abstract：:Nanocoating of individual mammalian cells with polymer layers has been of increasing interest in biotechnology and biomedical engineering applications. Electrostatic layer-by-layer (LbL) deposition of polyelectrolytes on negatively charged cell surfaces has been utilized for cell nanocoatings using synthetic or natura...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Hasturk O,Sahoo JK,Kaplan DL

更新日期：2020-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The storage and transport of cells is a fundamental technology which underpins cell biology, biomaterials research, and emerging cell-based therapies. Inspired by antifreeze and ice-binding proteins in extremophiles, macromolecular (polymer) cryoprotectants are emerging as exciting biomaterials to enable the reduction...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Murray KA,Gibson MI

更新日期：2020-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The production of large quantities of artificial spider silk fibers that match the mechanical properties of the native material has turned out to be challenging. Recent advancements in the field make biomimetic spinning approaches an attractive way forward since they allow the spider silk proteins to assemble into the...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Gonska N,López PA,Lozano-Picazo P,Thorpe M,Guinea GV,Johansson J,Barth A,Pérez-Rigueiro J,Rising A

更新日期：2020-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we demonstrate for the first time the fabrication of carboxylated chitosan nanocrystals (ChsNC) with high degree of deacetylation (DDA) at >80% and narrow size distribution. We also studied its application as a sustainable support material for metal-based catalysts. Carboxylated chitin nanocrystals (ChN...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Jin T,Kurdyla D,Hrapovic S,Leung ACW,Régnier S,Liu Y,Moores A,Lam E

更新日期：2020-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The application of nanoparticles comprising amphiphilic block copolymers for the delivery of drugs is a subject of great interest as they hold promise for more effective and selective therapies. In order to achieve this ambition, it is of critical importance to develop our understanding of the self-assembly mechanisms...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Ridolfo R,Arends JJ,van Hest JCM,Williams DS

更新日期：2020-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The massive use of antibiotics in healthcare and agriculture has led to their artificial accumulation in natural habitats, which risks the structure and function of the microbial communities in ecosystems, threatens food and water security, and accelerates the development of resistome. Ideally, antibiotics should rema...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zheng W,Anzaldua M,Arora A,Jiang Y,McIntyre K,Doerfert M,Winter T,Mishra A,Ma H,Liang H

更新日期：2020-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Targeted delivery of antigens to immune cells using micro/nanocarriers may serve as a therapeutic application for vaccination. However, synthetic carriers have potential drawbacks including cytotoxicity, low encapsulation efficiency of antigen, and lack of a morphological design, which limit the translation of the del...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Nishiguchi A,Shima F,Singh S,Akashi M,Moeller M

更新日期：2020-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the synthesis of hydrophilic poly(poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate) (PmPEGMA) and hydrophobic poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) caspofungin conjugates by a post-polymerization modification of copolymers containing 10 mol % pentafluorophenyl methacrylate (PFPMA), which were obtained via revers...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Alex J,González K,Kindel T,Bellstedt P,Weber C,Heinekamp T,Orasch T,Guerrero-Sanchez C,Schubert US,Brakhage AA

更新日期：2020-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Native hemicellulose lacks many of the properties that make fossil fuel-based polymers excellent for use in today's industrial products and processes. The mechanical and thermal properties of the hemicellulose can, however, be modified, and its processability increased. We functionalized galactoglucomannan to lower it...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Härdelin L,Bernin D,Börjesson M,Ström A,Larsson A

更新日期：2020-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：:As a biomaterial, silk presents unique features with a combination of excellent mechanical properties, biocompatibility, and biodegradability. The biodegradability aspects of silk biomaterials, especially with options to control the rate from short (days) to long (years) time frames in vivo, make this protein-based bi...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Guo C,Li C,Kaplan DL

更新日期：2020-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Smart nanocarriers for the transport of drugs to tumor cells are nowadays of great interest for treating cancer. The use of enzymatic stimuli to cleave peptide-based drug nanocapsules for the selective release of nanocapsule cargo in close proximity to tumor cells opens new possibilities in cancer research. In the pre...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Knaff PM,Kersten C,Willbold R,Champanhac C,Crespy D,Wittig R,Landfester K,Mailänder V

更新日期：2020-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemotherapy faces challenges, including poor aqueous solubility of the drugs, and cardiotoxicity. Micellar drug delivery systems (DDS) are used to encapsulate anticancer drugs for better therapeutic effects, however, with poor loading content. Herein, we synthesized a micellar DDS using γ-benzyloxy substituted poly(ε...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Soltantabar P,Calubaquib EL,Mostafavi E,Biewer MC,Stefan MC

更新日期：2020-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence is presented that the polysaccharide rhamnogalacturonan I (RGI) can be biosynthesized in remarkably organized branched configurations and surprisingly long versions and can self-assemble into a plethora of structures. AFM imaging has been applied to study the outer mucilage obtained from wild-type (WT) and mu...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Williams MAK,Cornuault V,Irani AH,Symonds VV,Malmström J,An Y,Sims IM,Carnachan SM,Sallé C,North HM

