The nucleic acid reactions on the nanomaterials surface for biomedicine

Abstract Integrating nucleic acids (NAs) with nanomaterials has substantially advanced biomedical research, enabling critical applications in biosensing, drug delivery, therapeutics, and the synthesis of nanomaterials. At the core of these advances are the reactions of NAs on nanomaterial surfaces,...

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Main Authors: Zhenrui Xue, Lu Wang, Shengnan Pan, Jie Yan, Minli You, Chunyan Yao
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Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-04-01
Series:Journal of Nanobiotechnology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12951-025-03374-2
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Lu Wang
Shengnan Pan
Jie Yan
Minli You
Chunyan Yao
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description Abstract Integrating nucleic acids (NAs) with nanomaterials has substantially advanced biomedical research, enabling critical applications in biosensing, drug delivery, therapeutics, and the synthesis of nanomaterials. At the core of these advances are the reactions of NAs on nanomaterial surfaces, encompassing conjugation (covalent and non-covalent), detachment (physical and chemical), and signal amplification (enzyme-mediated signal amplification, enzyme-free signal amplification, and DNA Walker). Here, we review the fundamental mechanisms and recent progress in nucleic acid reactions on nanomaterial surfaces, discuss emerging applications for diagnostics, nanomedicine, and gene therapy, and explore persistent challenges in the field. We offer a forward-looking perspective on how future developments could better control, optimize, and harness these reactions for transformative advances in nanomedicine and biomedical engineering. Graphical abstract
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spelling doaj-art-9c48afe78cfb4a8c94343a15031a08d62025-08-20T03:15:14ZengBMCJournal of Nanobiotechnology1477-31552025-04-0123113110.1186/s12951-025-03374-2The nucleic acid reactions on the nanomaterials surface for biomedicineZhenrui Xue0Lu Wang1Shengnan Pan2Jie Yan3Minli You4Chunyan Yao5Department of Transfusion Medicine, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University)Department of Transfusion Medicine, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University)Department of Transfusion Medicine, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University)Department of Transfusion Medicine, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University)The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityDepartment of Transfusion Medicine, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University)Abstract Integrating nucleic acids (NAs) with nanomaterials has substantially advanced biomedical research, enabling critical applications in biosensing, drug delivery, therapeutics, and the synthesis of nanomaterials. At the core of these advances are the reactions of NAs on nanomaterial surfaces, encompassing conjugation (covalent and non-covalent), detachment (physical and chemical), and signal amplification (enzyme-mediated signal amplification, enzyme-free signal amplification, and DNA Walker). Here, we review the fundamental mechanisms and recent progress in nucleic acid reactions on nanomaterial surfaces, discuss emerging applications for diagnostics, nanomedicine, and gene therapy, and explore persistent challenges in the field. We offer a forward-looking perspective on how future developments could better control, optimize, and harness these reactions for transformative advances in nanomedicine and biomedical engineering. Graphical abstracthttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12951-025-03374-2NanomaterialsInteractionNA reactionsSurface chemistryNanomedicineGene therapy
spellingShingle Zhenrui Xue
Lu Wang
Shengnan Pan
Jie Yan
Minli You
Chunyan Yao
The nucleic acid reactions on the nanomaterials surface for biomedicine
Journal of Nanobiotechnology
Nanomaterials
Interaction
NA reactions
Surface chemistry
Nanomedicine
Gene therapy
title The nucleic acid reactions on the nanomaterials surface for biomedicine
title_full The nucleic acid reactions on the nanomaterials surface for biomedicine
title_fullStr The nucleic acid reactions on the nanomaterials surface for biomedicine
title_full_unstemmed The nucleic acid reactions on the nanomaterials surface for biomedicine
title_short The nucleic acid reactions on the nanomaterials surface for biomedicine
title_sort nucleic acid reactions on the nanomaterials surface for biomedicine
topic Nanomaterials
Interaction
NA reactions
Surface chemistry
Nanomedicine
Gene therapy
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12951-025-03374-2
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