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

DNA origami has emerged as a powerful method to generate DNA nanostructures with
dynamic properties and nanoscale control. These nanostructures enable complex …

Colloidal self-assembly refers to a solution-processed assembly of nanometer-/micrometer-
sized, well-dispersed particles into secondary structures, whose collective properties are …

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 …

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

Nucleic acids, including deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA), are
natural biopolymers composed of nucleotides that store, transmit, and express genetic …

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

Shape and size play powerful roles in determining the properties of a material; controlling
these aspects with precision is therefore an important, fundamental goal of the chemical …

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

This review highlights recent efforts on applying electron microscopy (EM) to soft (including
biological) nanomaterials. We will show how developments of both the hardware and …