However, advances in nanotechnology now allow single polymer molecules to be threaded through nanopores that measure just a few nanometres across. Although the passage of molecules through ...

Nanopores (otherwise known as transmembrane β-barrel pores (TMBs)) are perhaps best known for their role in the sequencing of nucleic acids—both DNA and RNA. They can also be used to sequence ...

Natural and engineered systems have a whole world of chemistry inside their tiny pores—known as nanopores—that changes depending on the chemical functional groups inside. A team of chemical ...

This work may lead to more advanced nanoscale sensors. Nanopores, which are tiny openings in a membrane so small that only a single DNA strand or virus particle can pass through, are an exciting ...

The DNA origami technique, which allows precise folding of DNA strands into designed 3D structures, has enabled the creation of artificial nanopores with larger dimensions. However, developing ...

By using tiny nanopores and nanobodies, we may face fast and accurate disease diagnosis using a simple blood test. In a collaboration with Groningen University, Professor Jørgen Kjems and his ...

We may be able to use a simple blood test to diagnose diseases using tiny nanopores and nanobodies. The study was published in Journal, 'ACS Nano.' Professor Jrgen Kjems and his research group at ...