Journal article
Pressure-Driven DNA in Nanogroove Arrays: Complex Dynamics Leads to Length- and Topology-Dependent Separation
NSE-Optofluidics Group, NanoSystemsEngineering Section, Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark1
NanoSystemsEngineering Section, Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark2
Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark3
Stochastic Systems and Signals Group, Theory Section, Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark4
Theory Section, Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark5
The motion of linear and circular DNA molecules is studied under pressure driven buffer flow in a 50 nm slit channel with arrays of transverse 150 nm deep nanogrooves. Transport occurs through two states of propagation unique to this nanogroove geometry, a slow, stepwise groove-to-groove translation called the “sidewinder” and a fast, continuous tumbling across the grooves called the “tumbleweed”.
Dynamical transitions between the two states are observed at fixed buffer velocity. Molecules exhibit size- and topology-dependent velocities.
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | American Chemical Society (ACS) |
Year: | 2011 |
Pages: | 1598-1602 |
ISSN: | 15306992 and 15306984 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1021/nl1044764 |
ORCIDs: | Flyvbjerg, Henrik and Kristensen, Anders |