Patent ID: 9238835
Filing Date: 2016-01-19
CPC Classification: C12Q,G01N,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method for sequencing a nucleic acid template, the method comprising: forming a nanowire assembly including a semiconductor nanowire, a primer covalently bound to the semiconductor nanowire, and the nucleic acid template selectively paired to the primer, the semiconductor nanowire connected at a first end to a first electrode and at a second end to a second electrode, a detector connected to the electrodes to detect an electrical characteristic of the semiconductor nanowire; contacting the nanowire assembly with a first type of nucleotide; measuring the electrical characteristic of the nanowire assembly using the detector to determine whether the first type of nucleotide is added to the primer; and contacting the nanowire assembly with a second type of nucleotide.