Nucleic acid-based nanoengineering: Novel structures for biomedical applications

Interface Focus

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 702-724

  Li, Hanying ^a   LaBean, Thomas H ^a   Leong, Kam W ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA; Drug delivery; Nanomedicine; Origami; Self assembly; Templated display

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860892785     PISSN: 20428898     EISSN: 20428901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsfs.2011.0040     Document Type: Review

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