Intrinsically Bioactive Cryogels Based on Platelet Lysate Nanocomposites for Hemostasis Applications.

abstract：:Photosensitive supramolecular micelles, a combination of intermolecular hydrogen bonds between complementary adenine (A) and uracil (U) groups and a blend of two types of supramolecular polymers, can stably self-assemble into structurally stable, spherical micelles in aqueous solution before and after photoirradiation...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Abebe Alemayehu Y,Tewabe Gebeyehu B,Cheng CC

更新日期：2019-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular uptake and intracellular targeting to specific organelles are key events in the cellular processing of nanomaterials. Herein, we perform a detailed structure-property relationship study on carboxylic acid-side-chain-bearing polyacrylates to provide design criteria for the manipulation of their cellular intera...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Mahmoud AM,Morrow JP,Pizzi D,Azizah AM,Davis TP,Tabor RF,Kempe K

更新日期：2020-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Solid-state NMR is especially useful when the structures of peptides and proteins should be analyzed by taking into account the structural distribution, that is, the distribution of the torsion angle of the individual residue. In this study, two-dimensional spin-diffusion solid-state NMR spectra of 13C-double-labeled ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Ohgo K,Kawase T,Ashida J,Asakura T

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Images of high methoxyl orange pectin deposited from solution and high methoxyl sugar acid gels (HMSAG) were obtained by atomic force microscopy (AFM) in the tapping mode. For the first time, images of pectin deposited from water revealed that the transition from pectin networks to individual molecules or aggregates t...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Fishman ML,Cooke PH,Chau HK,Coffin DR,Hotchkiss AT Jr

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthetic spider silk holds great potential for use in various applications spanning medical uses to ultra lightweight armor; however, producing synthetic fibers with mechanical properties comparable to natural spider silk has eluded the scientific community. Natural dragline spider silks are commonly made from protei...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Jenkins JE,Creager MS,Lewis RV,Holland GP,Yarger JL

更新日期：2010-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutually complementary, self-repulsive oligopeptide pairs were designed to coassemble into viscoelastic hydrogels. Peptide engineering was combined with biophysical techniques to investigate the effects of temperature on the structural and mechanical properties of the resulting hydrogels. Biophysical characterizations...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Ramachandran S,Taraban MB,Trewhella J,Gryczynski I,Gryczynski Z,Yu YB

更新日期：2010-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The unsatisfied results of cancer therapy are caused by many issues and metastasis of cancer cells is one of the major challenge. It has been reported that inhibiting the SDF1/CXCR4 interaction can significantly reduce the metastasis of breast cancer cells to regional lymph nodes and lung. Herein, a nanogel system equ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zhang F,Gong S,Wu J,Li H,Oupicky D,Sun M

更新日期：2017-06-12 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：:Limited studies have been done on the interactions between subunits of self-assembling protein cages. E2 protein cage from Bacillus stearothermophilus was investigated in this work to impart pH-sensitive disassembly profile. Key amino acids were identified at the intratrimer and intertrimer interfaces, and histidine r...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Peng T,Lim S

更新日期：2011-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Hybrid agarose hydrogels embedded with pH-responsive diblock copolymers micelles were developed to achieve functional hydrogels capable of stimulus-triggered drug release. Specifically, a well-defined poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)-based diblock copolymer, PEO-b-poly(2-(N,N-diisopropylamino)ethyl methacrylate) (PEO(113)-b...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Jin N,Morin EA,Henn DM,Cao Y,Woodcock JW,Tang S,He W,Zhao B

更新日期：2013-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Combining poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) with sequence-defined peptides in PEG-peptide conjugates offers opportunities to realize next-generation drug formulation additives for overcoming undesired pharmacological profiles of difficult small molecule drugs. The tailored peptide segments provide sequence-specific, noncova...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Wieczorek S,Schwaar T,Senge MO,Börner HG

更新日期：2015-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Development of versatile nanoscale platforms for cancer diagnosis and therapy is of great importance for applications in translational medicine. In this work, we present the use of γ-polyglutamic acid (γ-PGA) nanogels (NGs) to load polypyrrole (PPy) for thermal/photoacoustic (PA) imaging and radiotherapy (RT)-sensitiz...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zhou Y,Hu Y,Sun W,Lu S,Cai C,Peng C,Yu J,Popovtzer R,Shen M,Shi X

更新日期：2018-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:A new series of cationic, thermo-sensitive, and biodegradable poly(L-lactide)-poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline)-poly(L-lactide) (PLLA-PEOz-PLLA) triblock copolymers were synthesized by ring-opening polymerization. With increasing molecular weight and crystallinity of hydrophobic PLLA blocks, the critical micellization concent...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Wang CH,Hsiue GH

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report structural and dynamical aspects of DNAs from various sources including synthetic oligonucleotides in bulk buffer and as a complex with histone1 (H1). High-resolution transmission electron microscopic (HRTEM) studies reveal the structural change of the DNAs upon complexation with H1 leading to formation of c...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Sarkar R,Pal SK

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of these investigations was to test the hypothesis that a rapid cytoplasmic release profile from nanoparticles would potentiate the anticancer activity of cisplatin. Cisplatin-loaded nanoparticles with pH-responsive poly[2-(N,N-diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate] (PDEA) cores were synthesized from PDEA-bloc...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Xu P,Van Kirk EA,Murdoch WJ,Zhan Y,Isaak DD,Radosz M,Shen Y

