DNA nanotechnology

Folding DNA to create nanoscale shapes and patterns

Rothemund, P. W. K. (2006) · Nature · doi:10.1038/nature04586 · Cited by 7,474

A DNA-based method for rationally assembling nanoparticles into macroscopic materials

Mirkin, C. A., Letsinger, R. L., Mucic, R. C., & Storhoff, J. J. (1996) · Nature · doi:10.1038/382607a0 · Cited by 6,693

Molecular Computation of Solutions to Combinatorial Problems

Adleman, L. M. (1994) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.7973651 · Cited by 4,474

Self-assembly of block copolymers

Mai, Y., & Eisenberg, A. (2012) · Chemical Society Reviews · doi:10.1039/c2cs35115c · Cited by 3,678

Sequence-Selective Recognition of DNA by Strand Displacement with a Thymine-Substituted Polyamide

Nielsen, P. E., Egholm, M., Berg, R. H., & Buchardt, O. (1991) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1962210 · Cited by 3,332

Organization of 'nanocrystal molecules' using DNA

Alivisatos, A. P., Johnsson, K., Peng, X., Wilson, T. E., Loweth, C. J., Bruchez, M. P., & Schultz, P. G. (1996) · Nature · doi:10.1038/382609a0 · Cited by 2,963

Design and self-assembly of two-dimensional DNA crystals

Winfree, E., Liu, F., Wenzler, L. A., & Seeman, N. C. (1998) · Nature · doi:10.1038/28998 · Cited by 2,857

Self-assembly of DNA into nanoscale three-dimensional shapes

Douglas, S. M., Dietz, H., Liedl, T., Högberg, B., Graf, F., & Shih, W. M. (2009) · Nature · doi:10.1038/nature08016 · Cited by 2,617

Nucleic acid junctions and lattices

Seeman, N. C. (1982) · Journal of Theoretical Biology · doi:10.1016/0022-5193(82)90002-9 · Cited by 2,505

A DNA-fuelled molecular machine made of DNA

Yurke, B., Turberfield, A. J., Mills, A. P., Simmel, F. C., & Neumann, J. L. (2000) · Nature · doi:10.1038/35020524 · Cited by 2,426

Peptide nucleic acids harness dual information codes in a single molecule

Swenson, C., & Heemstra, J. M. (2020) · Chemical Communications · doi:10.1039/c9cc09905k · Cited by 26

Chemically Conjugated Branched Staples for Super-DNA Origami

Wang, Y., Wang, H., Li, Y., Yang, C., Tang, Y., Lu, X., Fan, J., Tang, W., Shang, Y., Yan, H., et al. (2024) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.3c13331 · Cited by 25

Net-Shaped DNA Nanostructure-Based Lateral Flow Assays for Rapid and Sensitive SARS-CoV-2 Detection

Umrao, S., Zheng, M., Jin, X., Yao, S., & Wang, X. (2024) · Analytical Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.3c03698 · Cited by 25

Autonomous assembly and disassembly of gliding molecular robots regulated by a DNA-based molecular controller

Kawamata, I., Nishiyama, K., Matsumoto, D., Ichiseki, S., Keya, J. J., Okuyama, K., Ichikawa, M., Kabir, A. M. R., Sato, Y., Inoue, D., et al. (2024) · Science Advances · doi:10.1126/sciadv.adn4490 · Cited by 25

Applications of Nanotechnology for Spatial Omics: Biological Structures and Functions at Nanoscale Resolution

Wang, R., Hastings, W. J., Saliba, J. G., Bao, D., Huang, Y., Maity, S., Ahmad, O. M. K., Hu, L., Wang, S., Fan, J., et al. (2024) · ACS Nano · doi:10.1021/acsnano.4c11505 · Cited by 27

Stiffness and Membrane Anchor Density Modulate DNA-Nanospring-Induced Vesicle Tubulation

Grome, M. W., Zhang, Z., & Lin, C. (2019) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.9b05401 · Cited by 26

