Biodegradable open cell foams of telechelic poly(epsilon-caprolactone) macroligand with ruthenium (II) chromophoric subunits via sub-critical CO2 processing.

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：:Amphiphilic random, gradient, and block copolymers of 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA) and n-butyl methacrylate (BMA) were synthesized by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) in water/2-propanol mixtures using a methoxy-poly(ethylene glycol) (MPEG) (M(n) = 2000) macroinitiator. Kinetic studies indic...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Lee SB,Russell AJ,Matyjaszewski K

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poly(3-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) has been synthesized and characterized by gel permeation chromatography, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, NMR spectroscopy, and thermal analysis. The polymer is a chemically amplified photoresist. Arrays of lines with 25 microm width and 25 microm spacing wer...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： He W,Gonsalves KE,Pickett JH,Halberstadt C

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We created the dual-responsive nanovehicle that can effectively combine and abundantly utilize magnetic and glutathione (GSH)-reductive triggers to control the drug delivery and achieve more intelligent and powerful targeting. In the nanovehicles, paramagnetic fullerene (C60@CTAF) was prepared via one-step modificatio...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Wang L,Wang Y,Hao J,Dong S

更新日期：2017-03-13 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：:Properties of Aloe vera galacturonate hydrogels formed via Ca(2+) crosslinking have been studied in regard to key parameters influencing gel formation including molecular weight, ionic strength, and molar ratio of Ca(2+) to COO(-) functionality. Dynamic oscillatory rheology and pulsed field gradient NMR (PFG-NMR) stud...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： McConaughy SD,Kirkland SE,Treat NJ,Stroud PA,McCormick CL

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present contribution, two-dimensional ATR-FTIR spectroscopy was used to study the diffusion of water in poly(epsilon-caprolactone) (PCL). In the spectral region of the nu(OH) stretching vibration of water, four absorption bands (3635, 3560, 3411, and 3220 cm(-1)) can be identified. The higher wavenumber band pa...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Peng Y,Wu P,Siesler HW

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The determination of the collagen and glycosaminoglycan (GAG) contents of native and particularly bioengineered tissues is of considerable interest because the collagen-to-GAG ratio determines the water content of the tissue, which is crucial regarding its mechanical properties. (1)H NMR spectroscopy subsequent to the...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Riemer T,Nimptsch A,Nimptsch K,Schiller J

更新日期：2012-07-09 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：:The polymerization of N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAAm) with ionizable monomers results in pH-responsive lower critical solution temperature (LCST) polymer which works in an ionization-dependent manner. However, gradual ionization of the comonomer occurs at a broad pH range due to the electrostatic field generated by the...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Muttaqien SE,Nomoto T,Takemoto H,Matsui M,Tomoda K,Nishiyama N

更新日期：2019-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite numerous strategies involving dynamic covalent bonds to produce self-healing hydrogels with similar frequency-dependent stiffness to native tissues, it remains challenging to use biologically relevant thiol/disulfide exchange to confer such properties to polymeric networks. Herein, we report a new method based...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Casuso P,Odriozola I,Pérez-San Vicente A,Loinaz I,Cabañero G,Grande HJ,Dupin D

更新日期：2015-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here the first evidence for the interaction of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) with hyaluronan (HA) in aqueous solutions. PEG-HA complexes (Kapp = 45,000 ± 8000 M-1) contained about 3.3 ± 0.1 of ethylene glycol units per disaccharide of HA. The carboxyl of the D-glucuronic acid and the amide of the N-acetyl-D-gl...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Le-Deygen IM,Musatova OE,Orlov VN,Melik-Nubarov NS,Grozdova ID

更新日期：2020-12-16 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：:Oriented immobilization of proteins is an important step in creating protein-based functional materials. In this study, a method was developed to orient proteins on hydroxyapatite (HA) surfaces, a widely used bone implant material, to improve protein bioactivity by employing enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) a...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Yewle JN,Wei Y,Puleo DA,Daunert S,Bachas LG

更新日期：2012-06-11 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：:A recombinant silk-elastin-like protein copolymer SELP-47K containing tandemly repeated amino acid sequence blocks from silk, GAGAGS, and elastin, GVGVP, was fabricated into microdiameter fibers using a wet-spinning technique. Raman spectral analysis revealed the formation of antiparallel beta-sheet crystals of the si...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Qiu W,Teng W,Cappello J,Wu X

