Natural polypeptide-based supramolecular nanogels for stable noncovalent encapsulation.

abstract：:Here we present time-resolved in situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) observations and real-time manipulation of nematic ordered cellulose and ultradrawn polyethylene films. Drawn films of these two polymers exhibited a unique response to the low-dose electron beam. Electron beam damage was minimal based on ret...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Brown RM Jr,Barnes Z,Sawatari C,Kondo T

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the preparation, characterization, and mechanical properties of DNA/poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (PAH) multilayer microcapsules. The DNA/PAH multilayers were first constructed on a planar support to examine their layer-by-layer buildup. Surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy (SPR) showed a nonlinear growth...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Vinogradova OI,Lebedeva OV,Vasilev K,Gong H,Garcia-Turiel J,Kim BS

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

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：: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：:Nanoparticles with high aspect ratios have favorable attributes for drug delivery and bioimaging applications based on their enhanced tissue penetration and tumor homing properties. Here, we investigated a novel filamentous viral nanoparticle (VNP) based on the Pepino mosaic virus (PepMV), a relative of the establishe...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Le DHT,Méndez-López E,Wang C,Commandeur U,Aranda MA,Steinmetz NF

更新日期：2019-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The aggregation of meso-tetra(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrin (H(2)TPPS(4-)) in phosphate solutions was investigated as a function of pH, concentration, time, ionic strength, and solution preparation (either from dilution of a freshly prepared 2 mM stock or by direct preparation of μM solution concentrations) using a comb...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Hollingsworth JV,Richard AJ,Vicente MG,Russo PS

更新日期：2012-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Self-assembled hydrogen-bonded networks of the polysaccharide pectin, a mechanically functional component of plant cell walls, have been of recent interest as biomimetic exemplars of physical gels, and the microrheological and strain-stiffening behaviors have been previously investigated. Despite this detailed rheolog...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Mansel BW,Chu CY,Leis A,Hemar Y,Chen HL,Lundin L,Williams MA

更新日期：2015-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Biocompatible photoresponsive materials are of interest for targeted drug delivery, tissue engineering, 2D and 3D protein patterning, and other biomedical applications. We prepared light degradable hydrogels using a natural alginate polysaccharide cross-linked with iron(III) cations. The "hard" iron(III) cations used ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Narayanan RP,Melman G,Letourneau NJ,Mendelson NL,Melman A

更新日期：2012-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Strategies to prevent the uptake of modified low density lipoproteins (LDLs) by immune cells, a major trigger of inflammation and atherogenesis, are challenged by complex interfacial factors governing LDL receptor-mediated uptake. We examine a new approach based on a family of "nanoblockers", which are designed to exa...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Chnari E,Nikitczuk JS,Wang J,Uhrich KE,Moghe PV

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Controlled reeling is a powerful tool to investigate the details of silk processing. However, consistent forced reeling of silkworms is hindered by the significant degree of behaviorally induced variation caused by the animal. This paper proposes silkworm paralysis as a novel method to control the animal and thus in v...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Mortimer B,Holland C,Vollrath F

更新日期：2013-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunological detection has been developed into a sensitive and versatile technique and is based on two requisite elements: targeting antibodies and an indicator, usually in the form of horseradish peroxidase or alkaline phosphatase. The specificity and turnover rate of these enzymes provide an efficient means of sign...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Wurtzler EM,Wendell D

更新日期：2014-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Nanocoating of individual mammalian cells with polymer layers has been of increasing interest in biotechnology and biomedical engineering applications. Electrostatic layer-by-layer (LbL) deposition of polyelectrolytes on negatively charged cell surfaces has been utilized for cell nanocoatings using synthetic or natura...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Hasturk O,Sahoo JK,Kaplan DL

更新日期：2020-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:In situ forming reduction-sensitive degradable nanogels were designed and developed based on poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(2-(hydroxyethyl) methacrylate-co-acryloyl carbonate) (PEG-P(HEMA-co-AC)) block copolymers for efficient loading as well as triggered intracellular release of proteins. PEG-P(HEMA-co-AC) copolymers ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Chen W,Zheng M,Meng F,Cheng R,Deng C,Feijen J,Zhong Z

更新日期：2013-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioprinting has become an important tool for fabricating regenerative implants and in vitro cell culture platforms. However, until today, extrusion-based bioprinting processes are limited to resolutions of hundreds of micrometers, which hamper the reproduction of intrinsic functions and morphologies of living tissues....

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Castilho M,Levato R,Bernal PN,de Ruijter M,Sheng CY,van Duijn J,Piluso S,Ito K,Malda J

更新日期：2021-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Polymer conjugation increases an enzyme's circulation time and stability for use as a therapeutic agent, but this attachment indubitably affects its properties. Covalent attachment of multiple polyethylene glycol chains with sizes of either 2, 5, 10, or 20 kDa increases the molecular weight and hydrodynamic radius of ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Chiu K,Agoubi LL,Lee I,Limpar MT,Lowe JW Jr,Goh SL

更新日期：2010-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The synthesis of quaternary ammonium (QA)-functionalized silica nanoparticles with and without nitric oxide (NO) release capabilities is described. Glycidyltrialkylammonium chlorides of varied alkyl chain lengths (i.e., methyl, butyl, octyl, and dodecyl) were tethered to the surface of amine-containing silica nanopart...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Carpenter AW,Worley BV,Slomberg DL,Schoenfisch MH

