Direct adhesion of endothelial cells to bioinspired poly(dopamine) coating through endogenous fibronectin and integrin α5 β1.

abstract：:Integration of electrogenic microorganisms remains a challenge in biofuel cell technology. Here, synthetic biocomposites ("artificial biofilms") are proposed. Bacteria (Shewanella oneidensis) are embedded in a hydrogel matrix (poly(vinyl alcohol)) via wet- and electrospinning, creating fibers and nonwoven gauzes. The ...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Kaiser P,Reich S,Leykam D,Willert-Porada M,Greiner A,Freitag R

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastasis is a pathogenic spread of cancer cells from the primary site to surrounding tissues and distant organs, making it one of the primary challenges for effective cancer treatment and the major cause of cancer mortality. Heparin-based biomaterials exhibit significant inhibition of cancer cell metastasis. In this...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Andrgie AT,Mekuria SL,Addisu KD,Hailemeskel BZ,Hsu WH,Tsai HC,Lai JY

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fabrication of 3D cell microenvironments exploiting versatile, long-term stable passivating poly(acryl amide) brushes in a microwell format and the study of the behavior of fibroblast and pancreatic tumor cells in wells of systematically varied shape and size is reported. The microwells, which are obtained by comb...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Lilge I,Jiang S,Schönherr H

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The synthesis of a novel nanocapsule-based carrier system is described, possessing a triggered release in remote-controlled fashion upon application of an external magnetic field in combination with the possibility to use the capsules as contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Therefore, polymeric nanoco...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Bannwarth MB,Ebert S,Lauck M,Ziener U,Tomcin S,Jakob G,Münnemann K,Mailänder V,Musyanovych A,Landfester K

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydroxypropyl chitosan-graft-carboxymethyl beta-cyclodextrin (HPCH-g-CM beta-CD) was synthesized by grafting CM beta-CD onto HPCH using water soluble 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide (EDC) as the condensing agent. Due to the presence of hydrophobic beta-CD rings onto the HPCH backbone, this polymer can be...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Prabaharan M,Mano JF

更新日期：2005-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:PCL microspheres featuring a macroporous morphology and a bone-bioactive surface have been prepared. 'Camphene' was introduced to generate pores within the microsphere network. The pore size was variable from a few to tens to hundreds of microm depending on the Camphene/PCL ratio. Macropores (with sizes >50 microm) co...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Hong SJ,Yu HS,Kim HW

更新日期：2009-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptide dendrimers assembled by solid-phase peptide synthesis using a branching diamino acid at every 2(nd) or 3(rd) position provide readily accessible synthetic model systems for proteins and enzymes. They adopt a globular shape by topology rather than by folding. Peptide dendrimers of 2(nd) and 3(rd) generation fun...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Delort E,Szöcs E,Widmer R,Siegenthaler H,Reymond JL

更新日期：2007-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Implant failure is one of the major concerns in the biomaterials field. Several factors have been related to the fail but in general these biomaterials do not exhibit comparable physical, chemical or biological properties to natural tissues and ultimately, these devices can lead to chronic inflammation and foreign-bod...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Marques AP,Reis RL,Hunt JA

更新日期：2005-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to establish the safe and effective ocular delivery system of therapeutic small interfering RNA (siRNA) in corneal neovascularization therapy. The major hurdle present in siRNA-based corneal neovascularization (CNV) therapy is severe cytotoxicity caused by repetitive drug treatment. A reducibl...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Han H,Son S,Son S,Kim N,Yhee JY,Lee JH,Choi JS,Joo CK,Lee H,Lee D,Kim WJ,Kim SH,Kwon IC,Kim H,Kim K

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multivalent carbohydrate-lectin interactions play a crucial role in bacterial infection. Biomimicry of multivalent glycosystems represents a major strategy in the repression of bacterial growth. In this study, a new kind of glycopeptide (Naphthyl-Phe-Phe-Ser-Tyr, NMY) scaffold with mannose modification is designed and...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Li J,Liang S,Yan Y,Tian X,Li X

