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Authors
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Jiao, C. ; Obst, F. ; Geisler, M. ; Che, Y. ; Richter, A. ; Appelhans, D. ; Gaitzsch, J. ; Voit, B.
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Title
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Reversible protein capture and release by redox-responsive hydrogel in microfluidics
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Date
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10.01.2022
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Number
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59899
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Abstract
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Stimuli-responsive hydrogels have a wide range of potential applications in microfluidics, which has drawn great attention. Double cross-linked hydrogels are very well suited for this application as they offer both stability and the required responsive behavior. Here, we report the integration of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNiPAAm) hydrogel with a permanent cross-linker (N,N´-methylenebisacrylamide, BIS) and a redox responsive reversible cross-linker (N,N´-bis(acryloyl)cystamine, BAC) into a microfluidic device through photopolymerization. Cleavage and re-formation of disulfide bonds introduced by BAC changed the cross-linking densities of the hydrogel dots, making them swell or shrink. Rheological measurements allowed for selecting hydrogels that withstand long-term shear forces present in microfluidic devices under continuous flow. Once implemented, the thiol-disulfide exchange allowed the hydrogel dots to successfully capture and release the protein bovine serum albumin (BSA). BSA was labeled with rhodamine B and functionalized with 2-(2-pyridyldithio)-ethylamine (PDA) to introduce disulfide bonds. The reversible capture and release of the protein reached an efficiency of 83.6% in release rate and could be repeated over 3 cycles within the microfluidic device. These results demonstrate that our redox-responsive hydrogel dots enable the dynamic capture and release of various different functionalized (macro)molecules (e.g., proteins and drugs) and have a great potential to be integrated into a lab-on-a-chip device for detection and/or delivery.
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Publisher
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Polymers
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Wikidata
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Citation
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Polymers 14 (2022) 267
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DOI
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https://doi.org/10.3390/POLYM14020267
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