Synthesis, characterization, and bioavailability of mannosylated shell cross-linked nanoparticles.

abstract：:The photoluminescence features of Eu(3+)-, Tb(3+)-, Tb(3+)/Eu(3+)-alginate aerogel (hydrogel and alcogel) and Eu(3+)-alginate xerogel hybrids were investigated. The Eu(3+)-alginate aerogel and alcogel exhibit the highest (5)D0 quantum efficiencies (9.9 and 8.2%, respectively), while the hydrogel and xerogel have lower...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Liu F,Carlos LD,Ferreira RA,Rocha J,Gaudino MC,Robitzer M,Quignard F

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photoexcited TiO2 degrades biomolecules such as nucleic acids, cell membrane proteins, and enzymes. Stabilization of enzyme activity against the deactivation caused by the combination of TiO2-UV is essential if we are to develop novel hybrid materials exhibiting photocatalytic and biocatalytic activities useful for de...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Lele BS,Russell AJ

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stimuli-responsive hydrogels have great potentials in biomedical and biotechnological applications. Due to the advantages of precise control over molecular weight and being biodegradable, protein-based hydrogels and their applications have been extensively studied. However, protein hydrogels with dual thermosensitive ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Qian ZG,Zhou ML,Song WW,Xia XX

更新日期：2015-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The maintenance of hepatocyte phenotype and functions remains as a great challenge in the generation of functional liver tissue and in vitro model for drug metabolism studies. The use of hepatocyte coculture systems plays essential roles in the establishment of cell-cell and cell-extracellular matrix communications si...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Liu Y,Li H,Yan S,Wei J,Li X

更新日期：2014-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Ambidextrous supergelators are developed through structure-gelation screening of rationally designed cyclic dipeptides (CDPs). The organo- and hydrogels of CDPs were thoroughly characterized by their minimal gelation concentration (MGC) for organic and aqueous solvents, thermal stability (Tg), and viscoelastic propert...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Manchineella S,Murugan NA,Govindaraju T

更新日期：2017-11-13 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：:A novel linear multifunctional polyethylene glycol (PEG)-dexamethasone (Dex) conjugate (click PEG-Dex) was synthesized using facile Cu(I)-catalyzed Huisgen 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition (a click reaction). Dex was conjugated to the click PEG via an acid-labile hydrazone bond to allow the drug release in a pathophysiologic...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Liu XM,Quan LD,Tian J,Laquer FC,Ciborowski P,Wang D

更新日期：2010-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbial biofilms are ubiquitous in nature, and they pose a serious threat to public health. Staphylococcus epidermidis is the most common clinical isolate from healthcare- and medical device-related biofilm infections. No antibiotic currently on the market can eradicate pathogenic biofilms, which contain complex def...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Lam AK,Wouters CL,Moen EL,Pusavat J,Rice CV

更新日期：2019-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The drying dynamics of protein coatings is of importance for many applications. The main focus of research so far was to investigate macroscopic properties of protein coatings, leaving drying dynamics virtually unexplored. A unique combination of techniques is used to monitor drying of a coating containing the protein...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Bouman J,de Vries R,Venema P,Belton P,Baukh V,Huinink HP,van der Linden E

更新日期：2015-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel family of amphiphilic temperature- and pH-sensitive poly(organophosphazenes) with varying ratios of ethylene oxide, alkyl chains and free acid units was synthesized by living cationic polymerization. Depending on their composition, these poly(organophosphazenes) exhibited lower critical solution temperatures r...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Couffin-Hoarau AC,Leroux JC

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Articular cartilage defects, caused by trauma, osteoarthritis, or other diseases, always lead to severe joint pain and joint dysfunction. Without access to progenitor cells and the supply of blood and nutrients, the impaired articular cartilage would be short of the capability to self-repair. Although the present clin...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zhang Y,Yu J,Ren K,Zuo J,Ding J,Chen X

更新日期：2019-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Trimethylsilylation of chitin was studied in detail to establish a reliable method, and the properties of the resulting product were elucidated. Chitin was successfully trimethylsilylated with a mixture of hexamethyldisilazane and trimethylsilyl chloride in pyridine. Compared to alpha-chitin, beta-chitin was much more...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Kurita K,Sugita K,Kodaira N,Hirakawa M,Yang J

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hierarchical nanocomposite films with Pd-PdO nanoparticles anchored uniformly on the inner surface of TiO2 nanotubes were achieved through a stepwise bioredox/artificial oxygenation approach by using the natural eggshell membrane (ESM) as a template. The Pd content ratio of Pd-PdO loading could be arbitrarily varied f...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Su H,Dong Q,Han J,Zhang D,Guo Q

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, an novel amphiphilic block copolymer P[PEGMA-b-(DEMA-co-APMA)]-FA and its cross-linker uracil-(CH2)6-uracil (U-(CH2)6-U) were synthesized and used as the targeted and pH-responsive nanocarriers for anticancer drug delivery. The hydrophobic block of the copolymer contains adenine (A) and tertiary amine m...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Fan J,Zeng F,Wu S,Wang X

