DNA engineering and its application to nanotechnology
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1Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA. ned.seeman@nyu.edu
Trends in Biotechnology
|October 8, 1999
Abstract:
The combination of branched DNA molecules and 'sticky' ends creates a powerful molecular assembly kit for structural DNA nanotechnology. Polyhedra, complex topological objects, a nanomechanical device and two-dimensional arrays with programmable surface features have already been produced in this way. Future applications range from macromolecular crystallography and new materials to molecular electronics and DNA-based computation.
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