2-or 3-dimensional geometric structures
AssigneeDako A/S
InventorsHans-Georg Batz, Troels Koch, Henrik Frydenlund Hansen
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Abstract
Nucleic acid analogues provide a particularly useful tool for the preparation of complex polymeric structures of defined geometry because they are relatively stable to reaction conditions for the preparation of such structures and provide the opportunity to introduce reactive groups which would not be possible with usual nucleic acids. These supramolecular structures can be used to form fine networks in nanometer size, for the preparation of e.g., computer chips, new materials/polymers with conductivity and/or insulator properties, and robot arms in nanometer scale.
Claims9
A two or three dimensional geometric structure, comprising at least three oligomeric elements which combine to form a forked structure, each of the at least three oligomeric elements independently comprising a peptide bond-containing backbone and having a plurality of recognition elements bound to the backbone at spaced and predetermined locations thereon, wherein each of the plurality of recognition elements independently comprises a heterocyclic moiety, and the at least three oligomeric elements are bound to each other via the recognition elements through hydrogen bonding, van-der-Waals interaction, π-stacking or a condensation reaction.
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