Patent ID: 9632073
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: B82Y,C12Q,G01N,Y10T

Claim:
1. A device comprising: one or more nanowells disposed within a support material, each nanowell comprising one or more sidewall electrodes or one or more bottom electrodes; one or more electroactive nanomembranes disposed on at least a portion of the one or more sidewall electrodes or on at least a portion of the one or more bottom electrode; and a lipid bilayer disposed on the one or more electroactive nanomembranes, wherein the lipid bilayer is configured to allow insertion of a molecule; a nanochannel or nanopore formed by the one or more electroactive nanomembranes to support or stabilize the lipid bilayer; wherein the one or more electroactive nanomembranes change dimension in response to an electrical stimulus applied to the one or more sidewall electrodes or the one or more bottom electrodes; wherein a surface area spanned by the lipid bilayer is limited by the one or more electroactive nanomembranes such that only one of the molecule may be inserted into the lipid bilayer, wherein the one or more electroactive nanomembranes encircle the lipid bilayer.