RAFT synthesis and stimulus-induced self-assembly in water of copolymers based on the biocompatible monomer 2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl phosphorylcholine.

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：:A multifunctional macromolecular thiol (TPVA) obtained by esterification of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) with 3-mercaptopropionic acid was characterized by a combination of NMR, IR, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and was used as a wheat gluten (WG) reactive modifier. ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Dicharry RM,Ye P,Saha G,Waxman E,Asandei AD,Parnas RS

更新日期：2006-10-01 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：: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：:In a previous study, we have reported chemical synthesis of novel aliphatic poly(butylene succinate-co-cyclic carbonate) P(BS-co-CC)s bearing various functionalizable carbonate building blocks, and this work will continue to present our new studies on their enzymatic degradation and in vitro cell biocompatibility assa...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Yang J,Tian W,Li Q,Li Y,Cao A

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herein we present an innovative approach to produce biocompatible, degradable, and stealth polymeric nanoparticles based on poly(lipoic acid), stabilized by a PEG-ended surfactant. Taking advantage of the well-known thiol-induced polymerization of lipoic acid, a universal and nontoxic nanovector consisted of a solid c...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Trzciński JW,Morillas-Becerril L,Scarpa S,Tannorella M,Muraca F,Rastrelli F,Castellani C,Fedrigo M,Angelini A,Tavano R,Papini E,Mancin F

更新日期：2020-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The competitive absorption of blood plasma components including fibrinogen (FG), bovine serum albumin (BSA), and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) on l-valine-based poly(ester urea) (PEU) surfaces were investigated. Using four different PEU polymers, possessing compositionally dependent trends in thermal, mechanical, and cri...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Childers EP,Peterson GI,Ellenberger AB,Domino K,Seifert GV,Becker ML

更新日期：2016-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutron reflectometry was used to investigate the time-dependent beta-casein adsorption at the silica-aqueous solution interface. The transient and steady-state structural characteristics of the adsorbed layer were determined from reflectivity curves, fitted to three-layer and two-layer models. The results show that t...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Tiberg F,Nylander T,Su TJ,Lu JR,Thomas RK

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the cell nucleus, putrescine, spermidine, and spermine self-assemble with phosphate ions to generate three forms of compounds, named nuclear aggregates of polyamines (NAPs), which may interact with DNA. In an in vitro setting mimicking the cell nucleus milieu, this molecular aggregation occurs within well-defined r...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Iacomino G,Picariello G,Sbrana F,Di Luccia A,Raiteri R,D'Agostino L

更新日期：2011-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the good clinical efficacy of interferon-alpha (IFNα) to treat some types of cancer and viral infections, this biological drug is underused given its severe adverse effects and high dosing parenteral regimens. Aiming to achieve a breakthrough in therapy with IFNα, this work reports for the first time on the de...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Cánepa C,Imperiale JC,Berini CA,Lewicki M,Sosnik A,Biglione MM

更新日期：2017-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Polymers are appealing as pH-responsive elements of multicomponent systems designed to promote cytosolic delivery of macromolecular drugs (including proteins and genes), but so far the delivery efficiency achieved has been relatively modest. Therefore, the aim of this study was to apply several physicochemical techniq...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Griffiths PC,Khayat Z,Tse S,Heenan RK,King SM,Duncan R

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new family of cationic dendron-bearing lipids (CDLs) with poly(amidoamine) dendrons of first to third generation (named as A1, A2, and A3, respectively) was synthesized through a synthesis approach that permits facile variation of chemical structures. All CDLs could effectively bind small interfering RNA (siRNA) to ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zhang Y,Chen J,Xiao C,Li M,Tian H,Chen X

更新日期：2013-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Most biopolymers exist in a plasticized state, whether it is naturally with water or unnaturally with glycerol or other suitable polyol, to make a flexible material. We have found that the extent to which a biopolymer can be plasticized is dependent on its molecular and higher order structures outside of simply molecu...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Athamneh AI,Griffin M,Whaley M,Barone JR

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nanofibrous biocomposite scaffolds of type I collagen and nanohydroxyapatite (nanoHA) of varying compositions (wt %) were prepared by electrostatic cospinning. The scaffolds were characterized for structure and morphology by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic fo...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Thomas V,Dean DR,Jose MV,Mathew B,Chowdhury S,Vohra YK

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photosensitive supramolecular micelles, a combination of intermolecular hydrogen bonds between complementary adenine (A) and uracil (U) groups and a blend of two types of supramolecular polymers, can stably self-assemble into structurally stable, spherical micelles in aqueous solution before and after photoirradiation...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Abebe Alemayehu Y,Tewabe Gebeyehu B,Cheng CC

更新日期：2019-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Biomimetic nanocomposites and scaffolds hold the key to a wide range of biomedical applications. Here we show, for the first time, a facile scheme of cofibrillizing pathogenic and functional amyloid fibrils via gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and their applications against amyloidogenesis. This scheme was realized by β-she...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Javed I,Sun Y,Adamcik J,Wang B,Kakinen A,Pilkington EH,Ding F,Mezzenga R,Davis TP,Ke PC

