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NATURE MATERIALS
Volume 20, Issue 9, Pages 1264-+Publisher
NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/s41563-021-00978-5
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- National Science Foundation (NSF) [1536862, 1921881]
- NSF (NSF CMMI) [1536862, 1921881]
- Directorate For Engineering
- Div Of Civil, Mechanical, & Manufact Inn [1921881, 1536862] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Recent studies have shown that integrating molecular dynamics-based computer-aided engineering with computer-aided design allows for the rapid construction of large three-dimensional DNA assemblies with control over their geometry, mechanics, and dynamics, expanding the scope of structural complexity and design capabilities for DNA assemblies.
Recently, DNA has been used to make nanodevices for a myriad of applications across fields including medicine, nanomanufacturing, synthetic biology, biosensing and biophysics. However, current DNA nanodevices rely primarily on geometric design, and it remains challenging to rationally design functional properties such as force-response or actuation behaviour. Here we report an iterative design pipeline for DNA assemblies that integrates computer-aided engineering based on coarse-grained molecular dynamics with a versatile computer-aided design approach that combines top-down automation with bottom-up control over geometry. This intuitive framework allows for rapid construction of large, multicomponent assemblies from three-dimensional models with finer control over the geometrical, mechanical and dynamical properties of the DNA structures in an automated manner. This approach expands the scope of structural complexity and enhances mechanical and dynamic design of DNA assemblies. An approach integrating molecular dynamics-based computer-aided engineering with computer-aided design allows for the rapid construction of large three-dimensional DNA assemblies and control over their geometry, mechanics and dynamics.
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