Nanopore and Carbon Nanotube Based DNA Sequencer and a Serial Recognition Sequencer
The present invention is directed to systems, devices and methods for identifying biopolymers, such as strands of DNA, as they pass through a constriction such as a carbon nanotube nanopore. More particularly, the invention is directed to such systems, devices and methods in which a newly translocated portion of the biopolymer forms a temporary electrical circuit between the nanotube nanopore and a second electrode, which may also be a nanotube. Further, the invention is directed to such systems, devices and methods in which the constriction is provided with a functionalized unit which, together with a newly translocated portion of the biopolymer, forms a temporary electrical circuit that can be used to characterize that portion of the biopolymer.
Attached files:Patents:US 20,110,120,868
Inventor(s):
LINDSAY STUART [US]; HE JIN [US]; ZHANG PEIMING [US]; REINHART KEVIN [US]
Type of Offer:
Licensing
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