Stimuli‐responsive biomolecule‐based hydrogels and their applications

M Vázquez‐González, I Willner - … Chemie International Edition, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This Review presents polysaccharides, oligosaccharides, nucleic acids, peptides, and
proteins as functional stimuli‐responsive polymer scaffolds that yield hydrogels with …

Switchable and dynamic G-quadruplexes and their applications

J Dong, MP O'Hagan, I Willner - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
G-Quadruplexes attract growing interest as functional constituents in biology, chemistry,
nanotechnology, and material science. In particular, the reversible dynamic reconfiguration …

The rise of continuous flow biocatalysis–fundamentals, very recent developments and future perspectives

P De Santis, LE Meyer, S Kara - Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Biocatalysis community has witnessed a drastic increase in the number of studies for the use
of enzymes in continuously operated flow reactors. This significant interest arose from the …

Broadening the scope of biocatalysis in sustainable organic synthesis

RA Sheldon, D Brady - ChemSusChem, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This Review is aimed at synthetic organic chemists who may be familiar with organometallic
catalysis but have no experience with biocatalysis, and seeks to provide an answer to the …

Power to the protein: enhancing and combining activities using the Spy toolbox

AH Keeble, M Howarth - Chemical Science, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Proteins span an extraordinary range of shapes, sizes and functionalities. Therefore generic
approaches are needed to overcome this diversity and stream-line protein analysis or …

Enzyme immobilization in hydrogels: A perfect liaison for efficient and sustainable biocatalysis

J Meyer, LE Meyer, S Kara - Engineering in Life Sciences, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Biocatalysis is an established chemical synthesis technology that has by no means been
restricted to research laboratories. The use of enzymes for organic synthesis has evolved …

Protein immobilization technology for flow biocatalysis

M Romero-Fernández, F Paradisi - Current opinion in chemical biology, 2020 - Elsevier
Enzymatic immobilization has been at the forefront of applied biocatalysis as it enables
convenient isolation and reuse of the catalyst if the target reaction is conducted in batch, and …

Pickering-droplet-derived MOF microreactors for continuous-flow biocatalysis with size selectivity

D Tian, X Zhang, H Shi, L Liang, N Xue… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Enzymatic microarchitectures with spatially controlled reactivity, engineered molecular
sieving ability, favorable interior environment, and industrial productivity show great …

Characterization and evaluation of immobilized enzymes for applications in flow reactors

JM Bolivar, F López-Gallego - Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable …, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Enzyme immobilization is a key enabling technology for flow
biocatalysis.•Materials and immobilization protocols need to be adapted for continuous …

[HTML][HTML] Biocatalytic process intensification via efficient biocatalyst immobilization, miniaturization, and process integration

P Žnidaršič-Plazl - Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite their sustainability, the potential of biocatalytic processes in industrial production is
far from being realized. The main challenges in this field are the development of highly …