TY - JOUR T1 - Digital Printing of Enzymes on Textile Substrates as Functional Materials AU - Navdeep Bal, Shadi Houshyar, Yuan Gao, Ilias Louis Kyratzis, Rajiv Padhye & Rajkishore Nayak JO - Journal of Fiber Bioengineering and Informatics VL - 4 SP - 595 EP - 602 PY - 2014 DA - 2014/07 SN - 7 DO - http://doi.org/10.3993/jfbi12201412 UR - https://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/jfbi/4813.html KW - Horseradish Peroxidase KW - Glucose Oxidase KW - Inkjet Printing KW - Functionality KW - Enzymes KW - Biomaterials AB - Recently, there have been significant developments in inkjet printing for applications in various fields such as medicine, biomaterials and sensors. In this research, enzymes like horseradish peroxidase (HRP) and glucose oxidase (GOx) were directly printed by inkjet printer onto flexible textile fabric in predefined patterns to produce a functional material. The functionality of the printed enzymes (bioink) was investigated by chemical reaction after printing fresh and stored bio-ink in a digital printer. The results indicated that these enzymes can be effectively printed individually or in combination, which retains their functionality after printing. Furthermore, HRP was coupled and printed with fluorescent group, the result confirmed that the printed enzyme was still active and retained its functionality despite the printing process. Hence, the digital printing technique can be used as a novel method for producing functional textiles for advanced applications in monitoring health and security.

Navdeep Bal, Shadi Houshyar, Yuan Gao, Ilias Louis Kyratzis, Rajiv Padhye and Rajkishore Nayak. (2014). Digital Printing of Enzymes on Textile Substrates as Functional Materials. Journal of Fiber Bioengineering and Informatics. 7 (4). 595-602. doi:10.3993/jfbi12201412