DNA functional materials assembled from branched DNA: design, synthesis, and applications

Y Dong, C Yao, Y Zhu, L Yang, D Luo… - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
DNA is traditionally known as a central genetic biomolecule in living systems. From an
alternative perspective, DNA is a versatile molecular building-block for the construction of …

Supramolecular polymers in aqueous media

E Krieg, MMC Bastings, P Besenius… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
This review discusses one-dimensional supramolecular polymers that form in aqueous
media. First, naturally occurring supramolecular polymers are described, in particular …

Challenges and opportunities for structural DNA nanotechnology

AV Pinheiro, D Han, WM Shih, H Yan - Nature nanotechnology, 2011 - nature.com
DNA molecules have been used to build a variety of nanoscale structures and devices over
the past 30 years, and potential applications have begun to emerge. But the development of …

[HTML][HTML] DNA nanostructures at the interface with biology

KE Bujold, A Lacroix, HF Sleiman - Chem, 2018 - cell.com
Over the past four decades, the field of structural DNA nanotechnology has evolved into an
accessible approach to generating DNA nanostructures with precise control of size …

Evolution of structural DNA nanotechnology

S Nummelin, J Kommeri, MA Kostiainen… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The research field entitled structural DNA nanotechnology emerged in the beginning of the
1980s as the first immobile synthetic nucleic acid junctions were postulated and …

Optimized DNA “nanosuitcases” for encapsulation and conditional release of siRNA

KE Bujold, JCC Hsu, HF Sleiman - Journal of the American …, 2016 - ACS Publications
We set out to design, synthesize, and optimize a DNA-minimal cage capable of
encapsulating oligonucleotide drugs to facilitate their delivery. Through rational design and …

[HTML][HTML] Nanoparticles and DNA–a powerful and growing functional combination in bionanotechnology

A Samanta, IL Medintz - Nanoscale, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Functionally integrating DNA and other nucleic acids with nanoparticles in all their different
physicochemical forms has produced a rich variety of composite nanomaterials which, in …

Construction of rolling circle amplification products-based pure nucleic acid nanostructures for biomedical applications

C Li, Y Wang, PF Li, Q Fu - Acta Biomaterialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Nucleic acid nanomaterials with good biocompatibility, biodegradability, and
programmability have important applications in biomedical field. Nucleic acid nanomaterials …

[HTML][HTML] Supramolecular DNA assembly

CK McLaughlin, GD Hamblin, HF Sleiman - Chemical Society Reviews, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
The powerful self-assembly features of DNA make it a unique template to finely organize
and control matter on the nanometre scale. While DNA alone offers a high degree of fidelity …

Loading and selective release of cargo in DNA nanotubes with longitudinal variation

PK Lo, P Karam, FA Aldaye, CK McLaughlin… - Nature …, 2010 - nature.com
Nanotubes hold promise for a number of biological and materials applications because of
their high aspect ratio and encapsulation potential. A particularly attractive goal is to access …