DNA-functionalized gold nanoparticle assemblies for Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering

Caprara, D., Ripanti, F., Capocefalo, A., Sarra, A., Brasili, F., Petrillo, C., Fasolato, C., & Postorino, P. (2019) · Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects · doi:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.124399 · Cited by 25

Beyond native deoxyribonucleic acid, templating fluorescent nanomaterials for bioanalytical applications: A review

Qing, T., Feng, B., Zhang, P., Zhang, K., He, X., & Wang, K. (2020) · Analytica Chimica Acta · doi:10.1016/j.aca.2020.01.023 · Cited by 25

The assemble, grow and lift-off (AGLO) strategy to construct complex gold nanostructures with pre-designed morphologies

Luo, X., Lachance‐Brais, C., Bantle, A., & Sleiman, H. F. (2020) · Chemical Science · doi:10.1039/d0sc00553c · Cited by 25

Nucleic acid–based aggregates and their biomedical applications

Tian, R., Wang, Z., Liu, J., Jiang, Q., & Ding, B. (2021) · Aggregate · doi:10.1002/agt2.16 · Cited by 25

DNA Nanotechnology for Multimodal Synergistic Theranostics

Yu, K., Qiao, Z., Song, W., & Bi, S. (2021) · Journal of Analysis and Testing · doi:10.1007/s41664-021-00182-z · Cited by 25

DNA nanotechnology-facilitated ligand manipulation for targeted therapeutics and diagnostics

Wang, Z., Sun, P., Su, J., Zhang, N., Gu, H., & Zhao, Y. (2021) · Journal of Controlled Release · doi:10.1016/j.jconrel.2021.11.004 · Cited by 25

Function moves biomolecular condensates in phase space

Feric, M., & Misteli, T. (2022) · BioEssays · doi:10.1002/bies.202200001 · Cited by 25

The Creation of DNA Origami‐Based Supramolecular Nanostructures for Cancer Therapy

Zhang, S., Lou, X., Liu, L., & Yang, Y. (2023) · Advanced Healthcare Materials · doi:10.1002/adhm.202301066 · Cited by 25

Aptamer-based targeted delivery systems for cancer treatment using DNA origami and DNA nanostructures

Jabbari, A., Sameiyan, E., Yaghoobi, E., Ramezani, M., Alibolandi, M., Abnous, K., & Taghdisi, S. M. (2023) · International Journal of Pharmaceutics · doi:10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.123448 · Cited by 28

Noncovalent Helicene Structure between Nucleic Acids and Cyanuric Acid

Alenaizan, A., Fauché, K., Krishnamurthy, R., & Sherrill, C. D. (2020) · Chemistry - A European Journal · doi:10.1002/chem.202004390 · Cited by 25

Advances in novel biosensors in biomedical applications

Liang, A., Zhao, W., Lv, T., Zhu, Z., Haotian, R., Zhang, J., Xie, B., Yi, Y., Hao, Z., Sun, L., et al. (2024) · Talanta · doi:10.1016/j.talanta.2024.126709 · Cited by 25

On the aqueous origins of the condensation polymers of life

Whitaker, D. E., & Powner, M. W. (2024) · Nature Reviews Chemistry · doi:10.1038/s41570-024-00648-5 · Cited by 27

A Comprehensive Review and Insight into the Latest Advancements in Nanotechnology

Patel, B., Darji, P., Fnu, P. I. J., Nalla, S., Khatri, V., & Parikh, S. (2024) · Biosciences Biotechnology Research Asia · doi:10.13005/bbra/3279 · Cited by 26

Integration of biodegradable nanosphere-mediated spatial-localized cascade catalytic hairpin assembly with quantum dots for intracellular circular RNA imaging and clinical diagnosis

Yuan, H., Ge, Q.-Q., Hu, J., Liu, X., Hu, J., & Zhang, C. (2025) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2025.160685 · Cited by 24

