Nanopore-based sensors typically work by monitoring transient pulses in conductance via
current–time traces as molecules translocate through the nanopore. The unique property of …

Graphene and other two dimensional (2D) materials are currently integrated into
nanoscaled devices that may–one day–sequence genomes. The challenge to solve is …

In this review, recent research efforts that aimed at developing nanopore sensors for
detection of metal ions, which play a crucial role in environmental safety and human health …

Nanopores have recently emerged as powerful tools in single-molecule investigations.
Biological nanopores, however, have drawbacks, including a fixed size and limited stability …

Protein nanopores have emerged as an important class of sensors for the understanding of
biophysical processes, such as molecular transport across membranes, and for the …

The i-motif, a secondary structure of a four-helix formed by cytosine-rich DNA (i-DNA)
through C–C+ base pairing, is prevalent in human telomeres and promoters. This structure …

A pressing challenge in the realm of nanopore-based sensing technologies for nucleic acid
characterization has been the cheap and efficient control of analyte translocation. To …

Nanopore sensors have emerged as a label-free and amplification-free technique for
measuring single molecules. First proposed in the mid-1990s, nanopore detection takes …

Uranium is one of the most common radioactive contaminants in the environment. As a
major nuclear material in production, environmental samples (like soil and groundwater) can …

We report a stochastic nanopore sensing method for the detection of Cu 2+ ions. By
employing a polyhistidine molecule as a chelating agent, and based on the different …