Coarse-Grained Modelling of DNA and DNA Self-Assembly
Thomas E. Ouldridge, "Coarse-Grained Modelling of DNA and DNA Self-Assembly"
English | 2012 | ISBN: 3642305164 | PDF | pages: 179 | 3,6 mb
English | 2012 | ISBN: 3642305164 | PDF | pages: 179 | 3,6 mb
This thesis presents a novel coarse-grained model of DNA, in which bases are represented as rigid nucleotides. The model is shown to quantitatively reproduce many phenomena, including elastic properties of the double-stranded state, hairpin formation in single strands and hybridization of pairs of strands to form duplexes, the first time such a wide range of properties has been captured by a coarse-grained model. The scope and potential of the model is demonstrated by simulating DNA tweezers, an iconic nanodevice, and a two-footed DNA walker — the first time that coarse-grained modelling has been applied to dynamic DNA nanotechnology.
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