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DNA Nicks and Nodes and Nanotechnology

2000; American Chemical Society; Volume: 1; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1021/nl000182v

1530-6992

Nadrian C. Seeman,

Bacteriophages and microbial interactions

The properties that make DNA such an effective molecule for genetic material also make it a superb molecule for nanotechnology, when stable, stiff branched species are combined with cohesive interactions. Reciprocal crossovers between single strands of duplex or complex molecules lead to a panoply of motifs that can be used for DNA nanotechnology. A general derivation of these molecules is shown here, including components of devices and periodic or algorithmic arrays.