Toward Tunable Protein-Driven Hydrogel Lens.

ABSTRACT: Despite the significant progress in protein-based materials, creating a tunable protein-activated hydrogel lens remains an elusive goal. This study leverages the synergistic relationship between protein structural dynamics and polymer hydrogel engineering to introduce a highly transparent protein-polymer actuator. By incorporating bovine serum albumin into polyethyleneglycol diacrylate hydrogels, the authors achieved enhanced light transmittance and conferred actuating capabilities to the hydrogel. Taking advantage of these features, a bilayer protein-driven hydrogel lens that dynamically modifies its focal length in response to pH changes, mimicking the adaptability of the human lens, is fabricated. The lens demonstrates durability and reproducibility, highlighting its potential for repet

SUBMITTER: Kaeek M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10754117 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature