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FOLDNA, a Web Server for Self-Assembled DNA Nanostructure Autoscaffolds and Autostaples

Journal of Nanotechnology, 2012
DNA self-assembly is a nanotechnology that folds DNA into desired shapes. Self-assembled DNA nanostructures, also known as origami, are increasingly valuable in nanomaterial and biosensing applications.
Chensheng Zhou, Heng Luo, Xiaolu Feng, Xingwang Li, Jie Zhu, Lin He, Can Li   +6 more
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DNA-Based Nanostructured Platforms as Drug Delivery Systems

Chem & Bio Engineering
DNA nanotechnology has recently provided a novel approach for developing safe, biocompatible, biodegradable, non-immunogenic, and non-toxic drug delivery systems.
Manish Kumar, Abhishek Jha, Brahmeshwar Mishra   +2 more
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DNA origami-enhanced binding of aptamers to Staphylococcus aureus cells

Biosensors and Bioelectronics: X
The combination of DNA origami nanostructures and aptamers provides a powerful technology for diagnostic assays. Here, we functionalized a DNA origami nanostructure with a Protein-A binding aptamer to target Staphylococcus aureus bacterial cells.
Yasaman Ahmadi, Trishant R. Umrekar, Natalie Mutter, Morgan Beeby, Ivan Barišić   +4 more
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Structural stability of DNA origami nanostructures under application-specific conditions

Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 2018
With the introduction of the DNA origami technique, it became possible to rapidly synthesize almost arbitrarily shaped molecular nanostructures at nearly stoichiometric yields.
Saminathan Ramakrishnan, Heini Ijäs, Veikko Linko, Adrian Keller   +3 more
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Ion beam processing of DNA origami nanostructures

Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology
DNA origami nanostructures are emerging as a bottom-up nanopatterning approach. Direct combination of this approach with top-down nanotechnology, such as ion beams, has not been considered because of the soft nature of the DNA material.
Leo Sala, Agnes Zerolová, Violaine Vizcaino, Alain Mery, Alicja Domaracka, Hermann Rothard, Philippe Boduch, Dominik Pinkas, Jaroslav Kocišek   +8 more
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Effect of Staple Age on DNA Origami Nanostructure Assembly and Stability

Molecules, 2019
DNA origami nanostructures are widely employed in various areas of fundamental and applied research. Due to the tremendous success of the DNA origami technique in the academic field, considerable efforts currently aim at the translation of this ...
Charlotte Kielar, Yang Xin, Xiaodan Xu, Siqi Zhu, Nelli Gorin, Guido Grundmeier, Christin Möser, David M. Smith, Adrian Keller   +8 more
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Comparative Incorporation of PNA into DNA Nanostructures

Molecules, 2015
DNA has shown great promise as a building material for self-assembling nanoscale structures. To further develop the potential of this technology, more methods are needed for functionalizing DNA-based nanostructures to increase their chemical diversity ...
Ronnie O. Pedersen, Jing Kong, Catalina Achim, Thomas H. LaBean   +3 more
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DNA Nanostructure‐Guided Synthesis of Nanomaterials and Their Applications

Small Structures
DNA template‐assisted chemical reactions have been of great significance in the fabrication of materials with surface topographic features by restricting the conformation or orientation of the reactants.
Yiming Xie, Shuhui Yu, Na Li, Baoquan Ding   +3 more
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DNA nanostructures as promising anticancer agents: a review

Cancer Treatment and Research Communications
Cancer remains a major global health burden; consequently, the development of more effective and less toxic treatment options is paramount. DNA nanostructures are a promising platform for cancer therapy harnessing the unique properties of DNA.
Murtaza Jafari, Shaiyar Shahryar, Sohameh Mohebbi, Amirhossein Ahmadi, Rahmatullah Nazari, Ahmad Reshad Haidari, Don Eliseo-Lucero-Prisno-III, Brian Gil S. Sarinas, Rose A. Arceño, Shuaibu Saidu Musa, Mohamed Mustaf Ahmed   +10 more
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Single-Molecule Detection Concepts Enabled by DNA Origami

Micromachines
Since its introduction in 2006, DNA origami has enabled the fabrication of a wide variety of two- and three-dimensional DNA nanostructures. From the very beginning, researchers have explored these nanostructures as programmable nanobreadboards with ...
Seppe Driesen, Karen Leirs, Jeroen Lammertyn   +2 more
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