Publications by authors named "Christopher R McKinney"
DNA translocation through a nanopore in a single-layered doped semiconductor membrane.
Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys
December 2012
Article Synopsis
- - Our study introduces a computational model to analyze how a semiconductor membrane impacts the movement of DNA through a nanopore, integrating electric potential simulations with DNA dynamics.
- - We found that the type of semiconductor (n-type vs. p-type) significantly influences the time it takes for single-stranded DNA to translocate, with much longer times observed for p-type membranes under the same conditions.
- - By optimizing the parameters of the membrane-electrolyte system, we can significantly manipulate DNA translocation times, making them increase by an order of magnitude.