DNA Cages with Icosahedral Symmetry in Bionanotechnology

Natasa Jonoska; Anne Taormina; Reidun Twarock

doi:10.1007/978-3-540-88869-7_9

DNA Cages with Icosahedral Symmetry in Bionanotechnology

Natasa Jonoska, Anne Taormina, Reidun Twarock

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Abstract

Blueprints for 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(s), and vertex junctions are realized by a set of admissible junction types. As nanocontainers for cargo storage and delivery, the icosidodecahedral cages are of special interest because they have the largest volume per surface ratio of all cages discussed here.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Algorithmic Bioprocesses
Publisher	Springer
Pages	141
Number of pages	158
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-540-88869-7
ISBN (Print)	978-3-540-88868-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-88869-7_9
Publication status	Published - 2009

Publication series

Name	Natural Computing Series
Publisher	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Volume	2009
ISSN (Electronic)	1619-7127

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