DNA Self-Assembled Nanostructures
for Device Applications

 

William B. Knowlton
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Boise State University, USA, 

 

DNA nanotechnology is a versatile self-assembly process whereby a variety of complex nanostructures can be fabricated with sub-lithographic features. Adopting this technology, 10¹² identical devices can be synthesized to have hundreds of components with nanometer resolution. Example nanostructures include DNA motifs, two-dimensional DNA crystals, and DNA origami. Currently, DNA origami is being adopted towards IC applications This presentation will examine examples of the latter and discuss several device application approaches being used at Boise State University.