Artificial Nanopore Modified with Specific Receptor (IMAGE)

Technical University of Munich (TUM)

Artificial Nanopore Modified with Specific Receptor

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This schematic illustration shows a gold-coated solid-state nanopore that is chemically modified with a single receptor capable of binding protein molecules with a specific set of amino acid residues. An exemplary current-vs.-time trace shows the transient binding of single proteins.

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Rant group, TU Muenchen, Copyright TU Muenchen.

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