Brave new (strept) avidins in biotechnology

OH Laitinen, HR Nordlund, VP Hytönen… - Trends in …, 2007 - cell.com
Avidin and streptavidin are widely used in (strept) avidin–biotin technology, which is based
on their tight biotin-binding capability. These techniques are exceptionally diverse, ranging …

3D-printable bioactivated nanocellulose–alginate hydrogels

J Leppiniemi, P Lahtinen, A Paajanen… - … applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
We describe herein a nanocellulose–alginate hydrogel suitable for 3D printing. The
composition of the hydrogel was optimized based on material characterization methods and …

Survey of the year 2005 commercial optical biosensor literature

RL Rich, DG Myszka - Journal of Molecular Recognition: An …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract We identified 1113 articles (103 reviews, 1010 primary research articles) published
in 2005 that describe experiments performed using commercially available optical …

Streptavidin and its biotin complex at atomic resolution

I Le Trong, Z Wang, DE Hyre, TP Lybrand… - … Section D: Biological …, 2011 - scripts.iucr.org
Atomic resolution crystallographic studies of streptavidin and its biotin complex have been
carried out at 1.03 and 0.95 Å, respectively. The wild-type protein crystallized with a tetramer …

[HTML][HTML] Surface modification of silicate, borosilicate and phosphate bioactive glasses to improve/control protein adsorption: PART I

VA Gobbo, VS Parihar, M Prato, M Kellomäki… - Ceramics …, 2023 - Elsevier
Bioactive glasses (BGs) are promising for bone tissue regeneration. BG composition can be
tailored, according to the application of interest, and/or functionalized with organic …

[HTML][HTML] Bioactivated gellan gum hydrogels affect cellular rearrangement and cell response in vascular co-culture and subcutaneous implant models

C Gering, J Párraga, H Vuorenpää, L Botero… - Biomaterials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hydrogels are suitable soft tissue mimics and capable of creating pre-vascularized tissues,
that are useful for in vitro tissue engineering and in vivo regenerative medicine. The …

Sticky measurement problem: number concentration of agglomerated nanoparticles

C Minelli, D Bartczak, R Peters, J Rissler, A Undas… - Langmuir, 2019 - ACS Publications
Measuring the number concentration of colloidal nanoparticles (NPs) is critical for assessing
reproducibility, enabling compliance with regulation, and performing risk assessments of NP …

Tamavidins–novel avidin‐like biotin‐binding proteins from the Tamogitake mushroom

Y Takakura, M Tsunashima, J Suzuki… - The FEBS …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Novel biotin‐binding proteins, referred to herein as tamavidin 1 and tamavidin 2, were found
in a basidiomycete fungus, Pleurotus cornucopiae, known as the Tamogitake mushroom …

Immobilization of nucleic acids using biotin-strept (avidin) systems

CL Smith, JS Milea, GH Nguyen - Immobilisation of DNA on Chips II, 2005 - Springer
There are several advantages for using biotin-streptavidin/avidin (strept (avi-din)) systems to
immobilize nucleic acids and other molecules. These include the essential irreversible, but …

Avidin-conjugated nanofibrillar cellulose hydrogel functionalized with biotinylated fibronectin and vitronectin promotes 3D culture of fibroblasts

J Leppiniemi, Z Mutahir, A Dulebo, P Mikkonen… - …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The future success of physiologically relevant three-dimensional (3D) cell/tissue models is
dependent on the development of functional biomaterials, which can provide a well-defined …