A highly integrated DNA nanomachine operating in living cells powered by an endogenous stimulus

Pei-Qiang Ma1,2, Cheng-Pin Liang2, He-Hua Zhang2

  • 1Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals , College of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Zhejiang University of Technology , Hangzhou 310014 , Zhejiang , China.

Chemical Science
|May 31, 2018
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