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Bacteriorhodopsin Thin‐Film Assemblies—Immobilization, Properties, and Applications
Author(s) -
He JinAn,
Samuelson Lynne,
Li Lian,
Kumar Jayant,
Tripathy Sukant K.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-4095(199904)11:6<435::aid-adma435>3.0.co;2-u
Subject(s) - bacteriorhodopsin , materials science , thin film , photoelectric effect , nanotechnology , supramolecular chemistry , molecule , optoelectronics , membrane , organic chemistry , chemistry , biochemistry
Supramolecular assembly of optically active materials into thin film architectures is a topic of significant practical importance. Improving the optical functionality and stability compared to the bulk state of typically fragile biological molecules is a driving force for work in this area. Here, the photocycle of Bacteriorhodopsin (bR, see Fig), and the immobilization methods used to generate thin film structures of bR are reviewed, potential applications are presented, and the controversial mechanism of the differential photoelectric response of bR is discussed.