Assembly of Complex Colloidal Systems Using DNA

Jacobs, W. M., & Rogers, W. B. (2025) · Annual Review of Condensed Matter Physics · doi:10.1146/annurev-conmatphys-032922-113138 · Cited by 26

Sub-15 nm Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery: Emerging Frontiers and Therapeutic Potential

De, T., Trieu, V. N., Myers, S., Qazi, S., Saund, S., & Lee, C. W. (2025) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms262210842 · Cited by 26

“Printing” DNA Strand Patterns on Small Molecules with Control of Valency, Directionality, and Sequence

Trinh, T., Saliba, D., Liao, C., de Rochambeau, D., Prinzen, A. L., Li, J., & Sleiman, H. F. (2018) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.201809251 · Cited by 24

Multifunctional DNA Nanogels for Aptamer‐Based Targeted Delivery and Stimuli‐Triggered Release of Cancer Therapeutics

Lee, K., Kim, T., Kim, Y. M., Yang, K., Choi, I., & Roh, Y. H. (2020) · Macromolecular Rapid Communications · doi:10.1002/marc.202000457 · Cited by 24

Strategic Insights into Engineering Parameters Affecting Cell Type-Specific Uptake of DNA-Based Nanomaterials

Koga, M. M., Comberlato, A., Rodríguez-Franco, H. J., & Bastings, M. M. C. (2022) · Biomacromolecules · doi:10.1021/acs.biomac.2c00282 · Cited by 24

DNA Origami‐Based Single‐Molecule CRISPR Machines for Spatially Resolved Searching

Hao, Y., Li, M., Zhang, Q., Shi, J., Li, J., Li, Q., Fan, C., & Wang, F. (2022) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.202205460 · Cited by 25

Strategies for Controlling the Spatial Orientation of Single Molecules Tethered on DNA Origami Templates Physisorbed on Glass Substrates: Intercalation and Stretching

Cervantes‐Salguero, K., Biaggne, A., Youngsman, J., Ward, B. M., Kim, Y. C., Li, L., Hall, J. A., Knowlton, W. B., Graugnard, E., & Kuang, W. (2022) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms23147690 · Cited by 24

The stability and number of nucleating interactions determine DNA hybridization rates in the absence of secondary structure

Hertel, S., Spinney, R. E., Xu, S. Y., Ouldridge, T. E., Morris, R. G., & Lee, L. K. (2022) · Nucleic Acids Research · doi:10.1093/nar/gkac590 · Cited by 27

Cationic Copolymer-Augmented DNA Hybridization Chain Reaction

Wang, J., Shimada, N., & Maruyama, A. (2022) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.2c11548 · Cited by 24

Intermolecular structural correlations in model globular and unconcatenated ring polymer liquids

Dell, Z. E., & Schweizer, K. S. (2018) · Soft Matter · doi:10.1039/c8sm01722k · Cited by 25

Self-Assembly of a Designed Nucleoprotein Architecture through Multimodal Interactions

Subramanian, R. H., Smith, S. J., Alberstein, R. G., Bailey, J., Zhang, L., Giovanni Cardone, A., Suominen, L., Chami, M., Stahlberg, H., Baker, T. S., et al. (2018) · ACS Central Science · doi:10.1021/acscentsci.8b00745 · Cited by 24

Controlled Symmetry Breaking in Colloidal Crystal Engineering with DNA

Laramy, C. R., Lopez-Rios, H., O’Brien, M. N., Girard, M., Stawicki, R. J., Lee, B., de la Cruz, M. O., & Mirkin, C. A. (2018) · ACS Nano · doi:10.1021/acsnano.8b07027 · Cited by 24

Triangulated Wireframe Structures Assembled Using Single-Stranded DNA Tiles

Matthies, M., Agarwal, N. P., Poppleton, E., Joshi, F. M., Šulc, P., & Schmidt, T. L. (2019) · ACS Nano · doi:10.1021/acsnano.8b08009 · Cited by 24

Establishing empirical design rules of nucleic acid templates for the synthesis of silver nanoclusters with tunable photoluminescence and functionalities towards targeted bioimaging applications

