Skyrmions: Topological Structures, Properties, and Applications J. Ping Liu, Zhidong Zhang, and Guoping Zhao, Editors
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Structural DNA Nanotechnology Nadrian C. Seeman Materials Research Society and Cambridge University Press, 2016 266 pages, $52.00 (e-book $52.00) ISBN 9780521764483
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his book provides an authoritative introduction to the nascent field of structural DNA nanotechnology. It was written by the founder of the field, Ned Seeman of New York University. The book was written mostly during a sabbatical that Seeman took in 2010 and was updated in 2014 prior to being published. It reflects the author’s multi-decade experience and pioneering contributions to the field of structural DNA nanotechnology. It also summarizes important developments in this field up to 2014. The book provides a comprehensive overview of this field with 14 chapters covering a wide range of topics, from history to motif design, structural characterization, experimental techniques, devices, and computing, as well as the use of DNA as templates for organizing other functional materials. Chapter 1 describes the origins and a brief history of the field of structural DNA nanotechnology, and Chapters 2–7 focus on DNA motifs: various intricate, beautiful,
and mostly two-dimensional (2D) DNA structures. Chapter 2 outlines basic principles of DNA nanostructure design, including nucleic acid hybridization, synthesis of desired DNA sequences, and design of branched DNA molecules. Chapter 3 discusses various routes to designing DNA motifs for use as the basis to make objects, lattices, and devices. Chapter 4 describes design examples of DNA motifs using single-stranded DNA, such as knots, Borromean rings, and 2D arrays of DNA junctions. Chapter 5 describes experimental techniques to synthesize and characterize DNA motifs and structures. Chapter 6 is a historical perspective on searching for robust DNA motifs. Chapter 7 is devoted to designing and building larger multi-component constructs by combining different DNA motifs. Chapters 8–13 address functions of unique DNA structures, including nanomechanics, motions, selfreplication, and computing. Chapter 8 discusses DNA structures as nanomechanical devices, where all DNA molecules move in unison at the macroscopic level. Chapter 9 is devoted to the increasingly popular DNA origami
Skyrmions: Topological Structures, Properties, and Applications J. Ping Liu, Zhidong Zhang, and Guoping Zhao, Editors CRC Press, 2016 502 Pages, $175.96 (e-book $153.97) ISBN 9781498753883
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h i i Tony Skyrme hysicist k introduced a topological feature called a skyrmion more than 50 years ago. Recently,
skyrmions have drawn a great deal of new attention, not only for the related topology and physics, but also for the
and the related DNA bricks. Chapter 10 deals with combining DNA structures with motion, including a discussion of a DNA molecular assembly line. Chapter 11 is dedicated to DNA self-replicating systems. Chapter 12 explores the intriguing possibility of computing with
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