BACTERIORHODOPSIN THIN-FILM AS A SENSITIVE LAYER FOR AN ANESTHETIC SENSOR

Authors
MACCIONI E RADICCHI G EROKHIN V PADDEU S FACCI P NICOLINI C
Citation
E. Maccioni et al., BACTERIORHODOPSIN THIN-FILM AS A SENSITIVE LAYER FOR AN ANESTHETIC SENSOR, Thin solid films, 285, 1996, pp. 898-900
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied","Material Science","Physics, Condensed Matter
Journal title
Thin solid films → ACNP
ISSN journal
00406090
Volume
285
Year of publication
1996
Pages
898 - 900
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-6090(1996)285:<898:BTAASL>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
Starting from the effects of volatile anaesthetics on the structure of bacteriorhodopsin (bR) in the purple membrane in solution this work t ries to investigate the interaction of ether and hydrocarbon type anes thetics vapors with self-assembled bR thin films, a dedicated constant flux chamber has been built to maintain the sample in a rather consta nt atmosphere of anesthetics, during the absorption measurements. The kinetics of absorption and desorption have been determined. The result s obtained have been compared with those of bR in solution.