Pressure cell assisted solution characterization of polysaccharides. 2. Locust bean gum and tara gum.

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：:As a result of improved relevance to in vivo physiology, in vitro studies are increasingly performed in diverse, three-dimensional (3D) biomaterials. However, material-cell type pairing effects on cytokine availability remain unclear. We cultured five cell types in agarose, alginate, collagen, Matrigel, or RGD-functio...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Regier MC,Montanez-Sauri SI,Schwartz MP,Murphy WL,Beebe DJ,Sung KE

更新日期：2017-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:As with many other biosourced colloids, chitin nanocrystals (ChNCs) can form liquid crystalline phases with chiral nematic ordering. In this work, we demonstrate that it is possible to finely tune the liquid crystalline behavior of aqueous ChNC suspensions finely. Such control was made possible by carefully studying h...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Narkevicius A,Steiner LM,Parker RM,Ogawa Y,Frka-Petesic B,Vignolini S

更新日期：2019-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Cationic derivatives of cellulose and other polysaccharides are attractive targets for biomedical applications due to their propensity for electrostatically binding with anionic biomolecules, such as nucleic acids and certain proteins. To date, however, relatively few practical synthetic methods have been described fo...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Liu S,Liu J,Esker AR,Edgar KJ

更新日期：2016-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:A surface force balance was used to measure the normal and shear forces between two mica surfaces each bearing an adsorbed layer of porcine gastric mucin ("Orthana" mucin), genetically similar to human MUC6. This mucin is a highly purified, 546 kDa, weakly negative, polyampholytic molecule with a "dumbbell" structure....

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Harvey NM,Yakubov GE,Stokes JR,Klein J

更新日期：2011-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Consensus motifs for sequences of both crystallizable and amorphous blocks in silks and natural structural analogues of silks vary widely. To design novel silklike polypeptides, an important question is therefore how the nature of either the crystallizable or the amorphous block affects the self-assembly and resulting...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Willems L,van Westerveld L,Roberts S,Weitzhandler I,Calcines Cruz C,Hernandez-Garcia A,Chilkoti A,Mastrobattista E,van der Oost J,de Vries R

更新日期：2019-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrically conducting polymeric membranes were prepared by incorporating multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) into bacterial cellulose pellicles produced by Gluconacetobacter xylinum. The MWCNTs were dispersed in a surfactant (cationic cetyl trimethylammonium bromide) solution, and cellulose pellicles were dipped i...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Yoon SH,Jin HJ,Kook MC,Pyun YR

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reduction-sensitive shell-sheddable glyco-nanoparticles were designed and developed based on poly(ε-caprolactone)-graft-SS-lactobionic acid (PCL-g-SS-LBA) copolymer for efficient hepatoma-targeting delivery of doxorubicin (DOX). PCL-g-SS-LBA was prepared by ring-opening copolymerization of ε-caprolactone and pyridyl d...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Chen W,Zou Y,Meng F,Cheng R,Deng C,Feijen J,Zhong Z

更新日期：2014-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:A library-orientated approach is used to gain understanding of the interactions of well-defined nanoparticles with primary human endothelial cells, which are a key component of the vasculature. Fifteen sequentially modified gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) based on three different core sizes (18, 35, 65 nm) and five polymer...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Freese C,Gibson MI,Klok HA,Unger RE,Kirkpatrick CJ

更新日期：2012-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrospun poly(glycolide-co-lactide) (PLA10GA90, LA/GA ratio 10/90) biodegradable nanofiber membranes possessed very high surface area to volume ratios and were completely noncrystalline with a relatively lowered glass transition temperature. These characteristics led to very different structure, morphology, and pro...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zong X,Ran S,Kim KS,Fang D,Hsiao BS,Chu B

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several alternatives to the conventional alginate beads formulation were studied for encapsulation of invertase. Pectin was added to the alginate/enzyme solution while trehalose and β-cyclodextrin were added to the calcium gelation media. The effect of composition changes, freezing, drying methods (freeze, vacuum, or ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Santagapita PR,Mazzobre MF,Buera MP

更新日期：2011-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:To broaden the application scope of lactic acid polymers, a new miniemulsion of poly(alkyl methacrylate-graft-lactic acid)s has been developed. The graft copolymer synthesis was based on a poly(lactic acid) macromonomer having a methacryloyl polymerizable group. The macromonomer and a comonomer of n-butyl methacrylate...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Ishimoto K,Arimoto M,Ohara H,Kobayashi S,Ishii M,Morita K,Yamashita H,Yabuuchi N

更新日期：2009-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of important biological events are mediated by the multivalent interaction between relevant oligosaccharides and multiple saccharide receptors on lectins, toxins, and cell surfaces; a variety of glycopolymeric materials have therefore been investigated in studies aimed at manipulating these events. The synth...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Polizzotti BD,Kiick KL

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inorganic polyphosphates, linear polymers of orthophosphate, occur naturally throughout biology and have many industrial applications. Their biodegradable nature makes them attractive for a multitude of uses, and it would be important to understand how polyphosphates are turned over enzymatically. Studies of inorganic...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Hebbard CF,Wang Y,Baker CJ,Morrissey JH

更新日期：2014-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:A His-tagged coiled coil stem loop peptide with stable secondary structure was designed and biosynthesized. A series of oligopeptides related to the EBV envelope glycoprotein 350/220 N-terminal nonapeptide as potential CD21 receptor-binding epitopes were engineered into the loop region of the peptide scaffold. It was ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Tang A,Kopecek J

