Self-assembling peptide inspired by a barnacle underwater adhesive protein.

abstract：:We report the synthesis of poly(methacrylic acid)-co-(oleyl methacrylate) with three different amounts of oleyl methacrylate and compare the ability of these polymers with that of poly(methacrylic acid)-co-(cholesteryl methacrylate) (PMA(c)) to noncovalently anchor liposomes to polymer layers. We subsequently assemble...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Hosta-Rigau L,Chandrawati R,Saveriades E,Odermatt PD,Postma A,Ercole F,Breheney K,Wark KL,Städler B,Caruso F

更新日期：2010-12-13 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：:Prevention of biofouling and microbial contamination of implanted biomedical devices is essential to maintain their functionality and biocompatibility. For this purpose, polypept(o)ide block copolymers have been developed, in which a protein-resistant polysarcosine (pSar) block is combined with a dopamine-modified pol...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Yoo J,Birke A,Kim J,Jang Y,Song SY,Ryu S,Kim BS,Kim BG,Barz M,Char K

更新日期：2018-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Positive strand RNA viruses replicate in specialized niches called membranous web within the cytoplasm of host cells. These virus replication organelles sequester viral proteins, RNA, and a variety of host factors within a fluid, amorphous matrix of clusters of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) derived vesicles. They are tho...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Ho JCS,Steininger C,Hiew SH,Kim MC,Reimhult E,Miserez A,Cho N,Parikh AN,Liedberg B

更新日期：2019-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, novel bionanocomposite materials with tunable properties were successfully prepared using a poly(lactic acid) (PLA) matrix and acetylated microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) as reinforcing agent. The acetylation of MFC was confirmed by FTIR and (13)C CP-MAS NMR spectroscopies. The grafting of acetyl...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Tingaut P,Zimmermann T,Lopez-Suevos F

更新日期：2010-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical glue represents a suitable tool to stop wound bleeding, seal wounds, bond tissues, or implant materials. However, the development of a medical glue for durable underwater bonding remains a challenge. Herein, we developed a hydrophobic hyperbranched polymer-based medical glue with water-resistant bonding abilit...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zhang Y,Li X,Zhu Q,Wei W,Liu X

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:A stepwise anticancer drug delivery system based on an injectable supramolecular hydrogel was presented. In this system, poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(acrylic acid) (PEG-b-PAA) block copolymer nanoparticles containing cisplatin were released by erosion of the hydrogels and then the cisplatin was released from the nanop...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zhu W,Li Y,Liu L,Chen Y,Wang C,Xi F

更新日期：2010-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：:As a means to stimulate wound healing, a hollow fiber membrane system might be placed within a wound bed to provide local and externally regulated controlled delivery of regenerative factors. After sufficient healing, it would be desirable to triggerably degrade these fibers as opposed to pulling them out. Accordingly...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Fu HL,Hong Y,Little SR,Wagner WR

更新日期：2014-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:We demonstrate the fabrication of protein·gold nanoparticle (AuNP) nanocomposites in situ, leading to distinct assemblies dependent upon protein secondary structure. In the presence of pentameric coiled-coil proteins C and Q, which contain histidine tags and have helicities of 54 and 65%, respectively, templation of A...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Hume J,Chen R,Jacquet R,Yang M,Montclare JK

更新日期：2015-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrospun natural polymer membranes were fabricated from collagen or gelatin coated with a bioactive recombinant fragment of perlecan, a natural heparan sulfate proteoglycan. The electrospinning process allowed the facile processing of a three-dimensional, porous fibril (2-6 microm in diameter) matrix suitable for t...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Casper CL,Yang W,Farach-Carson MC,Rabolt JF

更新日期：2007-04-01 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：:Algae constitute a largely available, low value material from renewable resources of marine origin to be used for the production of eco-compatible composites. Fibers of the green alga Ulva armoricana from the French coast were positively evaluated for the production of composites with a hydrophilic, eco-compatible pol...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Chiellini E,Cinelli P,Ilieva VI,Martera M

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RNA-based delivery system for cancer therapy remains a challenge. In this study, a stearyl-peptide (SHR) was synthesized using arginine, histidine, cysteine, and stearyl moieties. Further, the stearyl-peptides were cross-linked by disulfide bonds to obtain cross-linked polypeptides (SHRss) with different molecular wei...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Tai Z,Wang X,Tian J,Gao Y,Zhang L,Yao C,Wu X,Zhang W,Zhu Q,Gao S

更新日期：2015-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Biocompatible photoresponsive materials are of interest for targeted drug delivery, tissue engineering, 2D and 3D protein patterning, and other biomedical applications. We prepared light degradable hydrogels using a natural alginate polysaccharide cross-linked with iron(III) cations. The "hard" iron(III) cations used ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Narayanan RP,Melman G,Letourneau NJ,Mendelson NL,Melman A

更新日期：2012-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Solid-state NMR is especially useful when the structures of peptides and proteins should be analyzed by taking into account the structural distribution, that is, the distribution of the torsion angle of the individual residue. In this study, two-dimensional spin-diffusion solid-state NMR spectra of 13C-double-labeled ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Ohgo K,Kawase T,Ashida J,Asakura T

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minimization of drug side effects is a hallmark of advanced targeted therapy. Herein we describe the synthesis of polysaccharide-based nanocapsules prepared from furcellaran and chitosan via layer-by-layer deposition using electrostatic interaction. Using doxorubicin as a model drug, prepared nanocapsules showed excel...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Milosavljevic V,Jamroz E,Gagic M,Haddad Y,Michalkova H,Balkova R,Tesarova B,Moulick A,Heger Z,Richtera L,Kopel P,Adam V

