Patent ID: 9678055
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: B81B,B82Y,C12Q,G01N

Claim:
1. A method of forming a nanopore in a lipid bilayer, comprising: depositing a nanopore forming solution over a lipid bilayer, the nanopore forming solution having a concentration level and a corresponding activity level of pore molecules such that nanopores are substantially not formed in the lipid bilayer un-stimulated; initiating formation of a nanopore in the lipid bilayer by a processor, comprising applying an agitation stimulus level to the lipid bilayer; and after the agitation stimulus level, applying a measuring stimulus level to the lipid bilayer to determine that a nanopore has been formed based on a measurement in response to the measuring stimulus level, wherein an absolute magnitude of the agitation stimulus level is different from an absolute magnitude of the measuring stimulus level.