Controlled display of enzyme activity with a stretchable hydrogel

Yifei Zhang; Qile Chen; Jun Ge; Zheng Liu

doi:10.1039/c3cc45837g

Controlled display of enzyme activity with a stretchable hydrogel

Chem Commun (Camb). 2013 Oct 28;49(84):9815-7. doi: 10.1039/c3cc45837g.

Authors

Yifei Zhang¹, Qile Chen, Jun Ge, Zheng Liu

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China. junge@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn liuzheng@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn.

PMID: 24030548
DOI: 10.1039/c3cc45837g

Abstract

An enzyme-incorporated hydrogel made of alginate and polyacrylamide shows a linearly increased activity with the enlargement of surface area upon stretching.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Enzyme Activation
Horseradish Peroxidase / chemistry
Horseradish Peroxidase / metabolism*
Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate / chemistry
Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate / metabolism*
Surface Properties
Temperature

Substances

Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate
Horseradish Peroxidase