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A general method to improve imprinting efficiency in surface protein imprinting by enhanced pre-assembly
Yafei Wang1, Shun Liu2, Yibo Zhao2
1State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China; Hebei Industrial Technology Research Institute of Membranes, Cangzhou Institute of Tiangong University, Cangzhou 061000, China.
Acta Biomaterialia
|April 10, 2025
Summary
This study introduces a novel method for creating protein-imprinted nanoparticles with improved efficiency. The new technique enhances pre-assembly and prevents particle clumping, leading to better artificial antibodies.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Nanotechnology
- Biomedical Engineering
Background:
- Surface protein-imprinted nanoparticles show promise as alternatives to antibodies.
- Current methods suffer from low imprinting efficiency due to poor monomer-template pre-assembly and particle agglomeration.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a surface imprinting strategy that enhances monomer-template pre-assembly and prevents particle agglomeration.
- To synthesize highly efficient protein-imprinted nanoparticles for biomedical applications.
Main Methods:
- Utilized a localized polymerization system with surface-immobilized glucose oxidase/horseradish peroxidase, glucose, and acetylacetone.
- Incorporated a "shape-memorable imprint cavity" strategy using a pH-responsive peptide crosslinker.
- Synthesized lysozyme-imprinted silica nanoparticles.
Main Results:
- Achieved high adsorption capacity (146.4 mg g⁻¹) and imprinting factor (13.94) for lysozyme.
- Demonstrated high selectivity, reusability, and fast rebinding kinetics.
- Successfully imprinted other proteins, indicating the strategy's generality.
Conclusions:
- The localized polymerization and shape-memorable cavity strategies significantly improve protein imprinting efficiency.
- The developed nanoparticles offer a promising platform for artificial antibodies with enhanced performance.
- This approach overcomes limitations of conventional surface imprinting methods.
