Research Article

Stimuli-Sensitive Hydrogel Based on N-Isopropylacrylamide and Itaconic Acid for Entrapment and Controlled Release of Candida rugosa Lipase under Mild Conditions

Table 1

The loading capacity and the entrapment efficacy for samples 95/5/2 and 95/5/4 swollen to equilibrium in solutions of different initial lipase concentrations ( ).

C, mg/mL95/5/295/5/4
t, h , mg/gxerogel , %t, h , mg/gxerogel , %

0.24897.9 ± 2.9196.72474.7 ± 1.7395.0
1.048337.8 ± 7.7584.024202.8 ± 4.29 43.0
5.048335.6 ± 7.4514.524217.6 ± 4.5311.1
10.048321.0 ± 7.738.424215.2 ± 4.706.1
20.048365.7 ± 9.104.424264.3 ± 5.663.1

: polymerization time; : the loading capacity; : entrapment efficiency.