abstract：:Cellular model systems are essential platforms used across multiple research fields for exploring the fundaments of biology and biochemistry. Here, we present giant plasma membrane vesicles (GPMVs) as a platform of cell-like compartments that will facilitate the study of particles within a biorelevant environment and ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zartner L,Garni M,Craciun I,Einfalt T,Palivan CG

更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioprinting has become an important tool for fabricating regenerative implants and in vitro cell culture platforms. However, until today, extrusion-based bioprinting processes are limited to resolutions of hundreds of micrometers, which hamper the reproduction of intrinsic functions and morphologies of living tissues....

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Castilho M,Levato R,Bernal PN,de Ruijter M,Sheng CY,van Duijn J,Piluso S,Ito K,Malda J

更新日期：2021-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Ocular applications of polymeric materials have been widely investigated for medical diagnostics, treatment, and vision improvement. The human eye is a vital organ that connects us to the outside world so when the eye is injured, infected, or impaired, it needs immediate medical treatment to maintain clear vision and ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Karayilan M,Clamen L,Becker ML

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaginal films featuring the pH-dependent release of tenofovir (TFV) were developed for the prevention of sexual transmission of human immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV). Films based on hydroxypropyl methylcellulose and zein were prepared incorporating different plasticizers [oleic acid, lactic acid, glycerol, and polyeth...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Notario-Pérez F,Cazorla-Luna R,Martín-Illana A,Galante J,Ruiz-Caro R,Sarmento B,das Neves J,Veiga MD

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune disease associated with severe exocrinopathy, which is characterized by profound lymphocytic infiltration (dacryoadenitis) and loss of function of the tear-producing lacrimal glands (LGs). Systemic administration of Rapamycin (Rapa) significantly reduces LG inflammation in the ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Ju Y,Edman MC,Guo H,Janga SR,Peddi S,Louie SG,Junge JA,MacKay JA,Hamm-Alvarez SF

更新日期：2020-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Core-shell structured nanoparticles (NPs) render the simultaneous coloading capacity of both hydrophobic and hydrophilic drugs and may eventually enhance therapeutic efficacy. In this study, we employed a facile squalenoylation technology to synthesize a new amphiphilic starch derivative from partially oxidized starch...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Phan VHG,Trang Duong HT,Tran PT,Thambi T,Ho DK,Murgia X

更新日期：2020-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Herein we present an innovative approach to produce biocompatible, degradable, and stealth polymeric nanoparticles based on poly(lipoic acid), stabilized by a PEG-ended surfactant. Taking advantage of the well-known thiol-induced polymerization of lipoic acid, a universal and nontoxic nanovector consisted of a solid c...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Trzciński JW,Morillas-Becerril L,Scarpa S,Tannorella M,Muraca F,Rastrelli F,Castellani C,Fedrigo M,Angelini A,Tavano R,Papini E,Mancin F

更新日期：2020-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:This study presents an efficient and systematic approach to synthesize bioapplicable porous hollow polymeric capsules (HPCs). The hydroxyl-functionalized nanoporous polymers with hollow capsular shapes could be generated via the moderate Friedel-Crafts reaction without using any hard or soft template. The numerous pri...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Song W,Zhang Y,Yu DG,Tran CH,Wang M,Varyambath A,Kim J,Kim I

更新日期：2020-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here the first evidence for the interaction of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) with hyaluronan (HA) in aqueous solutions. PEG-HA complexes (Kapp = 45,000 ± 8000 M-1) contained about 3.3 ± 0.1 of ethylene glycol units per disaccharide of HA. The carboxyl of the D-glucuronic acid and the amide of the N-acetyl-D-gl...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Le-Deygen IM,Musatova OE,Orlov VN,Melik-Nubarov NS,Grozdova ID