更新日期：2009-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated the self-assembly of fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl-conjugated dialanine (Fmoc-AA) molecules using combined computational and experimental approaches. Fmoc-AA gels were characterized using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), circular dichroism (CD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), and wide-angle ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Mu X,Eckes KM,Nguyen MM,Suggs LJ,Ren P

更新日期：2012-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:We present an efficient approach to develop cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) hybrids with magnetically responsive Fe3O4 nanoparticles that were synthesized using the (Fe3+/Fe2+) coprecipitation. After 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl radical (TEMPO)-catalyzed oxidation of CNC, carbodiimide (EDC/NHS) was used for coupli...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Guo J,Filpponen I,Johansson LS,Mohammadi P,Latikka M,Linder MB,Ras RH,Rojas OJ

更新日期：2017-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Genome-editing technologies hold tremendous potential for treating genetic diseases. However, the efficient and safe delivery of genome-editing elements to the location of interest, and the achievement of specific targeted gene correction without off-target side effect remains a big challenge. In this Perspective, we ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Qiu M,Glass Z,Xu Q

更新日期：2019-09-09 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：:The gold standard for implant metals is titanium, and coatings such as collagen-I, RGD-peptide, chondroitin sulfate, and calcium phosphate have been used to modify its biocompatibility. We investigated how titanium coated with pectins, adaptable bioactive plant polysaccharides with anti-inflammatory effects, supports ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Kokkonen H,Cassinelli C,Verhoef R,Morra M,Schols HA,Tuukkanen J

更新日期：2008-09-01 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：:This paper describes the synthesis and cytotoxicity of poly(anhydride esters) that are composed of several salicylate derivatives, including halogenated salicylates, aminosalicylates, salicylsalicylic acid, and thiolsalicylic acid. The incorporation of these nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) into a biodegra...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Schmeltzer RC,Schmalenberg KE,Uhrich KE

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutral cellulose nanocrystals dispersed in water were shown in a previous work to stabilize oil/water interfaces and produce Pickering emulsions with outstanding stability, whereas sulfated nanocrystals obtained from cotton did not show interfacial properties. To develop a better understanding of the stabilization me...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Kalashnikova I,Bizot H,Cathala B,Capron I

更新日期：2012-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Lignin-carbohydrate complexes (LCCs) were prepared in quantitative yield from spruce wood and from the corresponding kraft and oxygen-delignified pulps and were separated into different fractions on the basis of their carbohydrate composition. To obtain an understanding of the differences in lignin structure and react...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Lawoko M,Henriksson G,Gellerstedt G

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The calcium-binding sites of calbindin D(9k) have a helix-loop-helix motif. In this study, the helix motifs were replaced by several Ala-Gly repeating regions designed on the basis of the primary sequences of several silk fibroins. The synthesized peptides were treated with several organic solvents to modify the secon...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Asakura T,Hamada M,Nakazawa Y,Ha SW,Knight DP

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The affinity of surfaces toward proteins is found to be a key parameter to govern the synthesis of polymer brushes by surface-initiated biocatalytic atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-bioATRP). While the "ATRPase" hemoglobin (Hb) stimulates only a relatively slow growth of protein repellent brushes, the synthesi...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Divandari M,Pollard J,Dehghani E,Bruns N,Benetti EM

更新日期：2017-12-11 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：:Feasibility of using amphiphilic block copolymers composed of polylactide (PLA) and poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) blocks for biomimetic surface modification of polylactide-based biomaterials for tissue engineering was investigated. PEO-b-PLA copolymers were deposited on the PLA surface from a solution in PEO-selective so...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Tresohlavá E,Popelka S,Machová L,Rypácek F

更新日期：2010-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Tannic acid (TA) can form stable complexes with proteins, attracting significant attention as protein delivery systems. However, its systemic application has been limited due to nonspecific interaction. Here, we report a simple technique to prepare systemically applicable protein delivery systems using sequential self...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Honda Y,Nomoto T,Matsui M,Takemoto H,Kaihara Y,Miura Y,Nishiyama N

更新日期：2020-09-14 00:00:00