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrant expression of histone deacetylases (HDACs) is related to various types of cancer and is associated with increased proliferation of tumor cells. Hence, the detection of HDAC activities is of great significance for medical sciences as well as biological diagnostics. Herein, we report a hyperbranched polyester-b...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Yu C,Wu Y,Zeng F,Li X,Shi J,Wu S

更新日期：2013-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanically fibrillated cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) have attracted special attention as building blocks for the development of advanced materials and composites. A correlation exists between CNF morphology and the properties of the materials they form. However, this correlation is often evaluated indirectly by proce...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Mattos BD,Tardy BL,Rojas OJ

更新日期：2019-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The electrospinning of polymer melts can offer an advantage over solution electrospinning, in the development of layered tissue constructs for tissue engineering. Melt electrospinning does not require a solvent, of which many are cytotoxic in nature, and the use of nonwater soluble polymers allows the collection of fi...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Dalton PD,Klinkhammer K,Salber J,Klee D,Möller M

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The synthesis of core-shell star copolymers via living free radical polymerization provides a convenient route to three-dimensional nanostructures having a poly(ethylene glycol) outer shell, a hydrophilic inner shell bearing reactive functional groups, and a central hydrophobic core. By starting with well-defined line...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Fukukawa K,Rossin R,Hagooly A,Pressly ED,Hunt JN,Messmore BW,Wooley KL,Welch MJ,Hawker CJ

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycaprolactone (PCL) was reported a long time ago; however, its biomedical applications has not been extensively investigated in comparison with poly(lactide- co-glycolide) (PLGA) due to its too slow degradation profile. Here, we are reporting an oxalate-connected oligocaprolactone multiblock copolymer (PCL-OX) as a...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Chang SH,Lee HJ,Park S,Kim Y,Jeong B

更新日期：2018-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:This study highlights the advantages of chondroitin sulfate (CS) as a sublayer combining selective low-fouling properties, low-platelet adhesion and pro-adhesive properties on endothelial cells, making CS promising for vascular graft applications. These properties were evaluated by comparing CS with well-known low-fou...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Thalla PK,Fadlallah H,Liberelle B,Lequoy P,De Crescenzo G,Merhi Y,Lerouge S

更新日期：2014-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical glue represents a suitable tool to stop wound bleeding, seal wounds, bond tissues, or implant materials. However, the development of a medical glue for durable underwater bonding remains a challenge. Herein, we developed a hydrophobic hyperbranched polymer-based medical glue with water-resistant bonding abilit...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zhang Y,Li X,Zhu Q,Wei W,Liu X

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Spider silk has been extensively studied for its outstanding mechanical properties. Partial intermediate and C-terminal sequences of different spider silk proteins have been determined, and during the past decade also N-terminal domains have been characterized. However, only some of these N-terminal domains have been ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Rising A,Hjälm G,Engström W,Johansson J

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To adapt the physical properties of living materials to their biological function, nature developed various types of polymers with outstanding physical behavior. One example is the vitreous body, which is important intraocular elements not only because of its optical and mechanical performances, but also due to its im...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Annaka M,Mortensen K,Vigild ME,Matsuura T,Tsuji S,Ueda T,Tsujinaka H

更新日期：2011-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:PolyHIPEs show great promise as tissue engineering scaffolds due to the tremendous control of pore size and interconnectivity afforded by this technique. Highly porous, fully biodegradable scaffolds were prepared by polymerization of the continuous phase of high internal phase emulsions (HIPEs) containing the macromer...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Christenson EM,Soofi W,Holm JL,Cameron NR,Mikos AG

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solutions of glucose, cellobiose and microcrystalline cellulose in the ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methyl-imidazolium ([C2mim][OAc]) have been examined using pulsed-field gradient (1)H NMR. Diffusion coefficients of the cation and anion across the temperature range 20-70 °C have been determined for a range of concentration...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Ries ME,Radhi A,Keating AS,Parker O,Budtova T

更新日期：2014-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone-marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) possess vast potential for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. In this study, an injectable hydrogel comprising poly(l-glutamic acid)-graft-tyramine (PLG-g-TA) with tunable microenvironment was developed via enzyme-catalyzed cross-linking and used as an arti...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Ren K,Cui H,Xu Q,He C,Li G,Chen X

更新日期：2016-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Presently there is great interest in the construction of nanostructures from DNA fragments. Here we report the preparation of much larger helical textures with different shapes from pure DNA fragments. We have observed them while preparing crystals of the dodecamer d(AAAAAATTTTTT), which only contains adenine and thym...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Subirana JA,Creixell M,Baldini R,Campos JL

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dynamic shear oscillation measurements at small strain were used to characterize the viscoelastic properties and related differences in the molecular structure of hydrogels based on gelatin methacrylamide. Gelatin was derivatized with methacrylamide side groups and was subsequently cross-linked by radical polymerizati...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Van Den Bulcke AI,Bogdanov B,De Rooze N,Schacht EH,Cornelissen M,Berghmans H

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of chitosan/chitin samples with DA's varying between 5.2 and 89% was prepared from the reacetylation under soft conditions of a unique chitosan sample allowing the preservation of the chain distribution. The study of the variation of pH for the same concentration of amine groups, at different ionic strengths,...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Sorlier P,Denuzière A,Viton C,Domard A

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00