Patent ID: 9303310
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: B82Y,C12Q,C23C,G01N

Claim Text:
1. A nanopore structure comprising multiple single molecule receptors, the nanopore structure comprising: a substrate having a first surface and an opposing second surface; a nanochannel extending from the first surface to the opposing second surface and defining an interior surface; a first material disposed onto a selected area of the interior surface of the nanochannel, the first material forming a first patch having a surface area of about 3 to about 10,000 nm a second material disposed onto a different selected area of the interior surface of the nanochannel, the second material forming a second patch having a surface area of about 3 to about 10,000 nm wherein the first and second materials disposed on the interior surface of the nanochannel do not fully encompass the circumference of the nanochannel; and a chemical compound having an analyte binding functionality disposed onto at least one of the first and second materials.