Carbon Nanomaterials and DNA: From Molecular Recognition to Applications

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 461-470

  Sun, Hanjun ^a,b   Ren, Jinsong ^a   Qu, Xiaogang ^a  

^a CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DNA; GRAPHITE; NANOMATERIAL; QUANTUM DOT;

CARBON; DNA; GRAPHITE; NANOSTRUCTURES; QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84961775504     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.5b00515     Document Type: Review

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