Structural and Mechanical Properties of Silk from Different Instars of Bombyx mori.

abstract：:To continue expanding the use of Single Electron Transfer-Living Radical Polymerization (SET-LRP) in applications at the interface between macromolecular science, biomacromolecules, biology and medicine, it is essential to develop novel initiators that do not compromise the structural stability of synthesized polymers...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Lligadas G,Enayati M,Grama S,Smail R,Sherman SE,Percec V

更新日期：2017-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The basic physicochemical properties that determine the distribution and fate of synthetic macromolecules in living cells were characterized using fluorescently labeled HPMA (N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide) copolymers. Twelve different classes of water-soluble copolymers were created by incorporating eight differen...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Callahan J,Kopečkov P,Kopeček J

更新日期：2009-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Utilization of reversible interactions as sacrificial bonds in biopolymers is critical for the integral synthesis of mechanically superior biological materials. In this work, cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) reinforced covalent polyacrylamide (PAAm) composite hydrogels are immersed into multivalent cation (Ca2+, Zn2+, Al3...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Yang J,Xu F,Han CR

更新日期：2017-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent developments in ionic liquid electrolytes for cellulose or biomass dissolution has also allowed for high-resolution 1H and 13C NMR on very high molecular weight cellulose. This permits the development of advanced liquid-state quantitative NMR methods for characterization of unsubstituted and low degree of subst...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： King AWT,Mäkelä V,Kedzior SA,Laaksonen T,Partl GJ,Heikkinen S,Koskela H,Heikkinen HA,Holding AJ,Cranston ED,Kilpeläinen I

更新日期：2018-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:An efficient process for the synthesis of degradable hydrogels containing octa-betaine ester polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) through efficient thiol-ene and Menschutkin click reactions was developed. The hydrogels exhibited a yield strength of 0.36 MPa and a compressive modulus of 4.38 MPa and displayed ex...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Han J,Chen Q,Shen Y,Liu Z,Hao X,Zhong M,Zhao Z,Bockstaller MR

更新日期：2020-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The determination of the collagen and glycosaminoglycan (GAG) contents of native and particularly bioengineered tissues is of considerable interest because the collagen-to-GAG ratio determines the water content of the tissue, which is crucial regarding its mechanical properties. (1)H NMR spectroscopy subsequent to the...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Riemer T,Nimptsch A,Nimptsch K,Schiller J

更新日期：2012-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The intermolecular distributions of amide groups within two commercial LMA pectins was studied after removal of the methyl esters followed by fractionation of the different populations by anion exchange chromatography. The populations obtained had almost equal degrees of amidation while the values of the degree of blo...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Guillotin SE,Mey N,Ananta E,Boulenguer P,Schols HA,Voragen AG

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The complement system is a powerful mechanism of the innate immune defense system. Dysregulation may contribute to several diseases. Heparin is a known regulator of the complement system, but its application is limited due to its anticoagulative activity. A promising alternative is the synthetic analogue dendritic pol...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Silberreis K,Niesler N,Rades N,Haag R,Dernedde J

更新日期：2019-10-14 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：:Chemo-photodynamic combined therapy is promising in cancer treatment, although low tissue penetration of visible light for activating photosensitizers (e.g., chlorin e6, Ce6) limited its broad applications. Combination of upcoverting nanoparticles (UCNPs) with the photosensitizers endows us with the possibility to uti...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Chen Y,Ren J,Tian D,Li Y,Jiang H,Zhu J

更新日期：2019-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The Bacillus subtilis protease Proleather FG-F catalyzed the transesterification of inulin with vinyl acrylate (VA) in dimethylformamide (DMF). The reaction conversion for different VA concentrations was greater than 57% after 96 h at 50 degrees C. The degree of substitution (DS, defined as the amount of acrylate grou...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Ferreira L,Carvalho R,Gil MH,Dordick JS

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioresponsive poly(amidoamine)s (PAA)s are currently under development as endosomolytic polymers for intracellular delivery of proteins and genes. Here for the first time, small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) is used to systematically investigate the pH-dependent conformational change of an endosomolytic polymer, the...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Griffiths PC,Paul A,Khayat Z,Wan KW,King SM,Grillo I,Schweins R,Ferruti P,Franchini J,Duncan R

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thermoresponsive anionic copolymer brushes, poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylic acid-co-tert-butylacrylamide) [P(IPAAm-co-AAc-co-tBAAm)], were grafted onto a monolithic silica rod column through surface-initiated atom-transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) to prepare an effective thermoresponsive anionic chromatogra...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Nagase K,Kobayashi J,Kikuchi A,Akiyama Y,Kanazawa H,Okano T

更新日期：2014-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The gold standard for implant metals is titanium, and coatings such as collagen-I, RGD-peptide, chondroitin sulfate, and calcium phosphate have been used to modify its biocompatibility. We investigated how titanium coated with pectins, adaptable bioactive plant polysaccharides with anti-inflammatory effects, supports ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Kokkonen H,Cassinelli C,Verhoef R,Morra M,Schols HA,Tuukkanen J

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The leading cause of death in the United States is cardiovascular disease. The majority of these cases result from heart failure post-myocardial infarction (MI). We present data providing evidence for use of acetalated dextran (AcDex) microparticles as a delivery vehicle for therapeutics to the heart post-MI. We harne...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Suarez S,Grover GN,Braden RL,Christman KL,Almutairi A

