Abstract
Triplex DNA is becoming a very useful domain to design pH-triggered DNA nanoswitches and nanodevices. The high versatility and programmability of triplex DNA interactions allows the integration of pH-controllable modules into DNA-based reactions and self-assembly processes. Here, we describe the procedure to characterize DNA-based triplex nanoswitches and more in general pH-triggered structure-switching mechanisms. Procedures to characterize pH-triggered DNA nanodevices will be useful for many applications in the field of biosensing, drug delivery systems and smart nanomaterials.
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Idili, A., Ricci, F. (2018). Design and Characterization of pH-Triggered DNA Nanoswitches and Nanodevices Based on DNA Triplex Structures. In: Zuccheri, G. (eds) DNA Nanotechnology. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1811. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-8582-1_6
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