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Nanoholes Improve Single-Molecule Analysis

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Daniel S. Burgess

Researchers at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., have developed a nanostructured sample holder that enables the analysis of single molecules at realistic concentrations. The device, which features arrays of tiny holes in a metal film, has potential for applications in single-molecule enzymology and in drug discovery. Subwavelength holes in an aluminum film enable researchers to observe the dynamics of single molecules at more realistic concentrations. The holes act as zero-mode waveguides, permitting the excitation light for fluorescence correlation spectroscopy to enter into the sample...Read full article

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    Published: March 2003
    Cornell Universitynanostructured sample holderrealistic concentrationsResearch & Technologysingle moleculesTech Pulse

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