title: Peptide nucleic acids in materials science.
abstract: This review highlights the recent methods to prepare PNA-based materials through a combination of self-assembly and self-organization processes. The use of these methods allows easy and versatile preparation of structured hybrid materials showing specific recognition properties and unique physicochemical properties at the nano- and micro-scale levels displaying potential applications in several directions, ranging from sensors and microarrays to nanostructured devices for biochips.
authors.affiliation: Namur Research College, Department of Chemistry, University of Namur, Namur, Belgium. davide.bonifazi@fundp.ac.be
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bonifazi
authors.forename: Laure-Elie
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Carloni
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Corvaglia
authors.forename: Arnaud
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Delforge
mesh_terms: D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000379:methods; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D046228:Microarray Analysis / Q000379:methods; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry; D020135:Peptide Nucleic Acids / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics*; D040081:Protein Array Analysis / Q000379:methods; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D020135:Peptide Nucleic Acids; D004247:DNA