Completely monodisperse, highly repetitive proteins for bioconjugate capillary electrophoresis: development and characterization.

abstract：:The synthesis of core-shell star copolymers via living free radical polymerization provides a convenient route to three-dimensional nanostructures having a poly(ethylene glycol) outer shell, a hydrophilic inner shell bearing reactive functional groups, and a central hydrophobic core. By starting with well-defined line...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Fukukawa K,Rossin R,Hagooly A,Pressly ED,Hunt JN,Messmore BW,Wooley KL,Welch MJ,Hawker CJ

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a programmable biopolymer, DNA has shown great potential in the fabrication and construction of nanometer-scale assemblies and devices. In this report, we described a strategy for efficient manipulation of gold nanoparticle-bound DNA using restriction endonuclease. The digestion efficiency of this restriction enzym...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Qin WJ,Yung LY

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To adapt the physical properties of living materials to their biological function, nature developed various types of polymers with outstanding physical behavior. One example is the vitreous body, which is important intraocular elements not only because of its optical and mechanical performances, but also due to its im...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Annaka M,Mortensen K,Vigild ME,Matsuura T,Tsuji S,Ueda T,Tsujinaka H

更新日期：2011-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The formation of protein-polymer complexes was studied in an aqueous system using dynamic light scattering (DLS) and static light scattering (SLS) as the main experimental tools. Human serum albumin (HSA) was used as a protein and complexed with four representative water-soluble polymers: poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Matsudo T,Ogawa K,Kokufuta E

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dual-cross-linked network (DCN) hydrogels with multiresponsive and self-healing properties are attracting intensive interests due to their enhanced mechanical strength for a wide range of applications. Herein, we developed a DCN hydrogel that combines a dynamic imine and a benzoxaboronic ester with a neutral pKa value...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zhao J,Diaz-Dussan D,Wu M,Peng YY,Wang J,Zeng H,Duan W,Kong L,Hao X,Narain R

更新日期：2020-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Development of versatile nanoscale platforms for cancer diagnosis and therapy is of great importance for applications in translational medicine. In this work, we present the use of γ-polyglutamic acid (γ-PGA) nanogels (NGs) to load polypyrrole (PPy) for thermal/photoacoustic (PA) imaging and radiotherapy (RT)-sensitiz...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zhou Y,Hu Y,Sun W,Lu S,Cai C,Peng C,Yu J,Popovtzer R,Shen M,Shi X

更新日期：2018-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:A lipid bilayer was deposited on a 3 μm diameter polystyrene (PS) bead via hydrophobic anchoring of bicelles containing oxyamine-bearing cholesteric moieties reacting with the aldehyde functionalized bead surface. Discoidal bicelles were formed by mixing dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC), dihexanoylphosphatidylcho...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Saleem Q,Zhang Z,Petretic A,Gradinaru CC,Macdonald PM

更新日期：2015-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:A systematic study is carried out to understand how physical and covalent crosslinks affect the mechanical properties of an eight-arm poly(ethyleneglycol)-based hydrogel. Heparin and heparin-binding peptide are used as a physical crosslinker, and an enzymatically cleavable peptide with a cysteine on each end serves as...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Jeong KJ,Panitch A

更新日期：2009-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The order of assembly of a magnetic nanoparticle (MNP) vector comprised of the same components (MNP, PEI, and plasmid DNA) on entry mechanism, intracellular localization, and viability of BHK21 cells was investigated. Cellular uptake measurements under four different uptake inhibiting conditions, such as low temperatu...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Arsianti M,Lim M,Marquis CP,Amal R

更新日期：2010-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Cationic spherical polyelectrolyte brushes (SPBs) were synthesized by photoemulsion polymerization, consisting of a polystyrene core with a diameter around 80 nm and a poly(2-aminoethylmethacrylate hydrochloride) (PAEMH) shell with a thickness from 10 to 50 nm densely grafted on the core surface. The binding of variou...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Wang S,Chen K,Li L,Guo X

更新日期：2013-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations have been applied to study the interactions between hydrophobic and hydrophilic faces of ordered cellulose chains and a single layer of graphene in explicit aqueous solvent. The hydrophobic cellulose face is predicted to form a stable complex with graphene. This interface remains so...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Alqus R,Eichhorn SJ,Bryce RA

更新日期：2015-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Self-cross-linking polyelectrolytes are used to strengthen the surface of calcium alginate beads for cell encapsulation. Poly([2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl]trimethylammonium chloride), containing 30 mol % 2-aminoethyl methacrylate, and poly(sodium methacrylate), containing 30 mol % 2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl acetoacetate, w...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Mazumder MA,Shen F,Burke NA,Potter MA,Stöver HD

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral delivery remains a challenge for poorly permeable hydrophilic macromolecules. Poly(amido amine) (PAMAM) dendrimers have shown potential for their possible oral delivery. Transepithelial transport of carboxyl-terminated G3.5 and amine-terminated G4 PAMAM dendrimers was assessed using isolated rat jejunal mucosae m...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Hubbard D,Ghandehari H,Brayden DJ

更新日期：2014-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The stability of internally cross-linked casein micelles against disruption by urea (which disrupts hydrogen bonds and hydrophobic interactions) and trisodium citrate (which sequesters micellar calcium phosphate) was investigated. Addition of urea (0-6 mol L-1) and/or citrate (0-50 mmol L-1) progressively reduced the ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Huppertz T,Smiddy MA,de Kruif CG

