Cyclic Dipeptide-Based Ambidextrous Supergelators: Minimalistic Rational Design, Structure-Gelation Studies, and In Situ Hydrogelation.

abstract：:The synthesis and polymerization of six AB(3) tapered self-assembling methacrylate monomers (5a, 5b, 5c,5d, 17a, and 17b) based on first generation alkyl substituted benzyl ether monodendrons (i.e., minidendrons) containing oligooxyethylene units at their focal point and the polymerizable group on their periphery are ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Percec V,Bera TK

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Partially benzylamidated, amphipathic poly(gamma-glutamic acid) (BzPGA) was synthesized from poly(gamma-glutamic acid) (PGA) and benzylamine by direct amidation in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). Benzylamine and PGA were heated in DMSO for 1 to 26 h at temperatures between 110 and 130 degrees C, producing derivatives of va...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Novak L,Banyai I,Fleischer-Radu JE,Borbély J

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) foot protein 5 (Mefp-5) is an adhesive protein that is mainly composed of glycine, l-lysine, and 3,4-dihydroxy-l-phenylalanine (DOPA). Thousands of adhesive pads have been analyzed in previous studies, whereby it has been found that adhesion is largely achieved by the redox-chemistry o...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Numata K,Baker PJ

更新日期：2014-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The recombinant amylosucrase from Neisseria polysaccharea was used to glucosylate glycogen particles in vitro in the presence of sucrose as the glucosyl donor. The morphology and structure of the resulting insoluble products were shown to strongly depend on the initial sucrose/glycogen weight ratio. For the lower rati...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Putaux JL,Potocki-Véronèse G,Remaud-Simeon M,Buleon A

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assembly of (bio)polymers into long-range anisotropic nanostructured gels and aerogels is of great interest in advanced material engineering since it enables directional tuning of properties, such as diffusivity, light, heat, and sound propagation, cell proliferation, and mechanical properties. Here we present an appr...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Plappert SF,Nedelec JM,Rennhofer H,Lichtenegger HC,Bernstorff S,Liebner FW

更新日期：2018-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a distinct need for antimicrobial compounds that can act at surfaces without leaching into the environment. Such materials should be easy to synthesize, be easy to apply to surfaces, and display reasonable levels of antimicrobial and antifungal activity. Here we describe such a surface-active compound and dem...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Ravikumar T,Murata H,Koepsel RR,Russell AJ

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrically conducting polymeric membranes were prepared by incorporating multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) into bacterial cellulose pellicles produced by Gluconacetobacter xylinum. The MWCNTs were dispersed in a surfactant (cationic cetyl trimethylammonium bromide) solution, and cellulose pellicles were dipped i...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Yoon SH,Jin HJ,Kook MC,Pyun YR

更新日期：2006-04-01 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：:Agmatine-containing bioreducible polymer, poly(cystaminebis(acrylamide)-agmatine) (poly(CBA-AG)) was synthesized for gene delivery systems. It could form 200-300 nm sized and positively charged polyplexes with pDNA, which could release pDNA in reducing the environment due to the internal disulfide bonds cleavage. Poly...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Choi JY,Ryu K,Lee GJ,Kim K,Kim TI

更新日期：2015-09-14 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：:We synthesized positively charged biodegradable hydrogels by cross-linking of agmatine-modified poly(ethylene glycol)-tethered fumarate (Agm-PEGF) and poly(propylene fumarate-co-ethylene glycol) (P(PF-co-EG)) to investigate the effect of the guanidino groups of the agmatine on hydrogel swelling behavior and smooth mus...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Tanahashi K,Jo S,Mikos AG

更新日期：2002-09-01 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：:Biomimetic mineralization of collagen is an advantageous method to obtain resorbable collagen/hydroxy-apatite composites for application in bone regeneration. In this report, established procedures for mineralization of bovine collagen were adapted to a new promising source of collagen from salmon skin challenged by t...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Hoyer B,Bernhardt A,Heinemann S,Stachel I,Meyer M,Gelinsky M

更新日期：2012-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The need for polymers for high-end applications, coupled with the desire to mimic nature's macromolecular machinery fuels the development of innovative synthetic strategies every year. The recently acquired macromolecular-synthetic tools increase the precision and enable the synthesis of polymers with high control and...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Olsén P,Odelius K,Albertsson AC

