Decomposable hollow biopolymer-based capsules.

abstract：:The effect of increasing water composition on the rheological and microstructural behavior of a ternary cellulose acetate (CA)/N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMA)/water system is examined. Addition of water to the CA/DMA system results in enhanced steady shear viscosity and dynamic viscoelastic properties and ultimately to ph...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Appaw C,Gilbert RD,Khan SA,Kadla JF

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The synthesis, characterization, and degradation kinetics of three alpha-cyclodextrin (alpha-CD)-poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) polyrotaxanes with endcaps that were installed using Cu(I)-catalyzed Huisgen cyclization is reported. PEG1500, azidated with azidoacetic acid, was threaded with alpha-CD to form a pseudopolyrota...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Loethen S,Ooya T,Choi HS,Yui N,Thompson DH

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peak force infrared (PFIR) microscopy is a recently developed approach to acquire multiple chemical and physical material properties simultaneously and with nanometer resolution: topographical features, infrared (IR)-sensitive maps, adhesion, stiffness, and locally resolved IR spectra. This multifunctional mapping is ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Gusenbauer C,Jakob DS,Xu XG,Vezenov DV,Cabane É,Konnerth J

更新日期：2020-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Single-molecule total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy was used to observe the dynamic behavior of polycytosine single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) (1-50 nucleotides long) at the interface between aqueous solution and hydrophilic (oligoethylene glycol-modified fused silica, OEG) and hydrophobic (octadecyltriethoxys...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Monserud JH,Schwartz DK

更新日期：2012-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Nanoparticles with high aspect ratios have favorable attributes for drug delivery and bioimaging applications based on their enhanced tissue penetration and tumor homing properties. Here, we investigated a novel filamentous viral nanoparticle (VNP) based on the Pepino mosaic virus (PepMV), a relative of the establishe...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Le DHT,Méndez-López E,Wang C,Commandeur U,Aranda MA,Steinmetz NF

更新日期：2019-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the preparation, characterization, and mechanical properties of DNA/poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (PAH) multilayer microcapsules. The DNA/PAH multilayers were first constructed on a planar support to examine their layer-by-layer buildup. Surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy (SPR) showed a nonlinear growth...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Vinogradova OI,Lebedeva OV,Vasilev K,Gong H,Garcia-Turiel J,Kim BS

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:meso-Tetra(N-methyl-4-pyridyl) porphine tetra tosylate (TMP) is a photosensitizer that can be used in photodynamic therapy (PDT) to induce cell death through generation of reactive oxygen species in targeted tumor cells. However, TMP is highly hydrophilic, and therefore, its ability to accumulate intracellularly is li...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Abdelghany SM,Schmid D,Deacon J,Jaworski J,Fay F,McLaughlin KM,Gormley JA,Burrows JF,Longley DB,Donnelly RF,Scott CJ

更新日期：2013-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the antibacterial and hemolytic activities in a series of amphiphilic block and random copolymers of poly(vinyl ether) derivatives prepared by base-assisting living cationic polymerization. Block and random amphiphilic copolymers with similar monomer compositions showed the same level of activity against ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Oda Y,Kanaoka S,Sato T,Aoshima S,Kuroda K

更新日期：2011-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Self-assembly in aqueous solution of two oppositely charged globular proteins, hen egg white lysozyme (LYS) and bovine calcium-depleted α-lactalbumin (apo α-LA), was investigated at pH 7.5. The aggregation rate of equimolar mixtures of the two proteins was determined using static and dynamic light scattering as a func...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Salvatore D,Croguennec T,Bouhallab S,Forge V,Nicolai T

更新日期：2011-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:l-Proline is the only, out of 20 essential, amino acid that contains a cyclized substituted α-amino group (is formally an imino acid), which restricts its conformational shape. The synthesis of well-defined homo- and copolymers of l-proline has been plagued either by the low purity of the monomer or the inability of m...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Gkikas M,Iatrou H,Thomaidis NS,Alexandridis P,Hadjichristidis N

