Nanofluidics

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Pub. Date: 2009-01-01
Publisher(s): Royal Society of Chemistry
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Summary

In his now celebrated lecture at the 1959 meeting of the American Physical Society, Richard Feynman pondered the potential of miniaturization in the physical sciences. His vision, based on known technology, examined the limits set by physical principles and proposed a variety of new nano-tools including the concept of "atom-by-atom" fabrication. In the intervening decades, many of these predictions have become reality. In particular, the development and application of nanofluidics is rapidly developing into a competitive and exciting field of research. These nanoscale analytical instruments employ micromachined features and are able to manipulate fluid samples with high precision and efficiency. In a fundamental sense, chip-based analytical systems have been shown to have many advantages over their conventional (larger) analogues.

Table of Contents

Transport of Ions, DNA Polymers, and Microtubules in the Nanofluidic Regime
Introductionp. 1
Ionic Transportp. 2
Electrically Driven Ion Transportp. 2
Streaming Currentsp. 5
Streaming Currents as a Probe of Charge Inversionp. 6
Electrokinetic Energy Conversion in Nanofluidic Channelsp. 7
Polymer Transportp. 9
Pressure-Driven Polymer Transportp. 10
Pressure-Driven DNA Mobilityp. 10
Dispersion of DNA Polymers in a Pressure-Driven Flowp. 12
Electrokinetic DNA Concentration in Nanofluidic Channelsp. 13
DNA Conformations and Dynamics in Slit-Like Nanochannelsp. 15
Microtubule Transport in Nanofluidic Channels Driven By Electric Fields and By Kinesin Biomolecular Motorsp. 16
Electrical Manipulation of Kinesin-Driven Microtubule Transportp. 17
Mechanical Properties of Microtubules Measured from Electric Field-Induced Bendingp. 20
Electrophoresis of Individual Microtubules in Microfluid Channelsp. 23
Acknowledgementsp. 25
Referencesp. 26
Biomolecule Separation, Concentration, and Detection using Nanofluidic Channels
Introductionp. 31
Fabrication Techniques for Nanofluidic Channelsp. 32
Etching & Substrate Bonding Methodsp. 32
Sacrificial Layer Etching Techniquesp. 34
Other Fabrication Methodsp. 34
Biomolecule Separation Using Nanochannelsp. 34
Molecular Sieving using Nanofluidic Filtersp. 34
Computational Modelling of Nanofilter Sieving Phenomenap. 37
Biomolecule Concentration Using Nanochannelsp. 38
Biomolecule Pre-concentration using Nanochannels and Nanomaterialsp. 38
Non-Linear Electrokinetic Phenomena near Nanochannelsp. 40
Confinement of Biomolecules Using Nanochannelsp. 41
Nanochannel Confinement of Biomoleculesp. 41
Enhancement of Binding Assays using Molecule Confinement in Nanochannelsp. 43
Conclusions and Future Directionsp. 43
Acknowledgementsp. 44
Referencesp. 44
Particle Transport in Micro and Nanostructured Arrays: Asymmetric Low Reynolds Number Flow
An Introduction to Hydrodynamics and Particles Moving in Flow Fieldsp. 47
Potential Functions in Low Reynolds Number Flowp. 50
Arrays Of Obstacles And How Particles Move in Them: Puzzles and Paradoxes in Low Re Flowp. 53
Referencesp. 62
Molecular Transport and Fluidic Manipulation in Three Dimensional Integrated Nanofluidic Networks
Introductionp. 65
Experimental Characterization of Nanofluidic Flowp. 68
Surface Chargep. 68
Debye Lengthp. 69
Integrated Nanofluidic Systemsp. 71
Molecular Sampling (Digital Fluidic Manipulation)p. 71
Sample Pre-Concentrationp. 73
Theory and Simulationsp. 74
Theoryp. 76
Ion Accumulation and Depletionp. 77
Ionic Currentsp. 80
Induced Flowp. 81
