Enzyme association with lipidic Langmuir-Blodgett films: interests and applications in nanobioscience

Adv Colloid Interface Sci. 2005 Nov 30;116(1-3):205-25. doi: 10.1016/j.cis.2005.04.006. Epub 2005 Sep 21.

Abstract

This review presents the recent advances in the achievement of organized proteo-lipidic nanostructures based on Langmuir-Blodgett technology and their potential applications in the nanobioscience area. By using the self-assembled properties of amphiphilic biomolecules at the air-water interface, the Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) technique offers the possibility to prepare ultrathin layers suitable for biomolecule immobilization at the molecular level. This review will provide a general overview of the enzyme association with preformed Langmuir-Blodgett films in connection with their potential applications in biosensing device developments, and then introduce the design of a new functionalised biomimetic nanostructure with oriented recognition site. The potential applications of such an organized proteo-lipidic nanostructure for biocatalysis investigations of an immobilised enzyme in a biomimetic situation and for the development of bioelectronic devices are finally discussed.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Enzymes / chemistry*
  • Lipids / chemistry*
  • Membranes, Artificial*
  • Models, Biological
  • Nanotechnology / instrumentation*
  • Nanotechnology / methods*
  • Surface Properties

Substances

  • Enzymes
  • Lipids
  • Membranes, Artificial