更新日期：2017-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The proteinaceous material present in beta-lactoglobulin fibrils formed after heating (20 h at 85 degrees C) at pH 2 was identified during this study. Fibrils were separated from the nonaggregated material, and the fibrils were dissociated using 8 M guanidine chloride and 0.1 M 1,4-dithiothreitol (pH 8). Characterizat...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Akkermans C,Venema P,van der Goot AJ,Gruppen H,Bakx EJ,Boom RM,van der Linden E

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple, sequential approach for creation of hydrolytically degradable poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) hydrogels has been developed and characterized. The chemistry involves an initial step growth polymerization reaction between PEG-diacrylate and dithiothreitol (DTT) to form acrylate-terminated (-PEG-DTT-)n PEG chains, ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Hudalla GA,Eng TS,Murphy WL

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The morphology of silk produced by recluse spiders (Loxosceles arizonica) was investigated by scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. This silk consisted entirely of very long, thin ribbons of width 2-4 microm and thicknesses of no more than 40 nm. The correspondenc...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Coddington JA,Chanzy HD,Jackson CL,Raty G,Gardner KH

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：:For developing broader application of biobased polymers, graft copolymers and comb polymers having poly(lactic acid) (PLA) side chains have been synthesized by using a macromonomer technique. PLA macromonomers (MMm) having a methacryloyl polymerizable group with different PLA chain length with an average length m = 4,...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Ishimoto K,Arimoto M,Okuda T,Yamaguchi S,Aso Y,Ohara H,Kobayashi S,Ishii M,Morita K,Yamashita H,Yabuuchi N

更新日期：2012-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:A wool fiber sample was submitted to chemical-free steam explosion in view of potential exploitation of keratin-based industrial and farm wastes. Fiber keratin was converted into a dark-yellow sludge that was submitted to phase separation by filtration, centrifugation, and precipitation of the soluble materials from t...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Tonin C,Zoccola M,Aluigi A,Varesano A,Montarsolo A,Vineis C,Zimbardi F

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elastin-like peptides (ELPs) have been used widely to confer thermoresponsive characteristics onto various materials, but to this point mostly linear ELPs have been studied. A class of linear and dendritic (branched) ELPs based on the GLPGL pentamer repeat unit was synthesized using an on-resin divergent strategy. The...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Navon Y,Zhou M,Matson JB,Bitton R

更新日期：2016-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Stability of four dissimilar basic proteins (chymotrypsinogen A, ribonuclease A, cytochrome c, lysozyme) in the complex with four polyanions (heparin, poly(vinylsulfate), poly(4-styrene-sulfonate), Nafion) has been studied by differential scanning calorimetry. The polyanions were chosen because of their different char...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Sedlák E,Fedunová D,Veselá V,Sedláková D,Antalík M

更新日期：2009-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:This study highlights the advantages of chondroitin sulfate (CS) as a sublayer combining selective low-fouling properties, low-platelet adhesion and pro-adhesive properties on endothelial cells, making CS promising for vascular graft applications. These properties were evaluated by comparing CS with well-known low-fou...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Thalla PK,Fadlallah H,Liberelle B,Lequoy P,De Crescenzo G,Merhi Y,Lerouge S

更新日期：2014-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Amino acid-based poly(ester urea) (PEU) copolymers functionalized with pendant catechol groups that address the need for strongly adhesive yet degradable biomaterials have been developed. Lap-shear tests with aluminum adherends demonstrated that these polymers have lap-shear adhesion strengths near 1 MPa. An increase ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zhou J,Defante AP,Lin F,Xu Y,Yu J,Gao Y,Childers E,Dhinojwala A,Becker ML

更新日期：2015-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed herein an engineered polymer-based nanoplatform showing the convergence of two-photon fluorescence imaging and bimodal phototherapeutic activity in a single nanostructure. It was achieved through the appropriate choice of three different components: a β-cyclodextrin-based polymer acting as a suitable...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Kandoth N,Kirejev V,Monti S,Gref R,Ericson MB,Sortino S

更新日期：2014-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemotherapy faces challenges, including poor aqueous solubility of the drugs, and cardiotoxicity. Micellar drug delivery systems (DDS) are used to encapsulate anticancer drugs for better therapeutic effects, however, with poor loading content. Herein, we synthesized a micellar DDS using γ-benzyloxy substituted poly(ε...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Soltantabar P,Calubaquib EL,Mostafavi E,Biewer MC,Stefan MC

更新日期：2020-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The mycobacterial cell wall is extraordinarily thick and tight consisting mainly of (1). long chain fatty acids, the mycolic acids, and (2). a unique polysaccharide, arabinogalactan (AG). These two chemical constituents are covalently linked through ester bonds. Minnikin (The Biology of the Mycobacteria; Academic: Lon...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Hong X,Hopfinger AJ

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limited studies have been done on the interactions between subunits of self-assembling protein cages. E2 protein cage from Bacillus stearothermophilus was investigated in this work to impart pH-sensitive disassembly profile. Key amino acids were identified at the intratrimer and intertrimer interfaces, and histidine r...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Peng T,Lim S

更新日期：2011-09-12 00:00:00