更新日期：2013-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study focuses on the formation of microcapsules containing catalytically active L-asparaginase (L-ASNase), a protein drug of high value in antileukemic therapy. We make use of the layer-by-layer (LbL) technique to coat protein-loaded calcium carbonate (CaCO3) particles with two or three poly dextran/poly-L...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Karamitros CS,Yashchenok AM,Möhwald H,Skirtach AG,Konrad M

更新日期：2013-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Subunit vaccines can have excellent safety profiles, but their ability to give rise to robust immune responses is often compromised. For glycan-based vaccines, insufficient understanding of B and T cell epitope combinations that yield optimal immune activation hinders optimization. To determine which antigen features ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Bennett NR,Jarvis CM,Alam MM,Zwick DB,Olson JM,Nguyen HV,Johnson JA,Cook ME,Kiessling LL

更新日期：2019-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Cartilage tissue engineering highly relies on the ability to store and transport chondrocytes in order to be clinically successful. Cryopreservation is a most reliable technology for chondrocyte storage, but it suffers from the intrinsic toxicity of current state-of-the-art cryoprotectant, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). I...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Liu M,Zhang X,Guo H,Zhu Y,Wen C,Sui X,Yang J,Zhang L

更新日期：2019-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrically conductive hydrogel composites consisting of oligo(polyethylene glycol) fumarate (OPF) and polypyrrole (PPy) were developed for applications in nerve regeneration. OPF-PPy scaffolds were synthesized using three different anions: naphthalene-2-sulfonic acid sodium salt (NSA), dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid so...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Runge MB,Dadsetan M,Baltrusaitis J,Ruesink T,Lu L,Windebank AJ,Yaszemski MJ

更新日期：2010-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite great potential, the delivery of genetic materials into cells or tissues of interest remains challenging owing to their susceptibility to nuclease degradation, lack of permeability to the cell membrane, and short in vivo half-life, which severely restrict their widespread use in therapeutics. To surmount these...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Le TMD,Duong HTT,Thambi T,Giang Phan VH,Jeong JH,Lee DS

更新日期：2018-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Amphiphilic random, gradient, and block copolymers of 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA) and n-butyl methacrylate (BMA) were synthesized by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) in water/2-propanol mixtures using a methoxy-poly(ethylene glycol) (MPEG) (M(n) = 2000) macroinitiator. Kinetic studies indic...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Lee SB,Russell AJ,Matyjaszewski K

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Collagen's biocompatibility, biodegradability and low immunogenicity render it advantageous for extensive application in pharmaceutical or biotechnological disciplines. However, typical collagen extraction from animal or cadaver sources harbors risks including allergenicity and potential sample contamination with path...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Stein H,Wilensky M,Tsafrir Y,Rosenthal M,Amir R,Avraham T,Ofir K,Dgany O,Yayon A,Shoseyov O

更新日期：2009-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Water soluble polymer anticancer conjugates can improve the pharmacokinetics of covalently bound drugs by limiting cellular uptake to the endocytic route, thus prolonging plasma circulation time and consequently facilitating tumor targeting by the enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect. Many of the first gen...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Andersson L,Davies J,Duncan R,Ferruti P,Ford J,Kneller S,Mendichi R,Pasut G,Schiavon O,Summerford C,Tirk A,Veronese FM,Vincenzi V,Wu G

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent findings suggest that visible light-promoted photooxidative processes mediated by sensitizers of appropriate chemical structure could represent a useful tool for properly addressing the problem of the increasing occurrence of infectious diseases caused by multiantibiotic-resistant microbial pathogens. The monoc...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Ferro S,Jori G,Sortino S,Stancanelli R,Nikolov P,Tognon G,Ricchelli F,Mazzaglia A

更新日期：2009-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this paper is to define optimal conditions for the extraction of chitin from shrimp shells. The kinetics of both demineralization and deproteinization with, in the latter case, the role of temperature are studied. The characterization of the residual calcium and protein contents, the molecular weights, and ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Percot A,Viton C,Domard A

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past 10 years, polyglycerols and their structurally related analogs have received considerable attention in the biomedical field. Poly(glycidyl methacrylate) (PGMA) is a versatile polymer because its pendant epoxide groups can be opened with different functional groups to generate poly(glycerol methacrylate)s...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Gao H,Elsabahy M,Giger EV,Li D,Prud'homme RE,Leroux JC

更新日期：2010-04-12 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：:This paper reports the rheological behavior of chitosan solutions that have been cross-linked with different amounts of genipin, at body temperature and physiological pH. The effect of the cross-linker loading on the rheological properties of hydrogels has been evaluated. The oscillatory time sweep method was used to ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Moura MJ,Figueiredo MM,Gil MH

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a facile method of generating ultradense poly(l-lysine)-graft-poly(ethylene glycol) (PLL-g-PEG) surface by using high temperature alone, which in turn provides dramatic improvement in resisting nonspecific bioadsorption. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) revealed that the surface graft density increased...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Ogaki R,Zoffmann Andersen O,Jensen GV,Kolind K,Kraft DC,Pedersen JS,Foss M

更新日期：2012-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Trimethylsilylation of chitin was studied in detail to establish a reliable method, and the properties of the resulting product were elucidated. Chitin was successfully trimethylsilylated with a mixture of hexamethyldisilazane and trimethylsilyl chloride in pyridine. Compared to alpha-chitin, beta-chitin was much more...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Kurita K,Sugita K,Kodaira N,Hirakawa M,Yang J

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00