DNA Origami Could Lead to Nano ‘Transformers’ for Biomedical Applications

January 7, 2015

(Phys.org) – If the new nano-machines built at The Ohio State University look familiar, it’s because they were designed with full-size mechanical parts such as hinges and pistons in mind. The project is the first to prove that the same basic design principles that apply to typical full-size machine parts can also be applied to DNA—and can produce complex, controllable components for future nano-robots.