title: Single Nanoparticle Translocation Through Chemically Modified Solid Nanopore.
abstract: The nanopore sensor as a high-throughput and low-cost technology can detect single nanoparticle in solution. In the present study, the silicon nitride nanopores were fabricated by focused Ga ion beam (FIB), and the surface was functionalized with 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane to change its surface charge density. The positively charged nanopore surface attracted negatively charged nanoparticles when they were in the vicinity of the nanopore. And, nanoparticle translocation speed was slowed down to obtain a clear and deterministic signal. Compared with previous studied small nanoparticles, the electrophoretic translocation of negatively charged polystyrene (PS) nanoparticles (diameter ~100 nm) was investigated in solution using the Coulter counter principle in which the time-dependent nanopore current was recorded as the nanoparticles were driven across the nanopore. A linear dependence was found between current drop and biased voltage. An exponentially decaying function (t d   ~ e (-v/v0) ) was found between the duration time and biased voltage. The interaction between the amine-functionalized nanopore wall and PS microspheres was discussed while translating PS microspheres. We explored also translocations of PS microspheres through amine-functionalized solid-state nanopores by varying the solution pH (5.4, 7.0, and 10.0) with 0.02 M potassium chloride (KCl). Surface functionalization showed to provide a useful step to fine-tune the surface property, which can selectively transport molecules or particles. This approach is likely to be applied to gene sequencing.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Sipailou Campus, No. 2, Sipailou, Nanjing, 210096, People's Republic of China. sw-tan@seu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Shengwei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Sipailou Campus, No. 2, Sipailou, Nanjing, 210096, People's Republic of China. 220121596@seu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Sipailou Campus, No. 2, Sipailou, Nanjing, 210096, People's Republic of China. 230129297@seu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Hang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Sipailou Campus, No. 2, Sipailou, Nanjing, 210096, People's Republic of China. 220091523@seu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Hongwen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Sipailou Campus, No. 2, Sipailou, Nanjing, 210096, People's Republic of China. lqj@seu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Quanjun
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
keywords: Chemical surface modifications; Nanopore; Polystyrene nanoparticles
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