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herein we report the synthesis of biodegradable hyperbranched polyglycerols (BHPGs) having acid-cleavable core structure by anionic ring-opening multibranching polymerization (ROMBP) of glycidol using initiators bearing dimethyl and cyclohexyl ketal groups. Five different multifunctional initiators carrying one to fou...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Shenoi RA,Lai BF,Kizhakkedathu JN

更新日期：2012-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellulose is the most familiar and most abundant strong biopolymer, but the reasons for its outstanding mechanical performance are not well understood. Each glucose unit in a cellulose chain is joined to the next by a covalent C-O-C linkage flanked by two hydrogen bonds. This geometry suggests some form of cooperativi...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Altaner CM,Thomas LH,Fernandes AN,Jarvis MC

更新日期：2014-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:A new, convenient pathway is developed to synthesize highly hydrolytically labile poly(ortho ester amide) (POEA) copolymers that overcomes some of the major weaknesses of the traditional methods of synthesizing poly(ortho esters) and their derivatives. A diamine monomer containing a built-in, stabilized ortho ester gr...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Tang R,Palumbo RN,Ji W,Wang C

更新日期：2009-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Endo-beta-1,4-xylanases (EC 3.2.1.8) are the main enzymes involved in the hydrolysis of xylans, the most abundant hemicelluloses in plant biomass. However, the development of efficient endoxylanases for use in biorefinery processes is currently hampered by insufficient knowledge regarding the impact of the cell wall n...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Boukari I,Putaux JL,Cathala B,Barakat A,Saake B,Rémond C,O'Donohue M,Chabbert B

更新日期：2009-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Regenerated silk fibroin (RSF) fibers were obtained by extruding a concentrated aqueous silk fibroin solution into an ammonium sulfate coagulation bath. A custom-made simplified industrial-type wet-spinning device with continuous mechanical postdraw was used. The effect of dope concentration, coagulation bath, extrusi...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Yan J,Zhou G,Knight DP,Shao Z,Chen X

更新日期：2010-01-11 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：: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：:Agmatine-containing bioreducible polymer, poly(cystaminebis(acrylamide)-agmatine) (poly(CBA-AG)) was synthesized for gene delivery systems. It could form 200-300 nm sized and positively charged polyplexes with pDNA, which could release pDNA in reducing the environment due to the internal disulfide bonds cleavage. Poly...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Choi JY,Ryu K,Lee GJ,Kim K,Kim TI

更新日期：2015-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:A combination of chemo-photodynamic therapy has been manifested as a promising strategy for efficient cancer treatment due to the enhanced therapeutic efficacy. Here, we designed doxorubicin (DOX)-loaded photoresponsive micelles (DPRMs) based on a combination of chlorin e6 (Ce6) and lipoic acid (LA) conjugated methoxy...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Kim DH,Hwang HS,Na K

更新日期：2018-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：:A poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate] (P(3HB))-degrading marine bacterium (strain NK-1, JCM10458) was isolated from the Pacific Ocean deep-sea floor (1165 m in depth) in Japan. The organism was a motile and Gram negative, aerobic, and rod-shaped bacterium, and its DNA had a guanine-plus-cytosine content of 57.7 mol%. On the b...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Kasuya K,Mitomo H,Nakahara M,Akiba A,Kudo T,Doi Y

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thymic epithelial cells (TECs) are the main regulators of T lymphocyte development and selection, requiring a three-dimensional (3D) environment to properly perform these biological functions. The aim of this work was to develop a 3D culture substrate that allows the survival and proliferation of TECs. Thus, electrosp...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Silva CS,Pinto RD,Amorim S,Pires RA,Correia-Neves M,Reis RL,Alves NL,Martins A,Neves NM

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Photo-crosslinkable dendritic macromolecules are attractive materials for the preparation of cartilage tissue engineering scaffolds that may be optimized for in situ formation of hydrated, mechanically stable, and well-integrated hydrogel scaffolds supporting chondrocytes and chondrogenesis. We designed and synthesize...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Söntjens SH,Nettles DL,Carnahan MA,Setton LA,Grinstaff MW

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) experiments with in situ dehydration have been performed on small bundles of flax fibers. Analysis indicated that the structure of the cellulose microfibrils is consistent with a cross section of approximately 10 x 50 A2. The microfibril misalignment was Gaussian with a full width a...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Astley OM,Donald AM

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioresponsive poly(amidoamine)s (PAA)s are currently under development as endosomolytic polymers for intracellular delivery of proteins and genes. Here for the first time, small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) is used to systematically investigate the pH-dependent conformational change of an endosomolytic polymer, the...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Griffiths PC,Paul A,Khayat Z,Wan KW,King SM,Grillo I,Schweins R,Ferruti P,Franchini J,Duncan R

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An artificial spinning system using regenerated silk fibroin solutions is adopted to produce high-performance silk fibers. In previous studies, alcohol-based agents, such as methanol or ethanol, were used to coagulate silk dope solutions, producing silk fiber with poor mechanical properties compared with those of nati...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Yazawa K,Malay AD,Ifuku N,Ishii T,Masunaga H,Hikima T,Numata K

更新日期：2018-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrically conductive hydrogel composites consisting of oligo(polyethylene glycol) fumarate (OPF) and polypyrrole (PPy) were developed for applications in nerve regeneration. OPF-PPy scaffolds were synthesized using three different anions: naphthalene-2-sulfonic acid sodium salt (NSA), dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid so...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Runge MB,Dadsetan M,Baltrusaitis J,Ruesink T,Lu L,Windebank AJ,Yaszemski MJ

更新日期：2010-11-08 00:00:00