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Developing new protein-based materials with a programmable assembly is of great scientific interest and technological importance. Inspired by nature's use of post-translational modifications (PTMs) to control the function and location of proteins, we have leveraged lipidation-the PTM of proteins with lipids-to synthes...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Hossain MS,Liu X,Maynard TI,Mozhdehi D

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Peak force infrared (PFIR) microscopy is a recently developed approach to acquire multiple chemical and physical material properties simultaneously and with nanometer resolution: topographical features, infrared (IR)-sensitive maps, adhesion, stiffness, and locally resolved IR spectra. This multifunctional mapping is ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Gusenbauer C,Jakob DS,Xu XG,Vezenov DV,Cabane É,Konnerth J

更新日期：2020-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Properties of Aloe vera galacturonate hydrogels formed via Ca(2+) crosslinking have been studied in regard to key parameters influencing gel formation including molecular weight, ionic strength, and molar ratio of Ca(2+) to COO(-) functionality. Dynamic oscillatory rheology and pulsed field gradient NMR (PFG-NMR) stud...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： McConaughy SD,Kirkland SE,Treat NJ,Stroud PA,McCormick CL

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multicomponent poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) brushes (i.e., ≥ 2 adjacent PEG brushes) can be used to engineer culture substrates with microscale, nonfouling regions decorated with covalently immobilized ligands that mediate biospecific interactions. However, synthesizing such brushes with orthogonal immobilization chemi...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Sha J,Lippmann ES,McNulty J,Ma Y,Ashton RS

更新日期：2013-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Photoinitiated polymerization remains a robust method for fabrication of hydrogels, as these reactions allow facile spatial and temporal control of gelation and high compatibility for encapsulation of cells and biologics. The chain-growth reaction of macromolecular monomers, such as acrylated PEG and hyaluronan, is co...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： McCall JD,Anseth KS

更新日期：2012-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The polarity of polymer-actin complexes obtained by mixing F-actin with synthetic polymers carrying positive charges such as poly(L-lysine), x,y-ionene bromide polymers, and poly(N-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]acrylamide) (PDMAPAA-Q) have been investigated. Actin complexes formed with poly(L-lysine) and PDMAPAA-Q, which c...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Kakugo A,Shikinaka K,Takekawa N,Sugimoto S,Osada Y,Gong JP

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:G-quadruplex is a type of DNA secondary structure formed by specific guanine-rich sequences. Because of their enrichment in functional genomic regions and their biological significance, G-quadruplexes are recognized as significant drug targets for cancer and other diseases. Here, we tested the precipitation efficiency...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Lin J,Yan YY,Ou TM,Tan JH,Huang SL,Li D,Huang ZS,Gu LQ

更新日期：2010-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Optimal curcumin delivery for medicinal applications requires a drug delivery system that both solubilizes curcumin and prevents degradation. To achieve this, curcumin has been encapsulated in submicrometer chitosan/Tween 20 particles via a benchtop spray-drying process. Spray-drying parameters have been optimized usi...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： O'Toole MG,Henderson RM,Soucy PA,Fasciotto BH,Hoblitzell PJ,Keynton RS,Ehringer WD,Gobin AS

更新日期：2012-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Ozonolysis of methyl soyate (biodiesel) was conducted in the presence of methanol, dichloromethane (solvent), and triethylamine (catalyst) at -75 degrees C. Structural analysis, including FTIR, GC, and GC-MS, showed that the total amount of double bonds in the mixture was reduced by more than 90% after 2 h of ozonolys...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Baber TM,Graiver D,Lira CT,Narayan R

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Imbalanced homeostasis and oligomerization of the amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide in the brain are hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Microglia and macrophages play a critical role in the etiology of AD either by clearing Aβ from the brain or inducing inflammation. Recent evidence suggests that clearance of Aβ by microglia...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Richman M,Perelman A,Gertler A,Rahimipour S

更新日期：2013-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigate the effects of mixing a colloidal suspension of tunicate-derived cellulose nanocrystals (t-CNCs) with aqueous colloidal suspensions of two protein diblock copolymers, EC and CE, which bear two different self-assembling domains (SADs) derived from elastin (E) and the coiled-coil region of cartilage oligo...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Haghpanah JS,Tu R,Da Silva S,Yan D,Mueller S,Weder C,Foster EJ,Sacui I,Gilman JW,Montclare JK

更新日期：2013-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Enhancing the molecular orientation of the regenerated silk fibroin (RF) up to a level comparable to the native silk is highly challenging. Our novel and promising strategy for the poststretching process is (1) creating at first an α-helix-HFIP complex with a hexagonal packing as an intermediate state and then (2) str...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Yoshioka T,Tashiro K,Ohta N

更新日期：2016-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, an novel amphiphilic block copolymer P[PEGMA-b-(DEMA-co-APMA)]-FA and its cross-linker uracil-(CH2)6-uracil (U-(CH2)6-U) were synthesized and used as the targeted and pH-responsive nanocarriers for anticancer drug delivery. The hydrophobic block of the copolymer contains adenine (A) and tertiary amine m...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Fan J,Zeng F,Wu S,Wang X

更新日期：2012-12-10 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：:Chitosan is a linear cationic biopolymer composed of glucosamine and N-acetyl-glucosamine that is only soluble in acidic aqueous solutions and precipitates when neutralized. However, it was recently discovered that chitosan dissolved in solutions containing glycerol phosphate was soluble at near neutral pH and produce...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Filion D,Lavertu M,Buschmann MD

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00