DNA Origami Used to Create 3-D Nanostructures

DNA Origami Used to Create 3-D Nanostructures
Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:00:00 -0500

Inspired by nature, researchers have started to use the self-assembling feature of DNA to design nanotubes and other objects that have useful electrical and mechanical properties.

As a member of the National Science Foundation’s Materials World Network, Hao Yan and his team at Arizona State University recently developed a new strategy to build nanostructures using DNA as a scaffold for assembly. The research is published in the April 15 issue of the journal ...

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