Smart hydrogels for bioseparation

Smart hydrogels are hydrogels which alter their dimension (i.e., either swell or shrink) dramatically upon a small change in an environmental condition, such as temperature, pH, ionic strength, salt type, solvent, etc. Due to large changes in the swelling ratio, the smart hydrogels have been used widely in the separation of various molecules including proteins. Bioseparation using smart hydrogels is convenient, cost effective, and operable in mild conditions. The use of mild conditions during separation is critical for proteins which can be easily denatured or degraded. Smart hydrogels currently used in bioseparation and their limitations as well as improvements to be made are described here.

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