更新日期：2020-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Dual-cross-linked network (DCN) hydrogels with multiresponsive and self-healing properties are attracting intensive interests due to their enhanced mechanical strength for a wide range of applications. Herein, we developed a DCN hydrogel that combines a dynamic imine and a benzoxaboronic ester with a neutral pKa value...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zhao J,Diaz-Dussan D,Wu M,Peng YY,Wang J,Zeng H,Duan W,Kong L,Hao X,Narain R

更新日期：2020-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Water-soluble conjugated polymers (WCPs) composed of a hydrophobic polythiophene main chain with hydrophilic tertiary amine side-chains can directly self-assemble into sphere-like nano-objects in an aqueous solution due to phase separation between the hydrophilic and hydrophobic segments of the polymeric structure. Du...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Cheng CC,Lai YC,Shieh YT,Chang YH,Lee AW,Chen JK,Lee DJ,Lai JY

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraneuronal aggregation of the intrinsically disordered protein α-synuclein is at the core of Parkinson's disease and related neurodegenerative disorders. Several reports show that the concentration of salts in the medium heavily affects its aggregation rate and fibril morphology, but a characterization of the indiv...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Ramis R,Ortega-Castro J,Vilanova B,Adrover M,Frau J

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:C13-dipeptides that did not gel on their own were found to form hydrogels when combined with mixtures (coassembly). At pH = 4.6, by mixing negatively charged C13-WD (C13-WD2- and/or C13-WD-) with C13-KW or C13-YK, where the side chain of K carried positive charge, two composite hydrogels with different mechanical prop...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Hu T,Zhang Z,Euston SR,Geng M,Pan S

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Thymic epithelial cells (TECs) are the main regulators of T lymphocyte development and selection, requiring a three-dimensional (3D) environment to properly perform these biological functions. The aim of this work was to develop a 3D culture substrate that allows the survival and proliferation of TECs. Thus, electrosp...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Silva CS,Pinto RD,Amorim S,Pires RA,Correia-Neves M,Reis RL,Alves NL,Martins A,Neves NM

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent years have seen rapid growth in utilizing vegetable oils to derive a wide variety of polymers to replace petroleum-based polymers for minimizing environmental impact. Nonedible castor oil (CO) can be extracted from castor plants that grow easily, even in an arid land. CO is a promising source for developing sev...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Chakraborty I,Chatterjee K

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiblock copolymers (MBCs) are fascinating in the field of biology-polymer chemistry interfaces. Synthesizing libraries of MBCs with tailor-made functionality is challenging as it involves multiple steps. Herein, a simple synthesis, analogous to polyurethane/Michael addition reactions, has been introduced to obtain ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Nutan B,Kumar A,Jewrajka SK

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Enzyme-responsive polypeptide vesicles have attracted considerable attention for precision theranostics because of their biocompatibility, biodegradability, and unique secondary conformation transition triggered by the catalytic actions of enzymes. These promising potentials of polypeptide vesicles could be limited in...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Duan W,Ji S,Guan Y,Mu X,Fang S,Lu Y,Zhou X,Sun J,Li Z

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical glue represents a suitable tool to stop wound bleeding, seal wounds, bond tissues, or implant materials. However, the development of a medical glue for durable underwater bonding remains a challenge. Herein, we developed a hydrophobic hyperbranched polymer-based medical glue with water-resistant bonding abilit...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zhang Y,Li X,Zhu Q,Wei W,Liu X

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction of polysaccharides with water has a critical impact on their biological function as well as their technological applications. We performed ellipsometry experiments at different relative humidities (RH) to measure the equilibrium swelling of ultrathin films of different polysaccharides: native and modif...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Grossutti M,Dutcher JR

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycosaminoglycan (GAG)-protein binding governs critically important signaling events in living matter. Aiming at a quantitative analysis of the involved processes, we herein present a thermodynamic study of the interaction of the model GAG heparin and lysozyme in aqueous solution. Heparin is a highly charged linear p...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Walkowiak JJ,Ballauff M,Zimmermann R,Freudenberg U,Werner C

