Dual MMP7-proximity-activated and folate receptor-targeted nanoparticles for siRNA delivery.

abstract：:We prepared statistical copolymers composed of 2-methyl-2-oxazoline (MeOx) in combination with 2-butenyl-2-oxazoline (BuOx) or 2-decenyl-2-oxazoline (DecOx) as a basis for polymer analogous introduction of 1,2-aminothiol moieties at the side chain. MeOx provides hydrophilicity as well as cyto- and hemocompatibility, w...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Schmitz M,Kuhlmann M,Reimann O,Hackenberger CP,Groll J

更新日期：2015-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical application of holmium-loaded poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) microspheres for the radionuclide treatment of liver malignancies requires in depth understanding of the degradation characteristics of the microspheres. To this end, an in-vitro degradation study was conducted. PLLA-microspheres with and without Ho...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zielhuis SW,Nijsen JF,Krijger GC,van het Schip AD,Hennink WE

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The synthesis, characterization, and degradation kinetics of three alpha-cyclodextrin (alpha-CD)-poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) polyrotaxanes with endcaps that were installed using Cu(I)-catalyzed Huisgen cyclization is reported. PEG1500, azidated with azidoacetic acid, was threaded with alpha-CD to form a pseudopolyrota...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Loethen S,Ooya T,Choi HS,Yui N,Thompson DH

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes the formulation and physicochemical characterization of poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) organogels, designed as bioactive implants for improved treatment of infectious diseases of the oral cavity. Organogels were formulated containing a range of concentrations of PAA (3-10% w/w) and metronidazole (2 or 5...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Jones DS,Muldoon BC,Woolfson AD,Andrews GP,Sanderson FD

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new synthetic route to beta-cyclodextrin-linked hyaluronic acid (HA-CD) was developed. This was based on the preparation of a HA derivative selectively modified with adipic dihydrazide (HA-ADH) and a beta-cyclodextrin derivative possessing an aldehyde function on the primary face, followed by their coupling by a red...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Charlot A,Heyraud A,Guenot P,Rinaudo M,Auzély-Velty R

更新日期：2006-03-01 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：:Thermoresponsive oligo(ethylene glycol)-based copolymers were investigated for trypsin conjugation. These copolymers have been synthesized by atom transfer radical polymerization of 2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl methacrylate (MEO(2)MA) with oligo(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate (OEGMA(475), M(n) = 475 g.mol(-1))...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zarafshani Z,Obata T,Lutz JF

更新日期：2010-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida antarctica Lipase B (CALB) was covalently immobilized onto epoxy-activated macroporous poly(methyl methacrylate) Amberzyme beads (235 microm particle size, 220 A pore size) and nanoparticles (nanoPSG, diameter 68 nm) with a poly(glycidyl methacrylate) outer region. Amberzyme beads allowed CALB loading up to 0....

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Chen B,Hu J,Miller EM,Xie W,Cai M,Gross RA

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amphiphilic block copolymer self-assembly provides a versatile means to prepare nanoscale micelles in solution. The utilization of these structures as targeted drug delivery vehicles has motivated efforts to prepare bioactive ligand-functionalized polymer micelles. The impact of ligand conjugation on micelle morpholog...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zupancich JA,Bates FS,Hillmyer MA

更新日期：2009-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:A heterofunctional support for enzyme immobilization may be defined as that which possesses several distinct functionalities on its surface able to interact with a protein. We will focus on those supports in which a final covalent attachment between the enzyme and the support is achieved. Heterofunctionality sometimes...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Barbosa O,Torres R,Ortiz C,Berenguer-Murcia A,Rodrigues RC,Fernandez-Lafuente R

更新日期：2013-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the synthesis and characterization of polymer-peptide conjugates to be used as infection-resistant coating for biomaterial implants and devices. Antiadhesive polymer brushes composed of block copolymer Pluronic F-127 (PF127) were functionalized with antimicrobial peptides (AMP), able to kill bacte...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Muszanska AK,Rochford ET,Gruszka A,Bastian AA,Busscher HJ,Norde W,van der Mei HC,Herrmann A

更新日期：2014-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Super-resolution fluorescence microscopy, specifically stochastic reconstruction microscopy (STORM), and atomic force microscopy (AFM) were used to image the self-assembly processes of the peptide surfactant I3K. The peptide surfactants self-assembled into giant helical fibrils with diameters between 5 and 10 nm with ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Cox H,Georgiades P,Xu H,Waigh TA,Lu JR

更新日期：2017-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:A major challenge in drug delivery is the internalization through the apical plasma membrane of the polarized epithelial cells lining organs facing the external environment, e.g., lungs and the gastrointestinal tract. The reduced permeation of drugs entering through this pathway is in part due to the mucosal barrier a...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Harush-Frenkel O,Rozentur E,Benita S,Altschuler Y

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An enzymatically cross-linked polyethylene glycol (PEG)-based hydrogel was engineered to promote and align nerve cells in a three-dimensional manner. To render the injectable, otherwise bioinert, PEG-based material supportive for cell growth, its mechanical and biochemical properties were optimized. A recombinant fibr...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Licht C,Rose JC,Anarkoli AO,Blondel D,Roccio M,Haraszti T,Gehlen DB,Hubbell JA,Lutolf MP,De Laporte L

更新日期：2019-11-11 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：:As a means to stimulate wound healing, a hollow fiber membrane system might be placed within a wound bed to provide local and externally regulated controlled delivery of regenerative factors. After sufficient healing, it would be desirable to triggerably degrade these fibers as opposed to pulling them out. Accordingly...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Fu HL,Hong Y,Little SR,Wagner WR

