PM-IRRAS investigation of the interaction of serum albumin and fibrinogen with a biomedical-grade stainless steel 316LVM surface.

abstract：:The synthesis, characterization, and degradation kinetics of three alpha-cyclodextrin (alpha-CD)-poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) polyrotaxanes with endcaps that were installed using Cu(I)-catalyzed Huisgen cyclization is reported. PEG1500, azidated with azidoacetic acid, was threaded with alpha-CD to form a pseudopolyrota...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Loethen S,Ooya T,Choi HS,Yui N,Thompson DH

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ionic liquids (ILs) are composed only of ions. Of special interest to this review are those where at least one ion (the cation) is organic and whose melting points are below or not far above room temperature. ILs are designated as "green" solvents because they have extremely low vapor pressure, are non-inflammable, an...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： El Seoud OA,Koschella A,Fidale LC,Dorn S,Heinze T

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrically conducting polymeric membranes were prepared by incorporating multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) into bacterial cellulose pellicles produced by Gluconacetobacter xylinum. The MWCNTs were dispersed in a surfactant (cationic cetyl trimethylammonium bromide) solution, and cellulose pellicles were dipped i...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Yoon SH,Jin HJ,Kook MC,Pyun YR

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The SEC-MALS-QELS (size-exclusion chromatography equipped with multiangle light scattering and quasi-elastic light scattering detectors) method using lithium chloride/N,N-dimethylacetamide (LiCl/DMAc) and LiCl/1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone (LiCl/DMI) as mobile phases was applied to cellulose and cellulose tricarbanil...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Yanagisawa M,Isogai A

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although doxorubicin (Dox) has been widely used in the treatment of different types of cancer, its insufficient cellular uptake and intracellular release is still a limitation. Herein, we report an easy process for the preparation of redox-sensitive nanogels that were shown to be highly efficient in the intracellular ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Maciel D,Figueira P,Xiao S,Hu D,Shi X,Rodrigues J,Tomás H,Li Y

更新日期：2013-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein-based polymers are increasingly being used in biomaterial applications because of their ease of customization and potential monodispersity. These advantages make protein polymers excellent candidates for bioanalytical applications. Here we describe improved methods for producing drag-tags for free-solution con...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Lin JS,Albrecht JC,Meagher RJ,Wang X,Barron AE

更新日期：2011-06-13 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：: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：:The intermolecular interactions of lignin with a hydrophilic polymer, poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), were studied using thermal analyses and FT-IR spectroscopy of a series of PVA/hardwood kraft lignin blend fibers prepared by thermal extrusion. Although two phases are observed in this blend system, some of the lignin was ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Kubo S,Kadla JF

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellulose nanofibers were prepared by TEMPO-mediated oxidation of wood pulp and tunicate cellulose. The cellulose nanofiber suspension in water was spun into an acetone coagulation bath. The spinning rate was varied from 0.1 to 100 m/min to align the nanofibers to the spun fibers. The fibers spun from the wood nanofib...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Iwamoto S,Isogai A,Iwata T

更新日期：2011-03-14 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：: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：:Phase separation mechanisms and kinetics were studied using small-angle light scattering in a gelatin/maltodextrin system where phase separation could be studied in both liquid and gelled states. Nucleation and growth or spinodal decomposition occurred, depending on the quench depth. The transition between the two mec...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Butler MF

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Highly fluorescent N-substituted 1-cyanobenz[f]isoindole chitosans (CBI-CSs) with various degrees of N-substitution (DS) were synthesized by reacting chitosan (CS) with naphthalene-2,3-dicarboxaldehyde (NDA) in the presence of cyanide under mild acidic conditions. Introduction of 1-cyanobenz[f]isoindole moieties into ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Gonil P,Sajomsang W,Ruktanonchai UR,Na Ubol P,Treetong A,Opanasopit P,Puttipipatkhachorn S

更新日期：2014-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Although research on nanopaper structures from cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) is well established, the mechanical behavior is not well understood, especially not when CNF is combined with hard nanoparticles. Cationic CNF (Q-CNF) was prepared and successfully decorated by anionic nanodiamond (ND) nanoparticles in hydroco...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Morimune-Moriya S,Salajkova M,Zhou Q,Nishino T,Berglund LA

更新日期：2018-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe investigations of insulin release from thermoresponsive microgels using variable temperature (1)H NMR. Microgel particles composed of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) were loaded with the peptide via a swelling technique, and this method was compared to simple equilibrium partitioning. Variable temperature (1)H...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Nolan CM,Gelbaum LT,Lyon LA

