Gel Bricks (IMAGE)

Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard

Gel Bricks

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Gel bricks smaller than a grain of salt (top left) can be programmed to self-assemble into complex structures. The key is to attach a pair of connector cubes coated with matching DNA glue on the gel bricks that are meant to pair up.

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Peng Yin, Wyss Institute

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