Detection of Individual Molecules and Ions by Carbon Nanotube-Based Differential Resistive Pulse Sensor

作者：Peng Ran; Tang Xiaowu Shirley; Li Dongqing^*

来源：Small, 2018, 14(15): 1800013.

DOI：10.1002/smll.201800013

• nanofluidic chips
• resistive pulse sensing
• single cation detection
• single molecule detection

This paper presents a new method of sensing single molecules and cations by a carbon nanotube (CNT)-based differential resistive pulse sensing (RPS) technique on a nanofluidic chip. A mathematical model for multichannel RPS systems is developed to evaluate the CNT-based RPS signals. Individual cations, rhodamine B dye molecules, and ssDNAs are detected successfully with high resolution and high signal-to-noise ratio. Differentiating ssDNAs with 15 and 30 nucleotides are achieved. The experimental results also show that translocation of negatively charged ssDNAs through a CNT decreases the electrical resistance of the CNT channel, while translocation of positively charged cations and rhodamine B molecules increases the electrical resistance of the CNT. The CNT-based nanofluidic device developed in this work provides a new avenue for single-molecule/ion detection and offers a potential strategy for DNA sequencing.

• 出版日期2018-4-12