F Wang, X Liu, I Willner - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The base sequence of nucleic acid encodes structural and functional properties into the biopolymer. Structural information includes the formation of duplexes, G‐quadruplexes, i …
Very small particles are able to show astonishing properties. For example, gold atoms can be combined like strings of pearls, while nanoparticles can form one-, two-and three …
Nucleic acid aptamers are single stranded DNA or RNA sequences that specifically bind a cognate ligand. In addition to their widespread use as stand-alone affinity binding reagents …
OI Wilner, I Willner - Chemical reviews, 2012 - ACS Publications
DNA is one of the most promising materials for nanobiotechnology, and the present review article aims to describe recent advances in the self-assembly of functional DNA …
The assembly of a “bipedal walker” and of a “bipedal stepper” using DNA constructs is described. These DNA machines are activated by H+/OH− and Hg2+/cysteine triggers. The …
R Freeman, J Girsh, I Willner - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2013 - ACS Publications
Nucleic acid/semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) hybrid systems combine the recognition and catalytic properties of nucleic acids with the unique photophysical features of QDs …
A Liu, K Wang, S Weng, Y Lei, L Lin, W Chen… - TrAC Trends in …, 2012 - Elsevier
Due to the rapid response, the high sensitivity, the good selectivity and the experimental convenience of the electrochemical DNA biosensor, its applications have attracted broad …
C Teller, S Shimron, I Willner - Analytical chemistry, 2009 - ACS Publications
Engineered nucleic acid hairpin structures are used for the amplified analysis of low- molecular-weight substrates (adenosine monophosphate, AMP) or proteins (lysozyme). The …
A DNA tweezer consisting of C-rich arms is kept in the “closed” form by hybridization of the arms with a nucleic acid cross-linker. At acidic pH (pH= 5.2), the arms are stabilized through …