Filamentous condensation of DNA induced by pegylated poly-L-lysine and transfection efficiency.

abstract：:A temperature-responsive hydrogel composed of aqueous methylcellulose (MC) blended with distinct concentrations of PBS was prepared and characterized. The developed MC hydrogel underwent a sol-gel reversible transition upon heating or cooling at approximately 32 degrees C. This temperature-responsive hydrogel was empl...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Yang MJ,Chen CH,Lin PJ,Huang CH,Chen W,Sung HW

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Utilization of reversible interactions as sacrificial bonds in biopolymers is critical for the integral synthesis of mechanically superior biological materials. In this work, cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) reinforced covalent polyacrylamide (PAAm) composite hydrogels are immersed into multivalent cation (Ca2+, Zn2+, Al3...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Yang J,Xu F,Han CR

更新日期：2017-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Coiled coils are a common structural motif in many natural proteins that can also be utilized in the design and preparation of drug delivery systems for the noncovalent connection of two macromolecules. In this work, two different pairs of peptides forming coiled coil hetero-oligomers were designed, synthesized, and c...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Pechar M,Pola R,Laga R,Braunová A,Filippov SK,Bogomolova A,Bednárová L,Vaněk O,Ulbrich K

更新日期：2014-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The bioconjugation of proteins and peptides with synthetic polymers is a promising method for tailoring the chemical, biological, and physical properties of both the polymeric and protein-based components. Here, we describe macromolecular assemblies of polyethylene glycol-coiled-coil alternating multiblock polymers gu...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Sahin E,Kiick KL

更新日期：2009-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrospinning for the formation of nanoscale diameter fibers has been explored for high-performance filters and biomaterial scaffolds for vascular grafts or wound dressings. Fibers with nanoscale diameters provide benefits due to high surface area. In the present study we explore electrospinning for protein-based bi...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Jin HJ,Fridrikh SV,Rutledge GC,Kaplan DL

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bovine serum albumin (BSA) and poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PDADMAC) spontaneously form, over a range of ionic strength I and pH, dense fluids rich in both macroions. To study their nanostructure, these coacervates were prepared at low I and high pH (strong interaction) or at high I and lower pH (weaker int...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Bohidar H,Dubin PL,Majhi PR,Tribet C,Jaeger W

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coniferyl alcohol was polymerized in pectin solution in order to mimic the lignification that is the final step of biosynthesis of plant cell wall. Dehydrogenated polymers (DHP = coniferyl alcohol polymers = synthetic lignin) interact with pectin to form hydrophobic clusters as monitored by pyrene fluorescence spectro...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Lairez D,Cathala B,Monties B,Bedos-Belval F,Duran H,Gorrichon L

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Native hemicellulose lacks many of the properties that make fossil fuel-based polymers excellent for use in today's industrial products and processes. The mechanical and thermal properties of the hemicellulose can, however, be modified, and its processability increased. We functionalized galactoglucomannan to lower it...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Härdelin L,Bernin D,Börjesson M,Ström A,Larsson A

更新日期：2020-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Safe delivery systems that can not only encapsulate hydrophobic drug molecules, but also release them in response to specific triggers are important in several therapeutic and biomedical applications. In this paper, we have designed a nanogel based on molecules that are generally recognized as safe (GRAS). We have sho...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Prasad P,Molla MR,Cui W,Canakci M,Osborne B,Mager J,Thayumanavan S

更新日期：2015-11-09 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：:Recent years have seen rapid growth in utilizing vegetable oils to derive a wide variety of polymers to replace petroleum-based polymers for minimizing environmental impact. Nonedible castor oil (CO) can be extracted from castor plants that grow easily, even in an arid land. CO is a promising source for developing sev...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Chakraborty I,Chatterjee K

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Materials with fungi-bioinspired surface have been designed to host ergosterol-binding polyene antibiotics and to release them via a competitive mechanism only when fungi are present in the medium. Silicone rubber (SR) surfaces were endowed with selective loading and fungi-triggered release of polyene antifungal agent...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Segura T,Puga AM,Burillo G,Llovo J,Brackman G,Coenye T,Concheiro A,Alvarez-Lorenzo C

更新日期：2014-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Biomimetic mineralization of collagen is an advantageous method to obtain resorbable collagen/hydroxy-apatite composites for application in bone regeneration. In this report, established procedures for mineralization of bovine collagen were adapted to a new promising source of collagen from salmon skin challenged by t...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Hoyer B,Bernhardt A,Heinemann S,Stachel I,Meyer M,Gelinsky M

更新日期：2012-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Minimally invasive implants and/or scaffolds integrated with multiple functionalities are of interest in the clinical settings. In this paper, chitosan (CTS) functionalized poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) microspheres containing a model payload, lysozyme (Lyz), were prepared by a water-in-oil-in-water emulsion me...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Bao M,Zhou Q,Dong W,Lou X,Zhang Y

更新日期：2013-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Poloxamer thermoresponsive gels are widely explored in controlled drug delivery. Nevertheless, these gels possess inadequate mechanical properties, poor bioadhesiveness, and high permeability to water. To overcome these issues, we blended mucoadhesive hyaluronic acid (HA) with poloxamer analogs. This study aimed to in...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Mayol L,Biondi M,Quaglia F,Fusco S,Borzacchiello A,Ambrosio L,La Rotonda MI

