Effect of bovine serum albumin on the structure and properties of Langmuir Blodgett films based phosphocholine and cholesterol

Mono- and bilayer Langmuir-Blodgett films based on phosphocholine and cholesterol and prepared by horizontal and vertical deposition are investigated by atomic force microscopy. It was found that bovine serum albumin (BSA) included at the stage of film formation. At the same time, isolation has a considerable effect on their structure. It was shown that the globular formation of nanostructures with heights of 4–7 nm occurs as a result of transferring lipids to a hydrophobic surface from a subphase containing BSA, indicating the reorganization of monolayers during protein isolation and inclusion in its composition.