title: Liposomes as protective capsules for active silica sol-gel biocomposite synthesis.
abstract: Using liposome to shield an enzyme from hostile chemical environments during the sol-gel formation process has resulted in a novel approach to synthesizing silica sol-gel biocomposite materials. By reporting the encapsulation of horseradish peroxidase and firefly luciferase, we demonstrate that this new protocol can produce silica biocomposites that are more active than trapping the enzymes directly into hydrogels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, USA.
authors.forename: Ye
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Wai Tak
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Yip
mesh_terms: D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D020100:Hydrogels / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D008081:Liposomes / Q000737:chemistry*; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D020100:Hydrogels; D008081:Liposomes; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; D012822:Silicon Dioxide