Engineered mutations change the structure and stability of a virus-like particle.

abstract：:DC and AC electrical conductivity of bionanocomposites based on the immiscible polymer blend poly(epsilon-caprolactone)/polylactide (PCL/PLA, w/w 70/30), loaded with multiwall carbon nanotubes (CNT), were studied in a wide frequency range, 10(-3) < or = f < or = 10(7) Hz from 143 to 313 K. The nanofiller concentration...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Laredo E,Grimau M,Bello A,Wu DF,Zhang YS,Lin DP

更新日期：2010-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Solutions of glucose, cellobiose and microcrystalline cellulose in the ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methyl-imidazolium ([C2mim][OAc]) have been examined using pulsed-field gradient (1)H NMR. Diffusion coefficients of the cation and anion across the temperature range 20-70 °C have been determined for a range of concentration...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Ries ME,Radhi A,Keating AS,Parker O,Budtova T

更新日期：2014-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:PLGA nanoparticles are among the most studied polymer nanoformulations for several drugs against different kinds of malignant diseases, thanks to their in vivo stability and tumor localization exploiting the well-documented "enhanced permeation and retention" (EPR) effect. In this paper, we have developed uniform curc...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Verderio P,Bonetti P,Colombo M,Pandolfi L,Prosperi D

更新日期：2013-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the synthesis and characterization of a novel organic polymer coating for the prevention of the growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa on the solid surface of three-dimensional objects. Substrata were encapsulated with polyterpenol thin films prepared from terpinen-4-ol using radio frequency plasma enha...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Bazaka K,Jacob MV,Truong VK,Wang F,Pushpamali WA,Wang JY,Ellis AV,Berndt CC,Crawford RJ,Ivanova EP

更新日期：2010-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Five poly(betaine) brushes were prepared, and their resistance to blood plasma fouling was studied. Two carboxybetaines monomers were copolymerized with 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) to prepare novel hydrogels. By increasing the content of the zwitterionic comonomer, a 4-fold increase in the water content could b...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Kostina NY,Rodriguez-Emmenegger C,Houska M,Brynda E,Michálek J

更新日期：2012-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, generation 5 (G5) polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers with two different surface groups, G4.5-COOH and G5-OH, were investigated for their protective effects on pancreas injury in a caerulein-induced acute pancreatitis (AP) mouse model. Both dendrimers significantly decreased pathological changes in the pa...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Tang Y,Han Y,Liu L,Shen W,Zhang H,Wang Y,Cui X,Wang Y,Liu G,Qi R

更新日期：2015-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutron reflectometry was used to investigate effects of calcium ions on the interfacial behavior of beta-casein at the silicon oxide-aqueous solution interface. The structural characteristics of the adsorbed layer were determined from reflectivity curves fitted to three- and two-layer optical models. The results show...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Follows D,Holt C,Nylander T,Thomas RK,Tiberg F

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The thermally induced aggregation of bovine β-lactoglobulin in the glass state was studied both as the pure protein and in trehalose mixtures. Calorimetric measurements and size exclusion chromatography were used to characterize the glass state and aggregation, respectively. The initial aggregation rate was characteri...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Pérez-Moral N,Adnet C,Noel TR,Parker R

更新日期：2010-11-08 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：:Water-soluble, degradable polymers based on poly(N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) (PDMAEMA) with low cytotoxicity and good p-DNA transfection efficiency are highlighted in this article. To solve the nondegradability issue of PDMAEMA, new polymers based on DMAEMA and 5,6-benzo-2-methylene-1,3-dioxepane (BMDO) for g...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zhang Y,Zheng M,Kissel T,Agarwal S

更新日期：2012-02-13 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：: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 adsorption of human immunoglobulin G (hIgG) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) on cellulose supports were investigated. The dynamics and extent of related adsorption processes were monitored by surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D). Amine groups were instal...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Orelma H,Filpponen I,Johansson LS,Laine J,Rojas OJ

更新日期：2011-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Combining poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) with sequence-defined peptides in PEG-peptide conjugates offers opportunities to realize next-generation drug formulation additives for overcoming undesired pharmacological profiles of difficult small molecule drugs. The tailored peptide segments provide sequence-specific, noncova...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Wieczorek S,Schwaar T,Senge MO,Börner HG

更新日期：2015-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Poly(3-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) has been synthesized and characterized by gel permeation chromatography, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, NMR spectroscopy, and thermal analysis. The polymer is a chemically amplified photoresist. Arrays of lines with 25 microm width and 25 microm spacing wer...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： He W,Gonsalves KE,Pickett JH,Halberstadt C

