Detecting DNA Folding with Nanocapillaries

作者:Steinbock Lorenz J; Otto Oliver; Chimerel Catalin; Gornall Joanne; Keyser Ulrich F*
来源:Nano Letters, 2010, 10(7): 2493-2497.
DOI:10.1021/nl100997s

摘要

We demonstrate for the first time the detection of the folding state of double-stranded DNA in nanocapillaries with the resistive pulse technique We show that glass capillaries can be pulled into nanocapillaries with diameters down to 45 nm We study translocation of lambda-DNA which is driven by an electrophoretic force through the nanocapillary The resulting change in ionic current indicates the folding state of single lambda-DNA molecules Our experiments prove that nanocapillaries are suitable for label-free analysis of DNA in aqueous solutions and viable alternatives to solid-state nanopores made by silicon nanotechnology

  • 出版日期2010-7