Shear-Thinning and Designable Responsive Supramolecular DNA Hydrogels Based on Chemically Branched DNA

Bo Yang, Zhihan Zhao, Yufan Pan, Jiayin Xie, Bini Zhou, Yujie Li, Yuanchen Dong, Dongsheng Liu*

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Abstract

A novel supramolecular DNA hydrogel system was designed based on a directly synthesized chemically branched DNA. For the hydrogel formation, a self-dimer DNA with two sticky ends was designed as the linker to induce the gelation of B-Y. By programing the linker sequence, thermal and metal-ion responsiveness could be introduced into this hydrogel system. This supramolecular DNA hydrogel shows shear-thinning, designable responsiveness, and good biocompatibility, which will simplify the hydrogel composition and preparation process of the supramolecular DNA hydrogel and accelerate its biomedical applications.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)48414-48422
Number of pages9
JournalACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Volume13
Issue number41
Early online date11 Oct 2021
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Oct 2021
Externally publishedYes

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