Patent ID: 9201057
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: B82Y,C12Q,G01N

Abstract:
1. A system for capturing a molecule, the system comprising: a nanopore device comprising a nanopore; a Paul trap device integrated with the nanopore device to form an integrated system, in which an alternating voltage is applied to the Paul trap device in an electrically conductive solution to generate electric fields; wherein forces from the electric fields of the Paul trap device position the molecule to the nanopore in the nanopore device; and wherein the nanopore device is configured in which a first voltage is applied to capture the molecule in the nanopore of the nanopore device; and a first insulating layer disposed on top of a substrate, a first conductive layer disposed on top of the first insulating layer, a second insulating layer disposed on top of the first conductive layer, a second conductive layer disposed on top of the second insulating layer, and a third insulating layer disposed on top of the second conductive layer; wherein a first pair of contact pads and a second pair of contact pads are each formed on the second conductive layer, the alternating voltage alternating polarity between the first pair of contact pads and the second pair of contact pads; and wherein the first pair of contact pads correspond to first windows opened through the third insulating layer stopping on the second conductive layer, the first windows being positioned on opposites sides of the nanopore.