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

Claim 0:
1. 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 of a body of the apparatus;
wherein the apparatus comprises: (A) the body; and (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, and wherein the sensor wells i) are capable of supporting a layer of amphiphilic molecules across the sensor wells and ii) each contain an electrode for connection to an electrical circuit, wherein the flow control wells are capable of smoothing the flow of the fluid across 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 wherein the flow control wells do not contain electrodes.