S‐Layer Proteins in Bioelectronic Applications

This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Upcoming Nanotechnology Applications S-layer Proteins and Porins The Building Principles of Tailored S-layer Proteins Layers Chemical Modification of S-layers Interaction by Noncovalent Forces Experimental Methods Developed for Hybrid Bioelectronic Systems Electron Microscopy Combined X-Ray and Neutron Reflectometry Atomic Force Microscopy Using Protein-functionalized AFM-cantilever Tips Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy Applications of S-layer Proteins at Surfaces S-layer Proteins as Permeability Barriers S-layer Proteins at Lipid Interfaces Introduction of Supramolecular Binding Sites into S-layer Lattices Molecular Nanotechnology Using S-layers Patterning of S-layer Lattices by Deep Ultraviolet Irradiation (DUV) Synthesis of Semiconductor and Metal Nanoparticles Using S-layer Templates Design of Gold and Platinum Superlattices Using the Crystalline Surfaces Formed by the S-layer Protein of Bacillus sphaericus as a Biotemplate Generation of S-layer Lattice-supported Platinum Nanoclusters Formation and Selective Metallization of Protein Tubes Formed by the S-layer Protein of Bacillus sphaericus NCTC 9602 S-layer/Cadmium Sulfide Superlattices Immobilization and Electrochemical Conducting of Enzymes in S-layer Lattices S-layer and Glucose Oxidase-based Amperometric Biosensors S-layer and Glucose Oxidase-based Optical Biosensors Conclusions