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DNA Nanotubes as a Versatile Tool to Study Semiflexible Polymers
Published on: October 25, 2017
Simple one-step growth and parallel alignment of DNA nanofibers via solvent vapor-induced buildup
Hidenobu Nakao1, Tomoya Taguchi, Hiroshi Shiigi
1Nanoarchitecture Group, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, 305-0044, Japan. nakao.hidenobu@nims.go.jp
Abstract:
This communication describes the growth and parallel patterning of 1D DNA nanofibers, exceeding several hundred micrometers in length and 40 nm in diameter, induced by solvent evaporation.
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