News tagged with nanopore

DNA gripped in nanopores

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

May 14, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Molecular biologists, including the cool dudes from CSI, use gel electrophoresis to separate DNA fragments from each other in order to analyze the DNA. A team of researchers under the leadership of Vici winner Serge Lemay, ...

Aluminum-oxide nanopore beats other materials for DNA analysis

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Jun 02, 2009 | 4 / 5 (2) | 0

Fast and affordable genome sequencing has moved a step closer with a new solid-state nanopore sensor being developed by researchers at the University of Illinois.

Nanopore Sequencing Could Slash DNA Analysis Costs

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

Mar 27, 2009 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Over the past 5 years, researchers have been exploring the use of nanoscale pores as nucleic acid sequencing tools. In theory, such pores should generate a unique response characteristic of each of the four ...

Semiconductor membrane mimics biological behavior of ion channels

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

Jul 12, 2007 | 4.3 / 5 (15) | 0

A semiconductor membrane designed by researchers at the University of Illinois could offer more flexibility and better electrical performance than biological membranes. Built from thin silicon layers doped with different ...

New technique could dramatically lower costs of DNA sequencing

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

Dec 12, 2007 | 4.8 / 5 (20) | 0

Using computer simulations, researchers at the University of Illinois have demonstrated a strategy for sequencing DNA by driving the molecule back and forth through a nanopore capacitor in a semiconductor chip. The technique ...

Artificial Nanopores Take Analyte Pulse

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

Jul 31, 2007 | 4.4 / 5 (5) | 0

Resistive pulse sensing represents a very attractive method for identifying and quantifying biomedical species such as drugs, DNA, proteins, and viruses in solution.

IBM Research Aims to Build Nanoscale DNA Sequencer (w/ Video)

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

Oct 06, 2009 | 4.2 / 5 (11) | 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- In an effort to build a nanoscale DNA sequencer, IBM scientists are drilling nano-sized holes in computer-like chips and passing DNA strands through them in order to read the information contained ...

Researchers use 'nanopore channels' to precisely detect DNA

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

Apr 05, 2007 | 4.4 / 5 (14) | 0

Researchers at Purdue's Birck Nanotechnology Center have shown how "nanopore channels" can be used to rapidly and precisely detect specific sequences of DNA as a potential tool for genomic applications in ...

Nanopores That Can Recognize, Separate Proteins and Small Molecules

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

Feb 25, 2008 | 4.2 / 5 (10) | 0

Nanopores, holes less than one-thousand the width of a human hair, are capable of isolating strands of DNA or therapeutic drugs from a solution, based mostly on the size of the pores. Now, a chemist at the University of Massachusetts ...

Nanopore Method Could Revolutionize Genome Sequencing

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Apr 06, 2006 | 3.7 / 5 (51) | 0

A team led by physicists at the University of California, San Diego has shown the feasibility of a fast, inexpensive technique to sequence DNA as it passes through tiny pores. The advance brings personalized, ...

DNA sieve -- Nanoscale pores can be tiny analysis labs

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

May 11, 2007 | 4.6 / 5 (12) | 0

Imagine being able to rapidly identify tiny biological molecules such as DNA and toxins using a system that can fit on a microchip or in a drop of salt water. It’s closer than you might think, say a team of ...

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