Title
Fabrication and Applications of Solid-State Nanopores
Abstract
Nanopores fabricated from synthetic materials (solid-state nanopores), platforms for characterizing biological molecules, have been widely studied among researchers. Compared with biological nanopores, solid-state nanopores are mechanically robust and durable with a tunable pore size and geometry. Solid-state nanopores with sizes as small as 1.3 nm have been fabricated in various films using engraving techniques, such as focused ion beam (FIB) and focused electron beam (FEB) drilling methods. With the demand of massively parallel sensing, many scalable fabrication strategies have been proposed. In this review, typical fabrication technologies for solid-state nanopores reported to date are summarized, with the advantages and limitations of each technology discussed in detail. Advanced shrinking strategies to prepare nanopores with desired shapes and sizes down to sub-1 nm are concluded. Finally, applications of solid-state nanopores in DNA sequencing, single molecule detection, ion-selective transport, and nanopatterning are outlined.
Year
DOI
Venue
2019
10.3390/s19081886
SENSORS
Keywords
Field
DocType
solid-state nanopores,fabrication and shrinking technologies,applications of solid-state nanopores
Nanopore,Biomolecule,Nanotechnology,Massively parallel,Electronic engineering,Engraving,Engineering,Focused ion beam,Solid-state,Fabrication
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
19
8
1424-8220
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
0
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Qi Chen15823.99
Zewen Liu225.78