Conventional polymerizations mediated by living cells typically require synthetic transition-metal complexes or photoredox catalysts.Herein,we report an alternative photoinduced polymerization strategy for preparing f...Conventional polymerizations mediated by living cells typically require synthetic transition-metal complexes or photoredox catalysts.Herein,we report an alternative photoinduced polymerization strategy for preparing functional polymer hydrogels through bacteria-initiated radical polymerization of acrylamides in ordinary culture media.Upon light irradiation under ambient conditions,polyacrylamides were obtained with molecular weights of over 150 kDa using various bacteria.展开更多
基金supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(grant no.XDA16020804)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant nos.21871016,22021002,and 220201020050).
文摘Conventional polymerizations mediated by living cells typically require synthetic transition-metal complexes or photoredox catalysts.Herein,we report an alternative photoinduced polymerization strategy for preparing functional polymer hydrogels through bacteria-initiated radical polymerization of acrylamides in ordinary culture media.Upon light irradiation under ambient conditions,polyacrylamides were obtained with molecular weights of over 150 kDa using various bacteria.
