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DNA exhibits many attractive properties, such as programmability, precise selfassembly, sequence-coded biomedical functions, and good biocompatibility; therefore, DNA has been used extensively as a building block to construct novel nanomaterials. Recently, studies on oligonucleotide–polymer conjugates (OPCs) have attracted increasing attention. As hybrid molecules, OPCs exhibit novel properties, e.g., sophisticated self-assembly behaviors, which are distinct from the simple combination of the functions of DNA and polymer, making OPCs interesting and useful. The synthesis and applications of OPCs are highly dependent on the choice of the polymer block, but a systematic summary of OPCs based on their molecular structures is still lacking. In order to design OPCs for further applications, it is necessary to thoroughly understand the structure–function relationship of OPCs. In this review, we carefully categorize recently developed OPCs by the structures of the polymer blocks, and discuss the synthesis, purification, and applications for each category. Finally, we will comment on future prospects for OPCs.
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Xiao, F., Wei, Z., Wang, M., Hoff, A., Bao, Y., Tian, L. (2020). Oligonucleotide-Polymer Conjugates: From Molecular Basic to Practical Application. In: Fan, C., Ke, Y. (eds) DNA Nanotechnology. Topics in Current Chemistry Collections. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54806-3_7
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