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Patent No.:

US 11137371 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021

Filed:

Jan. 23, 2020

Tunnel junctions in microfluidic arrays for molecular recognition

Applicant:

Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc., Pleasanton, CA (US);

Inventors:

Yann Astier, Livermore, CA (US);

Juraj Topolancik, Redwood City, CA (US);

Assignee:

Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc., Pleasanton, CA (US);

Attorney:

Kilpatrick Townsend and Stockton LLP

Primary Examiner:

Gurpreet Kaur

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/447 (2006.01); G01N 27/327 (2006.01); G01N 33/487 (2006.01); H01L 43/12 (2006.01); H01L 43/02 (2006.01); H01L 43/10 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/44791 (2013.01); B01L 3/50273 (2013.01); B01L 3/502715 (2013.01); G01N 27/3278 (2013.01); G01N 33/48721 (2013.01); H01L 43/02 (2013.01); H01L 43/10 (2013.01); H01L 43/12 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0645 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0887 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0421 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments of the present technology may allow for the analysis of molecules by tunneling recognition at a tunneling junction. A tunneling junction of the present technology can include an insulating layer between two electrodes. A voltage may be applied to the electrodes. When a molecule makes contact with both electrodes, the molecule allows current to tunnel through the molecule. The characteristics of the current may aid in identifying a portion of the molecule, for example, a particular nucleotide or base present in a nucleic acid molecule. Methods and systems for analysis of molecules are described.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Astier, Yann. (2021). Tunnel junctions in microfluidic arrays for molecular recognition (U.S. Patent No. 11137371). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11137371

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