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▣ 주   제: Nanomechanical Systems from DNA: From Manufacturing to Machinery

▣ 연   사: 최종현 교수

▣ 소   속: Purdue University

▣ 일   시: 2025. 12. 15.(월) 13:00

▣ 장   소: 제1공학관 A432호

▣ 초   록

DNA is one of essential molecules in life as it carries genetic information. The ability to process the information may also be leveraged for translating DNA into an engineering material. This talk will show how molecular information can be harnessed and programmed into nanoscale structures and machinery. I will first introduce the field of DNA nanotechnology and discuss how DNA molecules can be used to construct designer nanomaterials. A free-energy-guided design process will be discussed along with mechanisms for dynamic structural transformation. I will showcase several architected metastructures and highlight their unique characteristics. This talk will also include the development of artificial cells with DNA molecules. Synthetic cells with DNA components can not only migrate on prescriptive landscape with directional motility but also coordinate their behaviors with other cells. Their collective behaviors emulate biological cell activities such as immune response, thus opening possibilities for new discoveries in fundamental sciences and novel applications in biotechnology. The presentation will be concluded with several exemplary applications.