Issue 75, 2017

DNA-based nanoscale walking devices and their applications

Abstract

The rapidly growing field of nanodevices is attracting more and more attention on account of their ingenious design and broad application. Taking advantage of the sequence specificity and excellent programmability of DNA molecules, numerous DNA devices with multiple functions have been designed and fabricated such as tweezers, gears, cranes and so on. DNA walking devices are the most sophisticated ones either in design or fabrication. They exhibit a powerful ability to actuate walkers walking on their tracks. Herein we review DNA walking devices based on walking functions including unipedal, bipedal, multipedal, and other novel walking devices, as well as their applications.

Graphical abstract: DNA-based nanoscale walking devices and their applications

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
02 Sept. 2017
Accepted
02 Okt. 2017
First published
10 Okt. 2017
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

RSC Adv., 2017,7, 47425-47434

DNA-based nanoscale walking devices and their applications

Y. Xing, B. Liu, J. Chao and L. Wang, RSC Adv., 2017, 7, 47425 DOI: 10.1039/C7RA09781F

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