Iridescent Cellulose Nanocrystal Films Modified with Hydroxypropyl Cellulose.

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：:Incorporating charged amino acid side chains in polypeptide polymer backbones to improve solubility usually leads to reduced secondary structuring. Here we show that highly water soluble (>15 mg.mL-1) β-sheets can be obtained via nucleotide monophosphate grafting onto simple poly(γ-propargyl- L-glutamate) backbone. Th...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Nguyen M,Stigliani JL,Bijani C,Verhaeghe P,Pratviel G,Bonduelle C

更新日期：2018-10-08 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：:This paper describes the synthesis and characterization of a novel organic polymer coating for the prevention of the growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa on the solid surface of three-dimensional objects. Substrata were encapsulated with polyterpenol thin films prepared from terpinen-4-ol using radio frequency plasma enha...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Bazaka K,Jacob MV,Truong VK,Wang F,Pushpamali WA,Wang JY,Ellis AV,Berndt CC,Crawford RJ,Ivanova EP

更新日期：2010-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Sequential copolymerizations of trimethylene carbonate (TMC) and l-lactide (LLA) were performed with 2,2-dibutyl-2-stanna-1,3-oxepane as a bifunctional cyclic initiator. The block lengths were varied via the monomer/initiator and via the TMC/l-lactide ratio. The cyclic triblock copolymers were transformed in situ into...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Pospiech D,Komber H,Jehnichen D,Häussler L,Eckstein K,Scheibner H,Janke A,Kricheldorf HR,Petermann O

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Collagen fibrils were obtained in vitro by aggregation from acid-soluble type I collagen at different initial concentrations and with the addition of decorin core or intact decorin. All specimens were observed by scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. In line with the findings of other authors, lack...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Raspanti M,Viola M,Sonaggere M,Tira ME,Tenni R

更新日期：2007-07-01 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：:In marine mussels (Mytilus), byssal threads are made in minutes from prefabricated smectic polymer liquid crystals by a process resembling reaction injection molding. The mesogens in these arrays are known to be natural block copolymers with rodlike collagen cores. Using atomic force microscopy, it was shown that thes...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Hassenkam T,Gutsmann T,Hansma P,Sagert J,Waite JH

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Self-cross-linking polyelectrolytes are used to strengthen the surface of calcium alginate beads for cell encapsulation. Poly([2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl]trimethylammonium chloride), containing 30 mol % 2-aminoethyl methacrylate, and poly(sodium methacrylate), containing 30 mol % 2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl acetoacetate, w...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Mazumder MA,Shen F,Burke NA,Potter MA,Stöver HD

更新日期：2008-09-01 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：:In a previous study, we have reported chemical synthesis of novel aliphatic poly(butylene succinate-co-cyclic carbonate) P(BS-co-CC)s bearing various functionalizable carbonate building blocks, and this work will continue to present our new studies on their enzymatic degradation and in vitro cell biocompatibility assa...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Yang J,Tian W,Li Q,Li Y,Cao A

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the field of cancer immunotherapy is intensively investigated, there is still a need for generic strategies that allow easy, mild and efficient formulation of vaccine antigens. Here we report on a generic polymer-protein ligation strategy to formulate protein antigens into reversible polymeric conjugates for ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Lybaert L,Vanparijs N,Fierens K,Schuijs M,Nuhn L,Lambrecht BN,De Geest BG

更新日期：2016-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Most biopolymers exist in a plasticized state, whether it is naturally with water or unnaturally with glycerol or other suitable polyol, to make a flexible material. We have found that the extent to which a biopolymer can be plasticized is dependent on its molecular and higher order structures outside of simply molecu...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Athamneh AI,Griffin M,Whaley M,Barone JR

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cationic derivatives of cellulose and other polysaccharides are attractive targets for biomedical applications due to their propensity for electrostatically binding with anionic biomolecules, such as nucleic acids and certain proteins. To date, however, relatively few practical synthetic methods have been described fo...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Liu S,Liu J,Esker AR,Edgar KJ

更新日期：2016-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:A new α-amylase from Rhizomucor sp. (RA) was studied in detail due to its very efficient hydrolysis of raw starch granules at low temperature (32 °C). RA contains a starch binding domain (SBD) connected to the core amylase catalytic domain by a O-glycosylated linker. The mode of degradation of native maize starch gran...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Tawil G,Viksø-Nielsen A,Rolland-Sabaté A,Colonna P,Buléon A

更新日期：2011-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper introduces a chitosan microneedle patch for efficient and sustained transdermal delivery of hydrophilic macromolecules. Chitosan microneedles have sufficient mechanical strength to be inserted in vitro into porcine skin at approximately 250 μm in depth and in vivo into rat skin at approximately 200 μm in de...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Chen MC,Ling MH,Lai KY,Pramudityo E

更新日期：2012-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction of iron with water-soluble polymer chitosan and monomer d-glucosamine is investigated by Mössbauer spectroscopy. The 4.2 K Mössbauer spectrum of Fe-water-soluble chitosan complex indicates the presence of a magnetic pattern and a quadrupole doublet, and analysis of the spectral data leads to the conclu...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Bhatia SC,Ravi N

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Binding of a poly(amido amine) dendrimer with salmon testes DNA in an aqueous solution of 0.01 M NaCl at pH 6.5 has been investigated. It was shown from the physicochemical experiments of static light scattering and ultra-violet and circular dichroism spectroscopy that at a 0.2 mixing ratio of dendrimer/DNA (number ra...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Mitra A,Imae T

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：: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：: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：:Nanocellulose-based self-standing films are becoming a substrate for flexible electronics, diagnostics, and sensors. Strength and surface chemistry are vital variables for these film-based endeavors, the former is one of the assets of nanocellulose. To contribute to the latter, nanocellulose films are tuned with a sid...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Nypelö T,Amer H,Konnerth J,Potthast A,Rosenau T

更新日期：2018-03-12 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：:We studied methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(ε-caprolactone)-b-poly(2-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) (mPEG-b-PCL-b-PDMAEMA) nanoparticles as the codelivery vector of hydrophobic drug and pDNA by employing dynamic light scattering (DLS), ζ potential, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), gel retardation assay, a...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Yue X,Qiao Y,Qiao N,Guo S,Xing J,Deng L,Xu J,Dong A

更新日期：2010-09-13 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：: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：:The effect of increasing water composition on the rheological and microstructural behavior of a ternary cellulose acetate (CA)/N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMA)/water system is examined. Addition of water to the CA/DMA system results in enhanced steady shear viscosity and dynamic viscoelastic properties and ultimately to ph...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Appaw C,Gilbert RD,Khan SA,Kadla JF

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since their discovery at the end of the previous millennium, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been the object of thousands of papers describing their applications in fields ranging from physics to electronics, photonics, chemistry, biology, and medicine. The development of chemical approaches to modify their graphitic sid...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Bottini M,Rosato N,Bottini N

更新日期：2011-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrospinning for the formation of nanoscale diameter fibers has been explored for high-performance filters and biomaterial scaffolds for vascular grafts or wound dressings. Fibers with nanoscale diameters provide benefits due to high surface area. In the present study we explore electrospinning for protein-based bi...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Jin HJ,Fridrikh SV,Rutledge GC,Kaplan DL

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:l-Proline is the only, out of 20 essential, amino acid that contains a cyclized substituted α-amino group (is formally an imino acid), which restricts its conformational shape. The synthesis of well-defined homo- and copolymers of l-proline has been plagued either by the low purity of the monomer or the inability of m...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Gkikas M,Iatrou H,Thomaidis NS,Alexandridis P,Hadjichristidis N

更新日期：2011-06-13 00:00:00