An investigative study of membrane-based biosensors

A system for incorporating naturally occurring membrane-based biological recognition elements into surface structures has been investigated. Alkylsilane molecules were covalently bound to the surface of a silicon/silicon dioxide (Si/SiO/sub 2/) electrode as one half of a bilayer membrane mimetic structure. Detergent dialysis was then used to reconstitute lipids and proteins into the other half of this structure.<
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