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تسجيل مستخدم جديدCorrelation Dynamics and Enhanced Signals for Serial DNA Sequencing
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Nanopore based sequencing has demonstrated significant potential for the development of fast, accurate, and cost-efficient fingerprinting techniques for next generation molecular detection and sequencing. We propose a specific multi-layered graphene-based nanopore device architecture for the recognition of single DNA bases. Molecular detection and analysis can be accomplished through the detection of transverse currents as the molecule or DNA base translocates through the nanopore. To increase the overall signal-to-noise ratio and the accuracy, we implement a new multi-point cross-correlation technique for identification of DNA bases or other molecules on the molecular level. We demonstrate that the cross-correlations between each nanopore will greatly enhance the transverse current signal for each molecule. We implement first-principles transport calculations for DNA bases surveyed across a multi-layered graphene nanopore system to illustrate the advantages of proposed geometry. A time-series analysis of the cross-correlation functions illustrates the potential of this method for enhancing the signal-to-noise ratio. This work constitutes a significant step forward in facilitating fingerprinting of single biomolecules using solid state technology.
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