The use of fluorescent nucleic acid base analogues is becoming increasingly important in
the fields of biology, biochemistry and biophysical chemistry as well as in the field of DNA …

Conspectus DNA is an attractive polymer building material for nanodevices and
nanostructures due to its ability for self-recognition and self-assembly. Assembly relies on …

An important goal of nanotechnology is to assemble multiple molecules while controlling the
spacing between them. Of particular interest is the phenomenon of multivalency, which is …

DNA self-assembly has proved to be a useful bottom-up strategy for the construction of user-
defined nanoscale objects, lattices and devices. The design of these structures has largely …

DNA is a promising material for use in nanotechnology; the persistence length of double
stranded DNA gives it a rigid structure in the several-nanometer regime, and its four letter …

Mimicking natural photosynthesis by covalently arranging antenna and charge separation
units is a formidable task. Many such beautiful supramolecular complexes have been …

DNA origami has received enormous attention for its ability to program complex
nanostructures with a few nanometer precision. Dynamic origami structures that change …

A new strategy to create site-specific, homogeneous, and bright silver nanoclusters (AgNCs)
with high-stability was demonstrated by triplex DNA as template. By reasonable design of …

Electrochemiluminescence (ECL) of metal nanoclusters and their application have been
widely reported due to the good biocompatibility, fascinating electrocatalytic activity and so …

Trigonal molecules have a special triskelion structure similar to clathrin protein, providing
great inspiration for constructing artificial nanoassemblies. To date, various synthetic trigonal …