title: DNA nanotechnology and fluorescence applications.
abstract: Structural DNA nanotechnology allow researchers to use the unique molecular recognition properties of DNA strands to construct nanoscale objects with almost arbitrary complexity in two and three dimensions. Abstracted as molecular breadboards, DNA nanostructures enable nanometer-precise placement of guest molecules such as proteins, fluorophores, or nanoparticles. These assemblies can be used to study biological phenomena with unprecedented control over number, spacing, and molecular identity. Here, we give a general introduction to structural DNA nanotechnology and more specifically discuss applications of DNA nanostructures in the field of fluorescence and plasmonics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Center for Nanoscience, Ludwig Maximilian University, 80539 Munich, Germany; Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried near Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schlichthaerle
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Center for Nanoscience, Ludwig Maximilian University, 80539 Munich, Germany; Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried near Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Maximilian T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Strauss
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Center for Nanoscience, Ludwig Maximilian University, 80539 Munich, Germany; Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried near Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schueder
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Center for Nanoscience, Ludwig Maximilian University, 80539 Munich, Germany; Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried near Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Johannes B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Woehrstein
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Center for Nanoscience, Ludwig Maximilian University, 80539 Munich, Germany; Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried near Munich, Germany. Electronic address: jungmann@biochem.mpg.de.
authors.forename: Ralf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jungmann
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D005453:Fluorescence; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry*; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D011506:Proteins; D004247:DNA