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 …

Luminescent semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are one of the more popular nanomaterials
currently utilized within biological applications. However, what is not widely appreciated is …

Sequential energy transfer is ubiquitous in natural light harvesting systems to make full use
of solar energy. Although various artificial systems have been developed with the biomimetic …

DNA nanotechnology has now enabled the self-assembly of almost any prescribed 3-
dimensional nanoscale structure in large numbers and with high fidelity. These structures …

Functionally integrating DNA and other nucleic acids with nanoparticles in all their different
physicochemical forms has produced a rich variety of composite nanomaterials which, in …

Exciton science sits at the intersection of chemical, optical and spin-based implementations
of information processing, but using excitons to conduct logical operations remains relatively …

DNA nanostructures serve as precise templates for organizing organic dyes, enabling the
creation of programmable artificial photonic systems with efficient light-harvesting and …

Mucoadhesive and mucopenetrating nanoparticles are commonly designed to improve
mucosal drug delivery efficiency. Herein, in order to better understand the contribution of …

Biosensors play increasingly important roles in many fields, from clinical diagnosis to
environmental monitoring, and there is a growing need for cheap and simple analytical …

Develo** reliable methods of constructing cell-free multienzyme biocatalytic systems is a
milestone goal of synthetic biology. It would enable overcoming the limitations of current cell …