Patent ID: 9194860
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: B82Y,C12Q,G01N

Abstract:
1. A method for capturing a molecule via an integrated system, the method comprising: applying an alternating voltage to a Paul trap device in an electrically conductive solution to generate electric fields, the Paul trap device being integrated with a nanopore device to form the integrated system; wherein forces from the electric fields of the Paul trap device position the molecule to a nanopore in the nanopore device; and applying a first voltage to the nanopore device to capture the molecule in the nanopore of the nanopore device; wherein the integrated system comprises 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.