DNA origami

S Dey, C Fan, KV Gothelf, J Li, C Lin, L Liu… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Biological materials are self-assembled with near-atomic precision in living cells, whereas
synthetic 3D structures generally lack such precision and controllability. Recently, DNA …

Functionalizing DNA origami to investigate and interact with biological systems

GA Knappe, EC Wamhoff, M Bathe - Nature Reviews Materials, 2023 - nature.com
DNA origami has emerged as a powerful method to generate DNA nanostructures with
dynamic properties and nanoscale control. These nanostructures enable complex …

A DNA origami rotary ratchet motor

AK Pumm, W Engelen, E Kopperger, J Isensee, M Vogt… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
To impart directionality to the motions of a molecular mechanism, one must overcome the
random thermal forces that are ubiquitous on such small scales and in liquid solution at …

DNA-based programmable gate arrays for general-purpose DNA computing

H Lv, N Xie, M Li, M Dong, C Sun, Q Zhang, L Zhao… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The past decades have witnessed the evolution of electronic and photonic integrated
circuits, from application specific to programmable,. Although liquid-phase DNA circuitry …

Gene-encoding DNA origami for mammalian cell expression

JA Kretzmann, A Liedl, A Monferrer… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
DNA origami may enable more versatile gene delivery applications through its ability to
create custom nanoscale objects with specific targeting, cell-invading, and intracellular …

Fractal assembly of micrometre-scale DNA origami arrays with arbitrary patterns

G Tikhomirov, P Petersen, L Qian - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Self-assembled DNA nanostructures enable nanometre-precise patterning that can be used
to create programmable molecular machines,,,, and arrays of functional materials,,. DNA …

Gigadalton-scale shape-programmable DNA assemblies

KF Wagenbauer, C Sigl, H Dietz - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Natural biomolecular assemblies such as molecular motors, enzymes, viruses and
subcellular structures often form by self-limiting hierarchical oligomerization of multiple …

Multi-micron crisscross structures grown from DNA-origami slats

CM Wintersinger, D Minev, A Ershova… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Living systems achieve robust self-assembly across a wide range of length scales. In the
synthetic realm, nanofabrication strategies such as DNA origami have enabled robust self …

Building machines with DNA molecules

H Ramezani, H Dietz - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2020 - nature.com
In nature, DNA molecules carry the hereditary information. But DNA has physical and
chemical properties that make it attractive for uses beyond heredity. In this Review, we …

Programmable icosahedral shell system for virus trapping

C Sigl, EM Willner, W Engelen, JA Kretzmann… - Nature materials, 2021 - nature.com
Broad-spectrum antiviral platforms that can decrease or inhibit viral infection would alleviate
many threats to global public health. Nonetheless, effective technologies of this kind are still …