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16/06/22 07:19 AM IST

Newly developed ultrathin heteroprotein film

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  • Scientists have developed ultra-thin heteroprotein films with excellent thermal, mechanical and pH stability which can pave the way for expanding applications of thin films in biomedical and food packaging industries.
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  • These films are much thinner as compared to the other protein or plastic films.
  • They are soft and thin and have the advantage of being more flexible than the other films.
  • A research group from the physical sciences division of Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), Guwahati, has successfully developed ultrathin monolayer protein films consisting of two globular proteins.
  • They used the technique called using Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) technique which gives the films thickness in the order of nanometer. 
  • Films of such protein complex of BSA and Lys can be useful for fabricating highly stable biodegradable thin films of different protein complexes for expanding its applications in the area of thin-film technology. 
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