DNA sequencing (solid state nanopores)
A future generation of nanopore technology is 'solid-state' nanopores. These are man-made holes in synthetic materials, for example silicon nitride. As fabrication methods improve towards the ability to consistently manufacture nano-scale pores in thin materials, there is potential to further improve cost and yield of nanopore sequencing.
In 2008, Oxford Nanopore established a
collaboration with the laboratories of Professor Daniel Branton and Professor Jene Golovchenko at Harvard University. Early pioneers of nanopore sensing, and in particular in the development of methods of solid-state sequencing, Oxford Nanopore supports research in these laboratories and
licenses the right to develop nanopore discoveries into a single molecule analysis technology.