更新日期：2020-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Peak force infrared (PFIR) microscopy is a recently developed approach to acquire multiple chemical and physical material properties simultaneously and with nanometer resolution: topographical features, infrared (IR)-sensitive maps, adhesion, stiffness, and locally resolved IR spectra. This multifunctional mapping is ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Gusenbauer C,Jakob DS,Xu XG,Vezenov DV,Cabane É,Konnerth J

更新日期：2020-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrogels constructed from folded protein domains are of increasing interest as resilient and responsive biomaterials, but their optimization for applications requires time-consuming and costly molecular design. Here, we explore a complementary approach to control their properties by examining the influence of crossli...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Aufderhorst-Roberts A,Hughes MDG,Hare A,Head DA,Kapur N,Brockwell DJ,Dougan L

更新日期：2020-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural selection has endorsed proteins with amazing structures and functionalities that cannot be matched by synthetic means, explaining the exponential interest in developing protein-based materials. Protein self-assembly allows fabricating complex supramolecular structures from relatively simple building blocks, a ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Wang W,Azizyan RA,Garro A,Kajava AV,Ventura S

更新日期：2020-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The elegant elasticity and toughness of muscles that are controlled by myofilament sliding, highly elastic springlike properties of titin, and Ca2+-induced conformational change of the troponin complex have been a source of inspiration to develop advanced materials for simulating elastic muscle motion. Herein, a highl...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zhao L,Zhang X,Luo Q,Hou C,Xu J,Liu J

更新日期：2020-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Thanks to chemical stabilization, aldehyde-assisted fractionation (AAF) of lignocellulosic biomass has recently emerged as a powerful tool for the production of largely uncondensed lignin. Depolymerization of AAF lignin via ether cleavage provides aromatic monomers at near theoretical yields based on ether cleavage an...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Vendamme R,Behaghel de Bueren J,Gracia-Vitoria J,Isnard F,Mulunda MM,Ortiz P,Wadekar M,Vanbroekhoven K,Wegmann C,Buser R,Héroguel F,Luterbacher JS,Eevers W

更新日期：2020-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular diseases plague human health because of the lack of transplantable small-diameter blood vessel (SDBV) grafts. Although expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) has the potential to be used as a biocompatible material for SDBV grafts, long-term patency is still the biggest challenge. As discussed in this...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Wang D,Xu Y,Lin YJ,Yilmaz G,Zhang J,Schmidt G,Li Q,Thomson JA,Turng LS

更新日期：2020-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The currently used hemostatic agents are highly effective in stopping hemorrhages but have a limited role in the modulation of the wound-healing environment. Herein, we propose an intrinsically bioactive hemostatic cryogel based on platelet lysate (PL) and aldehyde-functionalized cellulose nanocrystals (a-CNCs). PL ha...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Mendes BB,Gómez-Florit M,Araújo AC,Prada J,Babo PS,Domingues RMA,Reis RL,Gomes ME

更新日期：2020-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Tannic acid (TA) can form stable complexes with proteins, attracting significant attention as protein delivery systems. However, its systemic application has been limited due to nonspecific interaction. Here, we report a simple technique to prepare systemically applicable protein delivery systems using sequential self...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Honda Y,Nomoto T,Matsui M,Takemoto H,Kaihara Y,Miura Y,Nishiyama N

更新日期：2020-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Thermoresponsive polymers with lower critical solution temperatures (LCSTs) are of significant interest for a wide range of applications from sensors to drug delivery vehicles. However, the most widely investigated LCST polymers have nondegradable backbones, limiting their applications in vivo or in the environment. D...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Rabiee Kenaree A,Sirianni QEA,Classen K,Gillies ER

更新日期：2020-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:An efficient process for the synthesis of degradable hydrogels containing octa-betaine ester polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) through efficient thiol-ene and Menschutkin click reactions was developed. The hydrogels exhibited a yield strength of 0.36 MPa and a compressive modulus of 4.38 MPa and displayed ex...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Han J,Chen Q,Shen Y,Liu Z,Hao X,Zhong M,Zhao Z,Bockstaller MR

