Resistive-pulse detection of short dsDNAs using a chemically functionalized conical nanopore sensor

AIMS: To develop nanopore resistive-pulse sensors for the detection of short (50 base-pair [bp] and 100 bp) DNAs.

MATERIALS & METHODS: Conically shaped nanopores were chemical etched into polyethylene terphthalate membranes. The as-etched membrane had anionic carboxylate sites on the pore walls. Neutral and hydrophilic ethanolamine functional groups were attached to these carboxylate sites using well-established EDC (1-ethyl-3-[3-dimethylaminopropyl] carbodiimide hydrochloride) chemistry.

RESULTS & DISCUSSION: The ethanolamine-functionalized pores were used to detect 50 and 100 bp DNAs via the resistive-pulse method. The resistive-pulse signature produced by the 50 bp DNA could be distinguished from that of the 100 bp DNA with these sensors.

CONCLUSIONS: Attachment of ethanolamine to the carboxylate groups on the pore wall lowered the anionic charge density on the wall. This mitigated the problem of electrostatic rejection of the anionic DNAs from the pore and enabled the detection of these DNA analytes.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2008

Erschienen:

2008

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:3

Enthalten in:

Nanomedicine (London, England) - 3(2008), 6 vom: 15. Dez., Seite 787-96

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kececi, Kaan [VerfasserIn]
Sexton, Lindsay T [VerfasserIn]
Buyukserin, Fatih [VerfasserIn]
Martin, Charles R [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9007-49-2
Carboxylic Acids
DNA
DNA, Single-Stranded
Escherichia coli Proteins
Ethanolamines
Hemolysin Proteins
Hlya protein, E coli
Journal Article
Membranes, Artificial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 28.01.2009

Date Revised 28.01.2010

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2217/17435889.3.6.787

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM184645573