University of Ottawa tool to democratize nanopore research

Date 14th, Jan 2020
Source EurekAlert - Scientific News Websites

DESCRIPTION

A team of researchers at the University of Ottawa is democratizing entry into the field of nanopore research by offering up a unique tool to accelerate the development of new applications and discoveries. The innovative T.-Cossa Lab came up with the idea to provide the research community with the protocols, hardware designs, and software required to fabricate solid-state nanopores in a fast, low cost, and completely automated fashion. This method is available in Nature Protocols.