更新日期：2020-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Macromolecule-based therapeutic agents, particularly proteins, antigens, monoclonal antibodies, transcription factors, nucleic acids, and gene editing enzymes, have the potential to offer cures for previously untreatable diseases. However, they present an enormous delivery challenge due to poor absorption and rapid me...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Iqbal S,Blenner M,Alexander-Bryant A,Larsen J

更新日期：2020-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulating cell migration dynamics is of significance in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. A 3D scaffold was created to provide various topographies based on a poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) self-induced nanohybrid shish-kebab structure, which consisted of aligned PCL nanofibers and spaced PCL crystal lamellae...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Guo X,Wang X,Li X,Jiang YC,Han S,Ma L,Guo H,Wang Z,Li Q

更新日期：2020-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor targeting has revolutionized cancer research, especially active cellular targeting of nanoparticles, where they are specifically homed to the pathological site to deliver the therapeutics. This strategy, which involves the utilization of affinity ligands on the surface of the nanocarriers, minimizes the nonspeci...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Raveendran R,Chen F,Kent B,Stenzel MH

更新日期：2020-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction of polymers into a chiral nematic cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) matrix allows for the tuning of optical and mechanical properties, enabling the development of responsive photonic materials. In this study, we explored the incorporation of hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC) into a CNC film prepared by slow eva...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Walters CM,Boott CE,Nguyen TD,Hamad WY,MacLachlan MJ

更新日期：2020-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The need for thermosets from renewable resources is continuously increasing to find eco-friendly alternatives to petroleum-derived materials. Products obtained from biomass have shown to play an important role in this challenge. Here, we present the structural characterization of new biobased thermosets made of humins...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Cantarutti C,Dinu R,Mija A

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:In biomedicine, PEGylation is one of the most successful strategies to modify the physicochemical and biological properties of peptides, proteins, and other biomacromolecules. Because of the polydisperse nature of regular PEGs and limited PEGylation strategies, it is challenging to quantitatively fine-tune and accurat...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Wang X,Li Y,Wu T,Yang Z,Zheng X,Chen S,Zhou X,Jiang ZX

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:We show the first example of a synergic approach of oxidant (ROS) scavenging carrier and ROS-responsive drug release in the context of a potential therapy against osteoporosis, aiming to inhibit the differentiation of inflammatory cells into osteoclasts. In our "tandem" approach, a branched amphiphilic, PEGylated poly...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： El Mohtadi F,d'Arcy R,Burke J,Rios De La Rosa JM,Gennari A,Marotta R,Francini N,Donno R,Tirelli N

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Developing green and nontoxic biomaterials, derived from renewable sources and processable through 3D bioprinting technologies, is an emerging challenge of sustainable tissue engineering. Here, pectin from citrus peels was cross-linked for the first time with (3-glycidyloxypropyl)trimethoxysilane (GPTMS) through a one...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Lapomarda A,De Acutis A,Chiesa I,Fortunato GM,Montemurro F,De Maria C,Mattioli Belmonte M,Gottardi R,Vozzi G

更新日期：2020-02-10 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：:The islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) is a regulatory peptide that can aggregate into fibrillar structures associated with type 2 diabetes. In this study, the IAPP21-27 segment was modified with a biotin linker at the N-terminus (Btn-GNNFGAIL) to immobilize peptide fibrils on streptavidin-coated surfaces. Key residues ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： John T,Bandak J,Sarveson N,Hackl C,Risselada HJ,Prager A,Elsner C,Abel B

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Minimization of drug side effects is a hallmark of advanced targeted therapy. Herein we describe the synthesis of polysaccharide-based nanocapsules prepared from furcellaran and chitosan via layer-by-layer deposition using electrostatic interaction. Using doxorubicin as a model drug, prepared nanocapsules showed excel...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Milosavljevic V,Jamroz E,Gagic M,Haddad Y,Michalkova H,Balkova R,Tesarova B,Moulick A,Heger Z,Richtera L,Kopel P,Adam V

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Heparin, a sulfated polysaccharide derived from animal sources, is the most commonly used parenteral anticoagulant drug, but it suffers from significant safety and supply issues. Herein, we describe the preparation of heparin mimetic homo- and copolymers via the reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Nahain AA,Ignjatovic V,Monagle P,Tsanaktsidis J,Vamvounis G,Ferro V

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:N-Acetyllactosamine (LacNAc; Galβ4GlcNAc) is a typical disaccharide ligand of galectins. The most abundant members of these human lectins, galectin-1 (Gal-1) and galectin-3 (Gal-3), participate in a number of pathologies including cancerogenesis and metastatic formation. In this study, we synthesized a series of fifte...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Tavares MR,Bláhová M,Sedláková L,Elling L,Pelantová H,Konefał R,Etrych T,Křen V,Bojarová P,Chytil P

