Nanopore devices for single molecule sensing

Qiao Wang*, Peng Chen

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Protein nanopores spanning a lipid bilayer membrane have been demonstrated as single molecule sensors that are highly sensitive to minute differences in the chemical and physical properties of the passing molecules. Nevertheless, their fixed aperture size, delicate physico-chemical, mechanical and electrical properties greatly limit the range of analytes and the repertoire of experimental possibilities. To overcome these limitations, nanoscale apertures on solid-state materials have been fabricated using state-of-the-art nanotechnologies, and have been used to probe the molecular characteristics of single nucleic acid chains.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNanoSingapore 2006
Subtitle of host publicationIEEE Conference on Emerging Technologies - Nanoelectronics - Proceedings
Pages211-215
Number of pages5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006
Externally publishedYes
Event2006 IEEE Conference on Emerging Technologies - Nanoelectronics - Singapore, Singapore
Duration: Jan 10 2006Jan 13 2006

Publication series

NameNanoSingapore 2006: IEEE Conference on Emerging Technologies - Nanoelectronics - Proceedings
Volume2006

Conference

Conference2006 IEEE Conference on Emerging Technologies - Nanoelectronics
Country/TerritorySingapore
CitySingapore
Period1/10/061/13/06

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Engineering

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