Center for Plant Science Innovation, Beadle Center for Biotechnology (L.Y., Y.D., C.Z., D.R.H.), Department of Agronomy and Horticulture (L.Y., D.R.H.), and School of Biological Sciences (Y.D., C.Z.), University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588; and United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service Cereal Disease Laboratory, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 5...

Polycaprolactone (PCL) is being developed as the material of scaffolds for tissue engineering [1]. PCL is considered having fair mechanical properties and characteristics of potentials for load bearing applications, including cardiovascular, dental, and musculoskeletal [1-4]. Yet, its implementation faces some issues, e.g. inadequate mechanical properties, bioresorbability, and hydrophilicity [...

We analyzed cDNA libraries from developing endosperm of the B73 maize inbred line to evaluate the expression of storage protein genes. This study showed that zeins are by far the most highly expressed genes in the endosperm, but we found an inverse relationship between the number of zein genes and the relative amount of specific mRNAs. Although alpha-zeins are encoded by large multigene familie...

OBJECTIVES The study aims at applying pharmaceutical nanotechnology and D-optimal fractional factorial design to screen and optimize the high-risk variables affecting the performance of a complex drug delivery system consisting of glimepiride-Zein nanoparticles and inclusion of the optimized formula with thermoresponsive triblock copolymers in in situ gel. METHODS Sixteen nanoparticle formula...

Zein as a natural protein had been widely used in various fields due to its biodegradability and biocompatibility. However, sensitivity humidity poor mechanical performance limited application practice. In this study, zein-based composite nanofibers loaded with curcumin were prepared by electrospinning assisted polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). The filtration efficiency of the modified particles diamete...