Self-assembly of DNA-coded nanoclusters
Soft Condensed Matter
2009-11-11 v3 Materials Science
Statistical Mechanics
Abstract
We present a theoretical discussion of a self-assembly scheme which makes it possible to use DNA to uniquely encode the composition and structure of micro- and nanoparticle clusters. These anisotropic DNA-decorated clusters can be further used as building blocks for hierarchical self-assembly of larger structures. We address several important aspects of possible experimental implementation of the proposed scheme: the competition between different types of clusters in a solution, possible jamming in an unwanted configuration, and the degeneracy due to symmetry with respect to particle permutations.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0606397,
title = {Self-assembly of DNA-coded nanoclusters},
author = {Nicholas A. Licata and Alexei V. Tkachenko},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0606397},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
v2, 4 pages, 7 figures, added journal ref