Colloidal gas aphrons: potential applications in biotechnology

abstract：:N-linked glycoproteins include such biologically important molecules as cell-surface receptors, cell-adhesion molecules, immunoglobulins and other serum proteins, and tumor antigens. Investigating the role of carbohydrate in glycoprotein function has included the use of glycosylation inhibitors or site-directed mutage...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Elbein AD

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Musculoskeletal diseases are increasing the prevalence of physical disability worldwide. Within the body, musculoskeletal soft and hard tissues integrate through specific multitissue transitions, allowing for body movements. Owing to their unique compositional and structural gradients, injuries challenge the native in...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Calejo I,Costa-Almeida R,Reis RL,Gomes ME

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We discuss the general properties of optical imaging in three-dimensional object domains from an information-theoretic standpoint, expressing system performance in terms of imaging mutual information (IMI). We use IMI to characterize volume holographic imaging, a new optical imaging method with depth discrimination ca...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Barbastathis G,Sinha A

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continued progress in cell-phone devices has made them powerful mobile computers, equipped with sophisticated, permanent physical sensors embedded as the default configuration. By contrast, the incorporation of permanent biosensors in cell-phone units has been prevented by the multivocal nature of the stimuli and the ...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Preechaburana P,Suska A,Filippini D

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The analysis of biomolecules using microarrays and other biosensors has a significant role in molecular biotechnology, and will become even more important in the future as a versatile tool for research and diagnostics. For many applications, the synthetic DNA mimic peptide nucleic acid (PNA) could be advantageous as a...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Brandt O,Hoheisel JD

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reports on the state-of-the-art technologies that sequence DNA using miniaturized devices. The article considers the miniaturization of existing technologies for sequencing DNA and the opportunities for cost reduction that 'on-chip' devices can deliver. The ability to construct nano-scale structures and p...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Ryan D,Rahimi M,Lund J,Mehta R,Parviz BA

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The need for companion diagnostics, point-of-care testing (POCT) and high-throughput screening in clinical diagnostics and personalized medicine has pushed the need for more biological information from a single sample at extremely low concentrations and volumes. Optical biosensors based on semiconductor quantum dots (...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Jin Z,Hildebrandt N

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Technology is a social practice that embodies the capacity of societies to transform themselves by creating and manipulating not only physical objects, but also symbols and cultural forms. It is an illusion that scientific and socioeconomic drivers are the sole elements determining the destiny of a technology. Althoug...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Mordini E

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrophobic charge induction chromatography using 4-mercapto-ethyl-pyridine as the ligand is an effective method for the separation of antibodies from a variety of feedstocks. Antibodies are adsorbed in physiological conditions without preliminary concentration. Desorption occurs when the pH is lowered, thus inducing ...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Boschetti E

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) technology and its application to regulatory T cells (Tregs) has garnered interest among researchers in the field of cell and gene therapy. Merging the benefits of CAR technology with Tregs offers a novel and promising therapeutic option for durable reshaping of undesired immune respons...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Fritsche E,Volk HD,Reinke P,Abou-El-Enein M

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the wealth of research on stem-cell biology and therapy, there have been few advances in the ex vivo expansion of adult stem cells. Fetal bovine serum, which can elicit an immune reaction in hosts receiving cellular products, remains essential to the culture methods. Recent work by Prockop et al. suggests that...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Horwitz EM

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selective delivery of lethal levels of drugs to tumors, without concomitant damage to normal tissues, is a major challenge in cancer chemotherapy. Prodrugs used in conjunction with enzyme-monoclonal antibody conjugates that can target tumors and convert prodrugs to their active drug forms in situ, offer exceptional pr...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Huennekens FM

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic engineering methods based on the use of transgenes have been successfully adopted to improve crops. A novel all-native DNA gene technology consists of the creation of intragenic constructs by isolating genetic elements from a crop, rearranging them in vitro, and inserting them back into the plant. The ever-inc...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Molesini B,Pii Y,Pandolfini T

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A key aspect of the genomics revolution is the transformation of large amounts of biological information into an electronic format, leading to an information-based approach to biomedical problems. Large-scale RNA assays and gene-expression-microarray studies, in particular, represent the second wave of the genomics re...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Zweiger G

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bioeconomy concept is proliferating globally. However, the enabling roles of biotechnology may be getting sidelined in the strategies of some countries. A goal for engineering biology is alignment with the engineering design cycle to enable more rapid commercialization. This paper considers several policy options ...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Kitney R,Adeogun M,Fujishima Y,Goñi-Moreno Á,Johnson R,Maxon M,Steedman S,Ward S,Winickoff D,Philp J

