Matteo Michele Guareschi
Design and synthesis of DNA origami biosensors for DNA and protein detection.
Rel. Valentina Alice Cauda, Carlo Ricciardi. Politecnico di Torino, Corso di laurea magistrale in Nanotechnologies For Icts (Nanotecnologie Per Le Ict), 2019
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Abstract
DNA nanotechnology is a promising technique for DNA and protein sensors, owing to its affinity to biological molecules and to the possibility of precisely tuning geometry and functions to optimize the actuation and signal transduction. Specifically, one can design two- and three-dimensional nanometric shapes with DNA origami, where a long DNA strand is folded by hybridization of shorter DNA strands. While a large variety of biosensing techniques exists, the versatility and programmability of DNA nanotechnology could make it a valid competitor in this field, overcoming some of the previous limitations. This project aims to demonstrate a DNA strand sensor that exploits DNA origami as the bioreceptor and redox indicators as transducers.
Starting from existing systems fabricated using single DNA strands (EDNA), a characterization process is established, introducing electrochemical techniques for quantitative analysis, measuring probe density via cyclic voltammetry and electron transfer rate via square wave voltammetry
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