Magnetic Fullerene-DNA/Hyaluronic Acid Nanovehicles with Magnetism/Reduction Dual-Responsive Triggered Release.

abstract：:Bioresponsive polymers can enable the development of more effective drug delivery vehicles and medical materials. Acetal-modified polysaccharides allow pH-triggered solubility switching in a versatile and effective manner, but prior work has been limited to a combination of acyclic alkoxyisopropyl and cyclic isopropyl...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Graham ET,Broaders KE

更新日期：2019-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Poly(L-lactide) (PLLA) with various alkyl ester chain end groups were synthesized by ring-opening polymerization of L-lactide in the presence of zinc alkoxide as a catalyst. The structural effect of chain end groups on the rate of enzymatic and nonenzymatic degradations for amorphous films of PLLA were investigated at...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Kurokawa K,Yamashita K,Doi Y,Abe H

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study shows the application of the electrospinning technique as a viable method for the encapsulation and stabilization of bifidobacterial strains. Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVOH) was used as the encapsulating material because it is generally recognized as safe (GRAS), has a high oxygen barrier when dry, and is water ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： López-Rubio A,Sanchez E,Sanz Y,Lagaron JM

更新日期：2009-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:A strategy to light-trigger ionic cross-linking of alginates by incorporating a photosensitive Ca2+ cage (nitr-T) is presented. Upon irradiation, free Ca2+ was released, and this caused gelation of the alginate solution. Addition of Ca2+ "on-demand" allowed us to obtain homogeneous alginate (ALG) gels using concentrat...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Cui J,Wang M,Zheng Y,Rodríguez Muñiz GM,del Campo A

更新日期：2013-05-13 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：:Chitin nanocrystal aqueous dispersions were prepared by acid hydrolysis of crude chitin from crab shells. The resulting dispersions were studied with small deformation oscillatory experiments and polarized optical microscopy under different conditions of nanocrystal concentration, ionic strength, pH, and temperature. ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Tzoumaki MV,Moschakis T,Biliaderis CG

更新日期：2010-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Enzymatic hydrolysis of selected copolymers of cellulose diacetate-graft-poly(L-lactide)s (CDA-g-PLLAs) were conducted with proteinase K for film specimens, which were solely quenched from the molten state or, further, annealed at temperatures below or above their glass transition temperatures. The hydrolysis rates de...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Teramoto Y,Nishio Y

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we describe the preparation and characterization of Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) monolayers of the enzyme organophosphorus acid anhydrolase (OPAA). Langmuir films of OPAA were characterized on different subphases, such as phosphate, ammonium carbonate, and bis-tris-propane buffers. Monolayers at ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Mello SV,Mabrouki M,Cao X,Leblanc RM,Cheng TC,DeFrank JJ

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The formation of calcite prism architecture in the prismatic layer of the mollusk shell involves the participation of a number of different proteins. One protein family, Asprich, has been identified as a participant in amorphous calcium carbonate stabilization and calcite architecture in the prismatic layer of the mol...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Ndao M,Keene E,Amos FF,Rewari G,Ponce CB,Estroff L,Evans JS

更新日期：2010-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Recombinant spider silk proteins mimicking the properties of dragline silk proteins represent a class of materials that hold great potential for future high-performance applications. Here we explore the self-assembly behavior of a recombinantly produced spider silk protein based on the dragline silk of the Araneus di...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Young SL,Gupta M,Hanske C,Fery A,Scheibel T,Tsukruk VV

更新日期：2012-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The production of large quantities of artificial spider silk fibers that match the mechanical properties of the native material has turned out to be challenging. Recent advancements in the field make biomimetic spinning approaches an attractive way forward since they allow the spider silk proteins to assemble into the...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Gonska N,López PA,Lozano-Picazo P,Thorpe M,Guinea GV,Johansson J,Barth A,Pérez-Rigueiro J,Rising A

更新日期：2020-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiogenesis has long been a desired therapeutic approach to improve clinical outcomes of conditions typified by ischemia. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) has demonstrated the ability to generate new blood vessels in vivo, but trials using intravenous delivery have not yet produced clinical success. Localize...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Huang M,Vitharana SN,Peek LJ,Coop T,Berkland C

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Micellar peroxidase-catalyzed synthesis of chiral polyaniline (PANI) in the presence of dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid (DBSA) was developed. The effect of DBSA concentration on the catalytic efficiency of horseradish and palm tree peroxidases was examined. Favorable conditions for the enzymatic synthesis of chiral PANI, ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Caramyshev AV,Lobachov VM,Selivanov DV,Sheval EV,Vorobiev AKh,Katasova ON,Polyakov VY,Makarov AA,Sakharov IY

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The electrospinning of polymer melts can offer an advantage over solution electrospinning, in the development of layered tissue constructs for tissue engineering. Melt electrospinning does not require a solvent, of which many are cytotoxic in nature, and the use of nonwater soluble polymers allows the collection of fi...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Dalton PD,Klinkhammer K,Salber J,Klee D,Möller M

