Engineering biomaterial-associated complement activation to improve vaccine efficacy.

abstract：:The development of improved cryopreservative materials is necessary to enable complete recovery of living cells and tissue after frozen storage. Remarkably, poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) displays some of the same cryoprotective properties as many antifreeze proteins found in cold tolerant organisms. In particular, PVA is ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Burkey AA,Riley CL,Wang LK,Hatridge TA,Lynd NA

更新日期：2018-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Laminin is a heterotrimeric glycoprotein with a key role in the formation and maintenance of the basement membrane architecture and properties, as well as on the modulation of several biological functions, including cell adhesion, migration, differentiation and matrix-mediated signaling. In the central nervous system ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Barros D,Amaral IF,Pêgo AP

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Images of high methoxyl orange pectin deposited from solution and high methoxyl sugar acid gels (HMSAG) were obtained by atomic force microscopy (AFM) in the tapping mode. For the first time, images of pectin deposited from water revealed that the transition from pectin networks to individual molecules or aggregates t...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Fishman ML,Cooke PH,Chau HK,Coffin DR,Hotchkiss AT Jr

更新日期：2007-02-01 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：:Deep eutectic solvents promoted the stabilization of the collapsed state of elastin-like recombinamers - and the subsequent formation of aggregates - upon the loss of the structural water molecules involved in hydrophobic hydration. Cryo-etch scanning electron microscopy allowed the observation of these aggregates i...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Nardecchia S,Gutiérrez MC,Ferrer ML,Alonso M,López IM,Rodríguez-Cabello JC,del Monte F

更新日期：2012-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:A shortage of available organ donors has created a need for engineered tissues. In this context, polymer-based hydrogels that break down inside the body are often used as constructs for growth factors and cells. Herein, we report imine cross-linked gels where degradation is controllable by the introduction of mixed im...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Boehnke N,Cam C,Bat E,Segura T,Maynard HD

更新日期：2015-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction of iron with water-soluble polymer chitosan and monomer d-glucosamine is investigated by Mössbauer spectroscopy. The 4.2 K Mössbauer spectrum of Fe-water-soluble chitosan complex indicates the presence of a magnetic pattern and a quadrupole doublet, and analysis of the spectral data leads to the conclu...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Bhatia SC,Ravi N

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recombinant Escherichia coli strains harboring a plasmid containing a novel artificial polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) operon consisting of the Aeromonas PHA biosynthesis related genes and Ralstonia eutropha reductase gene were developed for the production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyhexanoate) [P(3HB-co-3HHx)] fro...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Park SJ,Ahn WS,Green PR,Lee SY

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer cells have a large amount of ROS (reactive oxygen species) because of disturbed ROS homeostasis. Cancer cells therefore undertake redox adaptation to drive proliferation in tumor environments and even survive during anticancer treatment by upregulating endogenous antioxidants. As one of antioxidant defense syst...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Noh J,Jung E,Lee J,Hyun H,Hong S,Lee D

更新日期：2019-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Weissella confusa VTT E-90392 is an efficient producer of a dextran that is mainly composed of α-(1→6)-linked D-glucosyl units and very few α-(1→3) branch linkages. A mixture of the Chaetomium erraticum endodextranase and the Aspergillus niger α-glucosidase was used to hydrolyze W. confusa dextran to glucose and a set...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Maina NH,Virkki L,Pynnönen H,Maaheimo H,Tenkanen M

更新日期：2011-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:To provide for prolonged, site-specific delivery of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) to the grafted skin in a convenient manner, biodegradable chitosan-gelatin microspheres containing bFGF were fabricated and incorporated into a porous chitosan-gelatin scaffold in this study. The microspheres are an integral part...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Liu H,Fan H,Cui Y,Chen Y,Yao K,Goh JC

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe investigations of insulin release from thermoresponsive microgels using variable temperature (1)H NMR. Microgel particles composed of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) were loaded with the peptide via a swelling technique, and this method was compared to simple equilibrium partitioning. Variable temperature (1)H...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Nolan CM,Gelbaum LT,Lyon LA

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Placing a physical barrier between the injured site and the adjacent tissues is a very common and highly effective approach to prevent abdominal adhesions in these days. A biodegradable trilayered barrier was fabricated to prevent formation of abdominal adhesions, in which a poly(lactide-co-glycolide)/poly(lactide)-b-...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Xia Q,Liu Z,Wang C,Zhang Z,Xu S,Han CC

更新日期：2015-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The hierarchical self-assembly of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) is an important phenomenon occurring naturally in plant cell walls. Utilization of this assembly for advanced applications requires a fundamental theoretical understanding of interactions between the CNCs, which is still incomplete. Hence, in this work, w...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Garg M,Linares M,Zozoulenko I

更新日期：2020-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Inorganic polyphosphates, linear polymers of orthophosphate, occur naturally throughout biology and have many industrial applications. Their biodegradable nature makes them attractive for a multitude of uses, and it would be important to understand how polyphosphates are turned over enzymatically. Studies of inorganic...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Hebbard CF,Wang Y,Baker CJ,Morrissey JH

