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Separation, purification and sensing — at the scale of one molecule.
Applications
What the device is for
The patent names three: separation, purification and sensing. All three happen at the same place — the pore.
Molecular separation
Sorting molecules by size and charge at the nanoscale, in a channel rather than a column.
Purification
Concentrating a target molecule out of a mixed sample.
Sensing
Detecting molecules as they pass a single protein nanopore, read electrically.
Why a pore
The scale is the point
A protein nanopore is roughly the width of a single strand of DNA. Put one in a membrane, apply a voltage, and molecules passing through produce a readable electrical signal — one molecule at a time, rather than an average over millions.
The patent’s contribution is the plumbing around that pore: a channel that brings the sample to it, and electrodes built into the channel wall.
Where it might have been used
- Sample preparation before sequencing or analysis.
- Concentrating a target molecule from a mixed sample.
- Single-molecule detection in a lab-on-chip format.
These are the applications the patent’s wording supports. The company published no customer application notes, and this page does not invent any.
Careful
Not a diagnostic claim
Nothing on this site says the device was cleared, approved or validated for clinical use. The patent describes an apparatus and a method; it is not a regulatory clearance, and it is not a product.
Contact
Talk to the company
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