Unprecedented Enzymatic Synthesis of Perfectly Structured Alternating Copolymers via "Green" Reaction Cocatalyzed by Laccase and Lipase Compartmentalized within Supramolecular Complexes.

abstract：:Steady state shear flow of different types of cellulose (microcrystalline, spruce sulfite and bacterial) dissolved in 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate was studied in a large range of concentrations (0-15%) and temperatures (0-100 degrees C). Newtonian flow was recorded for all experimental conditions; these viscosi...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Gericke M,Schlufter K,Liebert T,Heinze T,Budtova T

更新日期：2009-05-11 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：:Monoclonal antibodies (mAb) are a major focus of the pharmaceutical industry, and polyclonal immunoglobulin G (IgG) therapy is used to treat a wide variety of health conditions. As some individuals require mAb/IgG therapy their entire life, there is currently a great desire to formulate antibodies for bolus injection ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Gong Y,Soleymani Abyaneh H,Drossis N,Niederquell A,Kuentz M,Leroux JC,de Haan HW,Gauthier MA

更新日期：2019-09-09 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：:A stepwise anticancer drug delivery system based on an injectable supramolecular hydrogel was presented. In this system, poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(acrylic acid) (PEG-b-PAA) block copolymer nanoparticles containing cisplatin were released by erosion of the hydrogels and then the cisplatin was released from the nanop...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zhu W,Li Y,Liu L,Chen Y,Wang C,Xi F

更新日期：2010-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：:RNA interference (RNAi) requires the intracellular delivery of RNA molecules to initiate the neutralization of targeted mRNA molecules, inhibiting the expression or translation of the targeted gene. Current polymers and lipids that are used to deliver RNA molecules are generally required to be positively charged, to a...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Jiang Z,Cui W,Prasad P,Touve MA,Gianneschi NC,Mager J,Thayumanavan S

更新日期：2019-01-14 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：:Following the work carried out on guar gum in our first paper of a series, the "pressure cell" solubilization method was applied to two other less highly substituted galactomannans: locust bean gum (LBG) and tara gum. True molecular solution of the polymers was achieved using appropriate temperature, time, and pressur...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Picout DR,Ross-Murphy SB,Jumel K,Harding SE

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Horseradish peroxidase-catalyzed polymerization of cardanol in aqueous organic solvent was investigated in the presence of a redox mediator. Cardanol is a phenol derivative from a renewable resource mainly having a C15 unsaturated hydrocarbon chain with mostly 1-3 double bonds at a meta position. Unlike soybean peroxi...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Won K,Kim YH,An ES,Lee YS,Song BK

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A unified kinetic pathway for the enzyme-catalyzed polymerization and degradation of poly(ε-caprolactone) was developed. This model tracks the complete distribution of individual chain lengths, both enzyme-bound and in solution, and successfully predicts monomer conversion and the molecular mass distribution as a func...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Johnson PM,Kundu S,Beers KL

更新日期：2011-09-12 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：:The oxidation reaction of regenerated cellulose fibers mediated by N-hydroxyphthalimide (NHPI) and various cocatalysts at room temperature for different time intervals and various amounts of low concentration sodium hypochlorite solution has been investigated to produce oxidized cellulose (OC), a biocompatible and bio...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Coseri S,Nistor G,Fras L,Strnad S,Harabagiu V,Simionescu BC

更新日期：2009-08-10 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：: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

abstract：:The C-termini of Spidroins produced in the major and minor ampullate glands of spiders are highly conserved. Despite this conservation, no corresponding peptides have been identified in the spinning dopes or the silk filaments so far. To prove their presence or absence, polyclonal antibodies derived against fusion pro...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Sponner A,Unger E,Grosse F,Weisshart K

更新日期：2004-05-01 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：: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：:Dynamic shear oscillation measurements at small strain were used to characterize the viscoelastic properties and related differences in the molecular structure of hydrogels based on gelatin methacrylamide. Gelatin was derivatized with methacrylamide side groups and was subsequently cross-linked by radical polymerizati...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Van Den Bulcke AI,Bogdanov B,De Rooze N,Schacht EH,Cornelissen M,Berghmans H