更新日期：2014-08-11 00:00:00

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：:The development of sustainable materials by employing natural and nontoxic resources has been attracting much attention over the previous years. In this work, we discuss for the first time the chemical combination between resorcinol diglycidyl ether (RDGE), an aromatic biobased thermosetting monomer, and polyhydroxybu...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Cantarutti C,Dinu R,Mija A

更新日期：2020-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Binding human serum albumin (HSA) of three polyoxometalates (POMs) with the Wells-Dawson structure, alpha(2)-[P2W17O61]10- (abbreviated as alpha(2)-P2W17) and two of its metal-substituted derivatives, alpha(2)-[NiP2W17O61]8- and alpha(2)-[CuP2W17O61]8- (alpha(2)-P2W17Ni and alpha(2)-P2W17Cu, respectively) was studied ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zhang G,Keita B,Craescu CT,Miron S,de Oliveira P,Nadjo L

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incorporating charged amino acid side chains in polypeptide polymer backbones to improve solubility usually leads to reduced secondary structuring. Here we show that highly water soluble (>15 mg.mL-1) β-sheets can be obtained via nucleotide monophosphate grafting onto simple poly(γ-propargyl- L-glutamate) backbone. Th...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Nguyen M,Stigliani JL,Bijani C,Verhaeghe P,Pratviel G,Bonduelle C

更新日期：2018-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here the first evidence for the interaction of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) with hyaluronan (HA) in aqueous solutions. PEG-HA complexes (Kapp = 45,000 ± 8000 M-1) contained about 3.3 ± 0.1 of ethylene glycol units per disaccharide of HA. The carboxyl of the D-glucuronic acid and the amide of the N-acetyl-D-gl...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Le-Deygen IM,Musatova OE,Orlov VN,Melik-Nubarov NS,Grozdova ID

更新日期：2020-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Multifunctional cellulose nanocrystals have been synthesized and applied as a new type of glyconanomaterial in lectin binding and bacterial imaging. The cellulose nanocrystals were prepared by TEMPO-mediated oxidation and acidic hydrolysis, followed by functionalization with a quinolone fluorophore and carbohydrate li...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zhou J,Butchosa N,Jayawardena HS,Park J,Zhou Q,Yan M,Ramström O

更新日期：2015-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Silk fibroin hydrogels with tunable properties could be obtained from aqueous fibroin solutions (4.2 w/v %) in a short period of time. This was achieved by the addition of ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether (EGDE) into the reaction solution. Introduction of EGDE cross-links between the fibroin molecules decreases the mo...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Karakutuk I,Ak F,Okay O

更新日期：2012-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbial biofilms are ubiquitous in nature, and they pose a serious threat to public health. Staphylococcus epidermidis is the most common clinical isolate from healthcare- and medical device-related biofilm infections. No antibiotic currently on the market can eradicate pathogenic biofilms, which contain complex def...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Lam AK,Wouters CL,Moen EL,Pusavat J,Rice CV

更新日期：2019-10-14 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：:The drying dynamics of protein coatings is of importance for many applications. The main focus of research so far was to investigate macroscopic properties of protein coatings, leaving drying dynamics virtually unexplored. A unique combination of techniques is used to monitor drying of a coating containing the protein...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Bouman J,de Vries R,Venema P,Belton P,Baukh V,Huinink HP,van der Linden E

更新日期：2015-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:As an aim toward developing biologically mimetic and functional nanofiber-based tissue engineering scaffolds, we demonstrated the encapsulation of a model protein, fluorescein isothiocyanate-conjugated bovine serum albumin (fitcBSA), along with a water-soluble polymer, poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG), within the biodegrad...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zhang YZ,Wang X,Feng Y,Li J,Lim CT,Ramakrishna S

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Saccharide-functionalized shell cross-linked (SCK) polymer micelles designed as polyvalent nanoscaffolds for selective interactions with receptors on Gram negative bacteria were constructed from mixed micelles composed of poly(acrylic acid-b-methyl acrylate) and mannosylated poly(acrylic acid-b-methyl acrylate). The m...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Joralemon MJ,Murthy KS,Remsen EE,Becker ML,Wooley KL

更新日期：2004-05-01 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 structure of the Ca--alginate junction zones was investigated with X-ray scattering on gels prepared with different methods. Fiber diffraction reveals the popular egg-box model may not be the only possible structure for the junction zones. The (001) reflection, which should be extinguished due to 2/1 helical confo...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Li L,Fang Y,Vreeker R,Appelqvist I,Mendes E

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Copolymers of (R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid (HB) and epsilon-caprolactone (CL) with a composition ranging from 28 to 81 mol % of HB were synthesized by transesterification of the corresponding homopolymers in solution in the presence of 4-toluenesulfonic acid. The copolyesters were characterized with regard to their molec...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Impallomeni G,Giuffrida M,Barbuzzi T,Musumarra G,Ballistreri A

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00