A REVIEW OF CALIXARENE LANGMUIR–BLODGETT THIN FILM CHARACTERISTICS FOR NANOSENSOR APPLICATIONS

Received: 11 June 2020, Revised: 17 June 2020, Accepted: 08 July 2020, Available online: 09 Sep 2020, Version of Record: 09 Sep 2020

Mohd Syahriman Mohd Azmi*, Muhammad Faiz Farhan Noorizhab, Faridah Lisa Supian & Syed A
Malik
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris
(UPSI), Malaysia
*Email: syahriman@fsmt.upsi.edu.my

Abstract


Calixarene is a vase-like supramolecule structure with many useful characteristics. For several decades, many studies have been conducted about the characteristics of calixarene that can be applied in fields such as material science, biotechnology and nanosensors. The Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) technique is a powerful method in obtaining a homogenous monolayer or several layers of thin film by controlling the molecular orientation on the air–water surface. Novel characteristics of calixarene have been discovered in applications such as sensing material, water treatment and catalysts. Calixarene also has the ability to form a stable complex with biomolecules, making it able to be developed as a biosensor. The discussion in this review paper focuses on the characteristics of calixarene thin films made using the LB method that are suitable for nanosensor applications.
Keywords: Calixarenes; Langmuir–Blodgett (LB); thin film; nanosensors; Langmuir monolayer.



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