Nanopores: A journey towards DNA sequencing

Physics of Life Reviews

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 125-158

  Wanunu, Meni ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA sequencing; Drug discovery; Nanopores; Nanotechnology; Single molecule biophysics

Indexed keywords

ACID MOLECULES; BUILDING BLOCKES; DNA SEQUENCING; DRUG DISCOVERY; FUTURE PROSPECTS; HIGH-THROUGHPUT; ION CURRENTS; ION FLOW; NANO-SCALE PORES; SINGLE MOLECULE LEVEL; SINGLE-MOLECULE; SINGLE-MOLECULE BIOPHYSICS; STRUCTURAL FEATURE; THIN MEMBRANE;

BIOMOLECULES; BIOPHYSICS; DNA SEQUENCES; MOLECULES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NUCLEIC ACIDS;

NANOPORES;

DNA; HEMOLYSIN;

BIOENGINEERING; BIOMECHANICS; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NANOPORE; REVIEW;

BIOENGINEERING; BIOMECHANICS; DNA; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; NANOPORES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84863470343     PISSN: 15710645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plrev.2012.05.010     Document Type: Review

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