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Nanopore and carbon nanotube based DNA sequencer and a serial recognition sequencer

  • US 8,628,649 B2
  • Filed: 03/18/2009
  • Issued: 01/14/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A molecular recognition chip configured to identify at least one portion of a target molecule, the chip comprising:

  • a substrate;

    a first nanotube passing through at least a portion of the substrate, the first nanotube provided with a nanopore and configured and dimensioned to permit the translocation of a target molecule therethrough;

    a second nanotube supported by the substrate and disposed in a fixed relationship with respect to said first nanotube so as to form a first gap with the first nanotube; and

    an electrical circuit configured to detect an electrical current between the first and second nanotubes, upon passage of the target molecule past said gap.

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