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US 8,324,914 B2Granted
Systems and methods for characterizing a molecule
AssigneeGenia Technologies, Inc.
InventorsRoger Chen, Randy Davis
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Abstract
Techniques for characterizing a molecule are described herein. In one example, a portion of the molecule is trapped in a nanopore, a variable voltage is applied across the nanopore until the trapped portion of molecule is moved within the nanopore, and the molecule is characterized based on the electrical stimulus required to affect movement of at least a portion of the trapped portion of the molecule within the nanopore.
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A method of characterizing a molecule including:
- trapping a portion of the molecule in a nanopore, wherein the nanopore is one of a plurality of nanopores in a nanopore array, and wherein each of the plurality of nanopores is individually addressable;
- applying a variable voltage across the nanopore until the trapped portion of molecule is moved within the nanopore;
- characterizing the molecule based on the electrical stimulus required to affect movement of at least a portion of the trapped portion of the molecule within the nanopore.
A system for characterizing a molecule including:
- a nanopore device configured to:
- trap a portion of the molecule in a nanopore, wherein the nanopore is one of a plurality of nanopores in a nanopore array, and wherein each of the plurality of nanopores is individually addressable;
- apply a variable voltage across the nanopore until the trapped portion of the molecule is moved within the nanopore;
- a processor configured to characterize the molecule based on the electrical stimulus required to affect movement of at least a portion of the trapped portion of the molecule within the nanopore;
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- a memory configured to provide the processor with instructions.
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A system for characterizing a molecule including:
- means for trapping a portion of the molecule in a nanopore, wherein the nanopore is one of a plurality of nanopores in a nanopore array, and wherein each of the plurality of nanopores is individually addressable;
- means for applying a variable voltage across the nanopore until the trapped portion of molecule is moved within the nanopore;
- means for characterizing the molecule based on the electrical stimulus required to affect movement of at least a portion of the trapped portion of the molecule within the nanopore.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.