Chemical functionalization of solid-state nanopores and nanopore arrays and applications thereof
First Claim
1. A method for determining nucleotide sequences of polynucleotides, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing an optically-addressable nanopore array comprising a solid-state insulating membrane having a plurality of nanopores, wherein the optically-addressable nanopore array separates a cis chamber from a trans chamber and wherein the nanopores are spaced so that fluorescence from adjacent nanopores is spatially resolved;
translocating fluorophore-labeled polynucleotides through the nanopores from the cis chamber to the trans chamber; and
optically probing the nanopore array wherein an optical sensor of a plurality of optical sensors selectively addresses each nanopore in the array to detect fluorescent emission variations as a function of time at each nanopore in the array, and wherein each of said fluorescent emission variations from every nucleotide as a function of time from a nanopore is indicative of a nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide translocating therethrough.
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Abstract
Chemical functionalization of solid-state nanopores and nanopore arrays and applications thereof. Nanopores are extremely sensitive single-molecule sensors. Recently, electron beams have been used to fabricate synthetic nanopores in thin solid-state membranes with sub-nanometer resolution. A new class of chemically modified nanopore sensors are provided with two approaches for monolayer coating of nanopores by: (1) self-assembly from solution, in which nanopores −10 nm diameter can be reproducibly ceased, and (2) self-assembly under voltage driven electrolyte flow, in which 5 nm nanopore may be coated. Applications of chemically modified nanopore are provided including, the detection of biopolymers such as DNA and RNA, immobilizing enzymes or other proteins for detection or for generating chemical gradients; and localized pH sensing.
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9 Claims
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1. A method for determining nucleotide sequences of polynucleotides, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing an optically-addressable nanopore array comprising a solid-state insulating membrane having a plurality of nanopores, wherein the optically-addressable nanopore array separates a cis chamber from a trans chamber and wherein the nanopores are spaced so that fluorescence from adjacent nanopores is spatially resolved; translocating fluorophore-labeled polynucleotides through the nanopores from the cis chamber to the trans chamber; and optically probing the nanopore array wherein an optical sensor of a plurality of optical sensors selectively addresses each nanopore in the array to detect fluorescent emission variations as a function of time at each nanopore in the array, and wherein each of said fluorescent emission variations from every nucleotide as a function of time from a nanopore is indicative of a nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide translocating therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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