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Back Cover Picture: Extended DNA Tile Actuators (ChemPlusChem 8/2012)
Author(s) -
Kristiansen Martin,
Kryger Mille B. L.,
Zhang Zhao,
Voigt Niels V.,
Birkedal Victoria,
Gothelf Kurt V.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
chempluschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.801
H-Index - 61
ISSN - 2192-6506
DOI - 10.1002/cplu.201290037
Subject(s) - cover (algebra) , actuator , tile , quadrilateral , dna , nanotechnology , crystallography , mechanical engineering , materials science , computer science , chemistry , engineering , artificial intelligence , structural engineering , composite material , biochemistry , finite element method
The back cover picture shows three types of extended actuators having unprecedented size and complexity. In their Full Paper on page^^636^^ff. , K. V. Gothelf and co‐workers outline the construction of mechanical actuators based on DNA sliding through sequence homologogy. These linear, triangular, and quadrilateral DNA structures were characterized by gel electrophoresis and Förster resonance energy transfer spectroscopy to clearly demonstrate the designed motion for each actuator.