Structural stability of wild type and mutated alpha-keratin fragments: molecular dynamics and free energy calculations.

abstract：:Tissue engineering approaches need biomaterials with suitable properties to provide an appropriate environment for cell attachment and growth. The performance of these biomaterials can be greatly enhanced through the incorporation of bioactive agents. For this reason, we developed chitosan films with cell-attachment a...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Abarrategi A,Civantos A,Ramos V,Sanz Casado JV,López-Lacomba JL

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polymer therapeutics, including polymeric drugs and polymer-protein conjugates, are clinically established as first-generation nanomedicines. Knowing that the coiled-coil peptide motif is fundamentally important in the regulation of many cellular and pathological processes, the aim of these studies was to examine the ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Deacon SP,Apostolovic B,Carbajo RJ,Schott AK,Beck K,Vicent MJ,Pineda-Lucena A,Klok HA,Duncan R

更新日期：2011-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Control of the photoluminescence properties of cellulose is conducted by introduction of conducting polymers including fluorene (F) and 3-hexylthiophene (3HT) on cellulose surface through FeCl3 oxidative polymerization. The UV-vis absorption peak of cellulose grafted with the 3-hexylthiophene and fluorene copolymer wa...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Phung Hai TA,Sugimoto R

更新日期：2017-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The remarkable diversity of the self-assembly behavior of PEG-peptides is reviewed, including self-assemblies formed by PEG-peptides with β-sheet and α-helical (coiled-coil) peptide sequences. The modes of self-assembly in solution and in the solid state are discussed. Additionally, applications in bionanotechnology a...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Hamley IW

更新日期：2014-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the antidiarrheal effect of ginseng, the active principals of ginseng were studied in vitro model of rotavirus infection, the leading cause of severe diarrhea. Two pectic polysaccharides, named as GP50-dHR (56.0 kDa) and GP50-eHR (77.0 kDa), were purified from hot water extract of ginseng by bioassay-linke...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Baek SH,Lee JG,Park SY,Bae ON,Kim DH,Park JH

更新日期：2010-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The production of large quantities of artificial spider silk fibers that match the mechanical properties of the native material has turned out to be challenging. Recent advancements in the field make biomimetic spinning approaches an attractive way forward since they allow the spider silk proteins to assemble into the...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Gonska N,López PA,Lozano-Picazo P,Thorpe M,Guinea GV,Johansson J,Barth A,Pérez-Rigueiro J,Rising A

更新日期：2020-06-08 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：:To investigate the influence of surface-functionalized substrates with nanostructures on the behaviors of mesenchymal stem cells, we conjugated bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP2) onto TiO(2) nanotubes with different diameter sizes of 30, 60, and 100 nm for in vitro study. Polydopamine was employed as the intermediate...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Lai M,Cai K,Zhao L,Chen X,Hou Y,Yang Z

更新日期：2011-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：:A well-defined fluorescent conjugated polyfluorene with pendant lactopyranosyl ligands was easily prepared through Cu(I)-catalyzed azide/alkyne "click" ligation and Suzuki coupling polymerization. As a fluorescent multivalent model system of glycoconjugates, the polymer was first used for studies of metal ion-mediated...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Chen Q,Cui Y,Zhang TL,Cao J,Han BH

更新日期：2010-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyrotaxanes, a family of rod-shaped nanomaterials comprised of noncovalent polymer/macrocycle assemblies, are being used in a growing number of materials and biomedical applications. Their physiochemical properties can vary widely as a function of composition, potentially leading to different in vivo performance out...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Collins CJ,Mondjinou Y,Loren B,Torregrosa-Allen S,Simmons CJ,Elzey BD,Ayat N,Lu ZR,Thompson D

更新日期：2016-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycogen is mainly found as the principal storage form of glucose in cells. Many bacteria are able to synthesize large amounts of glycogen under unfavorable life conditions. By combining infrared spectroscopy, single molecule force spectroscopy (SMFS) and immuno-staining technique, we evidenced that planktonic P. flu...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Quilès F,Polyakov P,Humbert F,Francius G

更新日期：2012-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Silicatein α exists within the protein filament of silica spicules of the marine sponge Tethya aurantium in a predominantly β-sheet structure. However, it is produced in a soluble form with mixed α-helix/β-sheet structure akin to its cathepsin L homologue. To understand this conformational transition in the context of...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Patwardhan SV,Holt SA,Kelly SM,Kreiner M,Perry CC,van der Walle CF

更新日期：2010-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The currently used hemostatic agents are highly effective in stopping hemorrhages but have a limited role in the modulation of the wound-healing environment. Herein, we propose an intrinsically bioactive hemostatic cryogel based on platelet lysate (PL) and aldehyde-functionalized cellulose nanocrystals (a-CNCs). PL ha...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Mendes BB,Gómez-Florit M,Araújo AC,Prada J,Babo PS,Domingues RMA,Reis RL,Gomes ME

更新日期：2020-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a simple and novel top-down method based on a drop-casting process for the controlled synthesis of all-bone-minerals biomimetic multicomponent bionanocomposites. Integration of micro- and nanoscale binary features into nanofibrous biocompatible polymer scaffold structures is successfully demonstrated. Compos...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Biswas A,Bayer IS,Zhao H,Wang T,Watanabe F,Biris AS

