Skip to main content

Proceedings from the Workshop on Biomedical Materials at the Edge Challenges in the Convergence of Technologies (2006) / Chapter Skim
Currently Skimming:

Abstract: Biomolecular Materials Composites
Pages 21-22

The Chapter Skim interface presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter.
Select key terms on the right to highlight them within pages of the chapter.


From page 21...
... At the Seeman Laboratory at New York University, DNA motifs are combined to produce specific structures by means of sticky-ended cohesion or by other interactions, such as PX cohesion. The key strength of sticky-ended cohesion is that it produces predictable adhesion combined with known structure.
Read the entire page →
From page 22...
... The group has developed a library of synthetic building blocks that includes combinations of macrocyclic, dendritic, and other primary sequences that are able to fold into well-defined conformations and also contain all the information required to control and self-repair their secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structure at the same level of precision as in biological molecules. Synthetic peptides can self-assemble to form porous and nonporous protein mimics, enabling the design of helical porous protein mimics.
Read the entire page →

Key Terms

  • protein mimics
  • seeman laboratory
  • branched junctions
  • double helices
  • porous protein

  • helical porous
  • dna motifs
  • dna branched
  • constructed dna
  • bioactive polypeptides

  • potential derives
  • synthetic building
  • dna nanomechanical
  • biological molecules
  • primary sequences

  • challenges james
  • nanomechanical device
  • transmembrane proteins
  • information required
  • sequence diversity

  • useful components
  • nonporous protein
  • genetically engineered
  • paranemic crossover
  • dna parallelogram

  • potentially useful
  • triple crossover
  • synthetic supramolecular
  • double crossover
  • laboratory researchers


    • This material may be derived from roughly machine-read images, and so is provided only to facilitate research.
    More information on Chapter Skim is available.