Biological systems as foundries for the novel manufacture of nanotechnology via DNA Origami

这个PHD项目旨在开发一种新的纳米制造方法，使用生物系统作为代工，大规模制造具有5纳米以下特征的纳米材料和纳米技术。这种方法的基础是DNA折纸，即将一个长的单链DNA环折叠成纳米结构。然后，我们的目标是使用DNA中独特的碱基对序列，以亚纳米的精度将金属和半导体材料定位到DNA支架上。作为演示，我们将构建和测试DNA折纸半导体晶体管。

This PhD project aims to develop a novel nanofabrication approach using biological systems as foundries for the mass manufacture of nanomaterials and nanotechnology with sub-5nm features. The basis of the approach is DNA origami, where a long single-stranded loop of DNA is folded into a nano-structure. We then aim to use the unique sequences of base-pairs in the DNA to position metal and semiconducting materials with sub nm precision onto the DNA scaffold. Where, as a demonstrator, we will construct and test a DNA origami semiconductor transistor.