Lim, J. Y. C., Yu, Y., Jin, G., Li, K., Lu, Y., Xie, J., & Tan, Y. N. (2020) · Nanoscale Advances · doi:10.1039/d0na00381f · Cited by 24

CRISPR/Cas systems combined with DNA nanostructures for biomedical applications

Sun, S., Yang, H., Wu, Z., Zhang, S., Xu, J., & Shi, P. (2024) · Chemical Communications · doi:10.1039/d4cc00290c · Cited by 23

Chemical Annealing Restructures RNA for Nanopore Detection

Platnich, C. M., Earle, M. K., & Keyser, U. F. (2024) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.4c03753 · Cited by 23

Functionalizing DNA Origami by Triplex-Directed Site-Specific Photo-Cross-Linking

Kalra, S., Donnelly, A., Singh, N., Matthews, D., del Villar‐Guerra, R., Bemmer, V. L., Dominguez, C., Allcock, N., Cherny, D., Revyakin, A. G., et al. (2024) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.4c03413 · Cited by 23

Evaluation of Pharmacokinetics, Immunogenicity, and Immunotoxicity of DNA Tetrahedral and DNA Polymeric Nanostructures

Guo, Y., Huang, Y. H., Liu, M., Liu, J., Liu, J., & Yang, D. (2024) · Small Methods · doi:10.1002/smtd.202401007 · Cited by 24

Reconfigurable DNA Nanocage for Protein Encapsulation and Regulation

Xu, C., Yang, Q., Lee, J. Y., Perumal, D., & Zhang, F. (2024) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.4c06871 · Cited by 23

Synthetic Nanoassemblies for Regulating Organelles: From Molecular Design to Precision Therapeutics

Guo, Y., Li, P., Guo, X., Yao, C., & Yang, D. (2024) · ACS Nano · doi:10.1021/acsnano.4c10194 · Cited by 25

Sequence-Defined DNA Polymers: New Tools for DNA Nanotechnology and Nucleic Acid Therapy

Rafique, M. G., Laurent, Q., Dore, M. D., Fakih, H. H., Trinh, T., Rizzuto, F. J., & Sleiman, H. F. (2025) · Accounts of Chemical Research · doi:10.1021/acs.accounts.4c00580 · Cited by 23

DNA nanotechnology in oligonucleotide drug delivery systems: Prospects for Bio-nanorobots in cancer treatment

Abdollahzadeh, H., Peeples, T. L., & Shahcheraghi, M. (2025) · Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.addr.2025.115673 · Cited by 26

AAAA–DDDD Quadruple H-Bond-Assisted Ionic Interactions: Robust Bis(guanidinium)/Dicarboxylate Heteroduplexes in Water

Sun, Y., Gu, J., Wang, H., Sessler, J. L., Thordarson, P., Lin, Y., & Gong, H. (2019) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.9b09503 · Cited by 25

Programming DNA Tube Circumference by Tile Offset Connection

Zhang, Y., Chen, X., Kang, G., Peng, R., Pan, V., Sundaresan, R., Wang, P., & Ke, Y. (2019) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.9b08921 · Cited by 23

anti–syn Unnatural Base Pair Enables Alphabet-Expanded DNA Self-Assembly

Morihiro, K., Moriyama, Y., Nemoto, Y., Osumi, H., & Okamoto, A. (2021) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.1c05393 · Cited by 23

Monochromatic Fluorescent Barcodes Hierarchically Assembled from Modular DNA Origami Nanorods

Pan, V., Wang, W., Heaven, I., Bai, T., Cheng, Y., Chen, C., Ke, Y., & Wei, B. (2021) · ACS Nano · doi:10.1021/acsnano.1c03796 · Cited by 23

Shedding Light on DNA‐Based Nanoprobes for Live‐Cell MicroRNA Imaging

Yang, F., Lu, H., Meng, X., Dong, H., & Zhang, X. (2021) · Small · doi:10.1002/smll.202106281 · Cited by 23

