Utilization of multiple-channel structure is a promising way of accomplishing high-throughput detections of analytes in solid-state pore sensors. Here we report on systematic investigation of particle capture efficiency in SiN multipore systems of various array configurations. We demonstrated enhanced detection throughput with increasing numbers of pore channels in a membrane. Meanwhile, we also observed significant contributions of the interchannel crosstalk in closely integrated multipores that tended to deteriorate throughput performance by causing shrinkage of the absorption zone via the interference-derived weakening of the electric field around the pore orifice. At the same time, the interference-derived electric field distributions were also found to diminish the electroosmotic contributions to the particle capture efficiency. The present findings can be useful in designing pore arrays with optimal throughput performance.
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