pH-Triggered Self-Assembly of Cellulose Oligomers with Gelatin into a Double-Network Hydrogel.

abstract：:In order to impart antibacterial properties to microfibrous electrospun materials from styrene/maleic anhydride copolymers, quaternized chitosan derivatives (QCh) containing alkyl substituents of different chain lengths are covalently attached to the mats. A complete inhibition of the growth of bacteria, S. aureus (Gr...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Ignatova M,Petkova Z,Manolova N,Markova N,Rashkov I

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently discovered that poly(aspartate) (PAA) hydrolase-1 from Pedobacter sp. KP-2 has a unique property of specifically cleaving the amide bond between β-aspartate units in thermally synthesized PAA (tPAA). In the present study, the enzymatic synthesis of poly(α-ethyl β-aspartate) (β-PAA) was performed by taking ...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Hiraishi T,Masuda E,Miyamoto D,Kanayama N,Abe H,Maeda M

更新日期：2011-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, a novel composite hydrogel was prepared by the use of dialdehyde konjac glucomannan (DAK) as macromolecular cross-linking agent for chitosan (CS). This biocompatible material cross-links and gels in minutes. The structure and morphology were characterized by various analyses. The results indicate that t...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Yu H,Lu J,Xiao C

更新日期：2007-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Amino acid ester substituted polyphosphazenes are osteoactive benefiting from their phosphorus-containing chemical structure, which highlights interests in bone tissue engineering. To correlate their chemical structures with cell activities, in this study, poly[(ethyl alanato)0.3 (ethyl glycinato)0.7 phosphazene] (PAG...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Huang Z,Yang L,Hu X,Huang Y,Cai Q,Ao Y,Yang X

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC), also called marrow stromal cells, are adult cells that have attracted interest for their potential uses in therapeutic applications. There is a pressing need for scalable culture systems due to the large number of cells needed for clinical treatments. Here, a tailorable thin polymer coati...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Krutty JD,Dias AD,Yun J,Murphy WL,Gopalan P

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates the structural features of porcine gastric mucin (PGM) in aqueous dispersions and its interactions with water-soluble polymers (poly(acrylic acid) (PAA), poly(methacrylic acid) (PMAA), poly(ethylene oxide), and poly(ethylene glycol)) using isothermal titration calorimetry, turbidimetric titrati...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Albarkah YA,Green RJ,Khutoryanskiy VV

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research and development in the design, synthesis, modification, evaluation, and characterization of polysaccharide-based bioactive polymeric materials for guiding and promoting new tissue in-growth is reviewed. Emphasis is given in this interdisciplinary field of tissue engineering (TE) with particular reference to b...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Khan F,Ahmad SR

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:S-Layer proteins are an example of bionanostructures that can be exploited in nanofabrication. In addition to their ordered structure, the ability to self-assembly is a key feature that makes them a promising technological tool. Here, in vitro self-assembly kinetics of SpbA was investigated, and found that it occurs a...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Teixeira LM,Strickland A,Mark SS,Bergkvist M,Sierra-Sastre Y,Batt CA

更新日期：2010-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional hydrophilic microspheres (latex particles) have found various applications in life sciences and in medicine - particularly in latex diagnostic tests. This paper presents a comprehensive review of studies on latex particles with a hydrophilic interfacial layer composed of various hydrophilic polymers with re...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Basinska T

更新日期：2005-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Stereolithography-assisted fabrication of hydrogels of carboxybetaine methacrylamide (CBMAA) and a α,ω-methacrylate poly(d,l-lactide-block-ethylene glycol-block- d,l-lactide) (MA-PDLLA-PEG-PDLLA-MA) telechelic triblock macromer is presented. This technique allows printing complex structures with gyroid interconnected ...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Kostina NY,Blanquer S,Pop-Georgievski O,Rahimi K,Dittrich B,Höcherl A,Michálek J,Grijpma DW,Rodriguez-Emmenegger C

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Different strategies of chemotherapeutics-based combination cancer therapy have presented enhanced antitumor efficiency and are widely used in clinical cancer treatments. However, several drawbacks of the systems for systemic administration, including low drug accumulation at tumor sites and significant systemic side ...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Yu S,He C,Chen X

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In many industrial applications, inadequate cell attachment can be a limitation, especially when serum-free media are used. Nitrogen-rich plasma-polymerised ethylene (PPE:N) exhibits high concentrations of polar groups that can help to promote the attachment of weakly adherent cell types. Tissue plasminogen activator-...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Gigout A,Levasseur S,Girard-Lauriault PL,Buschmann MD,Wertheimer MR,Jolicoeur M

更新日期：2009-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue adhesives are an attractive class of biomaterials, which can serve as a treatment for meniscus tears. In this study, physicochemical and adhesive properties of novel biodegradable three-armed- and hyperbranched block copolymeric adhesives are evaluated. Additionally, their degradation in vitro and in vivo, and ...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Bochyńska AI,Hannink G,Rongen JJ,Grijpma DW,Buma P

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Injectable delivery systems have been widely used in tissue engineering as they can deliver cells into the body in a minimally invasive manner. In this study, it is hypothesized that microspheres with a similar size of cells could effectively form a shear reversible aggregate in the presence of cells and the aggregate...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Woo E,Park H,Lee KY

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular diseases, including myocardial infarction, are the cause of significant morbidity and mortality globally. Tissue engineering is a key emerging treatment method for supporting and repairing the cardiac scar tissue caused by myocardial infarction. Creating cell supportive scaffolds that can be directly im...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Sherrell PC,Cieślar-Pobuda A,Ejneby MS,Sammalisto L,Gelmi A,de Muinck E,Brask J,Łos MJ,Rafat M

