A membranous immobilized cell, polypeptide, oligopeptide or protein and a preparation method thereof are provided. The method includes the following steps: 1) providing un-film-form chitosan, where the chitosan is un-pre-crosslinked or pre-crosslinked; 2) providing a mixture of the un-film-form chitosan and cell, polypeptide, oligopeptide or protein, and in the mixture, the un-film-form chitosan is in a dissolved state; 3) mixing the mixture with a crosslinking reagent to obtain a co-crosslinked product of the chitosan and the cell, polypeptide, oligopeptide or protein; and 4) drying the co-crosslinked product to obtain membranous immobilized cell, polypeptide, oligopeptide or protein. When un-pre-crosslinked chitosan is used in the step 1), the method further includes comprises the step 5) mixing the membranous immobilized cell, polypeptide, oligopeptide or protein with phosphate salt, so that chitosan molecules therein are crosslinked with each other.

A membranous immobilized cell, polypeptide, oligopeptide or protein and a preparation method thereof are provided. The method includes the following steps: 1) providing un-film-form chitosan, where the chitosan is un-pre-crosslinked or pre-crosslinked; 2) providing a mixture of the un-film-form chitosan and cell, polypeptide, oligopeptide or protein, and in the mixture, the un-film-form chitosan is in a dissolved state; 3) mixing the mixture with a crosslinking reagent to obtain a co-crosslinked product of the chitosan and the cell, polypeptide, oligopeptide or protein; and 4) drying the co-crosslinked product to obtain membranous immobilized cell, polypeptide, oligopeptide or protein. When un-pre-crosslinked chitosan is used in the step 1), the method further includes comprises the step 5) mixing the membranous immobilized cell, polypeptide, oligopeptide or protein with phosphate salt, so that chitosan molecules therein are crosslinked with each other.

A method of system of forming a biopolymer hydrogel structure includes a mold loaded with a cation. At least a portion of the surface of the mold is exposed to a solution comprising a gellable polymer such as alginate. An electric potential is applied to the mold so that the cation therein and the gellable polymer migrate via electrophoresis toward the surface portion, thereby interacting and forming a hydrogel structure adjacent to the surface portion.

A method of system of forming a biopolymer hydrogel structure includes a mold loaded with a cation. At least a portion of the surface of the mold is exposed to a solution comprising a gellable polymer such as alginate. An electric potential is applied to the mold so that the cation therein and the gellable polymer migrate via electrophoresis toward the surface portion, thereby interacting and forming a hydrogel structure adjacent to the surface portion.

Material complexes that capture biologicals and methods of synthesizing and using such complexes composed of fluid-insoluble material and a receptor are provided herewith. The fluid-insoluble material has reactive functionality on its surface, including hydroxyl, amino, mercapto or eposy functionality material. The material can be agarose, sand, textile, or any combination thereof. The receptor is selected from the group consisting of mono-and poly-saccharides, heparin, or any combination thereof. Also provide are methods whereby releasing the captured biologicals and is controllable.

Material complexes that capture biologicals and methods of synthesizing and using such complexes composed of fluid-insoluble material and a receptor are provided herewith. The fluid-insoluble material has reactive functionality on its surface, including hydroxyl, amino, mercapto or eposy functionality material. The material can be agarose, sand, textile, or any combination thereof. The receptor is selected from the group consisting of mono-and poly-saccharides, heparin, or any combination thereof. Also provide are methods whereby releasing the captured biologicals and is controllable.

The present invention is to improve dynamic characteristics while maintaining temperature responsiveness in a cell culture support containing hydroxyalkyl chitosan, and to provide a cell culture support having temperature responsiveness, which contains temperature-responsive hydroxyalkyl chitosan and a water-soluble polymer selected from polyethylene glycol, derivatives thereof, hyaluronic acids, alginic acids and salts thereof.

The present invention is to improve dynamic characteristics while maintaining temperature responsiveness in a cell culture support containing hydroxyalkyl chitosan, and to provide a cell culture support having temperature responsiveness, which contains temperature-responsive hydroxyalkyl chitosan and a water-soluble polymer selected from polyethylene glycol, derivatives thereof, hyaluronic acids, alginic acids and salts thereof.

A method of binding a target metal in solution. The method of binding a target metal comprises contacting a solution containing i) a target metal with ii) an encapsulated exudate of a culture of algal flagellate, or a fraction thereof; or an encapsulated dried Euglena biomass or a fraction thereof, to form a complex between the target metal, and the encapsulated exudate or fraction thereof, or the encapsulated dried Euglena biomass or the fraction thereof; and optionally separating the complex from the solution. The disclosure also relates to a biosorbent element, as well as methods of using same in binding a metal in solution.

A method of binding a target metal in solution. The method of binding a target metal comprises contacting a solution containing i) a target metal with ii) an encapsulated exudate of a culture of algal flagellate, or a fraction thereof; or an encapsulated dried Euglena biomass or a fraction thereof, to form a complex between the target metal, and the encapsulated exudate or fraction thereof, or the encapsulated dried Euglena biomass or the fraction thereof; and optionally separating the complex from the solution. The disclosure also relates to a biosorbent element, as well as methods of using same in binding a metal in solution.