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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Inventors:
Robert H. Blick, Madison, WI (US);
Eric James Stava, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignees:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Universitaet Hamburg, Hamburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/487 (2006.01); G01N 15/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/48721 (2013.01); G01N 15/12 (2013.01); G01N 15/1218 (2013.01); G01N 15/1227 (2013.01);
Abstract
A piezoelectric substrate having a nanopore opening that separates two reservoirs of conductive fluid may provide for sensitive biological measurements by allowing control of the size of the nanopore according to piezoelectric stimulation of the substrate. Multiple embodiments are provided of monolithic piezoelectric substrates and nanopores for this purpose as well as a control system for controlling the nanopore dimensions electrically using AC or DC waveforms.