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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2005
Xiaofeng Kang, College Station, TX (US);
LI Qun Gu, Columbus, MO (US);
Stephen Cheley, Okemos, MI (US);
Hagan Bayley, Oxford, GB;
Xiaofeng Kang, College Station, TX (US);
Li Qun Gu, Columbus, MO (US);
Stephen Cheley, Okemos, MI (US);
Hagan Bayley, Oxford, GB;
The Texas A&M University System, College Station, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention includes an apparatus, system and method for stochastic sensing of an analyte to a protein pore. The protein pore may be an engineer protein pore, such as an ion channel at temperatures above 55° C. and even as high as near 100° C. The analyte may be any reactive analyte, including chemical weapons, environmental toxins and pharmaceuticals. The analyte covalently bonds to the sensor element to produce a detectable electrical current signal. Possible signals include change in electrical current. Detection of the signal allows identification of the analyte and determination of its concentration in a sample solution. Multiple analytes present in the same solution may also be detected.