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. 2021 Jun 29;4:101. doi: 10.1038/s42004-021-00538-7

Fig. 5. Chemically patterned enzyme hydrogels in flow reactors.

Fig. 5

a Set-up with solution pumped through containing [urea] = 0.12 M, [ETTMP] = 0.05 M, and [PEGDA] = 0.075 M and chemical additives. b Gel-disk formed in the reactor following removal of solution c Images to show chemical patterning of gel through addition of solution containing (i) pH indicator (ii) no indicator (iii) water-soluble oil paint and d Layered gel with (i) pH indicator, (ii) no additive and (iii) water-soluble oil paint. e Degradation of layered gel by base-catalyzed ester hydrolysis and images to show removal of layers. f Plot of the layered hydrogel diameter in time with base-catalyzed degradation in the flow reactor. Scale bars on images correspond to 10 mm.