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell adhesion to a scaffold is a prerequisite for tissue engineering. Many studies have been focused on enhancing cell adhesion to synthetic materials that are used for scaffold fabrication. In this study, we applied an avidin-biotin binding system to enhance chondrocyte adhesion to biodegradable polymers. Biotin mole...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Tsai WB,Wang MC

更新日期：2005-03-15 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：:Nanoparticles (NP) represent a promising tool for biomedical applications. Here, sulfonate- and phosphonate-functionalized polystyrene NP are analyzed for their interaction with human monocyte-derived dendritic cells (DC). Immature dendritic cells (iDC) display a higher time- and dose-dependent uptake of functionalize...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Frick SU,Bacher N,Baier G,Mailänder V,Landfester K,Steinbrink K

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The design of a novel polymer-modified overlayer composed of PPAPE and GPMS on a silicon wafer for immobilization of DNA molecules is described. After hydroxylation of Si(100) surfaces, GPMS molecules were self-assembled onto these surfaces. PPAPE molecules were then covalently attached to the epoxy-terminated surface...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Demirel GB,Coşkun S,Kalkan M,Caykara T

更新日期：2009-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycations, mimicking activity of antibacterial peptides, belong to an important class of molecules investigated as a support or as an alternative to antibiotics. In this work, studies of modified linear amphiphilic statistical polymethyloxazoline (PMOX) and polyethyleneimine copolymers (PMOX_PEI) series are presente...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Kozon D,Mierzejewska J,Kobiela T,Grochowska A,Dudnyk K,Głogowska A,Sobiepanek A,Kuźmińska A,Ciach T,Augustynowicz-Kopeć E,Jańczewski D

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A microfluidic technique is described to encapsulate living cells in alginate hydrogel microparticles generated from monodisperse double-emulsion templates. A microcapillary device is used to fabricate double emulsion templates composed of an alginate drop surrounded by a mineral oil shell. Hydrogel formation begins w...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Martinez CJ,Kim JW,Ye C,Ortiz I,Rowat AC,Marquez M,Weitz D

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BSA adsorption onto negatively and positively charged polystyrene nanoparticles was investigated. The nanoparticles were characterized in terms of particle size, zeta potential, surface group density, and morphology. The adsorption behavior of BSA on the particle surface, as a function of pH and overall charge of the ...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Baier G,Costa C,Zeller A,Baumann D,Sayer C,Araujo PH,Mailänder V,Musyanovych A,Landfester K

更新日期：2011-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The present review is aimed at elucidating relatively new aspects of mucoadhesion/mucus interaction and related phenomena that emerged from a Mucoadhesion workshop held in Munster on 2-3 September 2015 as a satellite event of the ICCC 13th-EUCHIS 12th. After a brief outline of the new issues, the focus is on mucus des...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Mackie AR,Goycoolea FM,Menchicchi B,Caramella CM,Saporito F,Lee S,Stephansen K,Chronakis IS,Hiorth M,Adamczak M,Waldner M,Nielsen HM,Marcelloni L

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the self-assembly of a series of amphiphilic diblock copolymers comprising a biocompatible, hydrophilic block, poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine) (PMPC) and a pH-sensitive block, poly(2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl methacrylate) (PDPA), into a dispersion of colloidally stable, nanometer-sized polymers...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Lomas H,Du J,Canton I,Madsen J,Warren N,Armes SP,Lewis AL,Battaglia G

更新日期：2010-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The biorecognition-based control of attachment/detachment of MCF-7 cancer cells from polymer-coated surfaces is demonstrated. A glass surface is coated with a thermoresponsive statistical copolymer of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylamide) [p(NIPAm-co-Am)], which is end-capped with the Gly-Arg-Gly-Asp-Ser (GRGDS) p...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Brunato S,Mastrotto F,Bellato F,Garofalo M,Göddenhenrich T,Mantovani G,Alexander C,Gross S,Salmaso S,Caliceti P

