Small DNA Complexes

Small DNA constructs like 4-strand tetrahedrons1 and 6-strand nanopores2 are small constructs typically less than 10 nm that utilize equimolar concentrations of oligos mixed together to form structures typically <10 nm. These structures are widely used for their simplicity.

References

  1. Goodman, R. P. et al. Rapid Chiral Assembly of Rigid DNA Building Blocks for Molecular Nanofabrication. Science 310, 1661–1665 (2005).
  2. Burns, J. R., Stulz, E. & Howorka, S. Self-Assembled DNA Nanopores That Span Lipid Bilayers. Nano Lett. 13, 2351–2356 (2013).