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative coupling of phenol-containing precursor poly(amino acid)s, poly(alpha-glutamine), poly(alpha/beta-asparagine), and poly(gamma-glutamine) derivatives, has been examined to produce a new class of soluble poly(amino acid)s. Under appropriate reaction conditions, the Fe-salen and HRP catalysts efficiently induce...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Fukuoka T,Uyama H,Kobayashi S

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Restorative medicine has a constant need for improved scaffold materials. Degradable biopolymers often suffer from uncontrolled chemical or enzymatic hydrolysis by the host. The need for a second surgery on the other hand is a major drawback for nondegradable scaffold materials. In this paper we report the design and ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Berski S,van Bergeijk J,Schwarzer D,Stark Y,Kasper C,Scheper T,Grothe C,Gerardy-Schahn R,Kirschning A,Dräger G

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is an important challenge for bone repair to effectively deliver growth factors and at the same time to prevent and cure inflammation without obvious pathogen resistance. We designed a kind of antibacterial peptide-mimetic alternating copolymers (PMACs) to effectively inhibit and kill both Gram-positive and Gram-ne...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zhou C,Yuan Y,Zhou P,Wang F,Hong Y,Wang N,Xu S,Du J

更新日期：2017-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Strong signaling cascades derived from upregulation and overexpression of growth factors such as the EGF-family (epidermal growth factors) have been crucially related to cancer pathogenesis. Gene silencing techniques to modulate the expression of oncogenes and tumor suppresor genes are a strategy that shows great prom...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Peng YY,Diaz-Dussan D,Kumar P,Narain R

更新日期：2018-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Micellar peroxidase-catalyzed synthesis of chiral polyaniline (PANI) in the presence of dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid (DBSA) was developed. The effect of DBSA concentration on the catalytic efficiency of horseradish and palm tree peroxidases was examined. Favorable conditions for the enzymatic synthesis of chiral PANI, ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Caramyshev AV,Lobachov VM,Selivanov DV,Sheval EV,Vorobiev AKh,Katasova ON,Polyakov VY,Makarov AA,Sakharov IY

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We demonstrate the formation of polyethylene glycol (PEG) based hydrogels via oxime ligation and the photoinitiated thiol-ene 3D patterning of peptides within the hydrogel matrix postgelation. The gelation process and final mechanical strength of the hydrogels can be tuned using pH and the catalyst concentration. The ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Lin F,Yu J,Tang W,Zheng J,Defante A,Guo K,Wesdemiotis C,Becker ML

更新日期：2013-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:A revised crystal structure for mercerized cellulose based on high-resolution synchrotron X-ray data collected from ramie fibers is reported (space group P2(1), a = 8.10(3) A, b = 9.03(3) A, c = 10.31(5) A, gamma = 117.10(5) degrees; 751 reflections in 304 composite spots; theta < 21.11 degrees; lambda = 0.7208 A; LAL...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Langan P,Nishiyama Y,Chanzy H

更新日期：2001-07-01 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 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：:Lignin is a natural, renewable biopolymer synthesized by plants. It is a macromolecule consisting of aromatic structures with high density of functional groups making it an ideal precursor for the design of sustainable biomaterials for applications such as drug delivery. The rational design of these materials requires...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Salentinig S,Schubert M

更新日期：2017-08-14 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：:The antiproliferative activity of alkylated heparin, in which the terminal end of heparin is derivatized with an alkyl group (butyl, octyl, lauryl, stearyl), was examined using vascular smooth muscle cells. The proliferation of cells, which were growth-arrested prior to addition of heparin, was inhibited in proportion...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Gohda M,Magoshi T,Kato S,Noguchi T,Yasuda S,Nonogi H,Matsuda T

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An appropriate modification technique for silk materials is needed to effectively improve their physical properties for specific applications. A telechelic-type polyalanine (T-polyA) was synthesized by papain-catalyzed polymerization as a novel reinforcing agent for silk materials. A silk fibroin obtained from Bombyx ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Tsuchiya K,Masunaga H,Numata K

更新日期：2017-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:High molecular weight trimethylene carbonate (TMC) and epsilon-caprolactone (CL) (co)polymers were synthesized. Melt pressed (co)polymer films were cross-linked by gamma irradiation (25 kGy or 50 kGy) in vacuum, yielding gel fractions of up to 70%. The effects of copolymer composition and irradiation dose on the cytot...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Bat E,Plantinga JA,Harmsen MC,van Luyn MJ,Zhang Z,Grijpma DW,Feijen J

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00