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Covalent Incorporation of Trehalose within Hydrogels for Enhanced Long-Term Functional Stability and Controlled Release of Biomacromolecules.

Covalent Incorporation of Trehalose within Hydrogels for Enhanced Long-Term Functional Stability and Controlled Release of Biomacromolecules.

Advanced healthcare materials (2015-06-20)

Timothy M O'Shea, Matthew J Webber, Alex A Aimetti, Robert Langer

ABSTRACT

Hydrogels with covalently incorporated trehalose are synthesized using thiol-ene Michael addition. Trehalose hydrogels afford prolonged stabilization and -controlled release of model enzymes in vitro and in vivo as well as preservation of protein stability under heat and -lyophilization stressors. Strong and -ordered hydrogen bonding interactions within covalently incorporated trehalose hydrogels represent a possible mechanism for protein stabilization.

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D-(+)-Trehalose dihydrate, SAJ special grade, ≥99.0%

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Hydrochloric acid solution, 1 M

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Acetone, SAJ first grade, ≥99.0%

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Hydrochloric acid solution, 6 M

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Methanol, SAJ first grade, ≥99.5%

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Acetone, ≥99.5%, for residue analysis

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Methanol, JIS 300, ≥99.8%, for residue analysis

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Hydrochloric acid solution, 12 M

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Hydrochloric acid solution, 0.2 M

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Hydrochloric acid solution, 0.05 M

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Acetone, for residue analysis, ≥99.5%

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Hydrochloric acid, SAJ first grade, 35.0-37.0%

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Hydrochloric acid solution, 0.02 M

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Hydrogen chloride solution, 3 M in cyclopentyl methyl ether (CPME)

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Methanol, SAJ special grade

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Acetone, for residue analysis, JIS 5000

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Acetone, suitable for HPLC

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Acetone, JIS special grade, ≥99.5%

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Methanol, NMR reference standard

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Methanol, HPLC Plus, ≥99.9%, poly-coated bottles

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D-(+)-Trehalose dihydrate, ≥99% (HPLC), from starch

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3,3′,5,5′-Tetramethylbenzidine, ≥98.0% (NT)

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Hydrochloric acid solution, 32 wt. % in H₂O, FCC

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Methanol, suitable for HPLC, gradient grade, 99.93%

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3,3′,5,5′-Tetramethylbenzidine, ≥99%

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Acetone, natural, ≥97%

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Acetone, ≥99%, meets FCC analytical specifications

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Aluminum oxide, mesoporous, MSU-X (wormhole), average pore size 3.8 nm

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Acetone, suitable for HPLC, ≥99.9%

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Methanol, anhydrous, 99.8%