Nanopore sensing at ultra-low concentrations using single-molecule dielectrophoretic trapping

Nature Communications

Volumn 7, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Freedman, Kevin J ^a   Otto, Lauren M ^b   Ivanov, Aleksandar P ^a   Barik, Avijit ^b   Oh, Sang Hyun ^b   Edel, Joshua B ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DNA; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROKINESIS; HEALTH SERVICES; NANOPARTICLE; SENSOR;

ARTICLE; DENSITY GRADIENT; DIELECTROPHORETIC TRAPPING; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROPHORESIS; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; ION CURRENT; LIMIT OF DETECTION; NANOPIPETTE; NANOPORE; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; STATIC ELECTRICITY; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; PROCEDURES;

ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; DNA;

BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; DNA; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; NANOPORES;

EID: 84954513819     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10217     Document Type: Article

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