Experiments in structural DNA nanotechnology: Arrays and devices

Nadrian C. Seeman, Baoquan Ding, Shiping Liao, Tong Wang, William B. Sherman, Pamela E. Constantinou, Jens Kopatsch, Chengde Maa, Ruojie Sha, Furong Liu, H. Yan, Philip S. Lukeman

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Abstract

In recent years, the chemistry of DNA has expanded from biological systems to nanotechnology. The generalization of the biological processes of reciprocal exchange leads to stable branched motifs that can be used for the construction of DNA-based geometrical and topological objects, arrays and nanomechanical devices. The information in DNA is the basis of life, but it can also be used to control the physical states of a variety of systems, leading ultimately to nanorobotics; these devices include shape-changing, walking and translating machines. We expect ultimately to be able to use the dynamic information-based architectural properties of nucleic acids to be the basis for advanced materials with applications from nanoelectronics to biomedical devices on the nanometer scale.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number08
Pages (from-to)71-81
Number of pages11
JournalProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume5592
DOIs
StatePublished - 2005
EventNanofabrication: Technologies, Devices, and Applications - Philadelphia, PA, United States
Duration: Oct 25 2004Oct 28 2004

Keywords

  • 2D DNA Crystals
  • 3D DNA Crystals
  • Branched DNA Motifs
  • Control of Structure
  • DNA Nanomechanical Devices
  • Dna Structure
  • Periodic Designed DNA Arrays

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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