更新日期：2020-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Solution-grown chain-folded lamellar single crystals of poly(tetramethylene adipate) (PTMA) were prepared from a dilute solution of 2-methyl-1-propanol by isothermal crystallization. PTMA crystals were hexagonal-shaped and polyethylene decoration of the crystals resulted in a "six cross-sector" surface morphology and ...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Iwata T,Kobayashi S,Tabata K,Yonezawa N,Doi Y

更新日期：2004-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A HBSP has been designed as a novel bifunctional enzyme model with SOD and GPx activity by host/guest-directed self-assembly of MnTPyP-M-Ad and 6-Te-diCD. The structure of the host/guest complex was elucidated by (1) H NMR spectra, and the HBSP was characterized by SEM, DLS and measurement of catalytic properties. In ...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Yu S,Zhang W,Zhu J,Yin Y,Jin H,Zhou L,Luo Q,Xu J,Liu J

更新日期：2011-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously synthesized amphiphilic diblock copolymers with pendant dendron moieties have been investigated for their potential use as drug carriers to improve the delivery of an anticancer drug to human breast cancer cells. Diblock copolymer (P71 D3 )-based micelles effectively encapsulate the doxorubicin (DOX) with a...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Viswanathan G,Hsu YH,Voon SH,Imae T,Siriviriyanun A,Lee HB,Kiew LV,Chung LY,Yusa S

更新日期：2016-06-01 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：:L-, P-, and E-Selectin are cell adhesion molecules that play a crucial role in leukocyte recruitment from the blood stream to the afflicted tissue in an acute and chronic inflammatory setting. Since selectins mediate the initial contact of leukocytes to the vascular endothelium, they have evolved as a valuable therape...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Weinhart M,Gröger D,Enders S,Riese SB,Dernedde J,Kainthan RK,Brooks DE,Haag R

更新日期：2011-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Although recently a growing number of reports demonstrate that topography or geometry of the substrate also plays an important role in the fate of the stem cells, most of these studies are usually completed by a few distinct patterns such as simple lines, posts, etc. As a result, there is a lack of quantitative analys...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Seo CH,Furukawa K,Suzuki Y,Kasagi N,Ichiki T,Ushida T

更新日期：2011-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:A ternary complex comprising plasmid DNA, lipopolysaccharide-binding peptide (LBP), and deoxycholic acid-conjugated polyethylenimine (PEI-DA) is prepared for combinational therapy of acute lung injury (ALI). The LBP is designed as an anti-inflammatory peptide based on the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-binding domain of HMG...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Kim JY,Piao C,Kim G,Lee S,Lee MS,Jeong JH,Lee M

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A gold standard for esophagus reconstruction is not still available. The present work aims to design a polymer patch combining synthetic polylactide-co-polycaprolacton and chitosan biopolymers, tailoring patch properties to esophageal tissue characteristics by a temperature-induced precipitation method, to get multila...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Dorati R,De Trizio A,Marconi S,Ferrara A,Auricchio F,Genta I,Modena T,Benazzo M,Benazzo A,Volpato G,Conti B

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone loss through traumatic injury is a significant clinical issue. Researchers have created many scaffold types to mimic an extracellular matrix to provide structural support for the formation of new bone, however functional regeneration of larger scaffolds has not been fully achieved. Newer scaffolds aim to deliver ...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Lanier OL,Ficarrotta JM,Adjei I,Wable D,Lewis C,Nacea C,Sharma B,Dobson J,McFetridge P

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-molecular-weight (co)polymers of trimethylene carbonate and D,L-lactide are efficiently crosslinked using PETA during gamma irradiation. Form-stable networks with gel contents of 86 ± 5 to 96 ± 1 are obtained from non-crystalline (co)polymers. Glass transition temperatures and elastic moduli of the networks can b...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Bat E,van Kooten TG,Feijen J,Grijpma DW

更新日期：2011-07-07 00:00:00