화학공학소재연구정보센터
Macromolecular Rapid Communications, Vol.33, No.21, 1852-1860, 2012
Glucose-Regulated Insulin Release from Acid-Disintegrable Microgels Covalently Immobilized with Glucose Oxidase and Catalase
The fabrication of a novel type of positively charged acid-disintegrable microgel loaded with insulin by electrostatic interactions and covalently immobilized with glucose oxidase (GOx) and catalase by inverse emulsion polymerization is reported, aiming for glucose-regulated insulin release by utilizing GOx/catalase cascade enzymatic reactions to trigger local pH decrease and acid-cleavage of crosslinking moieties. At the same time, a local pH decrease within the microgels also leads to the diminishment of net surface negative charges of encapsulated insulin. The above two factors both synergistically contribute to the prominently enhanced insulin release at high glucose levels (similar to 1020 mM) compared to that in the absence of glucose.