Patterning of photosensitive polyimide LB film and its application in the fabrication of biomolecular microphotodiode array

Biosens Bioelectron. 2003 Nov 15;19(2):103-8. doi: 10.1016/s0956-5663(03)00177-5.

Abstract

Ultra thin film of photosensitive polyimide having benzene and sulfonyloxyimide moieties in the main chain was prepared using a Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) technique, and then micro array pattern of the polyimide LB film on a gold substrate was obtained by deep UV lithographic technique. In order to array cytochrome c molecules along the micro-patterned gold substrate, the well-characterized monolayer of cytochrome c was immobilized with a mixed monolayer of 11-mercaptoundecanoic acid (11-MUDA) and decanethiol. The redox activity and electron transfer between cytochrome c molecular center and gold electrode interface for the self-assembled cytochrome c monolayer were investigated by cyclic voltammetry measurement. Biomolecular photodiode consisting of cytochrome c and green fluorescent protein (GFP) onto the patterned gold substrate was fabricated by self-assembly process. The integration and morphology of cytochrome c and GFP were studied from the measurements of atomic force microscopy (AFM) and fluorescence emission. Especially, current-voltage characteristics of the protein multilayers were investigated by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and its application in biomolecular photodiode was also examined.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adsorption
  • Biomimetic Materials / chemistry*
  • Biomimetic Materials / radiation effects*
  • Biosensing Techniques / instrumentation*
  • Biosensing Techniques / methods
  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible / chemical synthesis
  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible / chemistry
  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible / radiation effects
  • Cytochromes c / chemistry*
  • Cytochromes c / radiation effects*
  • Electric Conductivity
  • Electrochemistry / instrumentation*
  • Electrochemistry / methods
  • Enzymes, Immobilized / chemistry
  • Enzymes, Immobilized / radiation effects
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Light
  • Manufactured Materials
  • Membranes, Artificial
  • Microelectrodes
  • Miniaturization
  • Photochemistry / instrumentation*
  • Photochemistry / methods
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Resins, Synthetic*
  • Semiconductors
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible
  • Enzymes, Immobilized
  • Membranes, Artificial
  • Resins, Synthetic
  • polyimide resin
  • Cytochromes c