A guide to functionalisation and bioconjugation strategies to surface-initiated polymer brushes

CE Neri-Cruz, FME Teixeira, JE Gautrot - Chemical Communications, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Since the first introduction of their concept in the 1980s and 90s, polymer brushes have
been the focus of intense research efforts to identify novel physico-chemical properties and …

Multifunctional coatings for mitigating bacterial fouling and contamination

M Mu, X Wang, M Taylor, A Castillo… - Colloid and Interface …, 2023 - Elsevier
Bacterial fouling is a multiscale, multistage process responsible for surface contamination
and bacterial-related infections and illnesses. The formation of biofilms leading to infections …

Polymer-grafted 3D-printed material for enzyme immobilization—designing a smart enzyme carrier

D Eixenberger, A Kumar, S Klinger, N Scharnagl… - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
One way to enhance the flow properties of packed bed reactors, including efficient mass
transfer and high catalyst conversion rates, is the use of 3D printing. By creating optimized …

Supra-biological performance of immobilized enzymes enabled by chaperone-like specific non-covalent interactions

H Sánchez-Morán, JL Kaar, DK Schwartz - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Designing complex synthetic materials for enzyme immobilization could unlock the utility of
biocatalysis in extreme environments. Inspired by biology, we investigate the use of random …

Comparative study of catalase immobilization via adsorption on P (MMA-co-PEG500MA) structures as an effective polymer support

E Sel, A Ulu, B Ateş, S Köytepe - Polymer Bulletin, 2021 - Springer
In this study, poly [methyl methacrylate-co-poly (ethylene glycol) methacrylate](P (MMA-co-
PEG500MA)) copolymers were used for catalase (CAT) immobilization. Firstly, P (MMA-co …

High Adsorption of α-Glucosidase on Polymer Brush-Modified Anisotropic Particles Acquired by Electrospraying—A Combined Experimental and Simulation Study

Ifra, A Singh, S Saha - ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2021 - ACS Publications
In this particular contribution, we aim to immobilize a model enzyme such as α-glucosidase
onto poly (DMAEMA)[poly (2-dimethyl amino ethyl methacrylate)] brush-modified anisotropic …

Surfaces Coated with Polymer Brushes Work as Carriers for Histidine Ammonia Lyase

T Marcelino, MAR Docampo, X Qian… - Macromolecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The immobilization of enzymes on solid supports is an important challenge in biotechnology
and biomedicine. In contrast to other methods, enzyme deposition in polymer brushes offers …

Dual patterning of self‐assembling spider silk protein nanofibrillar networks

Z Lamberger, K Kocourková, A Minařík… - Advanced Materials …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Self‐assembly of a recombinant spider silk protein into nanofibrillar networks in combination
with photolithography is used to produce diversely functionalized micropattern. Amino …

Ordered coimmobilization of multimeric enzyme arrays with enhanced biocatalytic cascade performance

MY Ali, Q Chang, Y Su, J Wu, Q Yan, L Yin… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Multiple enzyme coimmobilizations mimicking nature cascade enzymatic pathways have
potential applications in diverse fields. We have developed a strategy for orderly …

Grafted polymer brush coatings for growth of cow granulosa cells and oocyte-cumulus cell complexes

Y Stetsyshyn, J Raczkowska, K Harhay, K Awsiuk… - …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
In the present work, three types of grafted brush coatings [P4VP, POEGMA246, and P (4VP-
co-POEGMA246)] were successfully fabricated using graft polymerization of monomers …