更新日期：2012-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Introducing exogenous genes into plant cells is essential for a wide range of applications in agriculture and plant biotechnology fields. Cationic peptide carriers with cell-penetrating and DNA-binding domains successfully deliver exogenous genes into plants. However, their cell-penetrating activity may be attenuated ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Miyamoto T,Tsuchiya K,Numata K

更新日期：2019-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue regeneration involves versatile types of cells. The accumulation and disorganized behaviors of undesired cells impair the natural healing process, leading to uncontrolled immune response, restenosis, and/or fibrosis. Cell-selective surfaces and interfaces can have specific and positive effects on desired types ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zhang H,Zheng X,Ahmed W,Yao Y,Bai J,Chen Y,Gao C

更新日期：2018-06-11 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：:Electrospinning is a versatile process used to prepare micro- and nano- sized fibers from various polymers dissolved in volatile solvents. In this report, cellulose and cellulose-heparin composite fibers are prepared from nonvolatile room temperature ionic liquid (RTIL) solvents by electrospinning. RTILs are extracted...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Viswanathan G,Murugesan S,Pushparaj V,Nalamasu O,Ajayan PM,Linhardt RJ

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The single and triple helical organization of protein chains strongly influences the mechanical properties of gelatin-based materials. A chemical method for obtaining different degrees of helical organization in gelatin is covalent functionalization, while a physical method for achieving the same goal is the variation...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zaupa A,Neffe AT,Pierce BF,Nöchel U,Lendlein A

更新日期：2011-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Inorganic polyphosphate (polyP) released by human platelets has recently been shown to activate blood clotting and identified as a potential target for the development of novel antithrombotics. Recent studies have shown that polymers with cationic binding groups (CBGs) inhibit polyP and attenuate thrombosis. However, ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Mafi A,Abbina S,Kalathottukaren MT,Morrissey JH,Haynes C,Kizhakkedathu JN,Pfaendtner J,Chou KC

更新日期：2018-04-09 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：:Native cellulose consists of a set of parallel chains composed of glucose. Most of the time, these chains are highly ordered and form a structure that is known as a microfibril. On the other hand, highly crystalline forms of cellulose are more difficult to process and often are unpredictable in their behavior. If an o...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Kondo T,Togawa E,Brown RM Jr

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hybrid agarose hydrogels embedded with pH-responsive diblock copolymers micelles were developed to achieve functional hydrogels capable of stimulus-triggered drug release. Specifically, a well-defined poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)-based diblock copolymer, PEO-b-poly(2-(N,N-diisopropylamino)ethyl methacrylate) (PEO(113)-b...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Jin N,Morin EA,Henn DM,Cao Y,Woodcock JW,Tang S,He W,Zhao B

更新日期：2013-08-12 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：:We have studied the degradation of well-characterized soluble heteropolymeric chitosans by a novel family 46 chitosanase, ScCsn46A from Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2), to obtain insight into the enzyme's mode of action and to determine its potential for production of different chitooligosaccharides. The degradation of ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Heggset EB,Dybvik AI,Hoell IA,Norberg AL,Sørlie M,Eijsink VG,Vårum KM

更新日期：2010-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The proteinaceous material present in beta-lactoglobulin fibrils formed after heating (20 h at 85 degrees C) at pH 2 was identified during this study. Fibrils were separated from the nonaggregated material, and the fibrils were dissociated using 8 M guanidine chloride and 0.1 M 1,4-dithiothreitol (pH 8). Characterizat...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Akkermans C,Venema P,van der Goot AJ,Gruppen H,Bakx EJ,Boom RM,van der Linden E

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amphiphilic glycopolymers, polylactide-grafted dextran copolymers (Dex-g-PLA), were synthesized with a well-controlled architecture obtained through a three-step procedure: partial silylation of the dextran hydroxyl groups, ring-opening polymerization of D,L-lactide initiated from remaining hydroxyl groups, silylether...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Raynaud J,Choquenet B,Marie E,Dellacherie E,Nouvel C,Six JL,Durand A

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nonapeptide hemopressin, which is derived from the α chain of hemoglobin, has been reported to exhibit inverse agonist activity against the CB1 receptor. Administration of this peptide in animal models led to decreased food intake and elicited hypotensive and antinociceptive effects. On the basis of hemopressin's ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Bomar MG,Samuelsson SJ,Kibler P,Kodukula K,Galande AK

更新日期：2012-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Detailed structural characterization of protein-polymer conjugates and understanding of the interactions between covalently attached polymers and biomolecules will build a foundation to design and synthesize hybrid biomaterials. Conjugates based on simple protein structures are ideal model system to achieve these ends...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Shu JY,Lund R,Xu T

更新日期：2012-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes the first use of laccase-lipase enzymatic reaction for the synthesis of novel perfectly structured alternating copolymers. Initially, six types of complexing agents, linear(A)-linear(B), linear(A)-linear(B)-linear(A), linear-dendritic, dendritic-linear-dendritic, linear-hyperbranched, and hyperbra...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Scheibel DM,Gitsov I

更新日期：2019-02-11 00:00:00