Patent ID: 7262281
Filing Date: 2007-08-28
Classification: C07K,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for producing a layer of S-layer proteins on a carrier surface to provide a carrier for functional molecules, comprising the steps of: providing a carrier surface; providing a first solution containing S-layer proteins; bringing the first solution into contact with the carrier surface and providing a reference electrode in the first solution; depositing the S-layer proteins as a layer on the carrier surface at first electrochemical conditions on the carrier surface while in contact with the first solution, said electrochemical conditions being provided by applying a first electrochemical potential to the carrier surface with respect to said reference electrode in said first solution; and forming a two-dimensional crystalline structure in the layer of S-layer proteins while in contact with the first solution or a second solution after being deposited on the carrier surface, at second electrochemical conditions on the carrier surface, said electrochemical conditions being provided by applying a second electrochemical potential to the carrier surface with respect to said reference electrode.