A dynamic DNA tetrahedron framework for active targeting

T Tian, T Zhang, S Shi, Y Gao, X Cai, Y Lin - Nature Protocols, 2023 - nature.com
An active targeting strategy-enabled DNA tetrahedron delivery vehicle could facilitate stable
drug encapsulation and stimuli-responsive on-demand release, building a universal …

Advanced bioactive nanomaterials for biomedical applications

Y Zhao, Z Zhang, Z Pan, Y Liu - Exploration, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Bioactive materials are a kind of materials with unique bioactivities, which can change the
cellular behaviors and elicit biological responses from living tissues. Bioactive materials …

DNA origami

S Dey, C Fan, KV Gothelf, J Li, C Lin, L Liu… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Biological materials are self-assembled with near-atomic precision in living cells, whereas
synthetic 3D structures generally lack such precision and controllability. Recently, DNA …

Functionalizing framework nucleic‐acid‐based nanostructures for biomedical application

T Zhang, T Tian, Y Lin - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Strategies for functionalizing diverse tetrahedral framework nucleic acids (tFNAs) have been
extensively explored since the first successful fabrication of tFNA by Turberfield. One‐pot …

Multifunctional biomolecule nanostructures for cancer therapy

J Wang, Y Li, G Nie - Nature Reviews Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Biomolecule-based nanostructures are inherently multifunctional and harbour diverse
biological activities, which can be explored for cancer nanomedicine. The supramolecular …

Functionalizing DNA origami to investigate and interact with biological systems

GA Knappe, EC Wamhoff, M Bathe - Nature Reviews Materials, 2023 - nature.com
DNA origami has emerged as a powerful method to generate DNA nanostructures with
dynamic properties and nanoscale control. These nanostructures enable complex …

Self-assembled inorganic chiral superstructures

J Lv, X Gao, B Han, Y Zhu, K Hou, Z Tang - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
Controlled assembly of inorganic nanoparticles with different compositions, sizes and
shapes into higher-order structures of collective functionalities is a central pursued objective …

Supramolecular cancer nanotheranostics

J Zhou, L Rao, G Yu, TR Cook, X Chen… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Among the many challenges in medicine, the treatment and cure of cancer remains an
outstanding goal given the complexity and diversity of the disease. Nanotheranostics, the …

The biological applications of DNA nanomaterials: current challenges and future directions

W Ma, Y Zhan, Y Zhang, C Mao, X Xie… - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
DNA, a genetic material, has been employed in different scientific directions for various
biological applications as driven by DNA nanotechnology in the past decades, including …

Bioinspired hydrogel actuator for soft robotics: Opportunity and challenges

Y Chen, Y Zhang, H Li, J Shen, F Zhang, J He, J Lin… - Nano Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural organisms offer abundant inspiration for designing and fabricating hydrogel robots
with autonomous and intelligent behaviors, including motion, perception, and response to …