Low-fouling, biospecific films prepared by the continuous assembly of polymers.

abstract：:The rational design of a polyplex gene carrier aims to balance maximal effectiveness of nucleic acid transfection into cells with minimal adverse effects. Depsipeptide blocks with an Mn ∼ 5 kDa exhibiting strong physical interactions were conjugated with PEI moieties (2.5 or 10 kDa) to di- and triblock copolymers. Upo...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Wang W,Naolou T,Ma N,Deng Z,Xu X,Mansfeld U,Wischke C,Gossen M,Neffe AT,Lendlein A

更新日期：2017-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:On the basis of their versatile structure and chemistry as well as tunable mechanical properties, polymer brushes are well-suited as supports for enzyme immobilization. However, a robust surface design is hindered by an inadequate understanding of the impact on activity from the coupling motif and enzyme distribution ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Lane SM,Kuang Z,Yom J,Arifuzzaman S,Genzer J,Farmer B,Naik R,Vaia RA

更新日期：2011-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction of polysaccharides with water has a critical impact on their biological function as well as their technological applications. We performed ellipsometry experiments at different relative humidities (RH) to measure the equilibrium swelling of ultrathin films of different polysaccharides: native and modif...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Grossutti M,Dutcher JR

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:N-Alkylated chitosan (NACS) may improve the blood clotting efficiency of chitosan (CS). To study its blood coagulation capability, a series of NACSs with various carbon chain lengths and degrees of substitution (DS) of alkyl groups were synthesized and characterized by FTIR, NMR, elemental analysis, and X-ray diffract...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Wang X,Guan J,Zhuang X,Li Z,Huang S,Yang J,Liu C,Li F,Tian F,Wu J,Shu Z

更新日期：2018-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has attracted widespread attention in recent years as a noninvasive and highly selective approach for cancer treatment. We have previously reported a significant increase in the 90-day complete response rate when tumor-bearing mice are treated with the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Yan L,Miller J,Yuan M,Liu JF,Busch TM,Tsourkas A,Cheng Z

更新日期：2017-06-12 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：:Hydrophilic copolymers with high refractive index and bactericide properties based on quaternary ammonium salts monomers and methacrylates bearing benzothiazole moieties have been developed for application as foldable intraocular lenses. Composition of the systems was adjusted to get materials with optimized flexibili...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Parra F,Vázquez B,Benito L,Barcenilla J,San Román J

更新日期：2009-11-09 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：:Light-harvesting antenna core (LH1-RC) complexes isolated from Rhodoseudomonas palustris were self-assembled on a gold electrode modified with self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of the alkanethiols NH2(CH2)nSH, n = 2, 6, 8, 11; HOOC(CH2)7SH; and CH3(CH2)7SH, respectively. Adsorption of the LH1-RC complexes on the SAMs d...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Kondo M,Nakamura Y,Fujii K,Nagata M,Suemori Y,Dewa T,Iida K,Gardiner AT,Cogdell RJ,Nango M

更新日期：2007-08-01 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：: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：:The ability of microbally produced poly(gamma,d-glutamic acid) to form stable polyelectrolyte-opposite charged surfactant complexes was investigated. A sonicated sample of polyacid with a molecular weight about 10(5) Da and a content of d enantiomer higher than 90% was used in this study. Nearly stoichiometric complex...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Pérez-Camero G,García-Alvarez M,Martínez De Ilarduya A,Fernández C,Campos L,Muñoz-Guerra S

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：:By monitoring the thermally driven displacements of imbedded polystyrene microspheres via video fluorescence microscopy, we quantified the microstructural and micromechanical heterogeneities of wheat gliadin suspensions. We found that the degree of heterogeneity of the suspensions, as measured by the width and skewnes...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Xu J,Tseng Y,Carriere CJ,Wirtz D

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following the work carried out on guar gum in our first paper of a series, the "pressure cell" solubilization method was applied to two other less highly substituted galactomannans: locust bean gum (LBG) and tara gum. True molecular solution of the polymers was achieved using appropriate temperature, time, and pressur...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Picout DR,Ross-Murphy SB,Jumel K,Harding SE

更新日期：2002-07-01 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 copper(II) complex formation equilibria of N-(2-carboxyethyl)chitosans with three different degrees of substitution (DS = 0.42, 0.92, and 1.61) were studied in aqueous solution by pH-potentiometric and UV-spectrophotometric techniques. It was demonstrated that the complexation model of CE-chitosans depends on DS: ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Skorik YA,Gomes CA,Podberezskaya NV,Romanenko GV,Pinto LF,Yatluk YG

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Generation of bioenergy, new functional polymers, or chemicals and biomaterials from hemicelluloses are important uses for biomass. In this paper, a novel functional biopolymer with carbon-carbon double bond and carboxyl groups was prepared by a homogeneous esterification of xylan-rich hemicelluloses (XH) with maleic ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Peng XW,Ren JL,Sun RC

