DNA Nanostructures and Devices

A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "C:Chemistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (8 February 2022) | Viewed by 254

Special Issue Editor

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Interests: DNA nanotechnology; nanodevices; systems chemistry; self-assembly; soft matter; molecular diagnostics

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In nature, DNA is used to encode genetic information. However, the capabilities for programmable sequences and Watson-Crick base pairing (hybridization) make DNA an attractive building block for self-assemblies. In recent decades, DNA nanotechnology has emerged as a rapidly growing field. Since the creation of the first immobile four-way junction with sticky ends made from four different DNA sequences by Ned Seeman, DNA nanostructures with arbitrary 2D and 3D geometries have been fabricated. Besides the progress on structural complexity, DNA nanostructures with dynamic properties like allosteric switch, motion, actuation, and transient assembly have been achieved via various strategies such as DNA strand displacement, pH, light, and ion responsive sequences, as well as enzymatic reactions. The past decade has witnessed a tremendous surge of interest towards dynamic DNA nanostructures and DNA-based nanodevices, which have found various applications in sensing, algorithm assembly, nanoscale robotics, cargo transportation, super-resolution imaging, drug delivery, molecular diagnostics, and immunotherapy, etc. Accordingly, this Special Issue seeks to showcase research papers, short communications, and review articles that focus on the novel design of DNA nanostructures and devices, dynamic DNA systems, and their applications.

We look forward to receiving your submissions!

Dr. Jie Deng
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • DNA nanostructures
  • nanodevices
  • molecular machines
  • self-assembly
  • dynamic systems
  • biomedical engineering

Published Papers

There is no accepted submissions to this special issue at this moment.
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