Biochemo-mechanical function of urease-loaded gels
- 1 January 1995
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition
- Vol. 6 (1) , 35-40
- https://doi.org/10.1163/156856295x00733
Abstract
A gel system is developed that undergoes a reversible volume phase transition in response to a small amount of urea. An N-isopropylacrylamide gel in which urease is immobilized by entrapping change...Keywords
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