Biological materials are self-assembled with near-atomic precision in living cells, whereas
synthetic 3D structures generally lack such precision and controllability. Recently, DNA …

The RNA interference (RNAi) pathway regulates mRNA stability and translation in nearly all
human cells. Small double-stranded RNA molecules can efficiently trigger RNAi silencing of …

DNA origami may enable more versatile gene delivery applications through its ability to
create custom nanoscale objects with specific targeting, cell-invading, and intracellular …

DNA nanotechnology has progressed from proof-of-concept demonstrations of structural
design towards application-oriented research. As a natural material with excellent self …

Over the past decade, we have seen rapid advances in applying nanotechnology in
biomedical areas including bioimaging, biodetection, and drug delivery. As an emerging …

DNA has become one of the most extensively used molecular building blocks for
engineering self-assembling materials. DNA origami is a technique that uses hundreds of …

The predictable nature of DNA interactions enables the programmable assembly of highly
advanced 2D and 3D DNA structures of nanoscale dimensions. The access to ever larger …

Agarose is a prominent marine polysaccharide representing reversible thermogelling
behavior, outstanding mechanical properties, high bioactivity, and switchable chemical …

In nature, DNA molecules carry the hereditary information. But DNA has physical and
chemical properties that make it attractive for uses beyond heredity. In this Review, we …

DNA nanostructures have evoked great interest as potential therapeutics and diagnostics
due to ease and robustness of programming their shapes, site-specific functionalizations …