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We propose a mathematical model of DNA self-assembly using 2D tiles to form 3D nanostructures. This is the first work to combine studies in self-assembly and nanotechnology in 3D, just as Rothemund and Winfree did in the 2D case. Our model is a more precise superset of their Tile Assembly Model that facilitates building scalable 3D molecules. Under our model, we present algorithms to build a hollow cube, which is intuitively one of the simplest 3D structures to construct. We also introduce five basic measures of complexity to analyze these algorithms. Our model and algorithmic techniques are applicable to more complex 2D and 3D nanostructures.
Supported in part by NSF Grants CCR-9531028 and EIA-0112934. Part of this work was performed while this author was visiting the Department of Computer Science, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8285, USA, kao-ming-yang@cs.yale.edu.
Supported by a 2001 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship.
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Ming-Yang, K., Ramachandran, V. (2001). DNA Self-Assembly For Constructing 3D Boxes. In: Eades, P., Takaoka, T. (eds) Algorithms and Computation. ISAAC 2001. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2223. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45678-3_37
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