Engineering interaction between bone marrow derived endothelial cells and electrospun surfaces for artificial vascular graft applications.

abstract：:Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and glycoproteins are vital components of the extracellular matrix, directing cell proliferation, differentiation, and migration and tissue homeostasis. Here, we demonstrate supramolecular GAG-like glycopeptide nanofibers mimicking bioactive functions of natural hyaluronic acid molecules. Sel...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Ustun Yaylaci S,Sardan Ekiz M,Arslan E,Can N,Kilic E,Ozkan H,Orujalipoor I,Ide S,Tekinay AB,Guler MO

更新日期：2016-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The controlled delivery of growth factors is a very challenging task because many different issues have to be addressed to develop the best suited system. A wide range of approaches have been employed for the controlled delivery of growth factors by hydrogels. Direct loading, electrostatic interaction, covalent bindin...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Silva AK,Richard C,Bessodes M,Scherman D,Merten OW

更新日期：2009-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:A dual-sensitive polymeric drug conjugate (HA-SS-MP) was synthesized by conjugating hydrophobic 6-mercaptopurine (MP) to thiolated hyaluronic acid (HA) as the carrier and ligand to deliver doxorubicin (Dox) to parental colon cancer and colon cancer stem cells. Because of the amphiphilic nature of HA-SS-MP, it was self...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Debele TA,Yu LY,Yang CS,Shen YA,Lo CL

更新日期：2018-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the engineering of intracellular redox-responsive nanoporous poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(l-lysine) particles (NPEG-PLLs). The obtained particles exhibit no toxicity while maintaining the capability to deliver a small interfering RNA sequence (siRNA) targeting the anti-apoptotic factor, survivin, in prostate c...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Cavalieri F,Beretta GL,Cui J,Braunger JA,Yan Y,Richardson JJ,Tinelli S,Folini M,Zaffaroni N,Caruso F

更新日期：2015-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Hierarchical nanocomposite films with Pd-PdO nanoparticles anchored uniformly on the inner surface of TiO2 nanotubes were achieved through a stepwise bioredox/artificial oxygenation approach by using the natural eggshell membrane (ESM) as a template. The Pd content ratio of Pd-PdO loading could be arbitrarily varied f...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Su H,Dong Q,Han J,Zhang D,Guo Q

更新日期：2008-02-01 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：:The present study demonstrates the controlled synthesis and biological potential of poly( N-acryloyl-l-methionine methyl sulfonium salt)s (poly(A-Met(S+)-OH)s), which mimic dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP), a compound produced by marine algae to protect their proteins. The novel sulfonium-containing zwitterionic poly...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Imamura R,Mori H

更新日期：2019-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Specific folate receptors are abundantly overexpressed in chronically activated macrophages and in most cancer cells. Directed folate receptor targeting using liposomes is usually achieved using folate linked to a phospholipid or cholesterol anchor. This link is formed using a large spacer like polyethylene glycol. He...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Nogueira E,Mangialavori IC,Loureiro A,Azoia NG,Sárria MP,Nogueira P,Freitas J,Härmark J,Shimanovich U,Rollett A,Lacroix G,Bernardes GJ,Guebitz G,Hebert H,Moreira A,Carmo AM,Rossi JP,Gomes AC,Preto A,Cavaco-Paulo A

更新日期：2015-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric mucin, a high molecular weight glycoprotein, is responsible for providing the gel-forming properties and protective function of the gastric mucus layer. Bulk rheology measurements in the linear viscoelastic regime show that gastric mucin undergoes a pH-dependent sol-gel transition from a viscoelastic solution ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Celli JP,Turner BS,Afdhal NH,Ewoldt RH,McKinley GH,Bansil R,Erramilli S

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physicochemical properties of a homogeneous series of chitosans with different degrees of acetylation and almost the same degree of polymerization were investigated in an ammonium acetate buffer. Techniques such as interferometry, static light scattering (in batch or coupled on line with a chromatographic system), and...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Schatz C,Viton C,Delair T,Pichot C,Domard A

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The carboxyl-terminal domain (CTD, residues 146-231) of the HIV-1 capsid (CA) protein plays an important role in the CA-CA dimerization and viral assembly of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1. Disrupting the native conformation of the CA is essential for blocking viral capsid formation and viral replication. Thu...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Yu X,Wang Q,Yang JC,Buch I,Tsai CJ,Ma B,Cheng SZ,Nussinov R,Zheng J

更新日期：2009-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Imbalanced homeostasis and oligomerization of the amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide in the brain are hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Microglia and macrophages play a critical role in the etiology of AD either by clearing Aβ from the brain or inducing inflammation. Recent evidence suggests that clearance of Aβ by microglia...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Richman M,Perelman A,Gertler A,Rahimipour S

更新日期：2013-01-14 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：:This paper describes the synthesis and cytotoxicity of poly(anhydride esters) that are composed of several salicylate derivatives, including halogenated salicylates, aminosalicylates, salicylsalicylic acid, and thiolsalicylic acid. The incorporation of these nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) into a biodegra...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Schmeltzer RC,Schmalenberg KE,Uhrich KE

