Emerging applications of nanotechnology in healthcare and medicine

S Malik, K Muhammad, Y Waheed - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Knowing the beneficial aspects of nanomedicine, scientists are trying to harness the
applications of nanotechnology in diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases. There …

DNA hydrogels and nanogels for diagnostics, therapeutics, and theragnostics of various cancers

I Zare, R Taheri-Ledari, F Esmailzadeh, MM Salehi… - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
As an efficient class of hydrogel-based therapeutic drug delivery systems, deoxyribonucleic
acid (DNA) hydrogels (particularly DNA nanogels) have attracted massive attention in the …

Nanotechnology-assisted biosensors for the detection of viral nucleic acids: An Overview

HK Choi, J Yoon - Biosensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
The accurate and rapid diagnosis of viral diseases has garnered increasing attention in the
field of biosensors. The development of highly sensitive, selective, and accessible …

A cooperatively activatable DNA nanoprobe for cancer cell-selective imaging of ATP

Y Zhou, L Zou, G Li, T Shi, S Yu, F Wang… - Analytical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
DNA-based nanoprobes have attracted extensive interest in the field of bioanalysis. Notably,
engineered DNA nanoprobes that can respond to multiple pathological parameters are …

Antigen-triggered logic-gating of DNA nanodevices

W Engelen, C Sigl, K Kadletz, EM Willner… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Synthetic nanoscale devices that reconfigure dynamically in response to physiological
stimuli could offer new avenues for diagnostics and therapy. Here, we report a strategy for …

Recent advances in DNA nanotechnology-enabled biosensors for virus detection

L Yuwen, S Zhang, J Chao - Biosensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Virus-related infectious diseases are serious threats to humans, which makes virus detection
of great importance. Traditional virus-detection methods usually suffer from low sensitivity …

Signal amplification in electrochemical DNA biosensors using target-capturing DNA origami tiles

P Williamson, P Piskunen, H Ijäs, A Butterworth… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Electrochemical DNA (e-DNA) biosensors are feasible tools for disease monitoring, with
their ability to translate hybridization events between a desired nucleic acid target and a …

Micro‐and Nanorobots Meet DNA

M Urso, M Pumera - Advanced Functional Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
DNA, the well‐known molecule that carries the genetic information of almost all forms of life,
represents a pivotal element in formulating intelligent and versatile micro/nanorobotic …

Preparation, applications, and challenges of functional DNA nanomaterials

L Zhang, M Chu, C Ji, J Tan, Q Yuan - Nano Research, 2023 - Springer
As a carrier of genetic information, DNA is a versatile module for fabricating nanostructures
and nanodevices. Functional molecules could be integrated into DNA by precise base …

Nucleic acid nanostructures for in vivo applications: The influence of morphology on biological fate

NI Langlois, KY Ma, HA Clark - Applied Physics Reviews, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The development of programmable biomaterials for use in nanofabrication represents a
major advance for the future of biomedicine and diagnostics. Recent advances in structural …