An autonomous polymerization motor powered by DNA hybridization

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 490-494

  Venkataraman, Suvir ^a   Dirks, Robert M ^a   Rothemund, Paul W K ^b   Winfree, Erik ^b   Pierce, Niles A ^a,b  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREE ENERGY; POLYMERIZATION; PROTEINS;

AUTONOMOUS LOCOMOTION; BACTERIAL PATHOGENS; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA STRANDS; DOUBLE-HELICAL; MOLECULAR MOTORS; NANO SCALE;

DNA;

ACTIN; DNA; NANOMATERIAL; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; DNA HELIX; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRAND; DNA TRANSFER; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII;

EID: 34547659777     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2007.225     Document Type: Article

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