Building Cellular Mimics using DNA Nanotechnology
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Cambridge
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
DNA Nanotechnology has emerged as a dominant platform for the development of responsive macromolecular assemblies. The project concerns design and manufacture of responsive cellular mimics by functionalizing liposomes with DNA nanostructures. These synthetic constructs will be morphologically similar to cells, and able to release compounds in response to the presence of a target analyte for application in clinical diagnostics and therapeutics. The project involves a combination of experimental work and coarse grained numerical simulation for in silico optimization of DNA nanostructures.
Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
Pietro Cicuta (Primary Supervisor) | |
William Kaufhold (Student) |
Studentship Projects
Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
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EP/N509620/1 | 01/10/2016 | 30/09/2022 | |||
1948690 | Studentship | EP/N509620/1 | 01/10/2017 | 31/03/2021 | William Kaufhold |