Enzymatic synthesis of poly(α-ethyl β-aspartate) by poly(ethylene glycol) modified poly(aspartate) hydrolase-1.

abstract：:Microspheres of amphiphilic multi-block poly(ester-ether)s (PEE)s and poly(ester-ether-amide)s (PEEA)s based on poly(epsilon-caprolactone) (PCL) were investigated as delivery systems for proteins. The interest was mainly focused on the effect of their molecular structure and composition on the overall properties of th...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Quaglia F,Ostacolo L,Nese G,De Rosa G,La Rotonda MI,Palumbo R,Maglio G

更新日期：2005-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past few decades, numerous polymer drug carrier systems are designed and synthesized, and their properties are evaluated. Many of these systems are based on water-soluble polymer carriers of low-molecular-weight drugs and compounds, e.g., cytostatic agents, anti-inflammatory drugs, or multidrug resistance inh...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Chytil P,Koziolová E,Etrych T,Ulbrich K

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current methods of tissue fixation rely on mechanical-related technologies developed from the clothing and carpentry industries. Herein, a novel bioadhesive method that allows tuneable adhesion and is also applicable to biodegradable polyester substrates is described. Diazirine is the key functional group that allows ...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Mogal V,Papper V,Chaurasia A,Feng G,Marks R,Steele T

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gelatin-methacrylamide (gelMA) hydrogels are shown to support chondrocyte viability and differentiation and give wide ranging mechanical properties depending on several cross-linking parameters. Polymer concentration, UV exposure time, and thermal gelation prior to UV exposure allow for control over hydrogel stiffness...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Schuurman W,Levett PA,Pot MW,van Weeren PR,Dhert WJ,Hutmacher DW,Melchels FP,Klein TJ,Malda J

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

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：:In this work, it is first reported that the poly (3-hydroxybutyric acid) (PHB) oligomer with a few degrees of polymerization possesses effective antibacterial and antifungal properties. Two preparation methods for the PHB oligomer are described, namely, one-step ring-opening polymerization of β-butyrolactone and extra...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Ma L,Zhang Z,Li J,Yang X,Fei B,Leung PHM,Tao X

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In situ self-assemblies of new biodegradable triblock PLLA-b-PBS-b-PLLA and PDLA-b-PBS-b-PDLA have been investigated in acetonitrile solution. At first, two series of PLLA-b-PBS-b-PLLA and PDLA-b-PBS-b-PDLA, respectively denoted as the P and Q triblock copolyester series, were prepared with fixed PBS block ((overline)...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Jia L,Yin L,Li Y,Li Q,Yang J,Yu J,Shi Z,Fang Q,Cao A

更新日期：2005-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The aggregative behaviors of hydroxypropylcellulose (HPC) molecules in aqueous solution and on substrates have been observed by employing laser light scattering (LLS) and, after deposition on a mica surface, atomic force microscopy (AFM). LLS studies showed that the HPC molecules formed large aggregates through self-a...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Yan L,Lin W,Bangal PR

更新日期：2006-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work, the in vivo degradation and tissue compatibility of a novel class of inherently fluorescent copolyanhydrides, P(dCPS:SA), were investigated. It was found that the degradation of the copolyanhydrides increased with the increase of SA content in the copolymers. The in vivo degradation rate of the copolymer...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Fan J,Li Y,Jiang H,Tang G,Wang L

更新日期：2008-05-13 00:00:00

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：:Cell-free approaches to in situ tissue engineering require materials that are mechanically stable and are able to control cell-adhesive behavior upon implantation. Here, the development of mechanically stable grafts with non-cell adhesive properties via a mix-and-match approach using ureido-pyrimidinone (UPy)-modified...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： van Almen GC,Talacua H,Ippel BD,Mollet BB,Ramaekers M,Simonet M,Smits AI,Bouten CV,Kluin J,Dankers PY

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The repair of large crushed or sectioned segments of peripheral nerves remains a challenge in regenerative medicine due to the complexity of the biological environment and the lack of proper biomaterials and architecture to foster reconstruction. Traditionally such reconstruction is only achieved by using fresh human ...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Belanger K,Dinis TM,Taourirt S,Vidal G,Kaplan DL,Egles C

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An increased structural variety expands the number of putative applications for cyanophycin (multi-l-arginyl-poly-[l-aspartic acid], CGP). Therefore, structural modifications of CGP are of major interest; these are commonly obtained by modification and optimization of the bacterial producing strain or by chemical modi...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Wiefel L,Steinbüchel A

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The core-shell micelles in aqueous solutions were prepared at low CAC values (<0.1 mg · mL(-1) ) from amphiphilic graft copolymers consisting of poly(methyl methacrylate) backbone (120-165 units) with loosely grafted (17-40%) hydroxyl-capped PEG (9 vs 6 units in side chain) for drug loading. Hydrophobic indomethacin (...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Maksym-Bębenek P,Neugebauer D

