Soft-matter nanotubes: a platform for diverse functions and applications

T Shimizu, W Ding, N Kameta - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Self-assembled organic nanotubes made of single or multiple molecular components can be
classified into soft-matter nanotubes (SMNTs) by contrast with hard-matter nanotubes, such …

Review of the current state of protein aggregation inhibition from a materials chemistry perspective: Special focus on polymeric materials

R Rajan, S Ahmed, N Sharma, N Kumar, A Debas… - Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Protein instability caused by exposure to external additives or severe stress may result in
different diseases. Of these diseases, many are triggered by protein misfolding and …

Dendronized fluorosurfactant for highly stable water-in-fluorinated oil emulsions with minimal inter-droplet transfer of small molecules

MS Chowdhury, W Zheng, S Kumari, J Heyman… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Fluorosurfactant-stabilized microfluidic droplets are widely used as pico-to nanoliter volume
reactors in chemistry and biology. However, current surfactants cannot completely prevent …

Selective uptake and refolding of globular proteins in coacervate microdroplets

N Martin, M Li, S Mann - Langmuir, 2016 - ACS Publications
Intrinsic differences in the molecular sequestration of folded and unfolded proteins within
poly (diallyldimethylammonium)(PDDA)/poly (acrylate)(PAA) coacervate microdroplets are …

Thermosalience in macrocycle-based soft crystals via anisotropic deformation of disilanyl architecture

K Omoto, T Nakae, M Nishio, Y Yamanoi… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
We describe here the preparation of soft crystals using disilanyl macrocycle C4 possessing
four p-phenylenes circularly connected by four flexible disilane bonds. Single crystals of C4 …

Polyampholyte‐Based Polymer Hydrogels for the Long‐Term Storage, Protection and Delivery of Therapeutic Proteins

R Rajan, N Kumar, D Zhao, X Dai… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Protein storage and delivery are crucial for biomedical applications such as protein
therapeutics and recombinant proteins. Lack of proper protocols results in the denaturation …

Structure of a PEGylated protein reveals a highly porous double-helical assembly

G Cattani, L Vogeley, PB Crowley - Nature chemistry, 2015 - nature.com
PEGylated proteins are a mainstay of the biopharmaceutical industry. Although the use of
poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG) to increase particle size, stability and solubility is well …

Enzymatic and synthetic regulation of polypeptide folding

T Muraoka, M Okumura, T Saio - Chemical science, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Proper folding is essential for the biological functions of all proteins. The folding process is
intrinsically error-prone, and the misfolding of a polypeptide chain can cause the formation …

Dual thermo-and pH-responsive behavior of double zwitterionic graft copolymers for suppression of protein aggregation and protein release

D Zhao, R Rajan, K Matsumura - ACS applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Graft copolymers consisting of two different zwitterionic blocks were synthesized via
reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer polymerization. These polymers showed …

Structural study of a small molecule receptor bound to dimethyllysine in lysozyme

RE McGovern, BD Snarr, JA Lyons, J McFarlane… - Chemical …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Lysine is a ubiquitous residue on protein surfaces. Post translational modifications of lysine,
including methylation to the mono-, di-or trimethylated amine result in chemical and …