Nanopore capture system
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsStanislav Polonsky, Ali Afzali-Ardakani, Hongbo Peng, Gustavo A. Stolovitzky, Ajay A. Royyuru, Mark N. Wegman
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Abstract
A nanopore capture system may include a material configured to pass through a nanopore device in a controlled manner based upon its interaction with the nanopore device. The system may also include a capture mechanism connected to one end of the material. The capture mechanism may be configured to catch a particular type of molecule while ignoring other types of molecules. The system may also include a controller to manipulate and/or detect the particular type of molecule.
Claims10
A system comprising:
- a polymer material configured to pass through a nanopore device in a controlled manner based upon its interaction with the nanopore device;
- a capture mechanism connected to one end of the polymer material, the capture mechanism configured to catch a particular type of molecule while ignoring other types of molecules;
- and
- a controller to at least one of detect the particular molecule and manipulate the particular molecule's location.
A system comprising:
- a material configured to pass through a nanopore device in a controlled manner based upon its interaction with the nanopore device;
- a capture mechanism connected to one end of the material, the capture mechanism configured to catch a particular type of molecule while ignoring other types of molecules;
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- a controller to at least one of detect the particular molecule and manipulate the particular molecule's location based upon at least one of voltage changes in control electrodes and ionic current changes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.