Streaming current magnetic fields in a charged nanopore.
Magnetic fields induced by currents created in pressure driven flows inside a solid-state charged nanopore were modeled by numerically solving a system of steady state continuum partial differential equations, i.e., Poisson, Nernst-Planck, Ampere and Navier-Stokes equations (PNPANS). This analysis was based on non-dimensional transport governing equations that were scaled using Debye length as the characteristic length scale, and applied to a finite length cylindrical nano-channel. The comparison of numerical and analytical studies shows an excellent agreement and verified the magnetic fields density both inside and outside the nanopore. The radially non-uniform currents resulted in highly non-uniform magnetic fields within the nanopore that decay as 1/r outside the nanopore. It is worth noting that for either streaming currents or streaming potential cases, the maximum magnetic field occurred inside the pore in the vicinity of nanopore wall, as opposed to a cylindrical conductor that carries a steady electric current where the maximum magnetic fields occur at the perimeter of conductor. Based on these results, it is suggested and envisaged that non-invasive external magnetic fields readouts generated by streaming/ionic currents may be viewed as secondary electronic signatures of biomolecules to complement and enhance current DNA nanopore sequencing techniques.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, American University in Dubai, Dubai, 28282, UAE.
Abraham
A
Mansouri
Matergenics Engineering, Vancouver, BC, V6G 3K3, Canada.
Peyman
P
Taheri
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T2G 2G8, Canada.
Larry W
LW
Kostiuk
D000465:Algorithms; D056656:Lab-On-A-Chip Devices; D060526:Magnetic Fields; D058608:Nanopores; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods