Designer DNA Architectures: Applications in Nanomedicine

Designer DNA Architectures: Applications in Nanomedicine

DNA has been used as a material for the construction of nanoscale objects. These nanostructures are programmable and allow the conjugation of biomolecular guests to improve their functionality. DNA nanostructures display a wide variety of characteristics, such as cellular permeability, biocompatibil...

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Main Author: Arun Richard Chandrasekaran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-04-01
Series:Nanobiomedicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5772/63228
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