Programming ultrasensitive threshold response through chemomechanical instability

Young-Joo Kim; Junho Park; Jae Young Lee; Do-Nyun Kim

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-25406-9

Nature Communications (Aug 2021)

Programming ultrasensitive threshold response through chemomechanical instability

Young-Joo Kim,
Junho Park,
Jae Young Lee,
Do-Nyun Kim

Affiliations

Young-Joo Kim: Institute of Advanced Machines and Design, Seoul National University
Junho Park: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University
Jae Young Lee: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University
Do-Nyun Kim: Institute of Advanced Machines and Design, Seoul National University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25406-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Controlling the threshold response in synthetic molecular structures is challenging. Here, the authors report on the buckling of ring-shaped DNA origami structures into twisted architectures via mechanical instability, induced by DNA intercalators.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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