Biodegradable polymers from renewable sources: rheological characterization of hemicellulose-based hydrogels.

abstract：:A scanning laser system has been used to generate three-dimensional trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate (TRIM) cross-linked poly(2-hydroxylethyl methacrylate) polymer microstructures through azo-bis(isobutyro)nitrile (AIBN) photopolymerization using a 20 x 0.5 NA microscope objective and 365 nm laser excitation. Macrop...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Northen TR,Brune DC,Woodbury NW

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A layer-by-layer film composed of DNA and inorganic zirconium ion (Zr(4+)) was fabricated on the surface of gold thin film, and an electric field triggered disintegration of the multilayer film was studied by using electrochemical surface plasmon resonance (EC-SPR). EC-SPR results demonstrated that the film was disass...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Wang F,Li D,Li G,Liu X,Dong S

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sequential copolymerizations of trimethylene carbonate (TMC) and l-lactide (LLA) were performed with 2,2-dibutyl-2-stanna-1,3-oxepane as a bifunctional cyclic initiator. The block lengths were varied via the monomer/initiator and via the TMC/l-lactide ratio. The cyclic triblock copolymers were transformed in situ into...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Pospiech D,Komber H,Jehnichen D,Häussler L,Eckstein K,Scheibner H,Janke A,Kricheldorf HR,Petermann O

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：:Regulating cell migration dynamics is of significance in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. A 3D scaffold was created to provide various topographies based on a poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) self-induced nanohybrid shish-kebab structure, which consisted of aligned PCL nanofibers and spaced PCL crystal lamellae...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Guo X,Wang X,Li X,Jiang YC,Han S,Ma L,Guo H,Wang Z,Li Q

更新日期：2020-03-09 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：:Dextran surface grafting density was systematically varied via a two-step process involving SiO(2) amination by aminopropyltriethoxy silane (APTES) followed by oxidized dextran (M(w) = 110 kDa) chemisorption. Dextran oxidation kinetics with sodium metaperiodate (NaIO(4)) were quantified by (1)H NMR and pH measurements...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Miksa D,Irish ER,Chen D,Composto RJ,Eckmann DM

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The unsatisfied results of cancer therapy are caused by many issues and metastasis of cancer cells is one of the major challenge. It has been reported that inhibiting the SDF1/CXCR4 interaction can significantly reduce the metastasis of breast cancer cells to regional lymph nodes and lung. Herein, a nanogel system equ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zhang F,Gong S,Wu J,Li H,Oupicky D,Sun M

更新日期：2017-06-12 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：:We report structural and dynamical aspects of DNAs from various sources including synthetic oligonucleotides in bulk buffer and as a complex with histone1 (H1). High-resolution transmission electron microscopic (HRTEM) studies reveal the structural change of the DNAs upon complexation with H1 leading to formation of c...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Sarkar R,Pal SK

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spider dragline silk exhibits an extraordinary toughness and is typically composed of two types of major ampullate spidroins (MaSp1 and MaSp2), differing in their proline content and hydrophobicity. In this paper, we recombinantly produced an unusual but naturally occurring short major ampullate spidroin (MaSp1s) as a...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Thamm C,Scheibel T

更新日期：2017-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Chitosan is a linear cationic biopolymer composed of glucosamine and N-acetyl-glucosamine that is only soluble in acidic aqueous solutions and precipitates when neutralized. However, it was recently discovered that chitosan dissolved in solutions containing glycerol phosphate was soluble at near neutral pH and produce...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Filion D,Lavertu M,Buschmann MD

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work reports on the effect of CO2 at subcritical conditions and the gaseous state on the telechelic poly(epsilon-caprolactone) polymers. The tested polymers are semi-crystalline in nature and thus the effect of functional groups and their overall contribution to foaming and formation of microstructures with open-...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Nawaby AV,Farah AA,Liao X,Pietro WJ,Day M

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chitosan is a well sought-after polysaccharide in biomedical applications and has been blended with various macromolecules to mitigate undesirable properties. However, the effects of blending on the unique antibacterial activity of chitosan as well as changes in fatigue and degradation properties are not well understo...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Sarasam AR,Krishnaswamy RK,Madihally SV

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumorigenic cell behaviors can be suppressed or enhanced by their physicochemical environment. As a first step toward developing materials that allow tumorigenic behaviors to be observed and manipulated, we cultured related MCF10 breast cell lines on fibers composed of the Drosophila protein Ultrabithorax (Ubx). These...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Hsiao HC,Santos A,Howell DW,Patterson JL,Fuchs-Young RS,Bondos SE

