Redox proteins carbon nanotube-hybrid systems

Electrical Wiring of Redox Proteins by Supramolecular Nanoparticle or Carbon Nanotube Hybrid Systems... 

Metallic nanoparticles and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) exhibit nanoscale dimensions comparable with the dimensions of redox proteins. This enables the construction of NP-enzyme or SWCNT-enzyme hybrids that combine the unique conductivity features of the nanoelements with the biocatalytic redox properties of the enzymes, to yield wired bioelectrocatalyts with large electrode surface areas. Indeed, substantial advances in nanobiotechnology were achieved by the integration of redox enzymes with nanoelements and the use of the hybrid systems in different bioelectronic devices.35... 

The use of electrodes modified with immobilized redox-active molecules provides a simple methodology by which to study the ultrathin film electrochemistry of water-insoluble redox-active molecules, encouraging the application of such techniques to biomimetic membranes in aqueous media. It is of interest to use monolayer and LB films of enzymes, proteins, and antibodies as biosensors or biomolecular switches because of their high sensitivity for their substrates and antigens, respectively. The formation of thin fullerene films including fullerene-lipid hybrid and fullerene-lipid composite bilayer membranes is of interest both from a fundamental and practical application point of view. Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) are novel nanomaterials that have remarkable electronic, mechanical, and thermal properties, and specific functions. Soluble carbon nanotubes in aqueous and organic systems are of interest since their study allows the... 

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