Engineering bacterial surface interactions using DNA as a programmable material

Kong, Y., Du, Q., Li, J., & Xing, H. (2022) · Chemical Communications · doi:10.1039/d1cc06138k · Cited by 22

Regulation of 2D DNA Nanostructures by the Coupling of Intrinsic Tile Curvature and Arm Twist

Jiang, C., Lu, B., Zhang, W., Ohayon, Y. P., Feng, F., Li, S., Seeman, N. C., & Xiao, S. (2022) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.1c13601 · Cited by 24

Integrating CRISPR/Cas systems with programmable DNA nanostructures for delivery and beyond

Piskunen, P., Latham, R., West, C. E., Castronovo, M., & Linko, V. (2022) · iScience · doi:10.1016/j.isci.2022.104389 · Cited by 23

Functionalized-DNA nanostructures as potential targeted drug delivery systems for cancer therapy

Kumar, A., Ahmad, A., Ansari, M. M., Gowd, V., Rashid, S., Chaudhary, A. A., Rudayni, H. A., Alsalamah, S. A., & Khan, R. (2022) · Seminars in Cancer Biology · doi:10.1016/j.semcancer.2022.09.003 · Cited by 23

Nanoenabled Trainable Systems: From Biointerfaces to Biomimetics

Li, P., Kim, S., & Tian, B. (2022) · ACS Nano · doi:10.1021/acsnano.2c08042 · Cited by 24

Ion-mediated control of structural integrity and reconfigurability of DNA nanostructures

Bednarz, A., Sønderskov, S. M., Dong, M., & Birkedal, V. (2022) · Nanoscale · doi:10.1039/d2nr05780h · Cited by 23

DNA double helix, a tiny electromotor

Maffeo, C., Quednau, L., Wilson, J. N., & Aksimentiev, A. (2022) · Nature Nanotechnology · doi:10.1038/s41565-022-01285-z · Cited by 23

Lipid Modification of DNA Tetrahedrons Enhances Cellular Uptake, Migration, and In Vivo Uptake

Kansara, K., Singh, R. S., Yadav, P. K., Mansuri, A., Kumar, A., & Bhatia, D. D. (2023) · ACS Applied Nano Materials · doi:10.1021/acsanm.3c02029 · Cited by 23

Expanding the architectural horizon of nucleic-acid-polymer biohybrids by site-controlled incorporation of ATRP initiators in DNA and RNA

Jeong, J., Szczepaniak, G., Das, S. R., & Matyjaszewski, K. A. (2023) · Chem · doi:10.1016/j.chempr.2023.07.013 · Cited by 23

Self-Assembled Homopolymeric Spherulites from Small Molecules in Solution

Song, Q., Li, Y., Jin, Z., Liu, H., Creyer, M. N., Yim, W., Huang, Y., Hu, X., He, T., Li, Y., et al. (2023) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.3c08356 · Cited by 23

Channel width modulates the permeability of DNA origami–based nuclear pore mimics

Feng, Q., Saladin, M., Wu, C., Cao, E., Zheng, W., Zhang, A., Bhardwaj, P., Li, X., Shen, Q., Kapinos, L. E., et al. (2024) · Science Advances · doi:10.1126/sciadv.adq8773 · Cited by 23

Remote Electronic Control of DNA-Based Reactions and Nanostructure Assembly

Amodio, A., Grosso, E. D., Troina, A., Placidi, E., & Ricci, F. (2018) · Nano Letters · doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b00179 · Cited by 23

Hybrid Soft Nanomaterials Composed of DNA Microspheres and Supramolecular Nanostructures of Semi‐artificial Glycopeptides

Higashi, S. L., Shibata, A., Kitamura, Y., Hirosawa, K. M., Suzuki, K. G. N., Matsuura, K., & Ikeda, M. (2019) · Chemistry - A European Journal · doi:10.1002/chem.201902421 · Cited by 23

