Peptide-DNA Technology

Overview

Imagine robots that are not made of metal, but of a synthetic material that resembles organic biology more than a dishwasher. Imagine transplanting tissue and organs made of a synthetic material that will not decay or harbor disease, yet, able to seamlessly interact with your biology and perform its needed function flawlessly. 

These are the dreams of science-fiction, but at the Freeman Lab, the groundwork is being laid and the steps are being taken for this to become science-fact. With our Peptide-DNA Technology, we are using materials in creative ways to create functional and dynamic cell cytoskeletons. 

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Related Publications

Designer peptide-DNA cytoskeletons regulate the function of synthetic cells

Margaret L. Daly, Kengo Nishi, Stephen J. Klawa, Kameryn Y. Hinton, Yuan Gao & Ronit Freeman

Nature Chemistry, 2024

Self-Assembling Biomaterials From Proteins, Peptides, and DNA

N Stephanopoulos, R Freeman, and H Yan

ACS Appl. Bio Mater

Bioinspired Spindles Using Peptide-DNA Nanotechnology

M L Daly, K Nishi, SJ Klawa, KY Hinton, Y Gao, R Freeman

PREPRINT Research Square, 2022