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Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016

Filed:

Jul. 17, 2013
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Qinghuang Lin, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);

Gustavo A. Stolovitzky, Riverdale, NY (US);

Chao Wang, Ossining, NY (US);

Deqiang Wang, Ossining, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/447 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/487 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/502761 (2013.01); G01N 27/44791 (2013.01); G01N 33/48721 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0663 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0645 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0896 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0415 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0421 (2013.01); G01N 27/447 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49002 (2015.01);
Abstract

A device for passing a biopolymer molecule includes a nanochannel formed between a surface relief structure, a patterned layer forming sidewalls of the nanochannel and a sealing layer formed over the patterned layer to encapsulate the nanochannel. The surface relief structure includes a three-dimensionally rounded surface that reduces a channel dimension of the nanochannel at a portion of nanochannel and gradually increases the dimension along the nanochannel toward an opening position, which is configured to receive a biopolymer.


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