“…Zelisko et al have also used trypsin suspensions in dichloromethane, or from aqueous solutions, to facilitate the cross linking of α,ω-triethoxysilylethylpoly(dimethylsiloxane) [16,17]. While these experiments demonstrated that the trypsin-mediated cross-linking of silicone polymers was less efficient than the tin-mediated process at room temperature, when heat was added to the system, cross-linking was nearly complete after 24 h. Furthermore, reports in the literature have illustrated that trypsin, and to a lesser extent α-chymotrypsin, were capable of accelerating the rate of hexamethyldisiloxane formation from trimethylsilanol, as well as the hydrolysis and condensation of trimethylethoxysilane under buffered conditions [18]. Inhibition of the enzymes' active site led to almost complete recovery of starting materials.…”