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Liquid Crystalline Phthalocyanine Thin Films as Nanoscale Substrates for Protein Adsorption

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Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) protein was adsorbed on nanoscale thick spin cast film of liquid crystalline copper octakishexylthiophthalocyanine [C6S)8PcCu]. The effect of heat treatment of films on BSA adsorption was investigated using ellipsometry, scanning electron microscopy and UV-Visible absorption spectroscopy. The ordered layer after heat treatment demonstrated quite different adsorption pattern. Heat treatment produced changes in the orientation of phthalocyanine stacks, making favourable contribution to the protein adsorption and surface coverage profile. Finally epitope presentation on bound BSAs was examined by using anti-BSA antibody.

Keywords: BIOSENSOR; LIQUID CRYSTALLINE PHTHALOCYANINE; PROTEIN ADSORPTION; THIN FILM

Document Type: Research Article

Publication date: 01 December 2008

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