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Silkworm silk has excellent mechanical properties, biocompatibility, and promising applications in the biomedical sector. Silkworms spin silk at the beginning and end of each of their five instar stages, as well as spinning mature silk after the fifth instar. We evaluated the mechanical properties and structure of 10 ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Peng Z,Yang X,Liu C,Dong Z,Wang F,Wang X,Hu W,Zhang X,Zhao P,Xia Q

更新日期：2019-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The average pore size of hydrated dextran microspheres is derived from rheological and protein release data. The microspheres were prepared by cross-linking an aqueous solution of methacrylated dextran emulsified in a continuous poly(ethylene glycol) phase. The rheological data were obtained using a novel micromanipul...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Stenekes RJ,De Smedt SC,Demeester J,Sun G,Zhang Z,Hennink WE

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enzymatic glyco-modification of transparent cellulose films with lactose was achieved by nonaqueous biocatalysis, and rat hepatocyte attachment behavior to the lactose-modified cellulose films was investigated. Regenerated cellulose films were incubated with lactose using a surfactant-enveloped cellulase in lithium ch...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Esaki K,Yokota S,Egusa S,Okutani Y,Ogawa Y,Kitaoka T,Goto M,Wariishi H

更新日期：2009-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycations often suffer from the irreconcilable inconsistency between transfection efficiency and toxicity. Polymers with high molecular weight (MW) and cationic charge feature potent gene delivery capabilities, while in the meantime suffer from strong chemotoxicity, restricted intracellular DNA release, and low stab...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： He H,Bai Y,Wang J,Deng Q,Zhu L,Meng F,Zhong Z,Yin L

更新日期：2015-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Properties of Aloe vera galacturonate hydrogels formed via Ca(2+) crosslinking have been studied in regard to key parameters influencing gel formation including molecular weight, ionic strength, and molar ratio of Ca(2+) to COO(-) functionality. Dynamic oscillatory rheology and pulsed field gradient NMR (PFG-NMR) stud...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： McConaughy SD,Kirkland SE,Treat NJ,Stroud PA,McCormick CL

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the significance of hydrogels as cell-instructive materials, it is important to understand how differences in their chemical and physical properties are able to direct cell fate. For example, it remains unclear how different hydrogel cross-linking chemistries and gelation mechanisms influence cell behavior. Here...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Loebel C,Szczesny SE,Cosgrove BD,Alini M,Zenobi-Wong M,Mauck RL,Eglin D

更新日期：2017-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent findings suggest that visible light-promoted photooxidative processes mediated by sensitizers of appropriate chemical structure could represent a useful tool for properly addressing the problem of the increasing occurrence of infectious diseases caused by multiantibiotic-resistant microbial pathogens. The monoc...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Ferro S,Jori G,Sortino S,Stancanelli R,Nikolov P,Tognon G,Ricchelli F,Mazzaglia A

更新日期：2009-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The fate of intravenously injected nanoparticles (NPs) is significantly affected by nano-protein interaction and corona formation. However, such an interaction between NPs and digestive enzymes occurring in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and its impacts on epithelial cell uptake are little known. We synthesized the ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Peng Q,Liu J,Zhang T,Zhang TX,Zhang CL,Mu H

更新日期：2019-04-08 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：:Chemo-photodynamic combined therapy is promising in cancer treatment, although low tissue penetration of visible light for activating photosensitizers (e.g., chlorin e6, Ce6) limited its broad applications. Combination of upcoverting nanoparticles (UCNPs) with the photosensitizers endows us with the possibility to uti...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Chen Y,Ren J,Tian D,Li Y,Jiang H,Zhu J

更新日期：2019-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Textile chitosan fiber scaffolds were developed and tested in terms of biocompatibility for human bone marrow stromal cells (hBMSCs). A part of the scaffolds was further modified by coating with fibrillar collagen type I in order to biologize the surface. hBMSCs of two donors were used for cell culture experiments in ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Heinemann C,Heinemann S,Lode A,Bernhardt A,Worch H,Hanke T

更新日期：2009-05-11 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：:Ternary compatible blends of chitosan, poly(vinyl alcohol), and poly(lactic acid) were prepared by an oil-in-water (O/W) emulsion process. Solutions of chitosan in aqueous acetic acid, poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) in water, and poly(lactic acid) (PLA) in chloroform were blended with a high-shear mixer. PVA was used as an...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Grande R,Carvalho AJ

更新日期：2011-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Hybrid dendritic-linear block copolymers based on a 4-arm poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) core were synthesized using an accelerated AB2/CD2 dendritic growth approach through orthogonal amine/epoxy and thiol-yne chemistries. The biological activity of these 4-arm and the corresponding 2-arm hybrid dendrimers revealed an e...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Albertazzi L,Mickler FM,Pavan GM,Salomone F,Bardi G,Panniello M,Amir E,Kang T,Killops KL,Bräuchle C,Amir RJ,Hawker CJ

更新日期：2012-12-10 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