Decoding DNA, RNA and peptides with quantum tunnelling

M Di Ventra, M Taniguchi - Nature nanotechnology, 2016 - nature.com
Drugs and treatments could be precisely tailored to an individual patient by extracting their
cellular-and molecular-level information. For this approach to be feasible on a global scale …

Slowing and controlling the translocation of DNA in a solid-state nanopore

B Luan, G Stolovitzky, G Martyna - Nanoscale, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
DNA sequencing methods based on nanopores could potentially represent a low-cost and
high-throughput pathway to practical genomics, by replacing current sequencing methods …

Solid-state nanopore localization by controlled breakdown of selectively thinned membranes

AT Carlsen, K Briggs, AR Hall… - Nanotechnology, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
We demonstrate precise positioning of nanopores fabricated by controlled breakdown
(CBD) on solid-state membranes by spatially varying the electric field strength with localized …

Electrochemical tunnelling sensors and their potential applications

T Albrecht - Nature communications, 2012 - nature.com
The quantum-mechanical tunnelling effect allows charge transport across nanometre-scale
gaps between conducting electrodes. Application of a voltage between these electrodes …

Optical coatings of durability based on transition metal nitrides

C Hu, K Guo, Y Li, Z Gu, J Quan, S Zhang, W Zheng - Thin Solid Films, 2019 - Elsevier
To resist dust, windblown sand, moisture, acid rain and salt fog, infrared-reflective coatings
(IRCs), solar-selective absorption coatings (SACs), and transparent heat-regulating coatings …

New electrochemical methods

C Batchelor-McAuley, EJF Dickinson, NV Rees… - Analytical …, 2012 - ACS Publications
This review is predominantly focused upon articles dating from 2009 to 2011. The authors
have attempted to highlight areas of recent and significant development, with the aim of …

Fabrication and characterization of nanopores with insulated transverse nanoelectrodes for DNA sensing in salt solution

K Healy, V Ray, LJ Willis, N Peterman, J Bartel… - …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
We report on the fabrication, simulation, and characterization of insulated nanoelectrodes
aligned with nanopores in low‐capacitance silicon nitride membrane chips. We are …

DNA sequence using multiple metal layer structure with different organic coatings forming different transient bondings to DNA

A Afzali-Ardakani, S Harrer, B Luan, H Peng… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
A nanodevice includes a reservoir filled with conductive fluid and a membrane separating
the reservoir. A nanopore is formed through the membrane having electrode layers …

Electrochemical protection of thin film electrodes in solid state nanopores

S Harrer, PS Waggoner, B Luan… - …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Solid state nanopores are a core element of next-generation single molecule tools in the
field of nano-biotechnology. Thin film electrodes integrated into a pore can interact with …

Tribological effects on DNA translocation in a nanochannel coated with a self-assembled monolayer

B Luan, A Afzali, S Harrer, H Peng… - The Journal of …, 2010 - ACS Publications
A biomimetic nanochannel coated with a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) can be used for
sensing and analyzing biomolecules. The interaction between a transported biomolecule …