Issue 7, 2011
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Nanoscale

β-Galactosidase-instructed formation of molecular nanofibers and a hydrogel

Fan Zhao,a   Christopher S. Weitzel,b   Yuan Gao,a   Hayley M. Browdy,a   Junfeng Shi,a   Hsin-Chieh Lin,a   Susan T. Lovettb  and  Bing Xu*a  

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a Department of Chemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA
E-mail: bxu@brandeis.edu
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b Department of Biology, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA

Abstract

Here we report the first example of using β-galactosidase to trigger the formation of cell compatible, supramolecular nanofibers, which ultimately may lead to a new approach for the development of soft nanotechnology.

Graphical abstract: β-Galactosidase-instructed formation of molecular nanofibers and a hydrogel

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1NR10333D
Article type
Communication
Submitted
30 Mar 2011
Accepted
11 May 2011
First published
02 Jun 2011

Nanoscale, 2011,3, 2859-2861

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β-Galactosidase-instructed formation of molecular nanofibers and a hydrogel

F. Zhao, C. S. Weitzel, Y. Gao, H. M. Browdy, J. Shi, H. Lin, S. T. Lovett and B. Xu, Nanoscale, 2011, 3, 2859 DOI: 10.1039/C1NR10333D

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