title: Lipid-coated nanocapillaries for DNA sensing.
abstract: We report a simple and efficient way to accomplish the chemical modification of glass nanopores by means of lipid self-assembly. Lipid coating improves the success rate of these glass nanopores as biosensors to detect λ-DNA.
authors.affiliation: Cavendish Laboratory University of Cambridge, Department of Physics, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0HE, UK.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hernández-Ainsa
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Muus
authors.forename: Nicholas A W
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.forename: Lorenz J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Steinbock
authors.forename: Vivek V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Thacker
authors.forename: Ulrich F
authors.initials: UF
authors.lastname: Keyser
mesh_terms: D010582:Bacteriophage lambda; D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D005898:Glass / Q000737:chemistry; D058608:Nanopores; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; C028694:1-palmitoyl-2-oleoylphosphatidylcholine