更新日期：2012-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Lignin-carbohydrate complexes (LCCs) were prepared in quantitative yield from spruce wood and from the corresponding kraft and oxygen-delignified pulps and were separated into different fractions on the basis of their carbohydrate composition. To obtain an understanding of the differences in lignin structure and react...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Lawoko M,Henriksson G,Gellerstedt G

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cellulose macromonomer, N-(15-methacryloyloxypentadecanoyl)-tri-O-acetyl-beta-cellulosylamine (CTA-C15-MA (2); M(2)) with number averaged degree of polymerization (DP(n)) = 13), was copolymerized with methyl methacrylate (MMA; M(1)) to give cellulosic copolymer with CTA side chains, PMMA-g-(CTA-C15) (3-A). An absolu...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Enomoto-Rogers Y,Kamitakahara H,Takano T,Nakatsubo F

更新日期：2009-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:New silk-like recombinant proteins, [(AAG)(6)ASTGRGDSPAAS](n) and [(AG)(9)ASTGRGDSPAAS](n), with high cell adhesive activities were designed and produced from E. coli. These are recombinant proteins with characteristic sequences from the silk fibroin of a wild silkworm, Anaphe , and the cell adhesive region, including...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Tanaka C,Asakura T

更新日期：2009-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Poly(beta-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) modified with different amounts of pentaerythritol ethoxylate (PEE) has been synthesized using Ralstonia eutropha. The growth kinetics and the synthesis of PHB in the presence of PEE were modeled using appropriate differential equations for the mass balance of the two-stage process. Th...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Jenzsch M,Volk N,Kressler J,Scholz C

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Crystal conversion of beta-chitin to alpha-chitin by aq. NaOH treatment was studied for a highly crystalline beta-chitin sample from diatom spine. The minimum NaOH concentration to cause swelling was between 25% and 30% w/w. The alkali-swollen material was poorly crystalline and was regenerated as alpha-chitin on wash...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Noishiki Y,Takami H,Nishiyama Y,Wada M,Okada S,Kuga S

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bovine hemoglobin (Hb) was encapsulated inside polymer vesicles (polymersomes) to form polymersome encapsulated Hb (PEH) dispersions. PEH particles are 100% surface PEGylated with longer PEG chains and possess thicker hydrophobic membranes as compared to conventional liposomes. Polymersomes were self-assembled from po...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Arifin DR,Palmer AF

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we monitored the conformation and chemical stability of a hydrophilic bottlebrush (BB) polymer in pure water and buffered saline solutions. We correlated these parameters to lubricating and wear protecting properties. Using the surface forces apparatus (SFA), we show that the BB polymer partially...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Faivre J,Shrestha BR,Xie G,Delair T,David L,Matyjaszewski K,Banquy X

更新日期：2017-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The structure of three types of liposomes (egg yolk phosphatidylcholine (EPC) without modification and EPC vesicles containing cross-linked N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM) networks of low and a high concentration inside the vesicles) were analyzed by static and dynamic light scattering. Upon polymerization the network w...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Stauch O,Schubert R,Savin G,Burchard W

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adherence and survival of pathogenic bacteria on surfaces leading to concomitant transmission to new hosts significantly contributes to the proliferation of pathogens, which in turn considerably increases the threat to human health, particularly by antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Consequently, more research into effect...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Feese E,Sadeghifar H,Gracz HS,Argyropoulos DS,Ghiladi RA

更新日期：2011-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to adopt at least two different stable conformations is a common feature of proteins involved in many neurodegenerative diseases. The involved molecules undergo a conformational transition from native, mainly helical states to insoluble amyloid structures that have high β-sheet content. A detailed characte...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Gerling UI,Brandenburg E,von Berlepsch H,Pagel K,Koksch B

更新日期：2011-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) conjugation on peptide interactions with lipid membranes and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) were investigated for KYE28 (KYEITTIHNLFRKLTHRLFRRNFGYTLR), an antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory peptide derived from human heparin cofactor II. In particular, effects of PEG length and locali...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Singh S,Papareddy P,Mörgelin M,Schmidtchen A,Malmsten M

更新日期：2014-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent developments in ionic liquid electrolytes for cellulose or biomass dissolution has also allowed for high-resolution 1H and 13C NMR on very high molecular weight cellulose. This permits the development of advanced liquid-state quantitative NMR methods for characterization of unsubstituted and low degree of subst...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： King AWT,Mäkelä V,Kedzior SA,Laaksonen T,Partl GJ,Heikkinen S,Koskela H,Heikkinen HA,Holding AJ,Cranston ED,Kilpeläinen I

更新日期：2018-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The structure of an extracellular polysaccharide (EPS) from Streptococcus thermophilus THS has been determined. A combination of component analysis, methylation analysis and NMR spectroscopy shows that the polysaccharide is composed of pentasaccharide repeating units. Sequential information was obtained by two-dimensi...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Nordmark EL,Yang Z,Huttunen E,Widmalm G

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural silk spinning offers several advantages over the synthetic fiber spinning, although the underlying mechanisms of this process are yet to be fully elucidated. Silkworm silks, specifically B. mori, comprise two main proteins: fibroin, which forms the fiber, and sericin, a coextruded coating that acts as a matrix...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Kwak HW,Ju JE,Shin M,Holland C,Lee KH

更新日期：2017-08-14 00:00:00