更新日期：2010-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Silk fibroin (SF) protein, produced by silkworm Bombyx mori, is a promising biomaterial, while sophorolipid (SL) is an amphiphilic functional biosurfactant synthesized by nonpathogenic yeast Candida bombicola. SL is a mixture of two forms, acidic (ASL) and lactonic (LSL), which when added to SF results in accelerated ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Dubey P,Kumar S,Aswal VK,Ravindranathan S,Rajamohanan PR,Prabhune A,Nisal A

更新日期：2016-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Chitosan hydrogel microspheres were obtained by cross-linking chitosan in its inverse emulsion using genipin as cross-linker. The genipin-cross-linked chitosan microspheres (ChGp) swell significantly in water at pH values below 6.5 and shrink to a smaller extent at pH values above 6.5. ChGp microspheres bind heparin i...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Kamiński K,Zazakowny K,Szczubiałka K,Nowakowska M

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A dual-targeted siRNA nanocarrier has been synthesized and validated that is selectively activated in environments where there is colocalization of two breast cancer hallmarks, elevated matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activity and folate receptor overexpression. This siRNA nanocarrier is self-assembled from two polymer...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Li H,Miteva M,Kirkbride KC,Cheng MJ,Nelson CE,Simpson EM,Gupta MK,Duvall CL,Giorgio TD

更新日期：2015-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of copolymers of trimethylene carbonate (TMC) and L-lactide (LLA) were synthesized and evaluated as scaffolds for the production of artificial blood vessels. The polymers were end-functionalized with acrylate, cast into films, and cross-linked using UV light. The mechanical, degradation, and biocompatibility ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Dargaville BL,Vaquette C,Peng H,Rasoul F,Chau YQ,Cooper-White JJ,Campbell JH,Whittaker AK

更新日期：2011-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:A library-orientated approach is used to gain understanding of the interactions of well-defined nanoparticles with primary human endothelial cells, which are a key component of the vasculature. Fifteen sequentially modified gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) based on three different core sizes (18, 35, 65 nm) and five polymer...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Freese C,Gibson MI,Klok HA,Unger RE,Kirkpatrick CJ

更新日期：2012-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrophobic methacrylic monomers were polymerized in aqueous media using methylated (1.8)-beta-cyclodextrin (MeCD) additives. Hydrophobic monomers tert-butyl methacrylate (tBuMA), cyclohexyl methacrylate (CMA), and 2-ethylhexyl methacrylate (2EHMA) were each dissolved in chloroform with MeCD. Chloroform was then evapo...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Madison PH,Long TE

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The new combinations of monomers presented in this work were evaluated in order to create an elastic material for potential application in soft tissue engineering. Thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) of trimethylene carbonate (TMC) with L-lactide (LLA) and 1,5-dioxepan-2-one (DXO) have been synthesized using a cyclic five-...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Andronova N,Albertsson AC

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wheat arabinoxylan was treated with two α-arabinofuranosidases exhibiting different mode of action to create three different polymeric substrates. These three substrate preparations were characterized by xylopyranose backbone sugars that are (1) singly substituted by arabinose at C2 or C3, (2) doubly substituted by ar...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Littunen K,Mai-Gisondi G,Seppälä J,Master ER

更新日期：2017-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The synthesis and polymerization of six AB(3) tapered self-assembling methacrylate monomers (5a, 5b, 5c,5d, 17a, and 17b) based on first generation alkyl substituted benzyl ether monodendrons (i.e., minidendrons) containing oligooxyethylene units at their focal point and the polymerizable group on their periphery are ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Percec V,Bera TK

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-five kDa polyethylenimine (PEI) is one of the most efficient nonviral gene transfer agents currently applied as a golden standard for in vitro transfection. In this study, novel 25 kDa PEI derivatives with reductively cleavable cystamine periphery (PEI-Cys) were designed to reduce carrier-associated cytotoxicit...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Wang Y,Zheng M,Meng F,Zhang J,Peng R,Zhong Z

更新日期：2011-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：:A lamellar compound resulted from reaction of acrylic acid inside crystalline beta-chitin and the structure was investigated. Beta-chitin acts like a layered crystal, having stacked molecular sheets composed of parallel chains bound in one direction by intermolecular amide hydrogen bonding. Small guest molecules can b...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Saito Y,Tomotake Y,Shida S

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macromolecule-based therapeutic agents, particularly proteins, antigens, monoclonal antibodies, transcription factors, nucleic acids, and gene editing enzymes, have the potential to offer cures for previously untreatable diseases. However, they present an enormous delivery challenge due to poor absorption and rapid me...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Iqbal S,Blenner M,Alexander-Bryant A,Larsen J

更新日期：2020-04-13 00:00:00