Recent progress in atomistic simulation of electrical current DNA sequencing

HS Kim, YH Kim - Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2015 - Elsevier
We review recent advances in the DNA sequencing method based on measurements of
transverse electrical currents. Device configurations proposed in the literature are classified …

Electronic signatures of all four DNA nucleosides in a tunneling gap

S Chang, S Huang, J He, F Liang, P Zhang, S Li… - Nano …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Nucleosides diffusing through a 2 nm electron-tunneling junction generate current spikes of
sub-millisecond duration with a broad distribution of peak currents. This distribution narrows …

Ultra-rapid DNA sequencing method with nano-transistors array based devices

JT Huang, CH Tsai - US Patent App. 11/409,793, 2006 - Google Patents
The invention disclosed a method based on nano-transistors for ultra-rapid DNA
sequencing. The method provides micro-fabricated electrodes, which are applied for …

Systems and methods for controlling position of charged polymer inside nanopore

S Polonsky, SM Rossnagel, GA Stolovitzky - US Patent 8,003,319, 2011 - Google Patents
Techniques for controlling the position of a charged polymer inside a nanopore are
provided. For example, one technique includes using electrostatic control to position a linear …

Method and apparatus for sequencing polymers through tunneling conductance variation detection

M Zhu - US Patent 7,279,337, 2007 - Google Patents
Systems and methods of identifying molecules of polymers such as, for example, a nucleic
acid, are described. The method involves centering a bias voltage across a pair of …

Hybridization assisted nanopore sequencing

X Ling, B Bready - US Patent App. 11/538,189, 2007 - Google Patents
A method of employing a nanopore structure in a manner that allows the detection of the
positions (relative and/or absolute) of nucleic acid probes that are hybridized onto a single …

Capture, recapture, and trapping of molecules with a nanopore

MH Gershow, JA Golovchenko, D Branton - US Patent 8,273,532, 2012 - Google Patents
The invention provides nanopore device configurations and techniques for employing such
configurations to enable single molecule manipulation and characterization with a …

NANO IC packaging

B Tran - US Patent 7,019,391, 2006 - Google Patents
Systems and methods are disclosed to process a semicon ductor substrate by fabricating a
first layer on the substrate using macroscale semiconductor fabrication techniques; …

Devices and methods for target molecule characterization

S Lindsay, P Zhang - US Patent 9,395,352, 2016 - Google Patents
2009-11-02 Assigned to ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ACTING FOR AND ON BEHALF
OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY reassignment ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ACTING …

Assay methods using nicking endonucleases

JS Oliver - US Patent 8,715,933, 2014 - Google Patents
Assay methods and apparatus for the analysis of biopolymers are disclosed. The assays
employ nicking endonucleases to enable the generation of flaps on target biomolecules …