Binary DNA Nanostructures for Data Encryption

We present a simple and secure system for encrypting and decrypting information using DNA self-assembly. Binary data is encoded in the geometry of DNA nanostructures with two distinct conformations. Removing or leaving out a single component reduces these structures to an encrypted solution of ssDNA...

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Autores principales: Halvorsen, Ken, Wong, Wesley P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3439488/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22984477
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0044212
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description We present a simple and secure system for encrypting and decrypting information using DNA self-assembly. Binary data is encoded in the geometry of DNA nanostructures with two distinct conformations. Removing or leaving out a single component reduces these structures to an encrypted solution of ssDNA, whereas adding back this missing “decryption key” causes the spontaneous formation of the message through self-assembly, enabling rapid read out via gel electrophoresis. Applications include authentication, secure messaging, and barcoding.
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spelling pubmed-34394882012-09-14 Binary DNA Nanostructures for Data Encryption Halvorsen, Ken Wong, Wesley P. PLoS One Research Article We present a simple and secure system for encrypting and decrypting information using DNA self-assembly. Binary data is encoded in the geometry of DNA nanostructures with two distinct conformations. Removing or leaving out a single component reduces these structures to an encrypted solution of ssDNA, whereas adding back this missing “decryption key” causes the spontaneous formation of the message through self-assembly, enabling rapid read out via gel electrophoresis. Applications include authentication, secure messaging, and barcoding. Public Library of Science 2012-09-11 /pmc/articles/PMC3439488/ /pubmed/22984477 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0044212 Text en © 2012 Halvorsen, Wong http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly credited.
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