@article{ef0c86eb20bb4a7b97684fe398dc69a6,
title = "Mechano-chromic protein-polymer hybrid hydrogel to visualize mechanical strain",
abstract = "In a proof-of-concept study, a mechano-chromic hydrogel was synthesized here, via chemoenzymatic click conjugation of fluorophore-labeled fibronectin into a synthetic hydrogel co-polymers (i.e., poly-N-isopropylacrylamide/polyethylene glycol). The optical FRET response could be tuned by macroscopic stretch.",
author = "Masumi Taki and Tadahiro Yamashita and Kazuki Yatabe and Viola Vogel",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by an overseas-traveling grant for international collaboration from the University of Electro-Communications (originated in the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT); the program for promoting the enhancement of research universities) and ETH Sabbatical Support from ETH Z{\"u}rich (M. T.), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science bilateral programs (T. Y.) and ETH Z{\"u}rich for financial support (V. V.). We greatly appreciate Dr M. Benn (ETH, D-HEST) for technical assistance with the stretching experiment, and Dr S. Fr{\"u}h (now IMTEK) and Prof. I. Schoen (now RCSI) for biologics (i.e., FXIIIa and N3-peptide) preparation. We would like to acknowledge Dr Y. Hiruta (Keio University) for performing the GPC analysis. We also thank Prof. Y. Yamakoshi (ETH, D-CHAB) and her group members, especially Ms A. Ray, Mr G. Zirpoli, and Mr A. Fracassi, for their kind assistance and fruitful discussions on the synthesis of the monomers. Publisher Copyright: This journal is {\textcopyright} The Royal Society of Chemistry.",
year = "2019",
doi = "10.1039/c9sm00380k",
language = "English",
volume = "15",
pages = "9388--9393",
journal = "Soft Matter",
issn = "1744-683X",
publisher = "Royal Society of Chemistry",
number = "46",
}