1201.2297 (Anh D. Phan et al.)

Temperature phase transition model for the DNA-CNTs-based nanotweezers    [PDF]

Anh D. Phan, N. A. Viet

DNA and Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have unique physical, mechanical and electronic properties that make them revolutionary materials for advances in technology. In state-of-the-art applications, these physical properties can be exploited to design a type of bio-nanorobot. In this paper, we present the behaviors of DNA-based nanotweezers and show the capabilities of controlling the robotic device. The theoretical calculations are based on the Englander-Peyrard-Bishop model for DNA. Furthermore, the influence of the Casimir force between on the opening and closing of nanotweezers is studied in comparison with the stretching forces of DNA.

View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1201.2297