Optimizing DNA nanotechnology through coarse-grained modeling: A two-footed DNA walker

ACS Nano

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 2479-2490

  Ouldridge, Thomas E ^a   Hoare, Rollo L ^a   Louis, Ard A ^a   Doye, Jonathan P K ^a   Bath, Jonathan ^a   Turberfield, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA nanotechnology; mesoscale modeling; molecular motors; self assembly; simulation

Indexed keywords

COARSE GRAINED MODELS; COARSE-GRAINED MODELING; DNA NANOTECHNOLOGY; MESO-SCALE MODELING; MOLECULAR MOTORS; NANOSCALE STRUCTURE; RATIONAL DESIGN; SIMULATION;

NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; SELF ASSEMBLY; SPENT FUELS;

DNA;

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DNA; NANOMATERIAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATION; KINETICS; METABOLISM; NANOTECHNOLOGY; THERMODYNAMICS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DNA; KINETICS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84875677745     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn3058483     Document Type: Article

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