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although microorganisms have long been known as producers of edible oils, opportunities for their biotechnological exploitation are limited to the highest-value commodities. A recent attempt to develop a yeast oil cocoa-butter equivalent has not succeeded, not because of the inability to produce the correct formulatio...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Ratledge C

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Success in synthetic biology and metabolic engineering is quickly becoming 'test' limited within the design-build-test cycle. Commonly used methods for high-throughput screening, including fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) and microtiter plates, have intracellular product and throughput limitations. A growing...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Bowman EK,Alper HS

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wearable sensors have garnered considerable recent interest owing to their tremendous promise for a plethora of applications. Yet the absence of reliable non-invasive chemical sensors has greatly hindered progress in the area of on-body sensing. Electrochemical sensors offer considerable promise as wearable chemical s...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Bandodkar AJ,Wang J

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Attempts through somatic cell nuclear transfer to expand wild populations that have shrunk to critical numbers is a logical extension of the successful cloning of mammals. However, although the first mammal was cloned 10 years ago, nuclear reprogramming remains phenomenological, with abnormal gene expression and epige...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Loi P,Galli C,Ptak G

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small molecules are defined as low molecular weight organic compounds (typically <1000 Da), which could be either natural or artificial. Because established imaging methods are not able to selectively detect the positions, concentrations and structures of small molecules in biological samples, new methods have been de...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Svatos A

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carotenoids are micronutrients important for human health. The continuous improvements in clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-based genome-editing techniques make rapid, DNA/transgene-free and targeted multiplex genetic modification a reality, thus promising to accelerate the breeding an...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Zheng X,Kuijer HNJ,Al-Babili S

更新日期：2020-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Many pathogens have the ability to vary the antigenic composition of surface-associated antigens. Often, this variation is mediated by the regulation of gene expression. By varying its antigenicity, the pathogen is able to avoid host immune responses more efficiently; however, this makes the design of vaccines against...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Maskell D,Frankel G,Dougan G

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We review published data on cell/gamete lyophilization. Most studies have utilized the same established protocols for cryopreservation (storage in liquid nitrogen) as for cell lyophilization (dehydration of frozen samples by water sublimation). Surveying natural lyoprotectants, we suggest trehalose and late embryogene...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Loi P,Iuso D,Czernik M,Zacchini F,Ptak G

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein engineers traditionally rely on amino acid substitutions to alter the functional properties of biomacromolecules, yet have largely overlooked the potential benefits of reorganizing the polypeptide chain of a protein by circular permutation (CP). By connecting the native protein termini via a covalent linker an...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Yu Y,Lutz S

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The general acceptance of bioremediation technology as an environmentally sound and economic treatment for hazardous waste requires the demonstration of its efficacy, reliability and predictability, as well as its advantages over conventional treatments. An effective monitoring design includes protocols for treatment-...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Heitzer A,Sayler GS

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Europe the commercialization of food derived from genetically modified plants has been slow because of the complex regulatory process and the concerns of consumers. Risk assessment is focused on potential adverse effects on humans and the environment, which could result from unintended effects of genetic modificati...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Rischer H,Oksman-Caldentey KM

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, entrapment of cells within spheres of Ca2+ alginate has become the most widely used technique for immobilizing living cells. This versatile method includes applications ranging from immobilization of living or dead cells in bioreactors, immobilization of plant protoplasts for micropropagation and immo...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Smidsrød O,Skjåk-Braek G

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIAs) are a family of ∼2500 alkaloids with both potential and realized pharmaceutical value, including most notably the opiates such as codeine and morphine. Only a few BIAs accumulate readily in plants, which limits the pharmaceutical potential of the family. Shifting BIA production to m...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Narcross L,Fossati E,Bourgeois L,Dueber JE,Martin VJJ

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genome engineering is crucial for answering fundamental questions about, and exploring practical applications of, microorganisms. Various microbial genome-engineering tools, including CRISPR/Cas-enhanced homologous recombination (HR), have been developed, with ever-improving simplicity, efficiency, and applicability. ...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Wang Y,Liu Y,Zheng P,Sun J,Wang M

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal cancers rank second in overall cancer-related deaths. Carotenoids, sulfated polysaccharides, and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) from microalgae exhibit cancer chemopreventive features at different stages of carcinogenesis. For instance, sulfated polysaccharides bear a prophylactic potential via b...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Amaro HM,Barros R,Guedes AC,Sousa-Pinto I,Malcata FX

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00