Abstract
DNA hydrogels, consisting of Y-shaped nucleic acid subunits or of nucleic acid-functionalized acrylamide chains, undergo switchable gel-to-solution transitions. The Ag+-stimulated formation of cytosine–Ag+–cytosine complexes results in the crosslinking of the units to yield the hydrogels, while the cysteamine-induced elimination of the Ag+ ions dissociates the hydrogels into a solution phase.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4065-4068 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Chemical Communications |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 31 |
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| State | Published - 20 Mar 2014 |