Method and apparatus for nanoparticle transport and detection
First Claim
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a nanotube embedded within the membrane and providing a conduit through the membrane, the ends of the nanotube being flush with respective surfaces of the membrane; and
wherein the nanotube is a carbon nanotube.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment an apparatus includes a membrane and at least a portion of a nanotube imbedded within the membrane. The portion of the nanotube imbedded within the membrane provides a conduit through the membrane.
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26 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a membrane; a nanotube embedded within the membrane and providing a conduit through the membrane, the ends of the nanotube being flush with respective surfaces of the membrane; and wherein the nanotube is a carbon nanotube.
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2. A method of forming a membrane having a small hole disposed therein comprising:
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surrounding at least a portion of a nanotube with a material; and sectioning the material and the nanotube to produce the membrane having the small hole disposed therein. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of forming a membrane having a small hole disposed therein comprising:
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surrounding at least a portion of a nanotube with a liquid or gaseous material; allowing the liquid or gaseous material to solidify around the nanotube; and removing by chemical oxidation the at least a portion of the nanotube from the solidified material, leaving the membrane having the small hole disposed therein. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for detecting particles comprising:
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providing a membrane having a portion of a nanotube disposed therein that provides a conduit through the membrane; allowing the particles to pass through the membrane through the conduit of the nanotube; detecting the passage of the particles through the conduit of the nanotube; and wherein allowing the particles to pass through the membrane through the conduit of the nanotube comprises applying a pressure differential across the membrane.
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12. A method for delivering a liquid material to a desired location comprising:
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providing a nanotube holder between the liquid material and the desired location, the nanotube holder having a portion of a nanotube disposed therein that provides a conduit through the holder; and forcing the liquid material through the holder to the desired location by forcing the liquid material through the conduit of the nanotube. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for delivering material to a desired location comprising:
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providing a nanotube holder between the material and the desired location, the nanotube holder having a portion of a nanotube disposed therein that provides a conduit through the holder; applying a pressure differential across the conduit of the nanotube to force the material through the holder to the desired location by forcing the material through the conduit of the nanotube; and wherein the material comprises a liquid.
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