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polysaccharide hydrogels have found several applications in the food industry, in biomedicine, and cosmetics. The study of polysaccharide hydrogels offers a challenging scenario of intrinsic heterogeneities in the crosslinking density and large time and space ranges that characterize a number of dynamic processes enta...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Cavalieri F,Chiessi E,Finelli I,Natali F,Paradossi G,Telling MF

更新日期：2006-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanin is an effective absorber of light and can extend to near infrared (NIR) regions. In this study, a natural melanin is presented as a photothermal therapeutic agent (PTA) because it provides a good photothermal conversion efficiency, shows biodegradability, and does not induce long-term toxicity during retention...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Kim M,Kim HS,Kim MA,Ryu H,Jeong HJ,Lee CM

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditionally, conductive materials for electrodes are based on high modulus metals or alloys. Development of bioelectrodes that mimic the mechanical properties of the soft, low modulus tissues in which they are implanted is a rapidly expanding field of research. Many polymers exist that more closely match tissue mech...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Patton AJ,Poole-Warren LA,Green RA

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Highly crystalline amylose-polytetrahydrofuran (PTHF) complexes can be obtained by employing organic solvents as washing agents after complex formation. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) of the washed complexes appear sharp at 12.9°-13.2° and 19.6°-20.1°, clear signs of the presence of V6I -amylose. Other diffraction peaks ...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Rachmawati R,Woortman AJ,Loos K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigates the effect of galactosylated gelatin on encapsulated HepG2 cells. Methacrylamide modified gelatin is evaluated and compared with its galactosylated counterpart with respect to effects on viability, morphological characteristics, proliferation, and the expression of hepatocyte specific ma...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Gevaert E,Billiet T,Declercq H,Dubruel P,Cornelissen R

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The naturally occurring edible biopolymer poly(gamma-glutamic acid) (gamma-PGA) is shown to be an efficient chelating agent of vanadium(IV). The structure of poly(gamma-glutamic acid)oxovanadium(IV) (VO-gamma-PGA) complex in solution has been analyzed by electron spin resonance and UV-visible absorption spectra. The e...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Karmaker S,Saha TK

更新日期：2008-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel cell-supporting scaffold, Tetronic-oligolactide-heparin (TLH) hydrogel, was prepared by coupling heparin to polymerized Tetronic-oligolactide for use in improving tissue regeneration. Aqueous TLH solutions showed thermosensitive behavior, demonstrating potential for use as injectable hydrogels. The content and...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Go DH,Joung YK,Lee SY,Lee MC,Park KD

更新日期：2008-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：:A poly(o-methoxyaniline) (POMA)/DNA [weight fraction of DNA (W(DNA)) = 0.45] hybrid was prepared by mixing their solutions in sterilized double distilled water. The solution turned green upon aging for a longer time, and the doping of POMA by DNA was complete after about 15 d of aging. The doping was confirmed from th...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Dawn A,Nandi AK

更新日期：2005-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Open-pore biodegradable foams with controlled porous architectures were prepared by combining gas foaming and microparticulate templating. Microparticulate composites of poly(epsilon-caprolactone) (PCL) and micrometric sodium chloride particles (NaCl), in concentrations ranging from 70/30 to 20/80 wt.-% of PCL/NaCl we...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Salerno A,Iannace S,Netti PA

更新日期：2008-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Recombinantly produced spider silk proteins have high potential for bioengineering and various biomedical applications because of their biocompatibility, biodegradability, and low immunogenicity. Here, the recently described small spider silk protein eMaSp1s is assembled into hydrogels, which can be 3D printed into sc...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Thamm C,DeSimone E,Scheibel T

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In drug delivery to the human brain, blood vessels are a significant hurdle because they restrict the entry of most solutes to protect brain. To overcome this hurdle, an in vitro 3D model for brain endothelial barrier is developed using a microfluidic device with hydrogel providing a 3D extracellular matrix scaffold. ...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Chung B,Kim J,Nam J,Kim H,Jeong Y,Liu HW,Cho Y,Kim YH,Oh HJ,Chung S

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The enzymatic transformation into an oligomer was carried out with the objective of developing the chemical recycling of bacterial polyesters. Poly(R-3-hydroxyalkanoate)s (PHAs), such as poly[(R-3-hydroxybutyrate)-co-12%(R-3-hydroxyhexanoate)] and poly[(R-3-hydroxybutyrate)-co-12%(R-3-hydroxyvalerate)], were degraded ...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Kaihara S,Osanai Y,Nishikawa K,Toshima K,Doi Y,Matsumura S

更新日期：2005-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Aggregation of denatured or unfolded proteins establishes a large energy barrier to spontaneous recovery of protein form and function following traumatic injury, tissue cryopreservation, and biopharmaceutical storage. Some tissues utilize small heat shock proteins (sHSPs) to prevent irreversible aggregation, which all...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Poellmann MJ,Sosnick TR,Meredith SC,Lee RC

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate prediction and validation of the assembly of bioinspired peptide sequences into fibers with defined mechanical characteristics would aid significantly in designing and creating materials with desired properties. This process may also be utilized to provide insight into how the molecular architecture of many n...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Jacobsen MM,Tokareva OS,Ebrahimi D,Huang W,Ling S,Dinjaski N,Li D,Simon M,Staii C,Buehler MJ,Kaplan DL,Wong JY

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficient internalization of TGF-beta inhibitor-loaded polyelectrolyte capsules and particles is studied in two HCC cell lines. Two polyelectrolyte pairs (biocompatible but not degradable and biodegradable crosslinked with gluteraldehyde) are employed for coating. The capsules are characterized by SEM. LY is succe...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Baldassarre F,Vergaro V,Scarlino F,De Santis F,Lucarelli G,Torre AD,Ciccarella G,Rinaldi R,Giannelli G,Leporatti S

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00