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Nanoscale. 2011 Jul;3(7):2859-61. doi: 10.1039/c1nr10333d. Epub 2011 Jun 2.

β-Galactosidase-instructed formation of molecular nanofibers and a hydrogel.

Zhao F, Weitzel CS, Gao Y, Browdy HM, Shi J, Lin HC, Lovett ST, Xu B.

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Department of Chemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454, USA.

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Here we report the first example of using β-galactosidase to trigger the formation of cell compatible, supramolecular nanofibers, which ultimately may lead to a new approach for the development of soft nanotechnology.

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