Degradable optical resonators as in situ microprobes for microscopy-based observation of enzymatic hydrolysis

Chem Commun (Camb). 2023 Feb 2;59(11):1477-1480. doi: 10.1039/d2cc05597j.

Abstract

Optical resonators work as precise physical and chemical sensors. Here, we assemble a whispering gallery mode resonator from a natural polymer, fibroin protein, and successfully observe its catalytic degradation reaction as a spectral shift. This methodology will contribute to the precise in situ observation of biological reactions by optical microscopy.

MeSH terms

  • Hydrolysis
  • Microscopy*
  • Polymers*
  • Urinalysis

Substances

  • Polymers