DNA functional materials assembled from branched DNA: design, synthesis, and applications

Y Dong, C Yao, Y Zhu, L Yang, D Luo… - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
DNA is traditionally known as a central genetic biomolecule in living systems. From an
alternative perspective, DNA is a versatile molecular building-block for the construction of …

High-strength hydrogels: Fabrication, reinforcement mechanisms, and applications

H Huang, Z Dong, X Ren, B Jia, G Li, S Zhou, X Zhao… - Nano Research, 2023 - Springer
With the continuous appearance and expansion of high-strength hydrogels in emerging
fields such as industry, medicine, and green development, the synthesis and application of …

Self-stacking autocatalytic molecular circuit with minimal catalytic DNA assembly

R Li, Y Zhu, X Gong, Y Zhang, C Hong… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Isothermal autocatalytic DNA circuits have been proven to be versatile and powerful
biocomputing platforms by virtue of their self-sustainable and self-accelerating reaction …

Tunable metal–organic frameworks assist in catalyzing DNAzymes with amplification platforms for biomedical applications

X Zhu, J Xu, G Ling, P Zhang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Various binding modes of tunable metal organic frameworks (MOFs) and functional
DNAzymes (Dzs) synergistically catalyze the emergence of abundant functional …

Biocatalytic cascades operating on macromolecular scaffolds and in confined environments

M Vázquez-González, C Wang, I Willner - Nature Catalysis, 2020 - nature.com
Biocatalytic cascades guide complex, efficient and selective intracellular transformations.
These unique features originate from the spatial organization of the biocatalysts in confined …

Polymeric DNA hydrogel: Design, synthesis and applications

F Li, J Tang, J Geng, D Luo, D Yang - Progress in Polymer Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) stores genetic information as a biomolecule, and also is
regarded as a block copolymer and polyanion. Under favorable environments, DNA …

Hydrogel: Diversity of structures and applications in food science

J Li, X Jia, L Yin - Food Reviews International, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Hydrogels are a series of soft and wet materials with three dimensions of crosslinked
networks. Hydrogels have attracted great attention due to their diverse functional properties …

Supramolecular hydrogels based on DNA self-assembly

Y Shao, H Jia, T Cao, D Liu - Accounts of chemical research, 2017 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Extracellular matrix (ECM) provides essential supports three dimensionally to
the cells in living organs, including mechanical support and signal, nutrition, oxygen, and …

Programmable and multifunctional DNA‐based materials for biomedical applications

Y Zhang, J Tu, D Wang, H Zhu, SK Maity… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
DNA encodes the genetic information; recently, it has also become a key player in material
science. Given the specific Watson–Crick base‐pairing interactions between only four types …

Recent progresses in DNA nanostructure-based biosensors for detection of tumor markers

R Huang, N He, Z Li - Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2018 - Elsevier
DNA has emerged as a promising biomaterial for assembling a variety of nanostructures
based on its programmable base pairing. It also has other remarkable properties including …