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US 12,168,265 B2Granted
Nanopore fabrication
AssigneeTechnion Research & Development Foundation Limited
InventorsAmit Meller, Tal Gilboa, Adam Zrehen, Arik Girsault, Eran Zvuloni
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Abstract
Systems comprising a light source, thin membrane immersed in an aqueous solution and a system to direct and focus light from the light source to a spot on the membrane are provided. Methods of thinning and etching a membrane are also provided, as are membranes comprising a nanopore with a Gaussian curve shaped cross-section.
Claims17
A method of thinning a membrane comprising a first layer comprising an index of refraction of greater than 2.0, the method comprising shining focused light on a spot on said first layer, thereby thinning said membrane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.