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Solid films of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) containing a hydrated ionic liquid, choline dihydrogen phosphate (CDP), were prepared by a solvent-casting method. Thermal properties, aggregation structure, thermal molecular motion, and tensile properties of CDP-containing DNA films were examined by thermogravimetry (TG), w...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Morimitsu Y,Matsuno H,Ohta N,Sekiguchi H,Takahara A,Tanaka K

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycosidases have long been used for the synthesis of glycosides by transglycosylation reactions. Especially glycosidases from hyperthermophilic bacteria are useful for reactions under extreme reaction conditions, e.g., in the presence of organic solvents. We herein report the facile enzymatic synthesis and purificati...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Hoffmann M,Gau E,Braun S,Pich A,Elling L

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Laminin is a heterotrimeric glycoprotein with a key role in the formation and maintenance of the basement membrane architecture and properties, as well as on the modulation of several biological functions, including cell adhesion, migration, differentiation and matrix-mediated signaling. In the central nervous system ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Barros D,Amaral IF,Pêgo AP

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Greener alternatives to synthetic polymers are constantly being investigated and sought after. Chitin is a natural polysaccharide that gives structural support to crustacean shells, insect exoskeletons, and fungal cell walls. Like cellulose, chitin resides in nanosized structural elements that can be isolated as nanof...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Nawawi WMFBW,Jones M,Murphy RJ,Lee KY,Kontturi E,Bismarck A

更新日期：2020-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrogels are attracting increasing attention due to their potential use in various fields. However, most of the existing hydrogels have limitations in either dissipating mechanical energy or maintaining high stretchability under deformation, thus do not possess high mechanical properties. Herein, poly(vinyl alcohol) ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Chen W,Li N,Ma Y,Minus ML,Benson K,Lu X,Wang X,Ling X,Zhu H

更新日期：2019-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent research indicates that the progression of Parkinson's disease can start from neurons of the enteric nervous system, which are in close contact with the gastrointestinal epithelium: α-synuclein molecules can be transferred from these epithelial cells in a prion-like fashion to enteric neurons. Thin mucus layers...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Marczynski M,Rickert CA,Semerdzhiev SA,van Dijk WR,Segers-Nolten IMJ,Claessens MMAE,Lieleg O

更新日期：2019-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:A comprehensive understanding of the mechanism by which type I collagen (Col) interacts with hydroxyapatite nanoparticles (Hap NPs) in aqueous solutions is a pivotal step for guiding the design of biologically relevant nanocomposites with controlled hierarchical structure. In this paper we use a variety of Hap NPs dif...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Colaço E,Brouri D,Aissaoui N,Cornette P,Dupres V,Domingos RF,Lambert JF,Maisonhaute E,Kirat KE,Landoulsi J

更新日期：2019-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Subunit vaccines can have excellent safety profiles, but their ability to give rise to robust immune responses is often compromised. For glycan-based vaccines, insufficient understanding of B and T cell epitope combinations that yield optimal immune activation hinders optimization. To determine which antigen features ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Bennett NR,Jarvis CM,Alam MM,Zwick DB,Olson JM,Nguyen HV,Johnson JA,Cook ME,Kiessling LL

更新日期：2019-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Double-network (DN) hydrogels are fabricated from poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) (PEOXA)-peptide conjugates, which can be enzymatically crosslinked in the presence of Sortase A (SA), and physical networks of alginate (Alg), yielding matrices with improved mechanical properties with respect to the corresponding PEOXA and Al...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Trachsel L,Johnbosco C,Lang T,Benetti EM,Zenobi-Wong M

更新日期：2019-12-09 00:00:00

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：:Electrospun biopolyelectrolyte nanofibers hold potential for use in a range of biomedical applications, but eliminating toxic chemicals involved in their production remains a key challenge. In this study, we successfully electrospun nanofibers from an aqueous complex coacervate solution composed of chitosan and hyalur...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Sun J,Perry SL,Schiffman JD

更新日期：2019-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:An enzymatically cross-linked polyethylene glycol (PEG)-based hydrogel was engineered to promote and align nerve cells in a three-dimensional manner. To render the injectable, otherwise bioinert, PEG-based material supportive for cell growth, its mechanical and biochemical properties were optimized. A recombinant fibr...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Licht C,Rose JC,Anarkoli AO,Blondel D,Roccio M,Haraszti T,Gehlen DB,Hubbell JA,Lutolf MP,De Laporte L

更新日期：2019-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Cartilage tissue engineering highly relies on the ability to store and transport chondrocytes in order to be clinically successful. Cryopreservation is a most reliable technology for chondrocyte storage, but it suffers from the intrinsic toxicity of current state-of-the-art cryoprotectant, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). I...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Liu M,Zhang X,Guo H,Zhu Y,Wen C,Sui X,Yang J,Zhang L

更新日期：2019-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The complement system is a powerful mechanism of the innate immune defense system. Dysregulation may contribute to several diseases. Heparin is a known regulator of the complement system, but its application is limited due to its anticoagulative activity. A promising alternative is the synthetic analogue dendritic pol...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Silberreis K,Niesler N,Rades N,Haag R,Dernedde J

更新日期：2019-10-14 00:00:00