Sensing (IMAGE)

NASA/Johnson Space Center

Sensing

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In nanopore sensing, just as water flows through a drain, an ionic current flows through a nanopore. When molecules pass through the hole the current is disrupted in characteristic ways, similar to the way the water flow would change if you placed objects in the drain.

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<a target="_blank"href="http://nanoporetech.com">nanoporetech.com</a>

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