Boronate ester cross-linked PVA hydrogels for the capture and H2O2-mediated release of active fluorophores.
George T WilliamsAdam C SedgwickSajal SenLauren GwynneJordan E GardinerJames T Brewster IiJennifer R HiscockTony David JamesAndrew Toby A JenkinsJonathan L SesslerPublished in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2021)
A new set of PVA hydrogels were formed using the boronate ester fluorescent probe PF1 and the novel boronate fluorescent probe PT1 as the covalent crosslinkers. Treatment with aqueous H2O2 allowed triggered release of the fluorescent dye accompanied by complete dissolution of the hydrogel.