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inspired by tea stains, plant polyphenolic tannic acid (TA) was beneficially employed as the primer anchor for functional polymer brushes. The brominated TA (TABr) initiator primer was synthesized by partial modification of TA with alkyl bromide functionalities. TABr with trihydroxyphenyl moieties can readily anchor o...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Pranantyo D,Xu LQ,Neoh KG,Kang ET,Ng YX,Teo SL

更新日期：2015-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Saccharide-functionalized shell cross-linked (SCK) polymer micelles designed as polyvalent nanoscaffolds for selective interactions with receptors on Gram negative bacteria were constructed from mixed micelles composed of poly(acrylic acid-b-methyl acrylate) and mannosylated poly(acrylic acid-b-methyl acrylate). The m...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Joralemon MJ,Murthy KS,Remsen EE,Becker ML,Wooley KL

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heparins are widely used to prevent blood clotting during surgeries and for the treatment of thrombosis. However, bleeding associated with heparin therapy is a concern. Protamine, the only approved antidote for unfractionated heparin (UFH) could cause adverse cardiovascular events. Here, we describe a unique molecular...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Kalathottukaren MT,Abbina S,Yu K,Shenoi RA,Creagh AL,Haynes C,Kizhakkedathu JN

更新日期：2017-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Low tolerability and tumor selectivity restricts many potent anticancer drugs including mertansine from wide clinical use. Here, glutathione-activatable hyaluronic acid-SS-mertansine prodrug (HA-SS-DM1) was designed and developed to achieve enhanced tolerability and targeted therapy of CD44+ human breast tumor xenogra...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zhong P,Zhang J,Deng C,Cheng R,Meng F,Zhong Z

更新日期：2016-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:We examine the protein distribution within an electrospun polymer nanofiber using polyvinyl alcohol and bovine serum albumin as a model system. We hypothesize that the location of the protein within the nanofiber can be controlled by carefully selecting the pH and the applied polarity of the electric field as the pH a...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Tang C,Ozcam AE,Stout B,Khan SA

更新日期：2012-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Nowadays the open and the patent literatures propose a large number of polymers whose main chains can be degraded usefully. Among these degradable polymers, aliphatic polyester-based polymeric structures are receiving special attention because they are all more or less sensitive to hydrolytic degradation, a feature of...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Vert M

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The thermal conductive properties, including the thermal diffusivity and resultant thermal conductivity, of nonwoven nanocellulose sheets were investigated by separately measuring the thermal diffusivity of the sheets in the in-plane and thickness directions with a periodic heating method. The cross-sectional area (or...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Uetani K,Okada T,Oyama HT

更新日期：2015-07-13 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：: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：:A series of alginates isolated from the stem and leaf of a brown algae (Laminaria hyperborea), bacterial mannuronan, in vitro epimerized mannuronans, and periodate oxidized alginates were analyzed by size-exclusion chromatography (SEC) combined with online multiangle laser light scattering (MALS) and viscometry (colle...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Vold IM,Kristiansen KA,Christensen BE

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We study the self-assembly of genetically engineered protein-based triblock copolymers consisting of a central pH-responsive silk-like middle block (S(H)n, where S(H) is a silk-like octapeptide, (GA)3GH and n is the number of repeats) flanked by hydrophilic random coil outer blocks (C2). Our previous work has already ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Beun LH,Storm IM,Werten MW,de Wolf FA,Cohen Stuart MA,de Vries R

更新日期：2014-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone-marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) possess vast potential for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. In this study, an injectable hydrogel comprising poly(l-glutamic acid)-graft-tyramine (PLG-g-TA) with tunable microenvironment was developed via enzyme-catalyzed cross-linking and used as an arti...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Ren K,Cui H,Xu Q,He C,Li G,Chen X

更新日期：2016-12-12 00:00:00