agriculture and forestry for better crops and high value-added wood products, (c) food industries for improving production, quality, texture, processing, and manufacturing, and (d) the biomedical and human health area where there is an insatiable need for ultrasensitive detection methods, diagnostic tools, more effective therapies, and separation technologies.
