TY - CHAP
T1 - Using DNA to power the nanoworld
AU - Yurke, B.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - The simplicity of the rules by which DNA strands interact has allowed the construction, out of DNA, of complex nanodevices that can execute motion. These devices possess DNA-based molecular motors that are powered by DNA strands that serve as fuel. Among the variety of such devices constructed are ones that can direct chemical synthesis, that can control the properties of bulk materials, and that can control the binding of chemical species to protein molecules. This suggests that DNA-based nanodevices powered by DNA-based molecular motors may find application in fields such as chemistry, materials science, and medicine. Here we describe the principles by which the motors that power these devices work and survey the range of devices that have been constructed.
AB - The simplicity of the rules by which DNA strands interact has allowed the construction, out of DNA, of complex nanodevices that can execute motion. These devices possess DNA-based molecular motors that are powered by DNA strands that serve as fuel. Among the variety of such devices constructed are ones that can direct chemical synthesis, that can control the properties of bulk materials, and that can control the binding of chemical species to protein molecules. This suggests that DNA-based nanodevices powered by DNA-based molecular motors may find application in fields such as chemistry, materials science, and medicine. Here we describe the principles by which the motors that power these devices work and survey the range of devices that have been constructed.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=34147200710&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/3-540-49522-3_15
DO - 10.1007/3-540-49522-3_15
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:34147200710
SN - 3540495215
SN - 9783540495215
T3 - Lecture Notes in Physics
SP - 331
EP - 347
BT - Controlled Nanoscale Motion
A2 - Linke, Heiner
A2 - Mansson, Alf
ER -