journal article·2026-03

Rigid‐Flexible Layered Immobilization Enables Precise Confinement and Dynamic Activation of Small Enzymes

Jia‐Qi Zhu, Zhe Dou, Hao‐Nan Tang, Hui‐Xuan Yan, Ya‐Jun Wang

Small· Volume 22· Issue 15
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Abstract

ABSTRACT Small enzymes (10–50 kDa) encounter challenges of unstable enzyme‐carrier interactions and low activity retention during immobilization, with existing strategies lacking specificity. Unlike previous industrial enzyme‐focused studies, a rigid‐flexible layered immobilization strategy integrating networked metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) into flexible hydrogels is proposed. This innovative strategy stabilizes enzyme conformation, strengthens enzyme‐matrix interactions, and prevents enzyme leakage via a dual‐pore system. This synergistic system, composed of MOF micropores (50–150 nm, confinement) and hydrogel macropores (800–900 nm, mass transfer), resolves the stability‐accessibility trade‐off. Molecular docking shows MOFs reduce substrate‐enzyme distance by 34.2% and enhance rigidity. In industrial biocatalysis, immobilized horseradish peroxidase maintains robust conversion efficiency for the reaction of 1 M o ‐phenylenediamine over 40 cycles, effectively promoting the production efficiency of related chemical products. In the biomedical field, immobilizing thrombin reduces murine wound bleeding by 55%, providing a new solution to wound hemostasis. This scalable platform integrates nanoscale precision with macroscale responsiveness, holding great promise for advancing sustainable biocatalysis and biomedicine.
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Research context

OpenAlex topics: Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization · Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis · Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials

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Affiliations

College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering Zhejiang University of Technology Hangzhou Zhejiang China

Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Green Manufacturing Technology for Chemical Drugs Deqing Zhejiang China

Key Laboratory for Green Pharmaceutical Technology and Equipment (Zhejiang University of Technology), Ministry of Education Deqing Zhejiang China

College of Pharmaceutical Sciences Zhejiang University of Technology Hangzhou Zhejiang China

State Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Synthesis and Conversion Deqing Zhejiang China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China · China Postdoctoral Science Foundation · National Key Research and Development Program of China

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