Isolated wet cell
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsJohn A. Ott, Michael A. Pereira, Deqiang Wang
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Abstract
A wet cell apparatus is provided and includes a sensor body defining a nano-pore by which respective cell interiors are fluidly communicative and a scanning probe microscope (SPM) tip. The SPM tip is configured to draw a molecule through the nano-pore from one of the respective cell interiors whereby sensing components of the sensor body identify molecule components as the molecule passes through the nano-pore.
Claims20
A wet cell apparatus, comprising:
- a sensor body defining a nano-pore by which respective cell interiors are fluidly communicative;
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- a scanning probe microscope (SPM) tip configured to draw a molecule through the nano-pore from one of the respective cell interiors whereby sensing components of the sensor body identify molecule components as the molecule passes through the nano-pore.
A wet cell apparatus, comprising:
- lower and upper cells;
- a sensor body formed to define a nano-pore disposed to permit fluid communication between respective interiors of the lower and upper cells;
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- a scanning probe microscope (SPM) tip configured to draw a molecule from the interior of the lower cell into the interior of the upper cell through the nano-pore,
- the sensor body comprising sensing components configured to identify components of the molecule as the molecule passes through the nano-pore.
A method of operating a wet cell apparatus comprising lower and upper cells disposed on either side of a sensor body comprising sensing components and defining a nano-pore with respective interiors of the lower and upper cells charged with a fluid and the interior of the lower cell initially charged with molecules, the method comprising:
- controlling a scanning probe microscope (SPM) tip to draw at least one of the molecules from the interior of the lower cell into the interior of the upper cell through the nano-pore;
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- identifying components of the molecule as the molecule passes through the nano-pore and interacts with the sensing components.
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