Issue 46, 2019

Mechano-chromic protein–polymer hybrid hydrogel to visualize mechanical strain

Abstract

In a proof-of-concept study, a mechano-chromic hydrogel was synthesized here, via chemoenzymatic click conjugation of fluorophore-labeled fibronectin into a synthetic hydrogel co-polymers (i.e., poly-N-isopropylacrylamide/polyethylene glycol). The optical FRET response could be tuned by macroscopic stretch.

Graphical abstract: Mechano-chromic protein–polymer hybrid hydrogel to visualize mechanical strain

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
21 Feb 2019
Accepted
20 Sep 2019
First published
02 Oct 2019

Soft Matter, 2019,15, 9388-9393

Mechano-chromic protein–polymer hybrid hydrogel to visualize mechanical strain

M. Taki, T. Yamashita, K. Yatabe and V. Vogel, Soft Matter, 2019, 15, 9388 DOI: 10.1039/C9SM00380K

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