更新日期：2011-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Thermoresponsive oligo(ethylene glycol)-based copolymers were investigated for trypsin conjugation. These copolymers have been synthesized by atom transfer radical polymerization of 2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl methacrylate (MEO(2)MA) with oligo(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate (OEGMA(475), M(n) = 475 g.mol(-1))...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zarafshani Z,Obata T,Lutz JF

更新日期：2010-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunological detection has been developed into a sensitive and versatile technique and is based on two requisite elements: targeting antibodies and an indicator, usually in the form of horseradish peroxidase or alkaline phosphatase. The specificity and turnover rate of these enzymes provide an efficient means of sign...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Wurtzler EM,Wendell D

更新日期：2014-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibrin sealants are a type of soft tissue adhesive that employs biochemical reactions from the late stages of the blood coagulation cascade. Intrinsic to these adhesives are a structural protein and a transglutaminase crosslinking enzyme. We are investigating an alternative biomimetic adhesive based on gelatin and a c...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： McDermott MK,Chen T,Williams CM,Markley KM,Payne GF

更新日期：2004-07-01 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：:Insulin was loaded into hydrogel microparticles after two hours with loading efficiencies greater than 70% for both poly(methacrylic acid-grafted-ethylene glycol) (P(MAA-g-EG)) and poly(methacrylic acid-grafted-ethylene glycol) functionalized with wheat germ agglutinin (P(MAA-g-EG) WGA). The pH-responsive release resu...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Wood KM,Stone GM,Peppas NA

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Self-assembled hydrogen-bonded networks of the polysaccharide pectin, a mechanically functional component of plant cell walls, have been of recent interest as biomimetic exemplars of physical gels, and the microrheological and strain-stiffening behaviors have been previously investigated. Despite this detailed rheolog...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Mansel BW,Chu CY,Leis A,Hemar Y,Chen HL,Lundin L,Williams MA

更新日期：2015-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a synthetic approach toward soft, glycooligomer-functionalized microgel particles mimicking carbohydrate presenting cell surfaces and analyze their specific binding to a model lectin (Concanavalin A, ConA). Focusing on multivalent presentation, a series of sequence-controlled glycooligomers with varying spa...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Jacobi F,Camaleño de la Calle A,Boden S,Grafmüller A,Hartmann L,Schmidt S

更新日期：2018-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrospinning of cellulose nanocrystals (CNC)/poly(lactic acid) (PLA) emulsions has been demonstrated to be an effective dispersion and alignment method to control assembly of CNC into continuous composite ultrafine fibers. CNC-PLA nanocomposite random-fiber mats and aligned-fiber yarns were prepared by emulsion ele...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Li Y,Ko FK,Hamad WY

更新日期：2013-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of large-scale suspension cell cultures using microcarriers has long been a focus of attention in the fields of pharmacy and biotechnology. Previously, we developed cell-detachable microcarriers based on temperature-responsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PIPAAm)-grafted beads, on which adhering cells ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Tamura A,Nishi M,Kobayashi J,Nagase K,Yajima H,Yamato M,Okano T

更新日期：2012-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Developing green and nontoxic biomaterials, derived from renewable sources and processable through 3D bioprinting technologies, is an emerging challenge of sustainable tissue engineering. Here, pectin from citrus peels was cross-linked for the first time with (3-glycidyloxypropyl)trimethoxysilane (GPTMS) through a one...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Lapomarda A,De Acutis A,Chiesa I,Fortunato GM,Montemurro F,De Maria C,Mattioli Belmonte M,Gottardi R,Vozzi G

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutually complementary, self-repulsive oligopeptide pairs were designed to coassemble into viscoelastic hydrogels. Peptide engineering was combined with biophysical techniques to investigate the effects of temperature on the structural and mechanical properties of the resulting hydrogels. Biophysical characterizations...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Ramachandran S,Taraban MB,Trewhella J,Gryczynski I,Gryczynski Z,Yu YB

更新日期：2010-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The convergent solid phase synthesis of C-linked analogues of antifreeze glycoprotein (AFGP) has been achieved. In this approach, three to six carbohydrate residues are simultaneously coupled to a resin-bound polypeptide. Glycopeptides ranging from 1.6 to 3.0 kDa are easily prepared in 26-44% yield demonstrating the u...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Eniade A,Ben RN

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT) was first chemically modified via free radical grafting with maleic anhydride (MA) and the MA-g-PBAT graft copolymer was then used as a matrix material to obtain cellulose nanocrystal (CNC)-reinforced MA-g-PBAT bionanocomposites via reactive extrusion process to accelerat...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Kashani Rahimi S,Aeinehvand R,Kim K,Otaigbe JU

更新日期：2017-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaginal films featuring the pH-dependent release of tenofovir (TFV) were developed for the prevention of sexual transmission of human immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV). Films based on hydroxypropyl methylcellulose and zein were prepared incorporating different plasticizers [oleic acid, lactic acid, glycerol, and polyeth...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Notario-Pérez F,Cazorla-Luna R,Martín-Illana A,Galante J,Ruiz-Caro R,Sarmento B,das Neves J,Veiga MD

更新日期：2021-01-06 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