The biological applications of DNA nanomaterials: current challenges and future directions

W Ma, Y Zhan, Y Zhang, C Mao, X **e… - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
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 functional materials assembled from branched DNA: design, synthesis, and applications

Y Dong, C Yao, Y Zhu, L Yang, D Luo… - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
DNA is traditionally known as a central genetic biomolecule in living systems. From an
alternative perspective, DNA is a versatile molecular building-block for the construction of …

Advanced supramolecular design for direct ink writing of soft materials

M Tang, Z Zhong, C Ke - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The exciting advancements in 3D-printing of soft materials are changing the landscape of
materials development and fabrication. Among various 3D-printers that are designed for soft …

DNA hydrogel-based gene editing and drug delivery systems

F Mo, K Jiang, D Zhao, Y Wang, J Song… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a promising synthesizer for precisely constructing almost
arbitrary geometry in two and three dimensions. Among various DNA-based soft materials …

Rolling circle amplification (RCA)-based DNA hydrogel

C Yao, R Zhang, J Tang, D Yang - Nature protocols, 2021 - nature.com
DNA hydrogels have unique properties, including sequence programmability, precise
molecular recognition, stimuli-responsiveness, biocompatibility and biodegradability, that …

Synthesis and Bioapplications of Ag2S Quantum Dots with Near‐Infrared Fluorescence

C Ding, Y Huang, Z Shen, X Chen - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Quantum dots (QDs) with near‐infrared fluorescence (NIR) are an emerging class of QDs
with unique capabilities owing to the deeper tissue penetrability of NIR light compared with …

Biomedical applications of DNA‐based hydrogels

J Gačanin, CV Synatschke… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Nucleic acids are gaining significant attention as versatile building blocks for the next
generation of soft materials. Due to significant advances in the chemical synthesis and …

Biocatalytic cascades operating on macromolecular scaffolds and in confined environments

M Vázquez-González, C Wang, I Willner - Nature Catalysis, 2020 - nature.com
Biocatalytic cascades guide complex, efficient and selective intracellular transformations.
These unique features originate from the spatial organization of the biocatalysts in confined …

Aptamer-integrated DNA nanostructures for biosensing, bioimaging and cancer therapy

HM Meng, H Liu, H Kuai, R Peng, L Mo… - Chemical Society …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The combination of nanostructures with biomolecules leading to the generation of functional
nanosystems holds great promise for biotechnological and biomedical applications. As a …

Adaptable hydrogel networks with reversible linkages for tissue engineering

H Wang, SC Heilshorn - Advanced Materials, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Adaptable hydrogels have recently emerged as a promising platform for three‐dimensional
(3D) cell encapsulation and culture. In conventional, covalently crosslinked hydrogels …