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Designing a Bio-responsive Robot from DNA Origami
Published on: July 8, 2013
Molecular engineering of photoresponsive three-dimensional DNA nanostructures
1Center for Research at Bio/nano Interface, Department of Chemistry, Shands Cancer Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7200, USA.
Abstract:
This study demonstrates the use of azobenzene-incorporated DNA as a control agent to precisely monitor three-dimensional DNA nanostructures. The shape of a DNA tetrahedron can be controlled by alternate irradiations with different wavelengths of light.

