Nature Communications (Aug 2018)

Surveying silicon nitride nanopores for glycomics and heparin quality assurance

  • Buddini Iroshika Karawdeniya,
  • Y. M. Nuwan D. Y. Bandara,
  • Jonathan W. Nichols,
  • Robert B. Chevalier,
  • Jason R. Dwyer

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05751-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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The complexity of polysaccharides significantly complicates their analysis in comparison to other biopolymers. Here, the authors demonstrate that solid-state silicon nitride nanopore sensors can be used to reliably detect native polysaccharides and to perform a simple quality assurance assay on a polysaccharide therapeutic, heparin.