The Unexpected Base‐Pairing Behavior of Cyanuric Acid in RNA and Ribose versus Cyanuric Acid Induced Helicene Assembly of Nucleic Acids: Implications for the Pre‐RNA Paradigm

Anderson, B. A., Fauché, K., Karunakaran, S. C., Yerabolu, J. R., Hud, N. V., & Krishnamurthy, R. (2020) · Chemistry - A European Journal · doi:10.1002/chem.202004397 · Cited by 22

Biologically Related Aspects of Nanoparticles, Nanostructured Materials, and Nanodevices

Jelinski, L. W. (1999) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-94-015-9185-0_7 · Cited by 23

Multivalent Ultrasensitive Interfacing of Supramolecular 1D Nanoplatforms

Estirado, E. M., Aleman‐Garcia, M. A., Schill, J., & Brunsveld, L. (2019) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.9b05629 · Cited by 22

Shaping Functional Materials with DNA Frameworks

Yang, Y., Zhang, R., & Fan, C. (2019) · Trends in Chemistry · doi:10.1016/j.trechm.2019.11.005 · Cited by 22

Hybrid polymer/porous silicon nanofibers for loading and sustained release of synthetic DNA-based responsive devices

Zuidema, J. M., Bertucci, A., Kang, J., Sailor, M. J., & Ricci, F. (2019) · Nanoscale · doi:10.1039/c9nr08474f · Cited by 22

2′-Fluoroarabinonucleic Acid Nanostructures as Stable Carriers for Cellular Delivery in the Strongly Acidic Environment

Wang, Q., Chen, X., Li, X., Song, D., Yang, J., Yu, H., & Li, Z. (2020) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.0c11684 · Cited by 22

Multifunctional Programmable DNA Nanotrain for Activatable Hypoxia Imaging and Mitochondrion-Targeted Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy

Liu, J., Ding, G., Chen, S., Xue, C., Chen, M., Wu, X., Yuan, Q., Zheng, J., & Yang, R. (2021) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.0c21681 · Cited by 22

Bottom-Up Fabrication of DNA-Templated Electronic Nanomaterials and Their Characterization

Pang, C., Aryal, B. R., Ranasinghe, D. R., Westover, T. R., Ehlert, A. E. F., Harb, J. N., Davis, R. C., & Woolley, A. T. (2021) · Nanomaterials · doi:10.3390/nano11071655 · Cited by 22

A Self-Regulating DNA Rotaxane Linear Actuator Driven by Chemical Energy

Yu, Z., Centola, M., Valero, J., Matthies, M., Šulc, P., & Famulok, M. (2021) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.1c06226 · Cited by 22

Harnessing DNA for Immunotherapy: Cancer, Infectious Diseases, and Beyond

Wang, Y., Chen‐Mayfield, T., Li, Z., Younis, M. H., Cai, W., & Hu, Q. (2022) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.202112273 · Cited by 23

Spatial Separation of Plasmonic Hot-Electron Generation and a Hydrodehalogenation Reaction Center Using a DNA Wire

Kogikoski, S., Dutta, A., & Bald, I. (2021) · ACS Nano · doi:10.1021/acsnano.1c09176 · Cited by 22

Optical characterization of DNA origami-shaped silver nanoparticles created through biotemplated lithography

Kabusure, K. M., Piskunen, P., Yang, J., Kataja, M., Chacha, M., Ojasalo, S., Shen, B., Hakala, T. K., & Linko, V. (2022) · Nanoscale · doi:10.1039/d1nr06256e · Cited by 22

An intelligent DNA nanorobot for detection of MiRNAs cancer biomarkers using molecular programming to fabricate a logic-responsive hybrid nanostructure

Mirzaiebadizi, A., Ravan, H., Dabiri, S., Mohammadi, P., Shahba, A., Ziasistani, M., & Khatami, M. (2022) · Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering · doi:10.1007/s00449-022-02785-x · Cited by 22

