DNA nanoassemblies have demonstrated wide applications in various fields including nanomaterials, drug delivery and biosensing. In DNA origami, single-stranded DNA template is shaped into desired nanostructure by DNA staples that form Holliday junctions with the template. Limited by current methodologies, however, mechanical properties of DNA origami structures have not been adequately characte...

objective(s): this paper describes a selective and sensitive biosensor based on the dissolution and aggregation of aptamer wrapped single-walled carbon nanotubes. we report on the direct detection of aptamer–cocaine interactions, namely between a dna aptamer and cocaine molecules based on near-infrared absorption at λ807. materials and methods: first a dna aptamer recognizing cocaine was non-co...

Oncometabolite Fingerprinting In article number 2101591, Dean Amir, Gili Bisker, and co-workers use DNA-functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) for the recognition quantification of oncometabolite D-2-hydroxyglutarate (D2HG). The DNA-SWCNT sensors can distinguish D2HG from closely-related metabolites, including enantiomer L-2-hydroxyglutarate, owing to measurable modulations near...

We consider general nanotubes of atoms in R3 where each atom interacts with all others through a two-body potential. When there are no exterior forces, a particular family of nanotubes is the set of perfect nanotubes at the equilibrium. When exterior forces are applied on the nanotube, we compare the nanotube to nanotubes of the previous family. This quantitative comparison is formulated in our...

Ability to control the properties of single-wall nanotubes produced in the arc discharge is important for many practical applications. Our experiments suggest that the length and purity of single-wall nanotubes significantly increase when the magnetic field is applied to the arc discharge. A model of a single wall carbon nanotube interaction and growth in the thermal plasma was developed which ...

Self-supported Mn3O4 patterns of aligned nanorods and nanotubes were synthesized through a bi-directional-bi-dimensionality growth model by using sodium gluconate and urea as additives under mild hydrothermal conditions without the use of any substrates. In one direction, Mn3O4 grows to form one-dimensional nanorods or nanotubes, while in the other direction Mn3O4 grows into two-dimensional nan...

magnesium oxide nanotubes of finite length are investigated by the density functional theory (dft) at the b3lyp/6-31g (d) level. the (6, 0) zigzag and (4, 4) armchair of mgo nanotubes were considered and nuclear magnetic resonance properties including isotropic and anisotropic chemical shielding parameters (csi and csa) were calculated for 25mg and 17o atoms of the optimized structures for the ...

Multifunctional nanomaterials showed graet advantages in drug delivery. Folic acid (FA) binding protein, a glycosyl phosphatidyl inositol anchored cell surface receptor for folate, is overexpressed in several human tumors, whereas it is highly restricted in normal tissues. Therefore, in this study, FA, polyethylene glycol (PEG), and Fe3O4 nanoparticles multifunctionalized short multiwall carbon...