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Nature 460, 186-187 (9 July 2009) | doi:10.1038/460186a; Published online 8 July 2009
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Materials science: Nanotubes sorted using DNA
Mark C. Hersam1
Abstract
A vast number of DNA sequences are possible, and so finding the few that bind to a particular non-DNA entity is a daunting task. A systematic search algorithm has found sequences that target specific carbon nanotubes.
For nearly two decades, the carbon nanotube has been the poster child of nanotechnology. Researchers have used its exemplary physical and chemical properties in a diverse range of prototype devices, spanning such technologies as alternative energy, biotechnology and computing.
- Mark C. Hersam is in the Departments of Materials Science and Engineering, and of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3108, USA.
Email: m-hersam@northwestern.edu
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