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Exploring biodegradable γ-PGA reservoirs for digestion-responsive electrochemical readouts
Rasheed O Makanjuola1, Panagiota M Kalligosfyri2, Luca Cimmino3
1Global Health and Infectious Diseases Control Institute, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria.
Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England)
|July 29, 2026
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We present a biodegradable γ-poly(glutamic acid)-methylene blue complex as an electroactive reservoir. The supramolecular network suppresses redox signals at screen-printed electrodes. Enzymatic cleavage by hydrolase disrupts the structure, increasing MB accessibility and enhancing the electrochemical response, enabling sustainable enzyme-responsive signal transduction.
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