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Porous Silica Boosts On-Chip DNA Synthesis Yield For Data Storage
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Fusion42 · 17 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
Researchers developed a porous silica thin film for on-chip electrochemically directed synthesis of DNA oligonucleotides, improving yield and spatial confinement for DNA data storage applications. This approach balances synthesis-site density with oligonucleotide output, addressing a key trade-off in DNA data writing technology.
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Porous silica films expand your chip’s DNA writing sites without losing output per site. If you work on DNA data storage, this barrier to miniaturising synthesis is now easier to break.
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