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 …

DNA tiles provide a promising technique for assembling structures with nanoscale resolution
through self-assembly by basic interactions rather than top-down assembly of individual …

Biological cells routinely reconfigure their shape using dynamic signalling and regulatory
networks that direct self-assembly processes in time and space, through molecular …

Natural biomolecular assemblies such as actin filaments or microtubules can exhibit all-or-
nothing polymerization in a kinetically controlled fashion. The kinetic barrier to spontaneous …

The extraordinary controllability of synthetic DNA nanostructures offers great potential for
nanotechnology and biotechnology,[1–5] with applications including self-assembly,[6–11] …

During the past decade, the field of structural DNA nanotechnology has grown immensely,[1]
especially since the invention of DNA origami,[2] and most recently the development of the …

Nucleic acid nanotechnology has enabled researchers to construct a wide range of
multidimensional structures in vitro. Until recently, most DNA-based structures were …

Algorithmic DNA tiles systems are fascinating. From a theoretical perspective, they can result
in simple systems that assemble themselves into beautiful, complex structures through …

DNA nanotubes provide a programmable architecture for molecular self-assembly and can
serve as model systems for one-dimensional biomolecular assemblies. While a variety of …

Although many models have been developed to guide the design and implementation of
DNA tile-based self-assembly systems with increasing complexity, the fundamental …