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ArticleACS nano2025

Diffusion of DNA on Atomically Flat 2D Material Surfaces.

Dong Hoon Shin, Sung Hyun Kim, Kush Coshic, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Gerard J Verbiest, Sabina Caneva, Aleksei Aksimentiev, Peter G Steeneken, Chirlmin Joo

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Article in ACS nano, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Dong Hoon ShinKavli Institute of Nanoscience Delft, Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft, The Netherlands.
Sung Hyun KimKavli Institute of Nanoscience Delft, Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft, The Netherlands.
Kush CoshicCenter for Biophysics and Quantitative Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States.
Kenji WatanabeAdvanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-3701-8119
Takashi TaniguchiAdvanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-1467-3105
Gerard J VerbiestDepartment of Precision and Microsystems Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-1712-1234
Sabina CanevaDepartment of Precision and Microsystems Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-3457-7505
Aleksei AksimentievCenter for Biophysics and Quantitative Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-6042-8442
Peter G SteenekenKavli Institute of Nanoscience Delft, Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft, The Netherlands.
Chirlmin JooKavli Institute of Nanoscience Delft, Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-2803-0335

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Accurate localization and delivery of biomolecules are pivotal for building tools to understand biology. The interactions of biomolecules with atomically flat 2D surfaces offer a means to realize both the localization and delivery, yet experimental utilization of such interactions has remained elusive. By combining single-molecule detection methods with computational approaches, we comprehensively characterize the interactions of individual DNA molecules with hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) surfaces. Our experiments directly show that, upon binding to a hBN surface, a DNA molecule retains its ability to diffuse along the surface. Further, we show that the magnitude and direction of such diffusion can be controlled by the DNA length, the surface topography, and atomic defects. We observe that the diffusion speed of the biomolecules is significantly lower than indicated by molecular dynamic simulations. Through computational analysis, we present the model based on temporary trapping by atomic defects that accounts for those observations. By fabricating a narrow hBN ribbon structure, we achieve pseudo-1D confinement, demonstrating its potential for nanofluidic guiding of biomolecules.

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Boron CompoundsDNADiffusionMolecular Dynamics SimulationSurface PropertiesBoron Compoundsboron nitrideDNADNAhexagonal boron nitridenanofluidicssurface diffusionvan der Waals materials

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PMID40471129
PMCPMC12177950

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