更新日期：2020-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer immunotherapy can be augmented with toll-like receptor agonist (TLRa) adjuvants, which interact with immune cells to elicit potent immune activation. Despite their potential, use of many TLRa compounds has been limited clinically due to their extreme potency and lack of pharmacokinetic control, causing systemic...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Smith AAA,Gale EC,Roth GA,Maikawa CL,Correa S,Yu AC,Appel EA

更新日期：2020-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of sustainable materials by employing natural and nontoxic resources has been attracting much attention over the previous years. In this work, we discuss for the first time the chemical combination between resorcinol diglycidyl ether (RDGE), an aromatic biobased thermosetting monomer, and polyhydroxybu...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Cantarutti C,Dinu R,Mija A

更新日期：2020-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Under the right conditions, some biological systems can maintain high viability after being frozen and thawed, but many others (e.g., organs and many mammalian cells) cannot. To increase the rates of post-thaw viability and widen the library of living cells and tissues that can be stored frozen, an improved understand...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Burkey AA,Hillsley A,Harris DT,Baltzegar JR,Zhang DY,Sprague WW,Rosales AM,Lynd NA

更新日期：2020-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The hierarchical self-assembly of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) is an important phenomenon occurring naturally in plant cell walls. Utilization of this assembly for advanced applications requires a fundamental theoretical understanding of interactions between the CNCs, which is still incomplete. Hence, in this work, w...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Garg M,Linares M,Zozoulenko I

更新日期：2020-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular uptake and intracellular targeting to specific organelles are key events in the cellular processing of nanomaterials. Herein, we perform a detailed structure-property relationship study on carboxylic acid-side-chain-bearing polyacrylates to provide design criteria for the manipulation of their cellular intera...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Mahmoud AM,Morrow JP,Pizzi D,Azizah AM,Davis TP,Tabor RF,Kempe K

更新日期：2020-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:X-ray analytical techniques are increasingly being used to study manuscripts and works of art on paper, whether with laboratory equipment or synchrotron sources. However, it is difficult to anticipate the impact of X-ray photons on paper- and cellulose-based artifacts, particularly due to the large variety of their co...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Gimat A,Schöder S,Thoury M,Missori M,Paris-Lacombe S,Dupont AL

更新日期：2020-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a biodegradable fluorescent theranostic nanoprobe design strategy for simultaneous visualization and quantitative determination of antibacterial activity for the treatment of bacterial infections. Cationic-charged polycaprolactone (PCL) was tailor-made through ring-opening polymerization methodology, and it ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Ghosh R,Malhotra M,Madhuri Sathe RR,Jayakannan M

更新日期：2020-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Immobilizing zwitterionic molecules on material surfaces has been a promising strategy for creating antifouling surfaces. Herein, we show the ability to surface derivatize an allyl-ether-functionalized thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) with a zwitterionic thiol in a radically induced thiol-ene reaction. The thermoplast...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Nikam SP,Chen P,Nettleton K,Hsu YH,Becker ML

更新日期：2020-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Owing to their diverse functions and tunable physicochemical properties, peptides are promising alternatives to the conventional gene delivery tools that are available for plant systems. However, peptide-mediated gene delivery is limited by low transfection efficiency in plants because of the insufficient cytosolic tr...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Miyamoto T,Tsuchiya K,Numata K

更新日期：2020-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyloid-like fibrils are prepared from protein in the lab by controlled heat treatments, yet these must be further assembled to match the desirable mechanical and structural properties of biological fibers. Here, β-lactoglobulin fibrils were incorporated into poly(ethylene oxide) fibers of 40-180 nm diameter by electr...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Chen D,Narayanan N,Federici E,Yang Z,Zuo X,Gao J,Fang F,Deng M,Campanella OH,Jones OG

更新日期：2020-07-13 00:00:00