Morphological Manipulation of DNA Gel Microbeads with Biomolecular Stimuli

Hydrogels are essential in many fields ranging from tissue engineering and drug delivery to food sciences or cosmetics. Hydrogels that respond to specific biomolecular stimuli such as DNA, mRNA, miRNA and small molecules are highly desirable from the perspective of medical applications, however inte...

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Published in:Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2021-01, Vol.11 (2), p.293
Main Authors: Okumura, Shu, Nixon Hapsianto, Benediktus, Lobato-Dauzier, Nicolas, Ohno, Yuto, Benner, Seiju, Torii, Yosuke, Tanabe, Yuuka, Takada, Kazuki, Baccouche, Alexandre, Shinohara, Marie, Kim, Soo Hyeon, Fujii, Teruo, Genot, Anthony
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Language:English
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DNA hydrogels
DNA nanotechnology
droplet microfluidic device
dynamic morphological transformation
toehold-strands
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Summary:Hydrogels are essential in many fields ranging from tissue engineering and drug delivery to food sciences or cosmetics. Hydrogels that respond to specific biomolecular stimuli such as DNA, mRNA, miRNA and small molecules are highly desirable from the perspective of medical applications, however interfacing classical hydrogels with nucleic acids is still challenging. Here were demonstrate the generation of microbeads of DNA hydrogels with droplet microfluidic, and their morphological actuation with DNA strands. Using strand displacement and the specificity of DNA base pairing, we selectively dissolved gel beads, and reversibly changed their size on-the-fly with controlled swelling and shrinking. Lastly, we performed a complex computing primitive-A Winner-Takes-All competition between two populations of gel beads. Overall, these results show that strand responsive DNA gels have tantalizing potentials to enhance and expand traditional hydrogels, in particular for applications in sequencing and drug delivery.
ISSN:2079-4991
2079-4991
DOI:10.3390/nano11020293