Process Intensification and Characterization of Agarose Gel Activation with Epichlorohydrin
Process Intensification and Characterization of Agarose Gel Activation with Epichlorohydrin
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2007
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Sun Yan
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Sun Yan
The epoxy density of agarose gels is generally limited by low water-solubility of epichlorohydrin (ECH) and its hydrolysis during the activation process. In this work, a hydrophilic organic agent, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), was introduced to enhance the epoxy activation of agarose gel. The results showed that the phase interface of epichlorohydrin and agarose gel suspension was diminished in the DMSO solution. Thus the epoxy activation was enhanced by a high ECH solubility in DMSO. An optimal epoxy density over 100 μmol/mL was achieved at 10%(-) epichlorohydrin and 0.8 mol/L sodium hydroxide. The activated gel did not show any loss in performance. The coupling density of a ligand, 5-aminoindole, on the gel reached 95.3 μmol/mL, being 75% higher than that obtained with common epoxy-activated agarose gel. It exhibited intriguing potential in the preparation of functional agarose gel with a high density of ligand.