With the advent of DNA nanotechnology, DNA-based biomaterials have emerged as a unique class of materials at the center of various biological advances. Owing to DNA's high modification capacity programmable Watson-Crick base-pairing, DNA structures of desired design with increased complexity have been developed. However, the limited scalability, along with poor mechanical properties, high synthesis costs, and poor stability, reduced the adaptability of DNA-based materials to complex biological applications. DNA-based hybrid biomaterials were designed to overcome these limitations by conjugating DNA with functional materials. Today, DNA-based hybrid materials have attracted significant attention in biological engineering with broad application prospects in biomedicine, clinical diagnosis, and nanodevices. Here, we summarize the recent advances in DNA-based hybrid materials with an in-depth understanding of general molecular design principles, functionalities, and applications. Finally, the challenges and prospects associated with DNA-based hybrid materials are discussed at the end of this review.

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