• 文献标题:   Design of Stable and Powerful Nanobiocatalysts, Based on Enzyme Laccase Immobilized on Self-Assembled 3D Graphene/Polymer Composite Hydrogels
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ORMATEGUI N, VELOSO A, LEAL GP, RODRIGUEZCOUTO S, TOMOVSKA R
  • 作者关键词:   graphene hydrogel, graphene 3d monolith, porous monolith, selfassembled graphene structure, laccase, nanobiocatalyst, remazol brilliant blue r
  • 出版物名称:   ACS APPLIED MATERIALS INTERFACES
  • ISSN:   1944-8244
  • 通讯作者地址:   CEIT
  • 被引频次:   31
  • DOI:   10.1021/acsami.5b03325
  • 出版年:   2015

▎ 摘  要

Graphene-based materials appear as a suitable answer to the demand for novel nanostructured materials for effective nanobiocatalytic systems design. In this work, a design of stable and efficient nanobiocatalysts made of enzyme laccase immobilized on composite hydrogels [reduced graphene oxide (rGO)/polymer] is presented. The composite hydrogel supports were synthesized by self-assembly of graphene oxide nanoplatelets in the frame of a polymer latex matrix, where the polymer nanoparticles were adsorbed onto the GO surface, creating hybrid nanoplatelets. These hybrids self-assembled when ascorbic acid was added as a GO reducing agent and formed three-dimensional porous structures, greatly swollen with water, e.g., the composite hydrogels. The hydrogels were used as a support for covalent immobilization of the laccase. The performance of the nanobiocatalysts was tested in the oxidative degradation of the recalcitrant synthetic dye Remazol Brilliant Blue R in aqueous solutions. The biocatalysts showed strong dye discoloration ability and high stability as they preserved their catalytic action in four successive batches of dye degradation. The presented biocatalysts offer possibilities for overcoming the main disadvantages of the enzyme catalysts (fragile nature, high cost, and high loading of the enzyme), which would lead to a step forward toward their industrial application.