AUTHOR=Miao Hengmin , Li Maosheng , Wang Fang , Li Jiao , Lin Ying-Wu , Xu Jiakun TITLE=Surface Functionalization of SBA-15 for Immobilization of Myoglobin JOURNAL=Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology VOLUME=Volume 10 - 2022 YEAR=2022 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/bioengineering-and-biotechnology/articles/10.3389/fbioe.2022.907855 DOI=10.3389/fbioe.2022.907855 ISSN=2296-4185 ABSTRACT=Mesoporous molecular sieve SBA-15 was sucessfully modified with 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) and 3-glycidyloxypropyltrimethoxysilane (GPTMS). The functionalized SBA-15 were characterized with Small-angle X-ray (SAXRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TG), N2 adsorption and Fourier transformed infrared spectrum (FT-IR). APTES functionalized SBA-15(named SBA-15-A) and GPTMS functionalized SBA-15(named SBA-15-G) were used to immobilize myoglobin (Mb). The loading amounts of Mb by SBA-15-A and SBA-15-G were 511.2 and 547.8 mg/g, whereas only 359.6 mg/g was achieved by SBA-15. Mb/SBA-15-G and Mb/SBA-15-A showed improved reusability compared to SBA-15, and 84.6% and 82.7% of the initial activity still retained for SBA-15-A and SBA-15-G immobilized Mb even after repeated use for 7 times. The Mb/SBA-15-A and Mb/SBA-15-G also exhibited improved thermal stability and storage stability.