Functionalization of single solid state nanopores to mimic biological ion channels: A review

M Lepoitevin, T Ma, M Bechelany, JM Janot… - Advances in colloid and …, 2017 - Elsevier
In nature, ion channels are highly selective pores and act as gate to ensure selective ion
transport, allowing ions to cross the membrane. By mimicking them, single solid state …

Fabrication of nanopores in atomically-thin membranes by ultra-short electrical pulsing

AT Kuan, JA Golovchenko - US Patent 9,656,293, 2017 - Google Patents
The many limitations of prior approaches for forming nanopores in nano-scale materials are
overcome with a method for forming nanopores that employs a ultra-short 55 electrical …

Nanopore-containing substrates with aligned nanoscale electronic elements and methods of making and using same

J Alden, A Cortese, A Barnard, P McEuen - US Patent 11,009,498, 2021 - Google Patents
A nanopore-containing substrate includes a substrate, a membrane on the substrate, and at
least one nanoscale electronic element disposed on or embedded in the membrane. The …

Localizing nanopore fabrication on a membrane by laser illumination during controlled breakdown

J Bustamante, K Briggs, V Tabard-Cossa - US Patent 10,753,009, 2020 - Google Patents
A method for fabricating a nanopore at a particular location in a membrane includes
controlling a dielectric strength of the membrane at a particular location on the membrane …

Methods and apparatus for forming apertures in a solid state membrane using dielectric breakdown

P **e, K Healy, J Millis - US Patent 10,596,523, 2020 - Google Patents
Methods and apparatus for forming apertures in a solid state membrane using dielectric
breakdown are provided. In one disclosed arrangement a plurality of apertures are formed …

Method to reduce pore diameter using atomic layer deposition and etching

JR Johnson, K Ohno - US Patent 10,618,805, 2020 - Google Patents
Methods are provided for manufacturing well-controlled, solid-state nanopores and arrays of
well-controlled, solid state nanopores by a cyclic process including atomic layer deposition …

Hole forming method, measuring apparatus and chip set

I Yanagi, R Akahori, K Takeda - US Patent 11,255,022, 2022 - Google Patents
A pore forming method in which a pore is formed in such a way that a first voltage is applied
between electrodes that are disposed with a film in an electrolytic solution therebetween; a …

Nanopore forming method and uses thereof

J Feng, K Liu, A Radenovic, Y Astier - US Patent 10,364,507, 2019 - Google Patents
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- Nanopore forming method and uses thereof - Google Patents Nanopore forming method and …

Nanopore forming method and uses thereof

J Feng, K Liu, A Radenovic, Y Astier - US Patent 11,753,738, 2023 - Google Patents
US11753738B2 - Nanopore forming method and uses thereof - Google Patents
US11753738B2 - Nanopore forming method and uses thereof - Google Patents Nanopore …

Pore formation in a substrate

PA Kraus, JR Johnson - US Patent 11,691,872, 2023 - Google Patents
Methods are provided for manufacturing well-controlled, solid-state nanopores and arrays
thereof. In one aspect, methods for manufacturing nanopores and arrays thereof exploit a …