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- Title
Mediated Electrochemistry to Mimic Biology's Oxidative Assembly of Functional Matrices.
- Authors
Li, Jinyang; Kim, Eunkyoung; Gray, Kelsey M.; Conrad, Christina; Tsao, Chen‐Yu; Wang, Sally P.; Zong, Guanghui; Scarcelli, Giuliano; Stroka, Kimberly M.; Wang, Lai‐Xi; Bentley, William E.; Payne, Gregory F.
- Abstract
Biology uses diffusible oxidants to perform functions that range from signaling to matrix assembly, and these oxidation chemistries offer surprising selectivities. Here, it is reported that mediated electrochemistry can access the richness of such oxidation chemistries. Specifically, electrode‐imposed voltage inputs are used to locally generate oxidized mediators that can diffuse into polymer solutions and induce the formation of covalent bonds for the deposition and functionalization of hydrogels at the electrode surface. Depending on the mediator's redox potential (E0), it is possible to "gate" the voltage inputs to target specific residues (e.g., thiols or amines) and oxidation chemistries. Further, mediators of varying E0 offer different reactivities and thus allow control of reaction‐diffusion rates to modulate the hydrogel's crosslink density and mechanical properties. Importantly, this mediated oxidation can be performed under physiologically relevant conditions to preserve labile biological functionalities (e.g., cell viability and protein function). Finally, it is demonstrated that protein fusion tags can be engineered to have "targetable" amino acid residues that enable protein function to be oxidatively conjugated to electrodeposited hydrogels. In summary, mediated electrochemistry can engage orthogonal oxidation chemistries to create functionalized matrices and thus mediated electrochemistry should add important capabilities to the electrofabrication toolbox.
- Subjects
ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGELS; AMINO acid residues; POLYMER solutions; REDUCTION potential; CHIMERIC proteins
- Publication
Advanced Functional Materials, 2020, Vol 30, Issue 30, p1
- ISSN
1616-301X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/adfm.202001776