Glucose responsive hydrogel networks based on protein recognition.
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| Abstract | :  Stimuli-responsive materials capable of manifesting physical changes in response to environmental signals are valuable tools for use in a variety of biomedical applications. Herein we describe one such smart glucose-responsive hydrogel material prepared by immobilizing the glucose/galactose binding protein within an acrylamide hydrogel network. This hydrogel demonstrates a quantitative "accordion"-like dynamic response in the presence of glucose. We further show the feasibility of employing this responsive smart material as a gating agent for controlled drug delivery, thus, demonstrating that these hydrogels may eventually lead to the development of implantable drug delivery systems for diabetes management applications. | 
| Year of Publication | :  2009 | 
| Journal | :  Macromolecular bioscience | 
| Volume | :  9 | 
| Issue | :  9 | 
| Number of Pages | :  864-8 | 
| Date Published | :  2009 | 
| ISSN Number | :  1616-5187 | 
| URL | :  https://doi.org/10.1002/mabi.200800337 | 
| DOI | :  10.1002/mabi.200800337 | 
| Short Title | :  Macromol Biosci | 
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