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Bone is a natural cellular composite, with a gradient structure going from a loose interconnected core to an outer dense wall, thus minimising bone weight while maintaining a high mechanical performance. Bone can be repaired using either auto- or allo- gra ...
Although we might shudder at the thought of billions of bacteria living in our lower intestine, we are colonized by these passengers shortly after birth. However, the relationship is mostly of mutual benefit, and they shape our immune system throughout lif ...
Bacterial exopolysaccharides (EPS) have unique rheol. properties due to their high purity and regular structure. Thus, the food industry frequently uses EPS as thickening, gelling or stabilizing agents. The strain Gluconacetobacter xylinus I 2281 is capabl ...
This review sums up the activity in the field of in situ product removal in whole cell bioprocesses over the last 20 yr. It gives a complete summary of ISPR operations with microbial cells and cites a series of interesting ISPR applications in plant and an ...
Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia is a life threatening complication in mechanically ventilated patients that requires the ability of the bacteria to adhere to, and colonize the endotracheal intubation device. New strategies to prevent or reduce these nosoc ...
The influence of substrate compn. on the yield, nature, and compn. of exopolysaccharides (EPS) produced by the food-grade strain G. xylinus I-2281 was investigated during controlled cultivations on mixed substrates contg. acetate and either glucose, sucros ...
Crabtree neg. organisms such as Kluyveromyces, Pichia, Hansenula and Candida, are used to make selected org. products such as lactic acid. The organisms are cultured in a first culture medium that includes glucose, under conditions that promote cellular re ...
TThe synthesis and properties of a novel set of building blocks for the preparation of self-assembling biomaterials are described. These molecules consist of a relatively short oligo(L-lactic acid)n segment (n̄ = 10-40) that is substituted with a cholester ...
During light organ colonization of the squid Euprymna scolopes by Vibrio fischeri, host-derived mucus provides a surface upon which environmental V. fischeri forms a biofilm and aggregates prior to colonization. In this study we defined the temporal and sp ...
This report describes the synthesis and supramolecular organization of a novel class of linear-dendritic block copolymers. The molecules, which are termed rodcoil dendrons, consist of a cholesterol moiety that is attached to L-lysine dendrons of three diff ...
