Abstract
DNA tile based self-assembly provides an attractive route to create nanoarchitectures of programmable patterns. It also offers excellent scaffolds for directed self-assembly of nanometer-scale materials, ranging from nanoparticles to proteins, with potential applications in constructing nanoelectronic/nanophotonic devices and protein/ligand nanoarrays. This Review first summarizes the currently available DNA tile toolboxes and further emphasizes recent developments toward self-assembling DNA nanostructures with increasing complexity. Exciting progress using DNA tiles for directed self-assembly of other nanometer scale components is also discussed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1641-1647 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | ChemPhysChem |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 11 2006 |
Keywords
- DNA structures
- Nanostructures
- Nanotechnology
- Self-assembly
- Structure elucidation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry