Polysaccharide Structures in the Outer Mucilage of Arabidopsis Seeds Visualized by AFM.

abstract：:The importance of the stabilization of the quaternary structure of multimeric enzymes has been illustrated using a model reaction with great industrial relevance: the enzymatic synthesis of ampicillin from 6-amino penicillanic acid (6APA) and phenylglycine methyl ester (PGM) catalyzed by the tetrameric enzyme alpha-am...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Fernández-Lafuente R,Hernández-Jústiz O,Mateo C,Terreni M,Fernández-Lorente G,Moreno MA,Alonso J,García-López JL,Guisan JM

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The complement system plays an important role in innate and adaptive immunity, which suggests that complement activation could be exploited as a potential strategy for vaccine adjuvants. Here we explored the potential of chitosan-based microparticles (CS-NH2 MPs) as a vaccine adjuvant with an active surface for comple...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Liu Y,Yin Y,Wang L,Zhang W,Chen X,Yang X,Xu J,Ma G

更新日期：2013-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Biomaterials conceived for vectorization of bioactives are currently considered for biomedical, biological, and environmental applications. We have produced a pH-sensitive biomaterial composed of natural source alginate and chitosan polysaccharides for application as a drug delivery system via oral administration. The...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Mathews PD,Fernandes Patta ACM,Gonçalves JV,Gama GDS,Garcia ITS,Mertins O

更新日期：2018-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:New types of hydrogels have been obtained starting from high bloom purified gelatin A, alone or in mixtures with hyaluronan and with a hyaluronan derivative bearing primary amino groups, by transglutaminase-catalyzed cross-linking. The reticulation process, carried out adopting two different temperature protocols, and...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Crescenzi V,Francescangeli A,Taglienti A

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraneuronal aggregation of the intrinsically disordered protein α-synuclein is at the core of Parkinson's disease and related neurodegenerative disorders. Several reports show that the concentration of salts in the medium heavily affects its aggregation rate and fibril morphology, but a characterization of the indiv...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Ramis R,Ortega-Castro J,Vilanova B,Adrover M,Frau J

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:A strategy is presented that exploits the ability of synthetic polymers of different nature to disturb the strong self-assembly capabilities of amyloid based β-sheet forming peptides. Following a convergent approach, the peptides of interest were synthesized via solid-phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) and the polymers vi...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Dehn S,Castelletto V,Hamley IW,Perrier S

更新日期：2012-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida antarctica Lipase B (CALB) was covalently immobilized onto epoxy-activated macroporous poly(methyl methacrylate) Amberzyme beads (235 microm particle size, 220 A pore size) and nanoparticles (nanoPSG, diameter 68 nm) with a poly(glycidyl methacrylate) outer region. Amberzyme beads allowed CALB loading up to 0....

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Chen B,Hu J,Miller EM,Xie W,Cai M,Gross RA

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biopolymers bearing hydrophobic side-chains, such as hydrophobically modified chitosan (hmC), can connect liposomes into a gel network via hydrophobic interactions. In this paper, we show that such liposome gels possess an attractive combination of properties for certain drug delivery applications. Their shear-thinnin...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Lee JH,Oh H,Baxa U,Raghavan SR,Blumenthal R

更新日期：2012-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:For efficient reversal of multidrug resistance (MDR) in chemotherapy for breast cancer, multifunctional self-assembled nanoparticles (MSN) based on a new amphiphilic copolymer consisting of bioreducible poly[bis(2-hydroxylethyl)-disulfide-diacrylate-β-tetraethylenepentamine] and polycaprolactone (PBD-PCL) were constru...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Yin Q,Shen J,Zhang Z,Yu H,Chen L,Gu W,Li Y

更新日期：2013-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:In this contribution, a hydrophobically modified polysaccharide derivative is synthesized in an eco-friendly solvent water by conjugation of benzylamine with the backbone of the biopolymer. Owing to the presence of aromatic moieties, the resulting water-soluble polysaccharide derivative self-assembles spontaneously an...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Mohan T,Rathner R,Reishofer D,Koller M,Elschner T,Spirk S,Heinze T,Stana-Kleinschek K,Kargl R

更新日期：2015-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:We show that functionalizing polymer-coated colloidal nanoplatelets with guanosine groups allows synergistic increase of mechanical properties in nacre-mimetic lamellar self-assemblies. Anionic montmorillonite (MTM) was first coated using cationic poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PDADMAC) to prepare core-shell ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Martikainen L,Walther A,Seitsonen J,Berglund L,Ikkala O

更新日期：2013-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemicellulose-based hydrogels were prepared by radical polymerization of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate or poly(ethylene glycol) dimethacrylate with oligomeric hydrosoluble hemicellulose modified with well-defined amounts of methacrylic functions. The polymerization reaction was carried out in water at 40 degrees C using...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Söderqvist Lindblad M,Albertsson AC,Ranucci E,Laus M,Giani E

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work, we report on an ATP-responsive low-molecular-weight polyethylenimine (LMW-PEI)-based supramolecular assembly. It formed via host-guest interaction between PEI (MW = 1.8 kDa)-α-cyclodextrin (α-CD) conjugates and PEI1.8k-phenylboronic acid (PBA) conjugates. The host-guest interaction between PEI1.8k-α-CD a...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Jiang C,Qi Z,Jia H,Huang Y,Wang Y,Zhang W,Wu Z,Yang H,Liu J

更新日期：2019-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammalian synovial joints are extremely efficient lubrication systems reaching friction coefficient μ as low as 0.001 at high pressures (up to 100 atm) and shear rates (up to 10(6) to 10(7) Hz); however, despite much previous work, the exact mechanism responsible for this behavior is still unknown. In this work, we st...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Seror J,Merkher Y,Kampf N,Collinson L,Day AJ,Maroudas A,Klein J

更新日期：2011-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell cultivation on the surface of a novel poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPA) hydrogel (N-NC gel), consisting of a specific type of organic (PNIPA)/inorganic (clay) network, was studied using three cell types; HepG2 human hepatoma cells, human dermal fibroblasts, and human umbilical vein endothelial cells. For the fi...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Haraguchi K,Takehisa T,Ebato M

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperbranched poly(amino ester)s containing tertiary amines in the core and primary, secondary, and tertiary amines in the periphery, respectively, were evaluated for DNA delivery in vitro. The same core structure facilitated the investigation on the effects of the terminal amine type on the properties of hyperbranche...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Wu D,Liu Y,Jiang X,He C,Goh SH,Leong KW

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, novel bionanocomposite materials with tunable properties were successfully prepared using a poly(lactic acid) (PLA) matrix and acetylated microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) as reinforcing agent. The acetylation of MFC was confirmed by FTIR and (13)C CP-MAS NMR spectroscopies. The grafting of acetyl...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Tingaut P,Zimmermann T,Lopez-Suevos F

更新日期：2010-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Oligopeptide hydrogels are emerging as useful matrices for cell culture with commercial products on the market, but L-oligopeptides are labile to proteases. An obvious solution is to create D-oligopeptide hydrogels, which lack enzymatic recognition. However, D-oligopeptide matrices do not support cell growth as well a...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Hyland LL,Twomey JD,Vogel S,Hsieh AH,Yu YB

更新日期：2013-02-11 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：:Although composed simply of glucose polymers, the starch granule is a complex, semicrystalline structure. Much of this complexity arises from the fact that the two primary enzymes of synthesis-starch synthase and starch-branching enzyme-exist as multiple isoforms. Each form has distinct properties and plays a unique r...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Smith AM

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New applications in regenerative biotechnology require the ability to understand and control protein-surface interactions on micrometer and submicrometer length scales. Evidence presented here shows that micropatterned amphiphilic comb polymer films exhibit a pretreatment-dependent behavior with respect to protein ads...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zhang Z,Ma H,Hausner DB,Chilkoti A,Beebe TP Jr

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The SEC-MALS-QELS (size-exclusion chromatography equipped with multiangle light scattering and quasi-elastic light scattering detectors) method using lithium chloride/N,N-dimethylacetamide (LiCl/DMAc) and LiCl/1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone (LiCl/DMI) as mobile phases was applied to cellulose and cellulose tricarbanil...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Yanagisawa M,Isogai A

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surface pressure isotherms and structural and surface dilatational properties of three hydroxypropylmethycelluloses (HPMCs, called E4M, E50LV, and F4M) adsorbed films at the air-water interface were determined. In this work we present evidence that HPMC molecules are able to diffuse and saturate the air-water interfac...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Pérez OE,Sánchez CC,Rodríguez Patino JM,Pilosof AM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrogel fibers that possessed a cell-adhesive surface and were degradable via enzymatic reactions were developed for fabricating tubular constructs with smooth muscle cell (SMC) and endothelial cell (EC) layers, similar to native blood vessels, in collagen gels. The fibers were prepared by soaking hydrogel fibers pre...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Sakai S,Yamaguchi S,Takei T,Kawakami K

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The drying dynamics of protein coatings is of importance for many applications. The main focus of research so far was to investigate macroscopic properties of protein coatings, leaving drying dynamics virtually unexplored. A unique combination of techniques is used to monitor drying of a coating containing the protein...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Bouman J,de Vries R,Venema P,Belton P,Baukh V,Huinink HP,van der Linden E

更新日期：2015-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The growing importance of biodegradable conducting polymers (CPs) have fueled the rapid development of this unique class of polymeric materials in recent years. Possessing both the electrical conductivity approaching those of metallic conductors and the biodegradability of biocompatible polymers, biodegradable CPs are...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Kenry,Liu B

更新日期：2018-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanically fibrillated cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) have attracted special attention as building blocks for the development of advanced materials and composites. A correlation exists between CNF morphology and the properties of the materials they form. However, this correlation is often evaluated indirectly by proce...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Mattos BD,Tardy BL,Rojas OJ

更新日期：2019-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The lack of selectivity and low solubility of many chemotherapeutics impels the development of different biocompatible nanosized drug carriers. Amphiphilic block copolymers, composed of a hydrophilic and hydrophobic domain, show great potential because of their small size, large solubilizing power and loading capacity...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Kasmi S,Louage B,Nuhn L,Van Driessche A,Van Deun J,Karalic I,Risseeuw M,Van Calenbergh S,Hoogenboom R,De Rycke R,De Wever O,Hennink WE,De Geest BG

更新日期：2016-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The aggregation of meso-tetra(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrin (H(2)TPPS(4-)) in phosphate solutions was investigated as a function of pH, concentration, time, ionic strength, and solution preparation (either from dilution of a freshly prepared 2 mM stock or by direct preparation of μM solution concentrations) using a comb...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Hollingsworth JV,Richard AJ,Vicente MG,Russo PS

更新日期：2012-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The affinity of surfaces toward proteins is found to be a key parameter to govern the synthesis of polymer brushes by surface-initiated biocatalytic atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-bioATRP). While the "ATRPase" hemoglobin (Hb) stimulates only a relatively slow growth of protein repellent brushes, the synthesi...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Divandari M,Pollard J,Dehghani E,Bruns N,Benetti EM

更新日期：2017-12-11 00:00:00