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Mixed protein-based hydrogels have been prepared by blending gelatin (G) with amorphous Bombyx mori silk fibroin (SF) and promoting beta-crystallization of SF via subsequent exposure to methanol or methanol/water solutions. The introduction of beta crystals in SF serves to stabilize the hydrogel network and extend the...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Gil ES,Frankowski DJ,Spontak RJ,Hudson SM

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial biofilms tolerate extreme levels of antibiotics. Treatment of biofilm infections therefore requires the development of new or modified antimicrobials that can penetrate biofilms and are effective against dormant persistent cells. One such new approach uses the biodegradable biopolymer chitosan and its deriva...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Sahariah P,Másson M,Meyer RL

更新日期：2018-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental and theoretical investigations of the swelling and mechanical properties of hydrogels formed from chitosan, bovine serum albumin (BSA), and chitosan/BSA mixtures cross-linked with genipin were performed. The properties of cross-linked chitosan hydrogels were explained in terms of its polyelectrolyte behav...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Butler MF,Clark AH,Adams S

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development and use of synthetic, cross-linked, macromolecular substrates with tunable elasticity has been instrumental in revealing the mechanisms by which cells sense and respond to their mechanical microenvironment. We here describe a hydrogel based on radical-free, cross-linked poly(ethylene glycol) to study t...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Missirlis D,Spatz JP

更新日期：2014-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Surface modification is often needed in tissue engineering to enhance the interaction between cells and synthetic materials and improve the cytocompatibility and cellular functions. In this study, block copolymers of poly(L-lactic acid) and poly(ethyl ethylene phosphate) (PLLA-b-PEEP) were synthesized and used to modi...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Yang XZ,Sun TM,Dou S,Wu J,Wang YC,Wang J

更新日期：2009-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:New types of hydrogels have been obtained starting from high bloom purified gelatin A, alone or in mixtures with hyaluronan and with a hyaluronan derivative bearing primary amino groups, by transglutaminase-catalyzed cross-linking. The reticulation process, carried out adopting two different temperature protocols, and...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Crescenzi V,Francescangeli A,Taglienti A

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper shows a simple and effective way to avoid the dissociation of multimeric enzymes by coating their surface with a large cationic polymer (e.g., polyethylenimine (PEI)) by ionic exchange. As model enzymes, glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) from Thermus thermophilus and formate dehydrogenase (FDH) from Pseudomonas...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Bolivar JM,Rocha-Martin J,Mateo C,Cava F,Berenguer J,Fernandez-Lafuente R,Guisan JM

更新日期：2009-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and glycoproteins are vital components of the extracellular matrix, directing cell proliferation, differentiation, and migration and tissue homeostasis. Here, we demonstrate supramolecular GAG-like glycopeptide nanofibers mimicking bioactive functions of natural hyaluronic acid molecules. Sel...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Ustun Yaylaci S,Sardan Ekiz M,Arslan E,Can N,Kilic E,Ozkan H,Orujalipoor I,Ide S,Tekinay AB,Guler MO

更新日期：2016-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:A polyethylene glycol (PEG) retinylamine (Ret-NH2) conjugate PEG-GFL-NH-Ret with a glycine-phenylalanine-leucine (GFL) spacer was synthesized for controlled oral delivery of Ret-NH2 to treat retinal degenerative diseases, including Stargardt disease (STGD) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The peptide spacer...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Yu G,Wu X,Ayat N,Maeda A,Gao SQ,Golczak M,Palczewski K,Lu ZR

更新日期：2014-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel cellulose derivative, 6-O-dihydrophytylcellulose (DHPC), was first synthesized via a ring-opening polymerization and allowed to self-assemble onto an air-water interface. Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films were characterized with atomic force microscope (AFM), UV-vis spectroscopy, and Fourier transform infrared spec...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Sakakibara K,Ifuku S,Tsujii Y,Kamitakahara H,Takano T,Nakatsubo F

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of improved cryopreservative materials is necessary to enable complete recovery of living cells and tissue after frozen storage. Remarkably, poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) displays some of the same cryoprotective properties as many antifreeze proteins found in cold tolerant organisms. In particular, PVA is ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Burkey AA,Riley CL,Wang LK,Hatridge TA,Lynd NA

更新日期：2018-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Combining molecular weight distribution (MWD) data for linear chains of debranched starch from capillary electrophoresis and from size exclusion chromatography (SEC) with detection by differential refractive index and by multi-angle laser light scattering has enabled Mark-Houwink parameters to be determined for linear...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Castro JV,Ward RM,Gilbert RG,Fitzgerald MA

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The helical coiled coil is a well-studied folding motif that can be used for the design of nanometer-sized bioinspired fibrous structures with potential applications as functional materials. A two-component system of coiled coil based model peptides is investigated, which forms, under acidic conditions, uniform, hundr...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Brandenburg E,Berlepsch HV,Leiterer J,Emmerling F,Koksch B

更新日期：2012-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:We study the self-assembly of genetically engineered protein-based triblock copolymers consisting of a central pH-responsive silk-like middle block (S(H)n, where S(H) is a silk-like octapeptide, (GA)3GH and n is the number of repeats) flanked by hydrophilic random coil outer blocks (C2). Our previous work has already ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Beun LH,Storm IM,Werten MW,de Wolf FA,Cohen Stuart MA,de Vries R

更新日期：2014-09-08 00:00:00