更新日期：2011-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The formation of a suitable extracellular matrix (ECM) that promotes cell adhesion, organization, and proliferation is essential within biomaterial scaffolds for tissue engineering applications. In this work, short elastin mimetic peptide sequences, EM-19 and EM-23, were engineered to mimic the active motifs of human ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Patel D,Menon R,Taite LJ

更新日期：2011-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents the formation of a novel biomimetic interface consisting of an electrolessly deposited gold film overlaid with a tethered bilayer lipid membrane (tBLM). Self-assembly of colloidal gold particles was used to create an electrolessly deposited gold film on a glass slide. The properties of the film wer...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Kohli N,Hassler BL,Parthasarathy L,Richardson RJ,Ofoli RY,Worden RM,Lee I

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural selection has endorsed proteins with amazing structures and functionalities that cannot be matched by synthetic means, explaining the exponential interest in developing protein-based materials. Protein self-assembly allows fabricating complex supramolecular structures from relatively simple building blocks, a ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Wang W,Azizyan RA,Garro A,Kajava AV,Ventura S

更新日期：2020-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:A new synthetic route to beta-cyclodextrin-linked hyaluronic acid (HA-CD) was developed. This was based on the preparation of a HA derivative selectively modified with adipic dihydrazide (HA-ADH) and a beta-cyclodextrin derivative possessing an aldehyde function on the primary face, followed by their coupling by a red...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Charlot A,Heyraud A,Guenot P,Rinaudo M,Auzély-Velty R

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minimization of drug side effects is a hallmark of advanced targeted therapy. Herein we describe the synthesis of polysaccharide-based nanocapsules prepared from furcellaran and chitosan via layer-by-layer deposition using electrostatic interaction. Using doxorubicin as a model drug, prepared nanocapsules showed excel...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Milosavljevic V,Jamroz E,Gagic M,Haddad Y,Michalkova H,Balkova R,Tesarova B,Moulick A,Heger Z,Richtera L,Kopel P,Adam V

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Double-network (DN) hydrogels are fabricated from poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) (PEOXA)-peptide conjugates, which can be enzymatically crosslinked in the presence of Sortase A (SA), and physical networks of alginate (Alg), yielding matrices with improved mechanical properties with respect to the corresponding PEOXA and Al...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Trachsel L,Johnbosco C,Lang T,Benetti EM,Zenobi-Wong M

更新日期：2019-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Nanoparticles (NPs) with high drug loading and pH-responsivity were prepared by nanoprecipitation of a hydrophobic polymer-drug conjugate (PDC). The PDC, polylactide-graft-doxorubicin (PLA-g-DOX), was synthesized by azide-alkyne click reaction to transform acetylene-functionalized PLA into PLA-graft-aldehyde (PLA-g-AL...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Yu Y,Chen CK,Law WC,Weinheimer E,Sengupta S,Prasad PN,Cheng C

更新日期：2014-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:A poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate] (P(3HB))-degrading marine bacterium (strain NK-1, JCM10458) was isolated from the Pacific Ocean deep-sea floor (1165 m in depth) in Japan. The organism was a motile and Gram negative, aerobic, and rod-shaped bacterium, and its DNA had a guanine-plus-cytosine content of 57.7 mol%. On the b...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Kasuya K,Mitomo H,Nakahara M,Akiba A,Kudo T,Doi Y

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present an efficient approach to develop cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) hybrids with magnetically responsive Fe3O4 nanoparticles that were synthesized using the (Fe3+/Fe2+) coprecipitation. After 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl radical (TEMPO)-catalyzed oxidation of CNC, carbodiimide (EDC/NHS) was used for coupli...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Guo J,Filpponen I,Johansson LS,Mohammadi P,Latikka M,Linder MB,Ras RH,Rojas OJ