更新日期：2016-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The formation of protein-polymer complexes was studied in an aqueous system using dynamic light scattering (DLS) and static light scattering (SLS) as the main experimental tools. Human serum albumin (HSA) was used as a protein and complexed with four representative water-soluble polymers: poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Matsudo T,Ogawa K,Kokufuta E

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although doxorubicin (Dox) has been widely used in the treatment of different types of cancer, its insufficient cellular uptake and intracellular release is still a limitation. Herein, we report an easy process for the preparation of redox-sensitive nanogels that were shown to be highly efficient in the intracellular ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Maciel D,Figueira P,Xiao S,Hu D,Shi X,Rodrigues J,Tomás H,Li Y

更新日期：2013-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:A poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate] (P(3HB))-degrading marine bacterium (strain NK-1, JCM10458) was isolated from the Pacific Ocean deep-sea floor (1165 m in depth) in Japan. The organism was a motile and Gram negative, aerobic, and rod-shaped bacterium, and its DNA had a guanine-plus-cytosine content of 57.7 mol%. On the b...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Kasuya K,Mitomo H,Nakahara M,Akiba A,Kudo T,Doi Y

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study is devoted to developing amphiphilic block polymers based on phenylborate ester, which can self-assemble to form nanoparticles, as a glucose-sensitive drug carrier. Poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly[(2-phenylboronic esters-1,3-dioxane-5-ethyl) methylacrylate] (MPEG5000-block-PBDEMA) was fabricated with MPEG5...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Yao Y,Zhao L,Yang J,Yang J

更新日期：2012-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:In the cell nucleus, putrescine, spermidine, and spermine self-assemble with phosphate ions to generate three forms of compounds, named nuclear aggregates of polyamines (NAPs), which may interact with DNA. In an in vitro setting mimicking the cell nucleus milieu, this molecular aggregation occurs within well-defined r...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Iacomino G,Picariello G,Sbrana F,Di Luccia A,Raiteri R,D'Agostino L

更新日期：2011-04-11 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：:This work reports on the effect of CO2 at subcritical conditions and the gaseous state on the telechelic poly(epsilon-caprolactone) polymers. The tested polymers are semi-crystalline in nature and thus the effect of functional groups and their overall contribution to foaming and formation of microstructures with open-...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Nawaby AV,Farah AA,Liao X,Pietro WJ,Day M

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work, we have analyzed the structural, topographical, and surface dilatational characteristics of pure beta-lactoglobulin adsorbed films and the effect of the self-assembly of monoglycerides (monopalmitin or monoolein) in beta-lactoglobulin films at the air-water interface. Measurements were performed in a sin...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Rodríguez Patino JM,Fernandez MC,Rodríguez Niño MR,Sanchez CC

更新日期：2006-09-01 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：:Nanoconfined self-assemblies within aerosol nanoparticles and control of the secondary structures are shown here upon ionically complexing poly(L-lysine) (PLL) with dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid (DBSA) surfactant and using solvents chloroform, 1-propanol, or dimethylformamide. Different solvent volatilities and drying t...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Rahikkala A,Junnila S,Vartiainen V,Ruokolainen J,Ikkala O,Kauppinen E,Raula J

更新日期：2014-07-14 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：:Restorative medicine has a constant need for improved scaffold materials. Degradable biopolymers often suffer from uncontrolled chemical or enzymatic hydrolysis by the host. The need for a second surgery on the other hand is a major drawback for nondegradable scaffold materials. In this paper we report the design and ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Berski S,van Bergeijk J,Schwarzer D,Stark Y,Kasper C,Scheper T,Grothe C,Gerardy-Schahn R,Kirschning A,Dräger G

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New therapeutic strategies for the treatment of neoplastic pathologies and, in particular, metastasis processes are based on the inhibitory effect of angiogenic processes. The present article deals with the design, preparation, and application of new "polymer drugs" with a clear inhibitory effect of the activation of ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： García-Fernández L,Aguilar MR,Fernández MM,Lozano RM,Giménez G,Valverde S,San Román J

更新日期：2010-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural selection has endorsed proteins with amazing structures and functionalities that cannot be matched by synthetic means, explaining the exponential interest in developing protein-based materials. Protein self-assembly allows fabricating complex supramolecular structures from relatively simple building blocks, a ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Wang W,Azizyan RA,Garro A,Kajava AV,Ventura S

更新日期：2020-10-12 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：: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