Patent ID: 9696277
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: B82Y,C12Q,G01N

Claim:
1. A device comprising a channel through and defined by a plurality of layers surrounding the channel, the channel connecting a first chamber and a second chamber separated by the plurality of layers, wherein the plurality of layers comprise: a first layer; a second layer; and a conductive middle layer disposed between the first and second layers, wherein the channel comprises (a) an inlet defined by the first layer that is between 0.5 nm and 100 nm in diameter and (b) an outlet defined by the second layer, wherein the inlet and the outlet are between 10 nm and 1000 nm apart from each other; and wherein the first and second chambers and the middle layer are connected to a power supply; wherein the device further comprises at least one sensor capable of identifying a polymer or an individual component of a polymer during movement of the polymer through the inlet and outlet, wherein the sensor measures an ionic current through the inlet.