Self-Assembling DNA templates for programmed artificial biomineralization
Abstract
Complex materials with micron-scale dimensions and nanometre-scale feature resolution
created via engineered DNA self-assembly represent an important new class of soft
matter. These assemblies are increasingly being exploited as templates for the programmed
assembly of functional inorganic materials that have not conventionally lent themselves
to organization by molecular recognition processes. The current challenge is to apply
these bioinspired DNA templates toward the fabrication of composite materials for
use in electronics, photonics, and other fields of technology. This highlight focuses
on methods we consider most useful for integration of DNA templated structures into
functional composite nanomaterials, particularly, organization of preformed nanoparticles
and metallization procedures. © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2011.
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Journal articleSubject
Science & TechnologyPhysical Sciences
Technology
Chemistry, Physical
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Polymer Science
Chemistry
Materials Science
Physics
NANOPARTICLE
ARRAYS
CONSTRUCTION
FABRICATION
NANOWIRES
PROTEIN
NANOSTRUCTURES
METALLIZATION
CHAINS
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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/19627Published Version (Please cite this version)
10.1039/c0sm01318hPublication Info
Samano, Enrique C; Pilo-Pais, Mauricio; Goldberg, Sarah; Vogen, Briana N; Finkelstein,
Gleb; & LaBean, Thomas H (2011). Self-Assembling DNA templates for programmed artificial biomineralization. Soft Matter, 7(7). pp. 3240-3245. 10.1039/c0sm01318h. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/19627.This is constructed from limited available data and may be imprecise. To cite this
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Gleb Finkelstein
Professor of Physics
Gleb Finkelstein is an experimentalist interested in physics of quantum nanostructures,
such as Josephson junctions and quantum dots made of carbon nanotubes, graphene, and
topological materials. These objects reveal a variety of interesting electronic properties
that may form a basis for future quantum devices.

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