Context
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.
Key-Benefits
- Ultrathin Heteroprotein Film 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.
- In the recent past, several modifications of these protein films with the help of suitable heteroprotein complexes were reported by different research groups.
- These complexes were usually developed from bulk solutions.
- Ultrathin monolayer protein films consist of two globular proteins:
- bovine serum albumin (BSA)
- lysozyme (Lys)
- Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) technique gives the film thickness in the order of nanometers.
Uses
- This can pave the way for expanding applications of thin films in biomedical and food packaging industries.
- Films of such protein complexes 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.
- Diverse physicochemical methods such as parameter alteration or incorporation of different fatty acids or polyol moieties (glycerol, starch, gelatin, etc.) into this protein complex can make the film free standing for diverse applications.
