Bibliographic Citation

 
7,544,978
Lipid nanotube or nanowire sensor
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06/09/2009
US patent application 11/338,512
Noy, Aleksandr (Belmont, CA); Bakajin, Olgica (San Leandro, CA); Letant, Sonia (Livermore, CA); Stadermann, Michael (Dublin, CA); Artyukhin, Alexander B. (Menlo Park, CA)
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA
United States Department of Energy
W-7405-ENG-48
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, CA)
A sensor apparatus comprising a nanotube or nanowire, a lipid bilayer around the nanotube or nanowire, and a sensing element connected to the lipid bilayer. Also a biosensor apparatus comprising a gate electrode; a source electrode; a drain electrode; a nanotube or nanowire operatively connected to the gate electrode, the source electrode, and the drain electrode; a lipid bilayer around the nanotube or nanowire, and a sensing element connected to the lipid bilayer.

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