DNA Hydrogel Fiber with Self-Entanglement Prepared by Using an Ionic Liquid

Authors

C.K. Lee, Hanyang University
Su Ryon Shin, Hanyang University
S H. Lee, Hanyang University
J Jeon, Seoul National University
Insuk So, Hanyang University
T M. Kang, Sungkyunkwan University
Sun I. Kim, Hanyang University
J Y. Mun, Korea University - Korea
Sung-Sik Han, Korea University - Korea
Geoffrey M. Spinks, University of WollongongFollow
G G. Wallace, University of WollongongFollow
Seon Jeong Kim, Hanyang University

RIS ID

27167

Publication Details

Lee, C., Shin, S., Lee, S. H., Jeon, J., So, I., Kang, T. M., Kim, S., Mun, J. Y., Han, S., Spinks, G. Maxwell., Wallace, G. G. Kim, S. (2008). DNA Hydrogel Fiber with Self-Entanglement Prepared by Using an Ionic Liquid. Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 47 (13), 2470-2474.

Abstract

Spinning strands: A hydrogel fiber made entirely of DNA without any covalent cross-links, composed of intertwined toroid entanglements of flexible DNA strands (see scheme), was prepared by a one-step wet-spinning method with a hydrophilic ionic liquid as the condensing agent and coagulation solvent. The internal structure of the fiber was a disordered arrangement of strands with a B-DNA form. The fiber was also stable in various aqueous solutions.

Grant Number

ARC/FF0669110

Additional Grant Number

http://purl.org/au-research/grants/ARC/FF0669110