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the rheological properties and the penetration of differently sized carboxylated nanoparticles in pig pulmonary mucus, on different distance and time scales. Nanoparticles were either mechanically mixed into the mucus samples or deposited as an aerosol, the latter resembling a more physiologically rele...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Murgia X,Pawelzyk P,Schaefer UF,Wagner C,Willenbacher N,Lehr CM

更新日期：2016-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The development and use of synthetic, cross-linked, macromolecular substrates with tunable elasticity has been instrumental in revealing the mechanisms by which cells sense and respond to their mechanical microenvironment. We here describe a hydrogel based on radical-free, cross-linked poly(ethylene glycol) to study t...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Missirlis D,Spatz JP

更新日期：2014-01-13 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：:Two linear alpha-(1,4)-D-glucans substrates, of degrees of polymerization DP approximately 150 and 6000, were exposed to maize starch-branching enzyme IIa (mSBEIIa) in vitro. The resulting branched alpha-glucans and their constituent chains (obtained by debranching) were analyzed by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) an...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Hernández JM,Gaborieau M,Castignolles P,Gidley MJ,Myers AM,Gilbert RG

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the synthesis of poly(methacrylic acid)-co-(oleyl methacrylate) with three different amounts of oleyl methacrylate and compare the ability of these polymers with that of poly(methacrylic acid)-co-(cholesteryl methacrylate) (PMA(c)) to noncovalently anchor liposomes to polymer layers. We subsequently assemble...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Hosta-Rigau L,Chandrawati R,Saveriades E,Odermatt PD,Postma A,Ercole F,Breheney K,Wark KL,Städler B,Caruso F

更新日期：2010-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:A challenge in the development of multifunctional drug delivery systems is to establish a reasonable and effective synthetic route for multifunctional polymer preparation. Herein, we propose a unique protocol to prepare multifunctional micelles by a cross-assembly process using three different functional polyurethanes...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Pan Z,Ren Y,Song N,Song Y,Li J,He X,Luo F,Tan H,Fu Q

更新日期：2016-06-13 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：:The stability of internally cross-linked casein micelles against disruption by urea (which disrupts hydrogen bonds and hydrophobic interactions) and trisodium citrate (which sequesters micellar calcium phosphate) was investigated. Addition of urea (0-6 mol L-1) and/or citrate (0-50 mmol L-1) progressively reduced the ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Huppertz T,Smiddy MA,de Kruif CG

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the antidiarrheal effect of ginseng, the active principals of ginseng were studied in vitro model of rotavirus infection, the leading cause of severe diarrhea. Two pectic polysaccharides, named as GP50-dHR (56.0 kDa) and GP50-eHR (77.0 kDa), were purified from hot water extract of ginseng by bioassay-linke...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Baek SH,Lee JG,Park SY,Bae ON,Kim DH,Park JH

更新日期：2010-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Two poly(amido-amine)s (oligoPAM and oligoNER) containing bis-phosphonate residues were obtained by a Michael-type polyaddition of pamidronate and neridronate to 1,4-bis(acryloyl)piperazine. The SEC (size-exclusion chromatography) and the MALDI-TOF (matrix assisted laser desorption ionization) analyses were consistent...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Casolaro M,Casolaro I,Spreafico A,Capperucci C,Frediani B,Marcolongo R,Margiotta N,Ostuni R,Mendichi R,Samperi F,Ishii T,Ito Y

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thymic epithelial cells (TECs) are the main regulators of T lymphocyte development and selection, requiring a three-dimensional (3D) environment to properly perform these biological functions. The aim of this work was to develop a 3D culture substrate that allows the survival and proliferation of TECs. Thus, electrosp...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Silva CS,Pinto RD,Amorim S,Pires RA,Correia-Neves M,Reis RL,Alves NL,Martins A,Neves NM

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The application of nanoparticles comprising amphiphilic block copolymers for the delivery of drugs is a subject of great interest as they hold promise for more effective and selective therapies. In order to achieve this ambition, it is of critical importance to develop our understanding of the self-assembly mechanisms...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Ridolfo R,Arends JJ,van Hest JCM,Williams DS

更新日期：2020-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Transparent and bendable regenerated cellulose films prepared from aqueous alkali (NaOH or LiOH)/urea (AU) solutions exhibit high oxygen barrier properties, which are superior to those of conventional cellophane, poly(vinylidene chloride), and poly(vinyl alcohol). Series of AU cellulose films are prepared from differe...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Yang Q,Fukuzumi H,Saito T,Isogai A,Zhang L

更新日期：2011-07-11 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：: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：:A modular approach to engineering cross-linked elastic biomaterials is presented for fine-tuning of material mechanical and biological properties. The three components, soluble elastin, hyaluronic acid, and silk fibroin, contribute with different features to the overall properties of the final material system. The ela...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Serban MA,Kluge JA,Laha MM,Kaplan DL

更新日期：2010-09-13 00:00:00