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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
May. 09, 2006
Applicants:
Charles R. Martin, Gainesville, FL (US);
Shifeng Hou, Springfield, MO (US);
Inventors:
Charles R. Martin, Gainesville, FL (US);
Shifeng Hou, Springfield, MO (US);
Assignee:
University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Gainesville, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 21/04 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C12M 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of forming DNA nanotubes composed entirely or predominantly from DNA that, The methods of the present invention form single layer or multilayer template-synthesized nanotubes where the bulk of the tube is composed of DNA, and the layers are held together by hybridization of complementary DNA strands. The DNA molecules making up these tubes may be varied as desired, and the DNA is capable of being released from the tube.