[HTML][HTML] From cascaded catalytic nucleic acids to enzyme–DNA nanostructures: controlling reactivity, sensing, logic operations, and assembly of complex structures

F Wang, CH Lu, I Willner - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
DNA is one of the most fascinating biopolymers. Besides its central role as carrier of genetic
information and translation of the genetic code into proteins, DNA holds great promise as a …

DNA switches: from principles to applications

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 …

[图书][B] Nanoparticles: from theory to application

G Schmid - 2011 - books.google.com
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 …

Duplexed aptamers: history, design, theory, and application to biosensing

JD Munzar, A Ng, D Juncker - Chemical Society Reviews, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
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 …

Functionalized DNA nanostructures

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 …

DNA machines: bipedal walker and stepper

ZG Wang, J Elbaz, I Willner - Nano letters, 2011 - ACS Publications
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 …

Nucleic acid/quantum dots (QDs) hybrid systems for optical and photoelectrochemical sensing

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 …

Development of electrochemical DNA biosensors

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 …

Aptamer− dnazyme hairpins for amplified biosensing

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 …

pH-stimulated concurrent mechanical activation of two DNA “tweezers”. A “SET− RESET” logic gate system

J Elbaz, ZG Wang, R Orbach, I Willner - Nano letters, 2009 - ACS Publications
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 …