IP Library Granted Patent US 8,821,796
Granted Patent B2
US 8,821,796 · App. 13/596,251 · Granted Sep 2, 2014

Scanning probe with twin-nanopore or a-single-nanopore biomolecules

Inventor: Hongbo Peng (Chappaqua, NY)
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
B01L3/02G01N27/333G01N33/48721B01L3/0203
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Patent No.
US 8,821,796
App. No.
13/596,251
Granted
Sep 2, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mechanism is provided for sensing molecules. A twin-nanopore probe includes a first channel and a second channel. A first pressure-controlled reservoir is connected to the first channel to generate a positive pressure. A second pressure-controlled reservoir is connected to the second channel to generate a negative pressure. A container includes ionic solvent with molecules, and a tip of the twin-nanopore probe is submerged in the container of the ionic fluid with the molecules. The first channel, the second channel, the first pressure-controlled reservoir, and the second pressure-controlled reservoir are filled with the ionic fluid. The first pressure-controlled reservoir drives the ionic fluid out of the first channel and the second pressure-controlled reservoir draws in the ionic fluid with the molecules and solvent through the second channel. A flow of ionic current in the twin-nanopore probe is measured to differentiate the molecules that flow through the second channel.

Claims (29)

1. A system for sensing molecules, the system comprising:

a twin-nanopore probe comprising a first channel and a second channel;

a first pressure-controlled reservoir connected to the first channel, the first pressure-controlled reservoir configured to generate a positive pressure;

a second pressure-controlled reservoir connected to the second channel, the second pressure-controlled reservoir configured to generate a negative pressure;

a container comprising ionic solvent with the molecules, a tip of the twin-nanopore probe being submerged in the container of the ionic fluid with the molecules;

wherein the first channel, the second channel, the first pressure-controlled reservoir, and the second pressure-controlled reservoir are filed with the ionic fluid;

the first-controlled reservoir configured to drive the ionic fluid out of the first channel and the second pressure-controlled reservoir configured to draw in the ionic fluid mixed with the molecules and the solvent through the second channel; and

the twin-nanopore probe configured to facilitate a flow of ionic current that is measured to differentiate the molecules that flow through the second channel.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a region defined by the positive pressure generated by the first pressure-controlled reservoir and the negative pressure generated by the second pressure-controlled reservoir.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the region comprises the molecules to be drawn into the second channel.

4. A system of claim 1 , wherein the first channel comprises an elongated section connected to a first nanopore.

5. A system of claim 4 , wherein the first nanopore is an exit for the positive pressure generated by the first pressure-controlled reservoir.

6. A system of claim 5 , wherein the second channel comprises an elongated section connected to a second nanopore.

7. A system of claim 6 , wherein the second nanopore is an entrance for the negative pressure generated by the second pressure-controlled reservoir.

8. A system of claim 7 , wherein inner surfaces of the second nanopore are coated with an organic layer; and

wherein the organic layer interacts differently with the molecules.

9. A system of claim 1 , further comprising a first electrode in the first pressure-controlled reservoir and a second electrode in the second pressure-controlled reservoir.

10. A system of claim 9 , further comprising a voltage source connected to the first electrode and the second electrode.

11. A system of claim 10 , wherein the voltage source generates the ionic current to measure each of the molecules that flow through the second channel.

12. A system for sensing molecules, the system comprising:

a single-nanopore probe comprising a channel;

a reservoir connected to the channel;

a container comprising ionic fluid with the molecules, a tip of the single-nanopore probe being submerged in the container of the ionic fluid with the molecules;

wherein the channel and the reservoir are filled with the ionic fluid;

a negative pressure generated inside the reservoir and applied to the single-nanopore probe being configured to draw the molecules into the channel; and

the single-nanopore probe configured to facilitate a flow of ionic current that is measured to differentiate the molecules that flow into the channel.

13. The system of claim 12 , further comprising a first electrode in the reservoir and a second electrode in the container.

14. The system of claim 13 , further comprising a voltage source connected to the first electrode and the second electrode.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the voltage source generates the ionic current to differentiate the molecules that flow into the channel.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2021
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC.
Reel/Frame 056987/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 20, 2020
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
Reel/Frame 054636/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2020
From: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
To: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC.
Reel/Frame 054633/0001 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 29, 2018
From: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 049490/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 11, 2016
From: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. 2 LLC; GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC.
To: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
Reel/Frame 037766/0371 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2016
From: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
To: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. 2 LLC
Reel/Frame 037591/0225 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 13590251 · Aug 21, 2012
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