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3D DNA Nanostructure

Methods and Protocols

  • Includes cutting-edge methods and protocols for the study of 3D DNA nanostructure
  • Provides step-by-step detail essential for reproducible results
  • Contains key notes and implementation advice from the experts

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology (MIMB, volume 1500)

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Table of contents (20 protocols)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. DNA/RNA Structure Design

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Designed 3D DNA Crystals

      • Nadrian C. Seeman, Ruojie Sha, Jens Birktoft, Jianping Zheng, Wenyan Liu, Tong Wang et al.
      Pages 3-10
    3. Complex DNA Brick Assembly

      • Luvena L. Ong, Yonggang Ke
      Pages 41-49
    4. Computer-Aided Design of RNA Origami Structures

      • Steffen L. Sparvath, Cody W. Geary, Ebbe S. Andersen
      Pages 51-80
    5. Assembling RNA Nanoparticles

      • Shou-Jun Xiao
      Pages 81-96
  3. Applications of DNA Structures

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 97-97
    2. DNA Functionalization of Nanoparticles

      • Fang Lu, Oleg Gang
      Pages 99-107
    3. DNA Nanostructure as Smart Carriers for Drug Delivery

      • Xiangyuan Ouyang, Jie Chao, Shao Su, Chunhai Fan
      Pages 121-132
    4. DNA G-Quadruplex-Based Assay of Enzyme Activity

      • Zhuoliang Liu, Kaiyu He, Wang Li, Xin Liu, Xiahong Xu, Zhou Nie et al.
      Pages 133-151
    5. Lipid Membrane Encapsulation of a 3D DNA Nano Octahedron

      • Steven D. Perrault, William M. Shih
      Pages 165-184
    6. Direct Nanofabrication Using DNA Nanostructure

      • Feng Zhou, Haitao Liu
      Pages 217-235

About this book

This detailed volume presents a comprehensive technical overview of DNA nanotechnology with an emphasis on 3D DNA nanostructure design and applications. Coverage spans from basic design principles for DNA and RNA nanostructures to their cutting-edge applications in a variety of fields, with the book divided into basic DNA and RNA nanostructure design strategies as well as applications utilizing DNA nanostructures, including but not limited to nanomedicine, bioimaging, biosensing, nanoplasmonics, nanoelectronics, nanofabrication, crystallography, biophysics, and analytical chemistry. Written for the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. 

Comprehensive and authoritative, 3D DNA Nanostructure: Methods and Protocols provides the most up-to-date tutorial style overviews and technical style protocols to benefit researchers in a wide variety of areas.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Biomolecular Nanoengineering Laboratory, Emory University, Atlanta, USA

    Yonggang Ke, Pengfei Wang

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: 3D DNA Nanostructure

  • Book Subtitle: Methods and Protocols

  • Editors: Yonggang Ke, Pengfei Wang

  • Series Title: Methods in Molecular Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6454-3

  • Publisher: Humana New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Protocols

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-6452-9Published: 04 November 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-8205-9Published: 06 July 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4939-6454-3Published: 03 November 2016

  • Series ISSN: 1064-3745

  • Series E-ISSN: 1940-6029

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 282

  • Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 75 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Human Genetics

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eBook USD 89.00
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Softcover Book USD 119.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 169.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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