Onset of Chirality in Plasmonic Meta-Molecules and Dielectric Coupling

Martens, K., Funck, T., Santiago, E. Y., Govorov, A. O., Burger, S., & Liedl, T. (2022) · ACS Nano · doi:10.1021/acsnano.2c04729 · Cited by 24

Highly Symmetric, Self‐Assembling 3D DNA Crystals with Cubic and Trigonal Lattices

Lu, B., Vecchioni, S., Ohayon, Y. P., Woloszyn, K., Markus, T., Mao, C., Seeman, N. C., Canary, J. W., & Sha, R. (2022) · Small · doi:10.1002/smll.202205830 · Cited by 22

Peptide Self‐Assembly into Amyloid Fibrils at Hard and Soft Interfaces—From Corona Formation to Membrane Activity

John, T., Martin, L. L., & Abel, B. (2023) · Macromolecular Bioscience · doi:10.1002/mabi.202200576 · Cited by 21

Lab-on-a-DNA origami: nanoengineered single-molecule platforms

Kogikoski, S., Ameixa, J., Mostafa, A., & Bald, I. (2023) · Chemical Communications · doi:10.1039/d3cc00718a · Cited by 8

Hybridization chain reaction-based DNA nanomaterials for biosensing, bioimaging and therapeutics

Lv, Z., Huang, M., Li, P., Xu, M., Yao, C., & Yang, D. (2023) · Chinese Chemical Letters · doi:10.1016/j.cclet.2023.108601 · Cited by 22

Programmable polymer materials empowered by DNA nanotechnology

Speed, S. K., Gupta, K., Peng, Y., Hsiao, S., & Krieg, E. (2023) · Journal of Polymer Science · doi:10.1002/pol.20230160 · Cited by 22

Superstrong and tough DNA bulk fibers via metal ion-induced multiscale engineering

Zhang, Y., Shi, W., Ma, C., Wan, S., Li, C., Shen, J., Li, J., Liu, X., Chen, D., Wang, F., et al. (2024) · Matter · doi:10.1016/j.matt.2023.12.002 · Cited by 22

RNA nanostructures for targeted drug delivery and imaging

Teodori, L., Omer, M., & Kjems, J. (2024) · RNA Biology · doi:10.1080/15476286.2024.2328440 · Cited by 24

DNA-supramolecule conjugates in theranostics

Chen, K., Fu, T., Sun, W., Huang, Q., Zhang, P., Zhao, Z., Zhang, X., & Tan, W. (2019) · Theranostics · doi:10.7150/thno.31885 · Cited by 22

High-order structures from nucleic acids for biomedical applications

Hill, A. C., & Hall, J. (2020) · Materials Chemistry Frontiers · doi:10.1039/c9qm00638a · Cited by 22

Single‐Stranded DNA as Supramolecular Template for One‐Dimensional Palladium(II) Arrays

Pérez‐Romero, A., Domínguez‐Martín, A., Galli, S., Santamaría‐Díaz, N., Palacios, Ò., Dobado, J. A., Nyman, M., & Galindo, M. Á. (2021) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.202015554 · Cited by 22

Chemical Regulation of DNA i‐Motifs for Nanobiotechnology and Therapeutics

Debnath, M., Fatma, K., & Dash, J. (2019) · Angewandte Chemie · doi:10.1002/ange.201813288 · Cited by 22

Freezing‐directed Stretching and Alignment of DNA Oligonucleotides

Liu, B., Wu, T., Huang, Z., Liu, Y., & Liu, J. (2018) · Angewandte Chemie · doi:10.1002/ange.201814352 · Cited by 22

Bond-centric modular design of protein assemblies

Wang, S., Favor, A., Kibler, R. D., Lubner, J. M., Borst, A. J., Coudray, N., Redler, R. L., Chiang, H. T., Sheffler, W., Hsia, Y., et al. (2025) · Nature Materials · doi:10.1038/s41563-025-02297-5 · Cited by 22

3D DNA origami pincers that multitask on giant unilamellar vesicles

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