Crystallization of amphiphilic DNA C-Stars
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Author(s)
Brady, R
Brooks, NJ
Cicuta, P
Di Michele, L
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Many emerging technologies require materials with well-defined 3D nanoscale architectures. Production of these structures is currently underpinned by self-assembling amphiphilic macromolecules or engineered all-DNA building blocks. Both these approaches produce restricted ranges of crystal geometries due to synthetic amphiphiles’ simple shape and limited specificity, or the technical difficulties in designing space-filling DNA motifs with targeted shapes. We have overcome these limitations with amphiphilic DNA-nanostructures, or “C-Stars”, that combine the design freedom and facile functionalization of DNA-based materials with robust hydrophobic interactions. C-Stars self-assemble into single crystals exceeding 40 μm in size with lattice parameters exceeding 20 nm.
Date Issued
2017-04-18
Date Acceptance
2017-04-18
Citation
Nano Letters, 2017, 17 (5), pp.3276-3281
ISSN
1530-6992
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Start Page
3276
End Page
3281
Journal / Book Title
Nano Letters
Volume
17
Issue
5
Copyright Statement
© 2017 American Chemical Society. This is an open access article published under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the author and source are cited.
Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Grant Number
EP/J017566/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Technology
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chemistry, Physical
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Physics, Applied
Physics, Condensed Matter
Chemistry
Science & Technology - Other Topics
Materials Science
Physics
DNA crystallization
hydrophobic interactions
amphiphilic molecules
self-assembly
single crystals
DNA nanotechnology
NUCLEIC-ACID JUNCTIONS
NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS
ENERGY-CONVERSION
BLOCK-COPOLYMERS
PHASE-BEHAVIOR
CRYSTAL
POLYMER
NANOSTARS
HYDROGEL
STORAGE
MD Multidisciplinary
Publication Status
Published