DNA cages with icosahedral symmetry in bionanotechnology
Biomolecules
2015-05-13 v1
Abstract
Blueprints of polyhedral cages with icosahedral symmetry made of circular DNA molecules are provided. The basic rule is that every edge of the cage is met twice in opposite directions by the DNA strand, and vertex junctions are realised by a set of admissible junction types. As nanocontainers for cargo storage and delivery, the icosidodecahedral cages are of special interest as they have the largest volume per surface ratio of all cages discussed here.
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@article{arxiv.0804.3224,
title = {DNA cages with icosahedral symmetry in bionanotechnology},
author = {Natasha Jonoska and Anne Taormina and Reidun Twarock},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0804.3224},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
Article contributed to `Algorithmic Bioprocesses', A. Condon, D. Harel, J. N. Kok, A. Salomaa, and E. Winfree Editors, Springer Verlag, 2008