Alkali-induced conversion of beta-chitin to alpha-chitin.

abstract：:Hydrogels have been widely explored for biomedical applications, with injectable hydrogels being of particular interest for their ability to precisely deliver drugs and cells to targets. Although these hydrogels have demonstrated satisfactory properties in many cases, challenges still remain for commercialization. In ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zhang J,Muirhead B,Dodd M,Liu L,Xu F,Mangiacotte N,Hoare T,Sheardown H

更新日期：2016-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Methylprednisolone steroid esters of hyaluronan differing in degree of functionalization and molecular weight were investigated in aqueous solution. Conformation and aggregation phenomena were elucidated by means of circular dichroism, viscometry, rheology, and nuclear magnetic resonance, mainly by (1)H pulsed field g...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Taglienti A,Valentini M,Sequi P,Crescenzi V

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subunit vaccines can have excellent safety profiles, but their ability to give rise to robust immune responses is often compromised. For glycan-based vaccines, insufficient understanding of B and T cell epitope combinations that yield optimal immune activation hinders optimization. To determine which antigen features ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Bennett NR,Jarvis CM,Alam MM,Zwick DB,Olson JM,Nguyen HV,Johnson JA,Cook ME,Kiessling LL

更新日期：2019-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent years have seen rapid growth in utilizing vegetable oils to derive a wide variety of polymers to replace petroleum-based polymers for minimizing environmental impact. Nonedible castor oil (CO) can be extracted from castor plants that grow easily, even in an arid land. CO is a promising source for developing sev...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Chakraborty I,Chatterjee K

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The self-assembly properties of fibrous proteins such as collagen are frequently used to form three-dimensional scaffolds. In this study we investigated the effect of nonuniform alternating and static electric-fields on the self-assembly properties of a dilute solution of vimentin. In the presence of both types of fie...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Colbourne TR,Hill IG,Kreplak L

更新日期：2009-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:A lipid bilayer was deposited on a 3 μm diameter polystyrene (PS) bead via hydrophobic anchoring of bicelles containing oxyamine-bearing cholesteric moieties reacting with the aldehyde functionalized bead surface. Discoidal bicelles were formed by mixing dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC), dihexanoylphosphatidylcho...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Saleem Q,Zhang Z,Petretic A,Gradinaru CC,Macdonald PM

更新日期：2015-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The encapsulation of live cells with polymeric coat-ings is a versatile approach to modulate or control the response cells to their environment. The layer-by-layer (LbL) self-assembly of nonimmunogenic polyelectrolytes is employed here to attenuate or suppress the binding of antibodies to live red blood cells (RBCs) a...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Mansouri S,Merhi Y,Winnik FM,Tabrizian M

更新日期：2011-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Polarization modulation infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (PM-IRRAS) was applied to investigate the interaction of bovine serum albumin (BSA) and fibrinogen with a biomedical-grade 316LVM stainless steel surface, in terms of the adsorption thermodynamics and adsorption-induced secondary structure changes of ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Desroches MJ,Chaudhary N,Omanovic S

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biomimetic nanoengineering built through integrating the specific cell membrane with artificially synthetic nanomedicines represents one of the most promising directions for the actualization of personalized therapy. For addressing the technical hurdle against the development of this biomimetic technology, the present...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zhu J,Zhang M,Zheng D,Hong S,Feng J,Zhang XZ

更新日期：2018-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycerol derivatives of cutin and suberin monomers were synthesized by acid catalysis. Their dispersion in an aqueous solution was examined by phase contrast microscopy, neutron scattering, and solid state NMR. It is shown that the phase behavior strongly depends on the nature of the derivatives forming either lumps o...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Douliez JP,Barrault J,Jerome F,Heredia A,Navailles L,Nallet F

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photosensitive supramolecular micelles, a combination of intermolecular hydrogen bonds between complementary adenine (A) and uracil (U) groups and a blend of two types of supramolecular polymers, can stably self-assemble into structurally stable, spherical micelles in aqueous solution before and after photoirradiation...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Abebe Alemayehu Y,Tewabe Gebeyehu B,Cheng CC

更新日期：2019-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Self-assembled hydrogen-bonded networks of the polysaccharide pectin, a mechanically functional component of plant cell walls, have been of recent interest as biomimetic exemplars of physical gels, and the microrheological and strain-stiffening behaviors have been previously investigated. Despite this detailed rheolog...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Mansel BW,Chu CY,Leis A,Hemar Y,Chen HL,Lundin L,Williams MA

更新日期：2015-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Biomaterials conceived for vectorization of bioactives are currently considered for biomedical, biological, and environmental applications. We have produced a pH-sensitive biomaterial composed of natural source alginate and chitosan polysaccharides for application as a drug delivery system via oral administration. The...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Mathews PD,Fernandes Patta ACM,Gonçalves JV,Gama GDS,Garcia ITS,Mertins O

更新日期：2018-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a polysaccharide known as a suitable matrix for proper wound healing. To improve this ability, BC was functionalized with silk sericin (SS) that has cytoprotective and mitogenic effects. The composites obtained by solution impregnation were stabilized by hydrogen bonds, and SS could be rele...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Lamboni L,Li Y,Liu J,Yang G

更新日期：2016-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Shear flow is indirectly implicated in amyloid formation in vitro. Despite the association between amyloid fibrils and disease, and the prevalence of flow in physiological systems, the effect of this parameter is uncharacterized. We designed a novel Couette cell to quantitatively investigate shear exposure during fibr...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Hill EK,Krebs B,Goodall DG,Howlett GJ,Dunstan DE