更新日期：2016-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of polymers that are both bactericidal and biocompatible would have many applications and are currently of research interest. Following the development of strongly bactericidal copolymers of 4-vinylpyridine and poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate, biocompatibility assays have been completed...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Stratton TR,Howarter JA,Allison BC,Applegate BM,Youngblood JP

更新日期：2010-05-10 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：:X-ray analytical techniques are increasingly being used to study manuscripts and works of art on paper, whether with laboratory equipment or synchrotron sources. However, it is difficult to anticipate the impact of X-ray photons on paper- and cellulose-based artifacts, particularly due to the large variety of their co...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Gimat A,Schöder S,Thoury M,Missori M,Paris-Lacombe S,Dupont AL

更新日期：2020-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study we describe the synthesis, wet spinning, mechanical testing, and degradation of poly(urethane urea)s (PUURs) intended for clinical use in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. The effects of soft segment chemical composition and molar mass and the kind of diamine chain extender on the m...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Gisselfält K,Edberg B,Flodin P

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two poly(amido-amine)s (oligoPAM and oligoNER) containing bis-phosphonate residues were obtained by a Michael-type polyaddition of pamidronate and neridronate to 1,4-bis(acryloyl)piperazine. The SEC (size-exclusion chromatography) and the MALDI-TOF (matrix assisted laser desorption ionization) analyses were consistent...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Casolaro M,Casolaro I,Spreafico A,Capperucci C,Frediani B,Marcolongo R,Margiotta N,Ostuni R,Mendichi R,Samperi F,Ishii T,Ito Y

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have constructed a tandem gene expression cassette containing three Ralstonia eutropha poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate] (PHB) synthesis genes under the control of the Pichia pastoris glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate promoter and the green fluorescent protein (Gfp) under the control of the P. pastoris alcohol oxidase promoter....

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Vijayasankaran N,Carlson R,Srienc F

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell cultivation on the surface of a novel poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPA) hydrogel (N-NC gel), consisting of a specific type of organic (PNIPA)/inorganic (clay) network, was studied using three cell types; HepG2 human hepatoma cells, human dermal fibroblasts, and human umbilical vein endothelial cells. For the fi...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Haraguchi K,Takehisa T,Ebato M

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wheat arabinoxylan was treated with two α-arabinofuranosidases exhibiting different mode of action to create three different polymeric substrates. These three substrate preparations were characterized by xylopyranose backbone sugars that are (1) singly substituted by arabinose at C2 or C3, (2) doubly substituted by ar...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Littunen K,Mai-Gisondi G,Seppälä J,Master ER

更新日期：2017-05-08 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

abstract：:Low tolerability and tumor selectivity restricts many potent anticancer drugs including mertansine from wide clinical use. Here, glutathione-activatable hyaluronic acid-SS-mertansine prodrug (HA-SS-DM1) was designed and developed to achieve enhanced tolerability and targeted therapy of CD44+ human breast tumor xenogra...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zhong P,Zhang J,Deng C,Cheng R,Meng F,Zhong Z

更新日期：2016-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes the preparation and the characterization of poly[ N-(2-hydroxypropyl methacrylamide)] hydrogel with bulk-modified saccharidic portion of ganglioside GM 3 (Neu5Ac-alpha2,3-Gal-beta1,4-Glc). The 3'-sialyllactose is a bioactive epitope recognized by many cell surface receptors on viruses, bacteria, a...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Woerly S,Fort S,Pignot-Paintrand I,Cottet C,Carcenac C,Savasta M

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:pH-dependent release from monoolein (MO) cubic phase was obtained by taking advantage of complex coacervation between hydrophobically modified alginate (HmAL) and hydrophobically modified silk fibroin (HmSF) in the water channels. The degree of coacervation was investigated at pH 3.0 by a light scattering method and t...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Kwon TK,Kim JC

更新日期：2011-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Self-assembling amphiphilic designer peptides have been successfully applied as nanomaterials in biomedical applications. Understanding molecular interactions at the peptide-membrane interface is crucial, since interactions at this site often determine (in)compatibility. The present study aims to elucidate how model m...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Kornmueller K,Lehofer B,Meindl C,Fröhlich E,Leitinger G,Amenitsch H,Prassl R

更新日期：2016-11-14 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：:As an aim toward developing biologically mimetic and functional nanofiber-based tissue engineering scaffolds, we demonstrated the encapsulation of a model protein, fluorescein isothiocyanate-conjugated bovine serum albumin (fitcBSA), along with a water-soluble polymer, poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG), within the biodegrad...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zhang YZ,Wang X,Feng Y,Li J,Lim CT,Ramakrishna S

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00