Patent ID: 8581605
Filing Date: 2013-11-12
Classification: B82Y,G01N,Y02E,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A nanopore device comprising: a membrane having a thickness with a first, exterior, side and a second, interior, side, the first side being opposite the second side, wherein the membrane is made from a material selected from the group consisting of Si, SiO at least one nanopore extending through the membrane, thus forming at least one channel connecting the first side and the second side of the membrane, wherein the nanopore has a first opening, a second opening, and a depth, wherein the first opening opens to the first side of the membrane, and the second opening opens to the second side of the membrane, and wherein surface portions of the first side and the at least one channel connecting the first side and the second side of the membrane include modifying molecules defining hydrophobic surfaces; and means for spanning across the first opening of the nanopore, wherein the means for spanning across the first opening of the nanopore is a supported lipid bilayer structure or a spanning lipid bilayer structure.