Title :
Characterization of Molecular Photovoltaic and Photosystem I Reconstituted Proteoliposomes
Author :
Lee, I. ; Greenbaum, E. ; Kuritz, T. ; Rodriguez, M.
Author_Institution :
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-2100, ilee1@utk.edu
Abstract :
Photosynthetic reaction centers are integral plant membrane protein complexes and molecular photovoltaic structures. Photosystem I (PSI)-proteoliposomes were used as vectors for delivery PSIs to the retinoblastoma cells. By using the scanning surface probe microscopy (SSPM) as a diagnostic tool, we report here the measurements of the surface potential of hydrogenated soy phosphatidylcholine/cholestrol proteoliposomes with reconstituted, functional photosystem I reaction centers.
Keywords :
AFM; PSI; SSPM; photovoltaic; proteoliposomes; Absorption; Biomembranes; Electrons; Electrostatics; Molecular biophysics; Nanobioscience; Photovoltaic systems; Plants (biology); Proteins; Solar power generation; AFM; PSI; SSPM; photovoltaic; proteoliposomes;
Conference_Titel :
Nanotechnology, 2006. IEEE-NANO 2006. Sixth IEEE Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0077-5
DOI :
10.1109/NANO.2006.247600
