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Area of Science:

  • Nanotechnology
  • Biophysics
  • Polymer Science

Background:

  • Single-molecule analysis requires high-speed detection.
  • Nanopore sensors offer high current signals for sensitive measurements.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To probe the ultrafast translocation and folded dynamics of double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) through nanopores.
  • To develop broadly applicable methods for analyzing biomolecular dynamics at small time scales.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized ultrathin nanopore sensors with 10 MHz bandwidth.
  • Implemented a rigorous algorithm for identifying current levels during translocation events.
  • Acquired data at 25 ns intervals (150 MB/s).

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated experimental probing of dsDNA translocation and folded dynamics at sub-microsecond resolution.
  • Accurately identified current levels within translocation events, elucidating folded and unfolded behaviors.
  • Revealed distortions of short-lived folded states using high-sensitivity detection.

Conclusions:

  • Advanced nanopore sensing, instrumentation, and data analysis uncover biomolecular dynamics at unprecedented time scales.
  • The developed methods are broadly applicable for studying polymer dynamics.
  • This work provides new insights into the behavior of dsDNA at the single-molecule level.