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

Claim 1:
2. A method of preparing an apparatus for supporting an array of layers of amphiphilic molecules, the method comprising:
delivering a pre-treatment of a hydrophobic fluid across a common surface and a second surface of a body of the apparatus;
wherein the apparatus comprises:
(A) the body;
(B) formed in the body, an 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.