Wednesday
16:00 pm
- 17:15 pm
FIT seminar room
livMatS Colloquium | Prof. Hendrik Dietz (Technische Universität München) | Virus traps and other molecular machines of the future
Abstract
Our goal is to build ultra-miniaturized molecular devices and machines capable of executing user-defined tasks. We use and advance the methods of DNA origami to achieve this goal. In the talk I will present recent developments, including a DNA origami rotary ratchet motor capable of doing mechanical work (Pumm et al, Nature 2022) and a programmable icosahedral shell system that can be used to neutralize viruses (Sigl et al, Nature Materials 2021).