Graphene field-effect transistors (GFETs) are emerging as bioanalytical sensors, in which
their responsive electrical conductance is used to perform quantitative analyses of …

Nucleic acids have been among the first targets for antitumor drugs and antibiotics. With the
unveiling of new biological roles in regulation of gene expression, specific DNA and RNA …

Semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are versatile near-infrared
(NIR) fluorophores. They are noncovalently modified to create sensors that change their …

Dynamic DNA nanotechnology often uses toehold-mediated strand displacement for
controlling reaction kinetics. Although the dependence of strand displacement kinetics on …

DNA is increasingly being used as the engineering material of choice for the construction of
nanoscale circuits, structures, and motors. Many of these enzyme-free constructions function …

DNA origami structures have great potential as functional platforms in various biomedical
applications. Many applications, however, are incompatible with the high Mg2+ …

INTRODUCTION In DNA double helices, hydrogen bonds connect the base pairs across the
two strands, and stacking bonds act along the helical axis between neighboring base pairs …

DNA and RNA oligomers are used in a myriad of diverse biological and biochemical
experiments. These oligonucleotides are designed to have unique biophysical, chemical …

The recent SARS-CoV-2 outbreak has been declared a global health emergency. It will take
years to vaccinate the whole population to protect them from this deadly virus, hence the …

Assembly of DNA parts into DNA constructs is a foundational technology in the emerging
field of synthetic biology. An efficient DNA assembly method is particularly important for high …