Patent ID: 11913936
Assignee: OXFORD NANOPORE TECHNOLOGIES PLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B  C | IPC B  C  G

Claim 8:
9. A method of preparing an apparatus for supporting an array of layers of amphiphilic molecules, the method comprising:
flowing a fluid containing amphiphilic molecules across a common surface and a second surface of a body of the apparatus to form layers of amphiphilic molecules across at least some of an array of sensor wells formed in the body;
wherein the apparatus comprises:
(A) the body;
(B) formed in the body, the array of sensor wells and, between the sensor wells, flow control wells,
wherein the common surface of the body defines openings to the sensor wells and openings to the flow control wells,
wherein the sensor wells are capable of supporting a layer of amphiphilic molecules across the sensor wells,
wherein the sensor wells each contain an electrode for connection to an electrical circuit, and
wherein the flow control wells are capable of smoothing the flow of the fluid across the common surface; and
(C) formed in the body, surface patterning on the second surface that extends beyond the common surface of the body, wherein the surface patterning is configured to provide uniform flow of the fluid to the common surface;
and, wherein the cross-sectional area of a flow control well is less than the cross-sectional area of a sensor well.