Nanocell: Simple Nanopore Sensor with Smartphone Interface
Engineering
Senior Thesis / EE129A/B/C
In this report I demonstrate a small device to amplify the signal from a solid-state nanopore sensor and transmit the data via a wired connection to a smartphone. The device provides high accuracy measurements of nanopore data while reducing costs over more traditional methods. The device piggybacks on the built in audio reading circuitry present in all smartphones in order to reduce circuit cost and complexity. The device and nanopore can be used to detect target molecules in blood, saliva, urine, etc., which can include diseases, viruses, proteins, and particular DNA segments.
