Bioactive coatings that are stabilized against inactivation by weathering are provided including a base associated with a chemically modified enzyme, and, optionally a first polyoxyethylene present in the base and independent of the enzyme. The coatings are optionally overlayered onto a substrate to form an active coating facilitating the removal of organic stains or organic material from food, insects, or the environment.

Described herein are an immobilized enzyme, and a preparation method therefor and a use thereof. The immobilized enzyme includes activated PEI and an enzyme covalently bonded to the activated PEI, where the enzyme is selected from any one of a transaminase, a ketoreductase, a monooxygenase, an ammonia lyase, an ene-reductase, an imine reductase, an amino acid dehydrogenase and a nitrilase.

Described herein are an immobilized enzyme, and a preparation method therefor and a use thereof. The immobilized enzyme includes activated PEI and an enzyme covalently bonded to the activated PEI, where the enzyme is selected from any one of a transaminase, a ketoreductase, a monooxygenase, an ammonia lyase, an ene-reductase, an imine reductase, an amino acid dehydrogenase and a nitrilase.

Disclosed are a modified epoxy resin immobilized enzyme, a preparation method therefor and an application thereof. Herein, the preparation method includes the following steps: modifying an epoxy resin, adding a polyethyleneimine to a modified epoxy resin for further modification, and then adding an enzyme to be immobilized and a glutaraldehyde for immobilization, to obtain the modified epoxy resin immobilized enzyme. The epoxy resin is modified, the polyethyleneimine is added to the modified epoxy resin for the further modification, and an aldehyde group in the resin and an amino group in the polyethyleneimine are covalently bound to each enzyme, then it is activated by the bifunctional reagent glutaraldehyde.

Disclosed are a modified epoxy resin immobilized enzyme, a preparation method therefor and an application thereof. Herein, the preparation method includes the following steps: modifying an epoxy resin, adding a polyethyleneimine to a modified epoxy resin for further modification, and then adding an enzyme to be immobilized and a glutaraldehyde for immobilization, to obtain the modified epoxy resin immobilized enzyme. The epoxy resin is modified, the polyethyleneimine is added to the modified epoxy resin for the further modification, and an aldehyde group in the resin and an amino group in the polyethyleneimine are covalently bound to each enzyme, then it is activated by the bifunctional reagent glutaraldehyde.

Disclosed are devices for determining an analyte concentration (e.g., glucose). The devices comprise a sensor configured to generate a signal associated with a concentration of an analyte and a sensing membrane located over the sensor. The sensing membrane comprises an enzyme layer, wherein the enzyme layer comprises an enzyme and a polymer comprising polyurethane and/or polyurea segments and one or more zwitterionic repeating units. The enzyme layer protects the enzyme and prevents it from leaching from the sensing membrane into a host or deactivating.

Disclosed are devices for determining an analyte concentration (e.g., glucose). The devices comprise a sensor configured to generate a signal associated with a concentration of an analyte and a sensing membrane located over the sensor. The sensing membrane comprises an enzyme layer, wherein the enzyme layer comprises an enzyme and a polymer comprising polyurethane and/or polyurea segments and one or more zwitterionic repeating units. The enzyme layer protects the enzyme and prevents it from leaching from the sensing membrane into a host or deactivating.

The present invention relates to a method of immobilizing a cell on a support, the method comprising a) providing a compound or salt thereof comprising, preferably consisting of, one or more hydrophobic domains attached to a hydrophilic domain, wherein the one or more hydrophobic domains are covalently bound to said hydrophilic domain, and wherein the one or more hydrophobic domains each comprise a linear lipid, a steroid or a hydrophobic vitamin, and wherein the hydrophilic domain comprises a polyethylene glycol (PEG) moiety, and wherein the compound comprises a linking group; b) contacting a cell with the compound under conditions allowing the interaction of the compound with the membrane of the cell, thereby immobilizing the linking group on the surface of the cell; and c) contacting the linking group immobilized on the cell with a support capable of binding the linking group, thereby immobilizing the cell on the support.

Disclosed is a method for preparing the same. The method for preparing a carrier including ammonium oxidizing bacteria immobilized therein includes: preparing a PVA-alginate mixed solution containing PVA mixed with alginate; adding sludge containing ammonium oxidizing bacteria and sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO.sub.3) to the PVA-alginate mixed solution to obtain a foaming-beading solution; and dropping the foaming-beading solution to a saturated boric acid solution to obtain beads including sludge immobilized therein, wherein sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO.sub.3) is decomposed to produce carbon dioxide (CO.sub.2) which is discharged to the exterior of the beads to form pores in the beads, when the foaming-beading solution is dropped to the saturated boric acid solution to obtain beads including sludge immobilized therein.

Hydrogel compositions including a polymer uniformly embedded with a loading agent are provided. Also provided are methods for extrusion printing hydrogel compositions to provide extruded hydrogel compositions, which can be crosslinked to provide crosslinked hydrogel structures. Also provided are methods for using crosslinked hydrogel structures in chemical processes.