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  • Molecular computing
  • Supramolecular chemistry
  • Bionanotechnology

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  • DNA circuits offer molecular-level computing but are limited by slow reaction rates due to freely diffusing components.
  • Efficient molecular computing requires strategies to accelerate reaction kinetics and improve thermodynamic favorability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce DNA-functionalized benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide (BTA) supramolecular polymers as scaffolds for templating DNA-based molecular computing.
  • To investigate the impact of these scaffolds on the kinetics and thermodynamics of DNA strand displacement and exchange reactions.
  • To demonstrate the utility of BTA polymers in enhancing practical DNA computing operations.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesized DNA-functionalized BTA supramolecular polymers with specific handle strands.
  • Recruited DNA circuit components to the BTA polymer scaffolds.
  • Measured reaction kinetics and thermodynamics of strand displacement and exchange reactions.
  • Tested the performance of BTA scaffolds in multi-input AND gates, Catalytic Hairpin Assembly, and Hybridization Chain Reactions.

Main Results:

  • DNA circuit component recruitment to BTA polymers accelerated strand displacement and exchange reactions 100-fold.
  • Bivalent interactions between reaction products and BTA polymers thermodynamically favored strand exchange.
  • BTA polymer composition was easily optimized due to noncovalent assembly.
  • Enhanced efficiency was demonstrated for AND gates, CHA, andHCR operations.

Conclusions:

  • Supramolecular BTA polymers serve as an efficient platform for DNA-based molecular operations.
  • This approach significantly enhances the speed and efficiency of DNA computing.
  • BTA polymers pave the way for autonomous bionanomolecular systems integrating sensing, computation, and actuation.