Open AccessEnzyme immobilization in hydrogels: A perfect liaison for efficient and sustainable biocatalysis
Author(s) -
Meyer Johanna,
Meyer LarsErik,
Kara Selin
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
engineering in life sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.547
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1618-2863
pISSN - 1618-0240
DOI - 10.1002/elsc.202100087
Subject(s) - biocatalysis , self healing hydrogels , biochemical engineering , nanotechnology , synthetic biology , computer science , chemistry , management science , engineering , materials science , computational biology , biology , biochemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis , reaction mechanism
Biocatalysis is an established chemical synthesis technology that has by no means been restricted to research laboratories. The use of enzymes for organic synthesis has evolved greatly from early development to proof‐of‐concept – from small batch production to industrial scale. Different enzyme immobilization strategies contributed to this success story. Recently, the use of hydrogel materials for the immobilization of enzymes has been attracting great interest. Within this review, we pay special attention to recent developments in this key emerging field of research. Firstly, we will briefly introduce the concepts of both biocatalysis and hydrogel worlds. Then, we list recent interesting publications that link both concepts. Finally, we provide an outlook and comment on future perspectives of further exploration of enzyme immobilization strategies in hydrogels.