Non-deterministic self-assembly with asymmetric interactions
Soft Condensed Matter
2016-08-24 v3 Statistical Mechanics
Abstract
We investigate general properties of non-deterministic self-assembly with asymmetric interactions, using a computational model and DNA tile assembly experiments. By contrasting symmetric and asymmetric interactions we show that the latter can lead to self-limiting cluster growth. Furthermore, by adjusting the relative abundance of self-assembly particles in a two-particle mixture, we are able to tune the final sizes of these clusters. We show that this is a fundamental property of asymmetric interactions, which has potential applications in bioengineering, and provides new insights into the study of diseases caused by protein aggregation.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1603.08874,
title = {Non-deterministic self-assembly with asymmetric interactions},
author = {S. Tesoro and K. Göpfrich and T. Kartanas and U. F. Keyser and S. E. Ahnert},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1603.08874},
year = {2016}
}