Virtual special issue “Biomimetic Polymers”

Editorial for the Virtual Special Issue Biomimetic Polymers of the European Polymer Journal, guest edited by Nico Bruns and Thomas Scheibel. Without macromolecules, life would not have evolved. The whole cell machinery relies on macromolecular compounds, such as DNA, RNA, proteins, and peptides. Moreover, biopolymers such as polysaccharides or lignin play important roles as structural components of living systems. Natural macromolecules have...