Lipid nanotube or nanowire sensor
View Patent ↗A sensor apparatus comprising a nanotube or nanowire, a lipid bilayer around the nanotube or nanowire, and a sensing element connected to the lipid bilayer. Also a biosensor apparatus comprising a gate electrode; a source electrode; a drain electrode; a nanotube or nanowire operatively connected to the gate electrode, the source electrode, and the drain electrode; a lipid bilayer around the nanotube or nanowire, and a sensing element connected to the lipid bilayer.
1. A sensor apparatus, comprising:
a nanotube or nanowire,
a lipid bilayer around said nanotube or nanowire,
a hydrophilic cushion between said nanotube or nanowire and said lipid bilayer, wherein said hydrophilic cushion is a polymer cushion, and
a sensing element connected to said lipid bilayer.
2. The sensor apparatus of claim 1 wherein said polymer cushion is a permeable polymer cushion.
3. The A biosensor apparatus, comprising:
a gate electrode;
a source electrode;
a drain electrode;
a nanotube or nanowire operatively connected to said gate electrode, said source electrode, and said drain electrode;
a lipid bilayer around said nanotube or nanowire,
a hydrophilic cushion between said nanotube or nanowire and said lipid bilayer, wherein said hydrophilic cushion is a polymer cushion, and
a sensing element connected to said lipid bilayer.
4. The biosensor apparatus of claim 3 wherein said polymer cushion is a permeable polymer cushion.