更新日期：2010-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Herein, we developed a new gene delivery vector by grafting a betaine monomer (N,N-dimethyl(acrylamidopropyl)ammonium propane sulfonate, DMAAPS) onto 25 KDa polyethylenimine (PEI 25K) via the Michael addition reaction. The graft ratio for betaine on PEI polymer could be readily controlled, and in this study three PEI-...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Sun J,Zeng F,Jian H,Wu S

更新日期：2013-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Branched amphiphilic copolymers were synthesized through the reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) chain extension of a poly(methyl acrylate) macro-chain transfer agent using a protected galactose monomer and a polymerizable chain transfer agent branching unit. After galactose deprotection, the copol...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Liau WT,Bonduelle C,Brochet M,Lecommandoux S,Kasko AM

更新日期：2015-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:An underwater bioadhesive generally comprises a multiprotein complex that provides a molecular basis for self-assembly. We report here a new class of self-assembling peptide inspired by a 20 kDa barnacle cement protein. Studies on the chemically synthesized 24-residue peptide have revealed that (1) it underwent irreve...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Nakano M,Shen JR,Kamino K

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The thermally induced aggregation of bovine β-lactoglobulin in the glass state was studied both as the pure protein and in trehalose mixtures. Calorimetric measurements and size exclusion chromatography were used to characterize the glass state and aggregation, respectively. The initial aggregation rate was characteri...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Pérez-Moral N,Adnet C,Noel TR,Parker R

更新日期：2010-11-08 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：:Development of versatile nanoscale platforms for cancer diagnosis and therapy is of great importance for applications in translational medicine. In this work, we present the use of γ-polyglutamic acid (γ-PGA) nanogels (NGs) to load polypyrrole (PPy) for thermal/photoacoustic (PA) imaging and radiotherapy (RT)-sensitiz...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zhou Y,Hu Y,Sun W,Lu S,Cai C,Peng C,Yu J,Popovtzer R,Shen M,Shi X

更新日期：2018-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Modular proteins have emerged as powerful tools in tissue engineering because both the mechanical and biochemical properties can be precisely controlled through amino acid sequence. Resilin is an attractive candidate for use in modular proteins because it is well-known for having low stiffness, high fatigue lifetime, ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Renner JN,Cherry KM,Su RS,Liu JC

更新日期：2012-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Chimeric DNA containing parallel (ps) and antiparallel (aps) duplex elements as well as poly-dC tracts were designed and synthesized. Oligonucleotide duplexes with ps chain orientation containing reverse Watson-Crick dA-dT base pairs and short d(C)2 tails are stabilized under slightly acidic conditions by hemiprotonat...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Mei H,Budow S,Seela F

更新日期：2012-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:This work demonstrates that hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is generated in weak polyacrylamide hydrogels due to mechanochemical reactions to osmotic swelling. Hydrogels are important tools and materials for many biomedical applications, particularly for growth of stem cells. However, swollen gels are under constant tension,...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Parameswar AV,Fitch KR,Bull DS,Duke VR,Goodwin AP

更新日期：2018-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Atomic force microscopy (AFM) was used to assess a new chimeric protein consisting of a fusion protein of the consensus repeat for Nephila clavipes spider dragline protein and bone sialoprotein (6mer+BSP). The elastic modulus of this protein in film form was assessed through force curves, and film surface roughness wa...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Gomes S,Numata K,Leonor IB,Mano JF,Reis RL,Kaplan DL

更新日期：2011-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:These studies illustrate synthetic paths to covalently attach T1 and Φ11 bacteriophages (phages) to inert polymeric surfaces while maintaining the bacteriophage's biological activities capable of killing deadly human pathogens. The first step involved the formation of acid (COOH) groups on polyethylene (PE) and polyte...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Pearson HA,Sahukhal GS,Elasri MO,Urban MW

更新日期：2013-05-13 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：:Escherichia coli serogroup O5 comprises two different subgroups (O5ab and O5ac), which are indiscernible from the point of view of standard immunological serotyping. The structural similarities between the O-antigen polysaccharides (PSs) of these two strains are remarkable, with the only difference being the glycosidi...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Sarkar A,Fontana C,Imberty A,Pérez S,Widmalm G

更新日期：2013-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Starches from WT, lam, and r pea mutants differing in amylopectin/amylose contents (70, 90, and 28% amylopectin, respectively) were used in kinetic studies of pancreatic α-amylase action at 37 °C and for investigations of their supramolecular structure and physicochemical properties during heating. For WT and lam star...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Tahir R,Ellis PR,Bogracheva TY,Meares-Taylor C,Butterworth PJ

更新日期：2011-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The short average service life of traditional dental composite restorative materials and increasing occurrence of secondary caries adjacent to composite restorations and sealants are necessitating the development of new, longer lasting compositions. Novel monomers and their polymers, reinforcing fillers, and adhesive ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Gonzalez-Bonet A,Kaufman G,Yang Y,Wong C,Jackson A,Huyang G,Bowen R,Sun J

更新日期：2015-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:A new 320-member polymer library of end-modified poly(β-amino ester)s was synthesized. This library was chosen such that small differences to the structures of component backbone, side-chain, and end-group monomers could be systematically and simultaneously evaluated. The in vitro transfection efficacy and cytotoxicit...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Sunshine JC,Akanda MI,Li D,Kozielski KL,Green JJ

更新日期：2011-10-10 00:00:00