更新日期：2014-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:We explore here the possibility that polypeptide chains with directional multiplicity might provide for the control of peptide self-assembly processes. We tested this new possibility using an oppositely directed peptide (ODP) supramolecular system. The ODP could make it possible to form a βαβ motif with antiparallel β...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Jeong WJ,Han S,Park H,Jin KS,Lim YB

更新日期：2014-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Alginate-based amphiphilic graft copolymers were synthesized by single electron transfer living radical polymerization (SET-LRP), forming stable micelles during polymerization induced self-assembly (PISA). First, alginate macroinitiator was prepared by partial depolymerization of native alginate, solubility modificati...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Kapishon V,Whitney RA,Champagne P,Cunningham MF,Neufeld RJ

更新日期：2015-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrospun poly(glycolide-co-lactide) (PLA10GA90, LA/GA ratio 10/90) biodegradable nanofiber membranes possessed very high surface area to volume ratios and were completely noncrystalline with a relatively lowered glass transition temperature. These characteristics led to very different structure, morphology, and pro...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zong X,Ran S,Kim KS,Fang D,Hsiao BS,Chu B

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bionanocomposite materials, combining the properties of biopolymers and nanostructured materials, are attracting interest of the wider scientific community due to their potential application in design of implants, drug delivery systems, and tissue design platforms. Herein, we report on the use of maleimide-coated silv...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： García-Astrain C,Chen C,Burón M,Palomares T,Eceiza A,Fruk L,Corcuera MÁ,Gabilondo N

更新日期：2015-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel strategy for artificial regulation system of gene expression applying the specific molecular recognition between carbohydrate and lectin is proposed. Plasmid-lactose conjugates (pActin-lactose and pGFP-lactose) prepared via diazocoupling maintained the transcription activity with T7 RNA polymerase. Gel-shift a...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Matsuura K,Hayashi K,Kobayashi K

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulating cell migration dynamics is of significance in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. A 3D scaffold was created to provide various topographies based on a poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) self-induced nanohybrid shish-kebab structure, which consisted of aligned PCL nanofibers and spaced PCL crystal lamellae...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Guo X,Wang X,Li X,Jiang YC,Han S,Ma L,Guo H,Wang Z,Li Q

更新日期：2020-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:3-Helix micelles have demonstrated excellent in vitro and in vivo stability. Previous studies showed that the unique design of the peptide-polymer conjugate based on protein tertiary structure as the headgroup is the main design factor to achieve high kinetic stability. In this contribution, using amphiphiles with dif...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Dube N,Seo JW,Dong H,Shu JY,Lund R,Mahakian LM,Ferrara KW,Xu T

更新日期：2014-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Tiopronin (N-(2-mercaptopropionyl)glycine)-protected gold nanoparticles (TPAu) were cross-linked to collagen via EDC (1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethyl aminopropyl) carbodiimide) coupling. On average, each TPAu forms eight amide bonds with collagen lysine moieties. The resulting gels were studied with environmental SEM, TEM, micr...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Castaneda L,Valle J,Yang N,Pluskat S,Slowinska K

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthetic lethality is a molecular-targeted therapy for selective killing of cancer cells. We exploited a lethal interaction between superoxide dismutase 1 inhibition and Bloom syndrome gene product (BLM) defect for the treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC) cells (HCT 116) with a customized lung cancer screen-1-loaded ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Gupta A,Ahmad A,Singh H,Kaur S,K M N,Ansari MM,Jayamurugan G,Khan R

更新日期：2018-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Aggregation phenomena in aqueous solutions of purified human tracheobronchial mucin have been studied by rheological methods, steady-state fluorescence, quasielastic light scattering, and spin probe techniques. At temperatures below 30 degrees C and concentrations above 15 mg/mL and in the absence of chaotropic agents...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Bromberg LE,Barr DP

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A comprehensive understanding of the mechanism by which type I collagen (Col) interacts with hydroxyapatite nanoparticles (Hap NPs) in aqueous solutions is a pivotal step for guiding the design of biologically relevant nanocomposites with controlled hierarchical structure. In this paper we use a variety of Hap NPs dif...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Colaço E,Brouri D,Aissaoui N,Cornette P,Dupres V,Domingos RF,Lambert JF,Maisonhaute E,Kirat KE,Landoulsi J

更新日期：2019-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Poly(lactide)-block-poly(ethylene oxide)-block-poly(lactide) (PLA-PEO-PLA) triblock copolymers are known to form physical hydrogels in water as a result of the polymer's amphiphilicity. Their mechanical properties, biocompatibility, and biodegradability have made them attractive for use as soft tissue scaffolds. Howev...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Sanabria-DeLong N,Crosby AJ,Tew GN

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple, sequential approach for creation of hydrolytically degradable poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) hydrogels has been developed and characterized. The chemistry involves an initial step growth polymerization reaction between PEG-diacrylate and dithiothreitol (DTT) to form acrylate-terminated (-PEG-DTT-)n PEG chains, ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Hudalla GA,Eng TS,Murphy WL

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The grafting of thermosensitive amine-terminated statistical polymers onto the surface of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) was achieved by a peptidic coupling reaction, leading to unusual properties like colloidal stability at high ionic strength, surface activity, and thermoreversible aggregation. We have used a large v...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Azzam F,Heux L,Putaux JL,Jean B

更新日期：2010-12-13 00:00:00