Orthogonal Enzymatic Reactions to Control Supramolecular Hydrogelations
gested that the conformation of the gelator might be
able to transfer to the macroscopic self-assembled
structures.
by the addition of the esterase. The strategy of using
enzymes to regulate hydrogelations might be developed
into a powerful tool to generate promising biomaterials
for 3D cell culture, controlled drug release, etc.
Acknowledgement
This work was supported by National Natural Sci-
ence Foundation of China (No. 20974054) and Tianjin
MSTC (No. 11JCZDJC17200).
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