Dept. of Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry
Nanobiotechnology
Cross disciplinary research in chemistry
This project is a result of a multiplisciplinary collaboration between the department of materials chemistry and the department of biochemistry and organic chemistry. By combining expertise from the areas of nano- and microstructured materials, fuel cells and batteries, chromatography, electrophoresis, protein science, enzymology and biosensor interaction analysis, we have a unique and broad expertise that can be exploited for a variety of nanobiotechnological applications. Current projects involve the design of a bioreactor, a nanopump and methodology for nanochromatography.
Nanoporous membranes as supports for enzyme immobilization
Enzymes have been immobilized on nanoporous aluminium oxide membranes by several chemical methods. The enzymes are catalytically active and show high stability in the membranes. These enzymes can, for example, be exploited as small sensors for sensitive detection of chemicals, or as minireactors.