DNA Origami Nanostructures

DNA Origami Nanostructures

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Designed DNA origami structures deposited on mica for AFM imaging

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Compatible Scopes: 5
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DNA Origami — Designed Nanostructures
DNA Origami — Designed Nanostructures

Visualization of self-assembled DNA origami nanostructures demonstrating programmable shape control at the nanoscale. The designed structures fold from a long scaffold strand guided by short staple strands into precise two-dimensional geometric shapes.

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Afm
1× Afm Tapping Focus 0.5

Designed DNA origami — scaffold/staple folding into 2D shapes

Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 3.0

DNA Origami Sierpinski Triangle — AFM
DNA Origami Sierpinski Triangle — AFM

AFM image of DNA origami tiles self-assembled into algorithmic Sierpinski triangle patterns. This landmark experiment by Paul Rothemund demonstrated programmable DNA tile assembly, where each tile carries computational information that directs the growth of fractal patterns on a mica surface.

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Afm
1× Afm Tapping Focus 0.5

AFM — Rothemund algorithmic DNA origami tile assembly

Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 3.0

Compatible Microscopes

Model Manufacturer Type Magnification Range NA Max Resolution
Dimension Icon Bruker Afm -–-× — — nm
BioScope Resolve Bruker Bio Afm -–-× — — nm
MultiMode 8 Bruker Spm -–-× — — nm
HT7800 Hitachi High-Tech Tem 200–600000× — — nm
JEM-F200 JEOL Tem 50–1500000× — — nm