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrospinning is a versatile process used to prepare micro- and nano- sized fibers from various polymers dissolved in volatile solvents. In this report, cellulose and cellulose-heparin composite fibers are prepared from nonvolatile room temperature ionic liquid (RTIL) solvents by electrospinning. RTILs are extracted...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Viswanathan G,Murugesan S,Pushparaj V,Nalamasu O,Ajayan PM,Linhardt RJ

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polymer therapeutics, including polymeric drugs and polymer-protein conjugates, are clinically established as first-generation nanomedicines. Knowing that the coiled-coil peptide motif is fundamentally important in the regulation of many cellular and pathological processes, the aim of these studies was to examine the ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Deacon SP,Apostolovic B,Carbajo RJ,Schott AK,Beck K,Vicent MJ,Pineda-Lucena A,Klok HA,Duncan R

更新日期：2011-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:An injectable, heparin-based hydrogel system with the potential to be gelled with cells was developed. First, heparin was modified to have thiol groups by the modification of carboxylic groups of heparin with cysteamine using carbodiimide chemistry. Thiol functionalization of heparin carboxylic groups was controlled f...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Tae G,Kim YJ,Choi WI,Kim M,Stayton PS,Hoffman AS

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although micelles are commonly used for drug delivery purposes, their long-term fate is often unknown due to photobleaching of the fluorescent labels or the use of toxic materials. Here, we present a metal-free, nontoxic, nonbleaching, fluorescent micelle that can address these shortcomings. A simple, yet versatile, p...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zaquen N,Lu H,Chang T,Mamdooh R,Lutsen L,Vanderzande D,Stenzel M,Junkers T

更新日期：2016-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellulose and starch nanocrystals obtained from the acid hydrolysis of ramie fibers and waxy maize starch granules, respectively, were subjected to isocyanate-mediated reaction to graft polycaprolactone (PCL) chains with various molecular weights on their surface. Grafted nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray diff...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Habibi Y,Dufresne A

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herein we present a unique method of using dynamic cross-links, which are dynamic covalent bonding and ionic interaction, for the construction of injectable double-network (DN) hydrogels, with the objective of cell delivery for cartilage repair. Glycol chitosan and dibenzaldhyde capped poly(ethylene oxide) formed the ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Yan Y,Li M,Yang D,Wang Q,Liang F,Qu X,Qiu D,Yang Z

更新日期：2017-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanical rigidity and degradation rate of hydrogels utilized as cell transplantation vehicles have been regarded as critical factors in new tissue formation. However, conventional approaches to accelerate the degradation rate of gels deteriorate their function as a mechanical support in parallel. We hypothesized...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Kong HJ,Kaigler D,Kim K,Mooney DJ

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of guluronate oligomers on the barrier properties of mucous matrices was investigated in terms of the mobility of nanoparticles in mucous matrices by fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP), cellular uptake of nanoparticles in mucus secreting cells (HT29-MTX), and mucin matrix architecture by scan...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Nordgård CT,Nonstad U,Olderøy MØ,Espevik T,Draget KI

更新日期：2014-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The intermolecular interactions of lignin with a hydrophilic polymer, poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), were studied using thermal analyses and FT-IR spectroscopy of a series of PVA/hardwood kraft lignin blend fibers prepared by thermal extrusion. Although two phases are observed in this blend system, some of the lignin was ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Kubo S,Kadla JF

更新日期：2003-05-01 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：:In this work, biodegradable branched polycationic polymers were synthesized by Michael addition polymerization from different amine monomers and the triacrylate monomer trimethylolpropane triacrylate. The polymers varied in the number of amines that dissociate in different pH ranges, which are considered to be benefic...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Chew SA,Hacker MC,Saraf A,Raphael RM,Kasper FK,Mikos AG

更新日期：2010-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Developing green and nontoxic biomaterials, derived from renewable sources and processable through 3D bioprinting technologies, is an emerging challenge of sustainable tissue engineering. Here, pectin from citrus peels was cross-linked for the first time with (3-glycidyloxypropyl)trimethoxysilane (GPTMS) through a one...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Lapomarda A,De Acutis A,Chiesa I,Fortunato GM,Montemurro F,De Maria C,Mattioli Belmonte M,Gottardi R,Vozzi G

更新日期：2020-02-10 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：:Immobilizing zwitterionic molecules on material surfaces has been a promising strategy for creating antifouling surfaces. Herein, we show the ability to surface derivatize an allyl-ether-functionalized thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) with a zwitterionic thiol in a radically induced thiol-ene reaction. The thermoplast...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Nikam SP,Chen P,Nettleton K,Hsu YH,Becker ML

更新日期：2020-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Native hemicellulose lacks many of the properties that make fossil fuel-based polymers excellent for use in today's industrial products and processes. The mechanical and thermal properties of the hemicellulose can, however, be modified, and its processability increased. We functionalized galactoglucomannan to lower it...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Härdelin L,Bernin D,Börjesson M,Ström A,Larsson A

更新日期：2020-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Injectable gels that support load are desirable for restoring the mechanical properties of degenerated load-bearing tissue. As these gels become increasingly sophisticated, the need to remotely image them and monitor their swelling increases. However, imaging such gels and monitoring their swelling using noninvasive m...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Shanks HR,Milani AH,Lu D,Saunders BR,Carney L,Adlam DJ,Hoyland JA,Blount C,Dickinson M

更新日期：2019-07-08 00:00:00