Conclusionsp. 85
Acknowledgementsp. 85
Referencesp. 86
Fabrication of Silica Nanofluidic Tubing for Single Molecule Detection
Introductionp. 89
Fabrication of Silica Nanofluidic Tubesp. 90
Conceptsp. 90
Electrospinningp. 92
Basics of Electrospinningp. 92
Nano-Scale Silica Fibers and Hollow Tubing Structuresp. 94
Characterization of the Scanned Coaxial Electrospinning Processp. 98
Heat-Induced Stretching Methodp. 101
Analysis of Single Molecules Using Nanofluidic Tubesp. 104
Experimental Setupp. 104
Detection and Measurement of Single Molecules in Nanofluidic Channelsp. 104
Electrokinetic Molecule Transport in Nanofluidic Tubingp. 106
Conclusionsp. 107
Acknowledgementsp. 108
Referencesp. 108
Single Molecule Analysis Using Single Nanopores
Introductionp. 113
Fabrication of Single Nanoporesp. 114
Formation of [alpha]-Hemolysin Pores on Lipid Bilayersp. 114
Formation of Solid-State Nanopores on Thin Filmsp. 117
Free Standing Thin Film Preparationp. 117
Dimensional Structures of Solid-State Nanopore Using Tem Tomographyp. 121
Experimental Setup for Ionic Current Blockade Measurements on Nanoporesp. 122
[alpha]-Hemolysin Nanoporesp. 122
Solid-State Nanoporesp. 123
Analysis of Nucleic Acids Using Nanoporesp. 124
Characterization of Single Nanoporesp. 124
[alpha]-Hemolysin Nanoporesp. 124
Solid-State Nanoporesp. 129
Analysis of Single Molecules Translocating Through Single Nanoporesp. 130
[alpha]-Hemolysin Nanoporesp. 130
Solid-State Nanoporesp. 133
Conclusionsp. 134
Acknowledgementsp. 136
Referencesp. 136
Nanopore-Based Optofluidic Devices for Single Molecule Sensing
Introductionp. 139
Light in Sub-Wavelength Poresp. 142
Evanescent Fields in Waveguidesp. 142
Zero-Mode Waveguidesp. 144
Design Rules using Real Metalsp. 147
Material Selectionp. 147
Pore Size and Prove Volumep. 148
Implementation and Instrumentationp. 149
Detection with a Confocal Microscopep. 149
Probing Nanopore Arrays Using A Camerap. 152
Conclusionsp. 154
Referencesp. 154
Ion-Current Rectification in Nanofluidic Devices
Introductionp. 157
Analogy between Nanofluidic and Semiconductor Devicesp. 158
Nanofluidic Devices with Rectifying Effectsp. 159
Asymmetric Channel Geometriesp. 159
Asymmetric Bath Concentrationsp. 161
Asymmetric Surface Charge Distributionp. 163
Theory of Rectifying Effect in Nanofluidic Devicesp. 166
Qualitative Interpretation of Ion Rectification by Solving Poisson-Nernst-Planck Equationsp. 166
Conical Nanoporesp. 167
Concentration Gradient in Homogeneous Nanochannelsp. 167
Bipolar Nanochannelsp. 170
Qualitative Interpretations of Ion Rectification in Nanofluidic Devicesp. 171
Comparison of Rectifying Effects in Nanofluidic Diodes and Semiconductor Diodesp. 175
Conclusionsp. 176
Referencesp. 176
Nanopillars and Nanoballs for DNA Analysis
Introductionp. 179
Fabrication of Nanopillars and Nanoballsp. 180
Fabrication of Nanopillarsp. 181
Self-Assembled Nanopsheresp. 181
Synthesis of Pegylated-Latexp. 182
Nanopillars for DNA Analysisp. 183
DNA Analysis by Tilted Patterned Nanopillar Chipsp. 183
Single DNA Molecule Imaging In Tilted Pattern Nanopillar Chipsp. 185
DNA Analysis by Square Patterned Nanopillar Chips and Nanowall Chipsp. 186
Single DNA Molecular Imaging in Square Patterned Nanopillar Chipsp. 186
Mechanism of Separation in Nanopillar Chipsp. 186
Nanoballs for DNA Analysisp. 187
DNA Analysis by a Self-Assembled Nanosphere Solution in a Chipp. 187
DNA Analysis by Pegylated-Latex Mixed Polymer Solution in a Chipp. 188
Single DNA Molecule Imaging In a Nanoball Solutionp. 189
Conclusionsp. 189
Referencesp. 190
Subject Indexp. 192
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