Nano-fluidic field effective device to control DNA transport through the same
US9651518B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 17, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 16, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01L2400/0424
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides a nano-fluidic field effective device. The device includes a channel having a first side and a second side, a first set of electrodes adjacent to the first side, a second set of electrodes adjacent to the second side, a control unit for applying electric potentials to the electrodes and a fluid within the channel containing a charge molecule. The first set of electrodes is disposed such that application of electric potentials produces a spatially varying electric field that confines a charged molecule within a predetermined area of said channel. The second set of electrodes is disposed such that application of electric potentials relative to the electric potentials applied to the first set of electrodes creates an electric field that confines the charged molecule to an area away from the second side of the channel.
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