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antitumor activity of a colon-specific N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide (HPMA) copolymer - 9-aminocamptothecin (9-AC) conjugate (P-9-AC) was assessed in orthotopic and subcutaneous animal (HT29 xenograft) tumor models. P-9-AC treatment of mice bearing orthotopic colon tumors, with a dose of 3 mg/kg of 9-AC equiva...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Gao SQ,Sun Y,Kopecková P,Peterson CM,Kopecek J

更新日期：2009-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluorescent dye labeled unfunctionalized and functionalized poly(n-butylcyanoacrylate) nanoparticles were prepared using a miniemulsion technique. Amino acid and methoxyPEG functionalization could be introduced by using aqueous solutions as an initiator for the anionic polymerization in the heterophase. All the partic...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Weiss CK,Lorenz MR,Landfester K,Mailänder V

更新日期：2007-07-09 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：: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：:Artificial ECMs that not only closely mimic the hybrid nature of the natural ECM but also provide tunable material properties and enhanced biological functions are attractive candidates for tissue engineering applications. This review summarizes recent advances in developing multicomponent hybrid hydrogels by integrat...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Jia X,Kiick KL

更新日期：2009-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：:A tissue-engineering scaffold resembling the structure of the natural extracellular matrix can often facilitate tissue regeneration. Nerve and tendon are oriented micro-scale tissue bundles. In this study, a method combining injection molding and thermally induced phase separation techniques is developed to create sin...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Sun C,Jin X,Holzwarth JM,Liu X,Hu J,Gupte MJ,Zhao Y,Ma PX

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biocompatible polymeric coatings for metallic stents are desired, as currently used materials present limitations such as deformation during degradation and exponential loss of mechanical properties after implantation. These concerns, together with the present risks of the drug-eluting stents, namely, thrombosis and r...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Navarro L,Mogosanu DE,de Jong T,Bakker AD,Schaubroeck D,Luna J,Rintoul I,Vanfleteren J,Dubruel P

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:O-carboxymethylchitin (molecular weight = 1.07 x 10(5), degree of carboxymethylation = 80%, degree of N-acetylation = 91%) was chemically attached to superoxide dismutase by the formation of amide linkages through a carbodiimide catalyzed reaction. The glycosidated enzyme contained about 1.8 mole of polysaccharide per...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Valdivia A,Perez Y,Dominguez A,Caballero J,Gomez L,Schacht EH,Villalonga R

更新日期：2005-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a two-fold study designed to elucidate the adhesion mechanism of human U937 monocytes on novel N-rich thin films deposited by plasma- and VUV photo-polymerisation, so-called "PVP:N" materials. It is shown that there exist sharply-defined ("critical") surface-chemical conditions that are necessary to induce ...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Girard-Lauriault PL,Truica-Marasescu F,Petit A,Wang HT,Desjardins P,Antoniou J,Mwale F,Wertheimer MR

更新日期：2009-09-09 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：: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：: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：:Hyperbranched polyurethanes are synthesized using TDI, PCL diol, butanediol, and pentaerythritol (1-5 wt%) as the B(4) reactant with and without the monoglyceride of sunflower oil. The biodegradation, physico-mechanical, and thermal properties are found to be tailored by varying the percentage weight of the branching...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Das B,Chattopadhyay P,Mandal M,Voit B,Karak N

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper we report on the synthesis of diversified linear polyamine architectures with different chain lengths and compositions and their interaction with phosphate groups of DNA/siRNA. The polyplex formation between model nucleotide (dsDNA) and these linear polyamines has been determined at different nitrogen to...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Fischer W,Brissault B,Prévost S,Kopaczynska M,Andreou I,Janosch A,Gradzielski M,Haag R

更新日期：2010-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Herein, a new series of non-ionic dendritic and carbohydrate based amphiphiles is synthesized employing biocompatible starting materials and studied for supramolecular aggregate formation in aqueous solution. The dendritic amphiphiles 12 and 13 possessing poly(glycerol) [G2.0] as hydrophilic unit and C-10 and C-18 hyd...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Prasad S,Achazi K,Schade B,Haag R,Sharma SK

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Novel water-insoluble, and reduction-responsive nonwoven scaffolds were fabricated from gamma-PGA and tested in cell culture. An electrospinning method was developed to produce scaffolds of fibers with diameters of 0.05-0.5 microm. Crosslinking of the fibers with cystamine in the presence of EDC resulted in water-inso...

journal_title：Macromolecular bioscience

authors： Yoshida H,Klinkhammer K,Matsusaki M,Möller M,Klee D,Akashi M

更新日期：2009-06-11 00:00:00