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DNA nanotechnology as a tool to manipulate lipid bilayer membranes
Meng, Zhuojun
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Zhuojun Meng
1. DNA has become a valuable functional building block and tool in nanotechnol-ogy and material science due to the unique nature and properties of DNA and DNA hybrid materials.
2. Membrane fusion, one of the most fundamental processes in life, occurs when two separate lipid membranes merge into a single continuous bilayer. Jahn, R., Cell 2003, 112, 519-533.
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