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In this short contribution we demonstrate the feasibility of a simple technique to prepare an ultrathin film with enzymes entrapped that may be suitable for sensor applications. The films are impenetrable to macromolecules having a size of some nanometers but penetrable to small molecules. Quantitative data on diffusion coefficients and potential profile within these films are derived via optical probe techniques.
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Möhwald, H., v. Klitzing, R. (1997). Polyelectrolyte layer systems. In: Scheller, F.W., Schubert, F., Fedrowitz, J. (eds) Frontiers in Biosensorics I. Experientia Supplementum, vol 80. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-9043-4_11
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