Nanopore Translocation Illustration (IMAGE)
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An interdisciplinary team of University of Pennsylvania researchers has now applied a cutting-edge technique for rapid gene sequencing toward measuring other nanoscopic structures. By passing nanoscale spheres and rods through a tiny hole in a membrane, the team was able to measure the electrical properties of those structures' surfaces.
Their findings suggest new ways of using this technique, known as "nanopore translocation," to analyze objects at the smallest scale.
In this illustration, a nanocrystal passes through a silicon nitride nanopore.
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