Self and directed assembly: people and molecules

• Tony D. James

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 391–405, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.42

• Prize in 2013 and I was recently rewarded for developing networks with China with an Inaugural CASE Prize in 2015. Keywords: boronic acids; fluorescence; glucose sensor; self and directed assembly; supramolecular; Review Beginnings When at school I became distracted very easily and while this may not

• elements and developed an AND logic system for “cations” and “diols” (Figure 6) [51][52]. In 1998 Michael Bell from Beckman Coulter approached me about working together on a fluorescent glucose sensor system. Therefore, in July and few weeks after the birth of my son Joseph “Joey” Hiro Furukawa James, I

• success of this system, points to the potential future use of this type of fluorescent boronic acid based glucose sensor for home use and the potential to incorporate the sensor into devices for closed loop treatment of diabetic patients. One important practical application for boronic acid based