A proximity-based programmable DNA nanoscale assembly line

Nature

Volumn 465, Issue 7295, 2010, Pages 202-205

  Gu, Hongzhou ^a   Chao, Jie ^b   Xiao, Shou Jun ^b   Seeman, Nadrian C ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; NANOMATERIAL;

AUTOMOBILE; DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY; THERMODYNAMICS;

ARTICLE; DNA MACHINE; DNA ORIGAMI TILE; DNA STRAND; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA WALKER; GENE CASSETTE; MOLECULAR ASSEMBLY LINE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

COMPUTERS, MOLECULAR; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; GOLD; HYDROGEN BONDING; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 77952404245     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature09026     Document Type: Article

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