Nanomedicine and Nanomaterials

DNA and RNA nanotechnology

DNA nanotechnology is the design and assembling of artificial nucleic acid structures for technological uses. In this field, nucleic acids are used as non-bioengineering materials for nanotechnology as opposed to as the genetic information in living cells. The DNA molecules can be packed into the nanoparticles and then can be embedded into the cells. RNA nanotechnology is a branch of nanotechnology concerned with the design, study and application of synthetic structures based on RNA. RNA nanotechnology takes advantage of the physical and chemical properties of RNA rather than the genetic information it carries.