DNA in supramolecular chemistry and nanotechnology

Content: Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
List of Contributors
Preface
Part I (Non- ) Covalently Modified DNA with Novel Functions
1.1 DNA-Based Construction of Molecular Photonic Devices
1.1.1 Introduction
1.1.2 Using DNA as a template to construct discrete optoelectronic nanostructures
1.1.3 Assembly of photonic arrays based on the molecular recognition of single-stranded DNA templates
1.1.4 Assembly of photonic arrays based on the molecular recognition of double-stranded DNA templates
1.1.4.1 Intercalation
1.1.4.2 Minor-groove binding
1.1.5 Towards the construction of photonic devices. 1.4 DNA with Metal-Mediated Base Pairs1.4.1 Introduction
1.4.2 Metal-mediated base pairs with natural nucleobases
1.4.2.1 Pyrimidines
1.4.2.2 Purines
1.4.3 Metal-mediated base pairs with artificial nucleobases
1.4.3.1 Individual metal-mediated base pairs
1.4.3.2 Stacks of metal-mediated base pairs
1.4.3.3 Doubly metalated base pairs
1.4.4 Outlook
References
1.5 Metal-Aided Construction of Unusual DNA Structural Motifs
1.5.1 Introduction
1.5.2 DNA duplexes containing metal-mediated base pairs
1.5.3 Metal-aided formation of triple-stranded structures. 1.5.4 Metal-aided formation of four-stranded structures1.5.5 Metal-aided formation of DNA junction structures
1.5.6 Summary and outlook
References
Part II DNA Wires and Electron Transport Through DNA
2.1 Gating Electrical Transport Through DNA
2.1.1 Introduction
2.1.2 DNA structure
2.1.3 Direct electrical measurements of DNA
2.1.4 Gate modulation of current flow in DNA
2.1.5 DNA transistors
2.1.6 Summary and outlook
References
2.2 Electrical Conductance of DNA Oligomers --
A Review of Experimental Results
2.2.1 Introduction
2.2.2 DNA structures
2.2.3 Scanning probe microscopy.