Patent ID: 9057719
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: B32B,B81B,B81C,C30B,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fluidic structure comprising: a semiconductor on insulator substrate (SOI) having a single crystal semiconductor layer in direct contact with a topmost surface of a dielectric layer, wherein a bottommost surface of said dielectric layer is in direct contact with a topmost surface of a base semiconductor substrate; an array of nanopores having a trapezoid-shaped geometry, the array of nanopores extending through the single crystal semiconductor layer, wherein a first width at a first end of each nanopore of the array of nanopores is greater than the range of 15 to 20 nm, and a second width at a base of each nanopore of the array of nanopores is less than the range of 15 to 20 nm; and at least one fluidic channel located within said dielectric layer, but not said base semiconductor substrate, the at least one fluidic channel configured to connect at least two nanopores of the array of nanopores, wherein the fluidic structure includes at least one inlet provided by a nanopore of the array of nanopores and at least one outlet provided by another nanopore of the array of nanopores.