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Natural-derived hydrogels are expected as promising structural biomaterials, but the soft character severely limits their applications. Here, a facile yet effective strategy was developed to fabricate super-strong and tough alginate composite hydrogels via a self-reinforcing method. The strategy was based on the incorporation of alginate materials with distinctive anisotropic features (fibers, fabrics and aerogels) into the precursor solution of congeneric hydrogels, followed by the in situ ionic-crosslinking. Interestingly, triggered by the concentration difference, the cations-Ca2+ in reinforcing phase could diffuse into the interface and simultaneously chelate with alginate chains of both reinforcing phase and hydrogel matrix, acting as self-generating interfacial binders. Contributed by the intimate interface, the load was effectively transferred into the rigid reinforcing phase, and the hydrogels integrated them into a mechanical network. This research offers a new path to design the interface of polysaccharide composites without extra coupling agents.A protein-polysaccharide-based potential nanocarrier system have been developed via a simple, one-step preparation protocol without the use of long-term heating and the utilization of hardly removable crosslinking agents, surfactants, and toxic organic solvents. To the best of our knowledge, this article is the first which summarizes in detail the pH-dependent quantitative relationship between the bovine serum albumin (BSA) and hyaluronic acid (HyA) confirmed by several physico-chemical techniques. The formation of colloidal complex nanoconjugates with average diameter of ca. 210-240 nm is strongly depend on the pH and the applied BSAHyA mass ratio. Particle charge titrations studies strongly support the core-shell type structure, where the BSA core is covered by a thick HyA shell. Linsitinib in vitro Besides the optimization of these conditions, the drug encapsulation capacity and the dissolution profiles have been also studied for ibuprofen (IBU) and 2-picolinic acid (2-PA) as model drugs.Here, we present a gold nanoparticle-based colorimetric assay for the determination of molecular weight distribution and branching characteristics of enzymatically hydrolyzed starch. The steric stabilization effect of starch hydrolysate on the colloidal stability of AuNPs was found to be proportional to the ratio of high molecular weight amylopectins, which was clearly reflected by the intensity of the characteristic surface plasmonic resonance (SPR) absorbance peak of the AuNPs. The fractional change of high molecular weight amylopectin over the course of enzymatic hydrolysis reaction could be measured based on the intensity of SPR peak, in which the results correlated well with those obtained by conventional gel permeation chromatography. With the proper calibration of a specific set of enzyme and starch type, this method would provide a fairly simple and fast means of analyzing the molecular weight distribution of starch hydrolysate on site as well as the amylose content in native starch.Size-exclusion chromatography with multi-angle laser-light scattering and refractive index detection (SEC/MALLS/RI) provides the number- and weight-average molar masses, molar mass distributions, conformations, and linear/branched structures of polymers. In the case of pure celluloses including highly crystalline tunicate and alga celluloses, and hemicellulose-rich plant holocelluloses, soaking in ethylene diamine (EDA) and subsequent solvent exchange to N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAc) though methanol is effective for complete dissolution in ∼8% (w/w) LiCl/DMAc. SEC/MALLS/RI analysis can, therefore, be applied to pure celluloses, chemical wood pulps, and plant holocelluloses after dissolution in ∼8% (w/w) LiCl/DMAc, dilution to 1% (w/v) LiCl/DMAc and membrane filtration. All pure celluloses and the high-molar-mass cellulose fractions of hardwood and grass holocelluloses have linear and random-coil conformations and various average molar masses and molar mass distributions depending on the cellulose and holocellulose resources. In contrast, Japanese cedar (i.e., softwood) holocellulose and softwood bleached kraft pulp have alkali-stable cellulose/glucomannan branched structures in the high-molar-mass fractions.Seed mucilage has significant economic value. However, the identification of key regulatory genes in mucilage formation and their molecular regulatory mechanism remain unknown. Artemisia sphaerocephala seeds are rich in mucilage. In this study, A. sphaerocephala seeds in 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70 days after flowering were used as materials to reveal their molecular regulatory mechanism in mucilage formation by RNA-sequencing and weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA). 21 key regulatory genes for mucilage formation were identified, including AsKNAT7 and AsTTG1 genes, as well as AsNAM and AsAP2 gene families. From 10-30 days after flowering, both AsNAM and AsAP2 supported mucilage formation. From 40-70 days after flowering, promotion by AsNAM and AsAP2 was weakened and the up-regulation of AsKNAT7 inhibited mucilage formation, leading to no further increases in mucilage content. This in depth elucidation of seed mucilage formation lays the foundation for the application of mucilage.The cross-linking efficiency of a continuous process for the production of porous cellulose membranes cross-linked with 1,4-butanediol diglycidyl ether (BDDE) under variation of four different process parameters (concentration of cross-linker, catalyst concentration, reaction temperature and reaction time) was studied. The analysis of the resulting network properties is based on gravimetric and titrimetric methods complemented by one-dimensional 1H NMR analysis after degradation of the cross-linked cellulose membranes in aqueous zinc chloride solution. NMR results indicate that around 50 % of BDDE molecules are effectively cross-linking, the number being almost independent of the cross-linking conditions. Furthermore, thermogravimetric analysis of the cross-linked membranes showed a direct correlation between the degree of cross-linking and the decomposition temperature of the cellulose membranes.
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