Dynamic DNA nanotechnology, a subfield of DNA nanotechnology, is concerned with the
study and application of nucleic acid strand-displacement reactions. Strand-displacement …

Develo** powerful, simple and low-cost DNA amplification techniques is of great
significance to bioanalysis and biomedical research. Thus far, many signal amplification …

Shape-changing hydrogels that can bend, twist, or actuate in response to external stimuli
are critical to soft robots, programmable matter, and smart medicine. Shape change in …

This review article introduces mechanistic aspects and applications of photochemically
deprotected ortho-nitrobenzyl (ONB)-functionalized nucleic acids and their impact on …

Triplex nucleic acids have recently attracted interest as part of the rich “toolbox” of structures
used to develop DNA‐based nanostructures and materials. This Review addresses the use …

Understanding the spatiotemporal effects of surface topographies and modulated stiffness
and anisotropic stresses of hydrogels on cell growth remains a biophysical challenge. Here …

A method to assemble light-responsive or pH-responsive microcapsules loaded with
different loads (tetramethylrhodamine-modified dextran, TMR-D; microperoxidase-11, MP …

Nucleic acids are natural biopolymers of nucleotides that store, encode, transmit and
express genetic information, which play central roles in diverse cellular events and diseases …

Recent decades have witnessed abundant research on surface modifications to hierarchical
polymer brushes for multiple biomedical applications. The rational design and spatial …

Specific and sensitive detection and imaging of cancer-related miRNA in living cells are
desirable for cancer diagnosis and treatment. Because of the spatiotemporal variability of …