reviewChemical Society ReviewsJan 1, 2016Closed access

Aptamer-integrated DNA nanostructures for biosensing, bioimaging and cancer therapy

Hunan University · Theranostics (New Zealand) · +3 more institutions

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Abstract

The combination of nanostructures with biomolecules leading to the generation of functional nanosystems holds great promise for biotechnological and biomedical applications. As a naturally occurring biomacromolecule, DNA exhibits excellent biocompatibility and programmability. Also, scalable synthesis can be readily realized through automated instruments. Such unique properties, together with Watson-Crick base-pairing interactions, make DNA a particularly promising candidate to be used as a building block material for a wide variety of nanostructures. In the past few decades, various DNA nanostructures have been developed, including one-, two- and three-dimensional nanomaterials. Aptamers are single-stranded…

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