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Press Release 11-075
DNA Origami Used to Create 3-D Nanostructures
April 14, 2011
View a video showing the self-assembly of a nanosphere using the DNA origami technique.
Inspired by nature, researchers have started to use the self-assembling feature of DNA to design nanotubes and other objects that have useful electrical and mechanical properties. As a member of the National Science Foundation’s Materials World Network, Hao Yan and his team at Arizona State University recently developed a new strategy to build nanostructures using DNA as a scaffold for assembly. The research is published in the April 15 issue of the journal Science. Read the full story from the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University here.
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Lisa Van Pay, NSF (703) 292-8796 lvanpay@nsf.gov
Richard Harth, Arizona State University (480) 727-0378 rharth@asu.edu
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David A. Brant, NSF (703) 292-4941 dbrant@nsf.gov
Principal Investigators
Hao Yan, Arizona State University (480) 727-8570 hao.yan@asu.edu
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