Self-assembly of DNA nanotubes with defined diameters and lengths.
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چکیده
Nanotubes with different sizes can be readily assembled from simple DNA nanomotifs, which consist of just a few unique DNA sequences. Such structurally well-defi ned DNA-nanotubes will have great potential in many technological applications ranging from drug delivery, to determination of biomacromolecular 3D structures, to nanoplasmonic devices.
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دوره 10 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014