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oligosaccharides of hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, and methyl cellulose were investigated by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS). The cellulose ether oligosaccharides were produced either by enzymatic depolymerization utilizing the purified family 5 endoglu...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Momcilovic D,Schagerlöf H,Wittgren B,Wahlund KG,Brinkmalm G

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coniferyl alcohol was polymerized in pectin solution in order to mimic the lignification that is the final step of biosynthesis of plant cell wall. Dehydrogenated polymers (DHP = coniferyl alcohol polymers = synthetic lignin) interact with pectin to form hydrophobic clusters as monitored by pyrene fluorescence spectro...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Lairez D,Cathala B,Monties B,Bedos-Belval F,Duran H,Gorrichon L

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthesis of novel zwitterionic block copolypeptides, poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-block-poly(L-glutamic acid-co-L-lysine) [PNiPAM(n)(PLG(x)-co-PLLys(y))m , where n is the number-average degree of polymerization (DP(n)) of PNiPAM block, x and y are the mole fraction of glutamic acid and lysine residues, respectively, a...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Li J,Wang T,Wu D,Zhang X,Yan J,Du S,Guo Y,Wang J,Zhang A

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We explore here the possibility that polypeptide chains with directional multiplicity might provide for the control of peptide self-assembly processes. We tested this new possibility using an oppositely directed peptide (ODP) supramolecular system. The ODP could make it possible to form a βαβ motif with antiparallel β...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Jeong WJ,Han S,Park H,Jin KS,Lim YB

更新日期：2014-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：:For developing broader application of biobased polymers, graft copolymers and comb polymers having poly(lactic acid) (PLA) side chains have been synthesized by using a macromonomer technique. PLA macromonomers (MMm) having a methacryloyl polymerizable group with different PLA chain length with an average length m = 4,...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Ishimoto K,Arimoto M,Okuda T,Yamaguchi S,Aso Y,Ohara H,Kobayashi S,Ishii M,Morita K,Yamashita H,Yabuuchi N

更新日期：2012-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Microgels based on poly(vinyl alcohol), PVA, grafted with methacrylate side chains, MA, incorporating N-isopropylacrylamide, NiPAAm, monomer, were prepared by water-in-water emulsion polymerization method. These systems exhibit a spherical shape and a volume-phase transition, that is, shrinking, below physiological te...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Ghugare SV,Mozetic P,Paradossi G

更新日期：2009-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrophobic methacrylic monomers were polymerized in aqueous media using methylated (1.8)-beta-cyclodextrin (MeCD) additives. Hydrophobic monomers tert-butyl methacrylate (tBuMA), cyclohexyl methacrylate (CMA), and 2-ethylhexyl methacrylate (2EHMA) were each dissolved in chloroform with MeCD. Chloroform was then evapo...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Madison PH,Long TE

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes the formulation and physicochemical characterization of poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) organogels, designed as bioactive implants for improved treatment of infectious diseases of the oral cavity. Organogels were formulated containing a range of concentrations of PAA (3-10% w/w) and metronidazole (2 or 5...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Jones DS,Muldoon BC,Woolfson AD,Andrews GP,Sanderson FD

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adhesive hydrogels were prepared by copolymerizing dopamine methacrylamide with either acrylic acid (AAc) or N-(3-aminopropyl)methacrylamide hydrochloride (APMH). The effect of incorporating the anionic and cationic side chains on the oxidation state of catechol was characterized using the FOX assay to track the produ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Narkar AR,Kelley JD,Pinnaratip R,Lee BP

更新日期：2018-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study is to investigate the influence of point mutations on the structural stability of coiled coil fragments of the human hair intermediate filament by molecular dynamics simulations and free energy calculations. Mutations in the helix termination motif of human hair keratin gene hHb6 seem to be...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Danciulescu C,Nick B,Wortmann FJ

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bovine hemoglobin (Hb) was encapsulated inside polymer vesicles (polymersomes) to form polymersome encapsulated Hb (PEH) dispersions. PEH particles are 100% surface PEGylated with longer PEG chains and possess thicker hydrophobic membranes as compared to conventional liposomes. Polymersomes were self-assembled from po...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Arifin DR,Palmer AF

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disulfide bonds stabilize the tertiary- and quaternary structure of proteins. In addition, they can be used to engineer redox-sensitive (bio)materials and drug-delivery systems. Many of these applications require control of the stability of the disulfide bond. It has recently been shown that the charged microenvironme...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Wu C,Wang S,Brülisauer L,Leroux JC,Gauthier MA

更新日期：2013-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The first step in the conventional approach to self-assembled biomaterials is to develop well-defined nanostructures in vitro, which is followed by disruption of the preformed nanostructures at the inside of the cell to achieve bioactivity. Here, we propose an inverse strategy to develop in-cell gain-of-function self-...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Waqas M,Jeong WJ,Lee YJ,Kim DH,Ryou C,Lim YB

更新日期：2017-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The single-coat protein (CP) of bacteriophage Qβ self-assembles into T = 3 icosahedral virus-like particles (VLPs), of interest for a wide range of applications. These VLPs are very stable, but identification of the specific molecular determinants of this stability is lacking. To investigate these determinants along w...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Fiedler JD,Higginson C,Hovlid ML,Kislukhin AA,Castillejos A,Manzenrieder F,Campbell MG,Voss NR,Potter CS,Carragher B,Finn MG

更新日期：2012-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Nanoconfined self-assemblies within aerosol nanoparticles and control of the secondary structures are shown here upon ionically complexing poly(L-lysine) (PLL) with dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid (DBSA) surfactant and using solvents chloroform, 1-propanol, or dimethylformamide. Different solvent volatilities and drying t...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Rahikkala A,Junnila S,Vartiainen V,Ruokolainen J,Ikkala O,Kauppinen E,Raula J

更新日期：2014-07-14 00:00:00