更新日期：2017-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrogels with pH-sensitive poly(acrylic acid) (PAAc) chains and biodegradable acryloyl-poly(-caprolactone)-2-hydroxylethyl methacrylate (AC-PCL-HEMA) chains were designed and synthesized. The morphology of hydrogel was observed by scanning electron microscopy. The degradation of the hydrogel in the presence of Pseudo...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Wu DQ,Sun YX,Xu XD,Cheng SX,Zhang XZ,Zhuo RX

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adsorption of human immunoglobulin G (hIgG) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) on cellulose supports were investigated. The dynamics and extent of related adsorption processes were monitored by surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D). Amine groups were instal...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Orelma H,Filpponen I,Johansson LS,Laine J,Rojas OJ

更新日期：2011-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Generation of bioenergy, new functional polymers, or chemicals and biomaterials from hemicelluloses are important uses for biomass. In this paper, a novel functional biopolymer with carbon-carbon double bond and carboxyl groups was prepared by a homogeneous esterification of xylan-rich hemicelluloses (XH) with maleic ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Peng XW,Ren JL,Sun RC

更新日期：2010-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Although research on nanopaper structures from cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) is well established, the mechanical behavior is not well understood, especially not when CNF is combined with hard nanoparticles. Cationic CNF (Q-CNF) was prepared and successfully decorated by anionic nanodiamond (ND) nanoparticles in hydroco...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Morimune-Moriya S,Salajkova M,Zhou Q,Nishino T,Berglund LA

更新日期：2018-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Oligonucleotide-spider silk conjugates can be placed on silicon wafers by complementary DNA strands, which are coupled chemically to the surface. Such specific immobilization of spider silk proteins allows the nucleation and guided growth of β-sheet-rich nanofibrils in the presence of phosphate ions on the surface. Ad...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Molina A,Scheibel T,Humenik M

更新日期：2019-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial biofilms tolerate extreme levels of antibiotics. Treatment of biofilm infections therefore requires the development of new or modified antimicrobials that can penetrate biofilms and are effective against dormant persistent cells. One such new approach uses the biodegradable biopolymer chitosan and its deriva...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Sahariah P,Másson M,Meyer RL

更新日期：2018-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:On the basis of their versatile structure and chemistry as well as tunable mechanical properties, polymer brushes are well-suited as supports for enzyme immobilization. However, a robust surface design is hindered by an inadequate understanding of the impact on activity from the coupling motif and enzyme distribution ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Lane SM,Kuang Z,Yom J,Arifuzzaman S,Genzer J,Farmer B,Naik R,Vaia RA

更新日期：2011-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) radical polymerization, mediated by 4-cyanopentanoic acid dithiobenzoate and 4,4'-azobis(4-cyanovaleric acid) (V-501) in water at 70 degrees C, of biocompatible 2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC) yields a macro-chain transfer agent (CTA) that was em...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Yu B,Lowe AB,Ishihara K

更新日期：2009-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The need for polymers for high-end applications, coupled with the desire to mimic nature's macromolecular machinery fuels the development of innovative synthetic strategies every year. The recently acquired macromolecular-synthetic tools increase the precision and enable the synthesis of polymers with high control and...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Olsén P,Odelius K,Albertsson AC

更新日期：2016-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Multifunctional and highly biocompatible polyether structures play a key role in shielding liposomes from degradation in the bloodstream, providing also multiple functional groups for further attachment of targeting moieties. In this work hyperbranched polyglycerol ( hbPG) bearing lipids with long alkyl chain anchor a...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Wagener K,Worm M,Pektor S,Schinnerer M,Thiermann R,Miederer M,Frey H,Rösch F

更新日期：2018-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been little study on the effect of composition or molecular weight on the biodegradation rate of photo-cross-linked biodegradable aliphatic polyesters though such information is important for tissue engineering scaffolds. We have synthesized a new series of photopolymerizable linear poly(epsilon-caprolactone...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Shen JY,Pan XY,Lim CH,Chan-Park MB,Zhu X,Beuerman RW

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00