[HTML][HTML] Artificial molecular machines

S Erbas-Cakmak, DA Leigh, CT McTernan… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The widespread use of molecular machines in biology has long suggested that great
rewards could come from bridging the gap between synthetic molecular systems and the …

Photocleavable Ortho-Nitrobenzyl-Protected DNA Architectures and Their Applications

MP O'Hagan, Z Duan, F Huang, S Laps, J Dong… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
This review article introduces mechanistic aspects and applications of photochemically
deprotected ortho-nitrobenzyl (ONB)-functionalized nucleic acids and their impact on …

Photoresponsive DNA materials and their applications

C Wang, MP O'Hagan, Z Li, J Zhang, X Ma… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Photoresponsive nucleic acids attract growing interest as functional constituents in materials
science. Integration of photoisomerizable units into DNA strands provides an ideal handle …

The pathway to intelligence: using stimuli‐responsive materials as building blocks for constructing smart and functional systems

X Zhang, L Chen, KH Lim, S Gonuguntla… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Systems that are intelligent have the ability to sense their surroundings, analyze,
and respond accordingly. In nature, many biological systems are considered intelligent (eg …

[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 …

The endeavor of diarylethenes: new structures, high performance, and bright future

J Zhang, H Tian - Advanced Optical Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Photochromism is a term that describes the photoreversible isomerization between two
different states or isomers with distinct performances. Among all the photochromic molecule …

Metal-mediated DNA strand displacement and molecular device operations based on base-pair switching of 5-hydroxyuracil nucleobases

Y Takezawa, K Mori, WE Huang, K Nishiyama… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Rational design of self-assembled DNA nanostructures has become one of the fastest-
growing research areas in molecular science. Particular attention is focused on the …

Programmable pH-triggered DNA nanoswitches

A Idili, A Vallée-Bélisle, F Ricci - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
We have designed programmable DNA-based nanoswitches whose closing/opening can be
triggered over specific different pH windows. These nanoswitches form an intramolecular …

Biomolecular computing systems: principles, progress and potential

Y Benenson - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2012 - nature.com
The task of information processing, or computation, can be performed by natural and man-
made'devices'. Man-made computers are made from silicon chips, whereas …

A low-cost and simple paper-based microfluidic device for simultaneous multiplex determination of different types of chemical contaminants in food

Y Zhang, P Zuo, BC Ye - Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2015 - Elsevier
It is difficult to carry out multiple detection of different type of chemicals because of the
different chemical microenvironment requirements. Herein, a low-cost and simple paper …