Journal article

Anisotropically DNA-functionalized nanoparticle dimers

Authors/Editors

No matching items found.



Research Areas

No matching items found.


Publication Details

Author list: Högberg, Björn;Olin, Håkan

Publication year: 2007

Start page: 299

End page: 302

Number of pages: 4

ISSN: 1434-6060

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2007-00108-7

View additional information: View in Web of Science


Abstract

Self-assembly of complex, non-periodic nanostructures can only be achieved by using anisotropic building-blocks. The building blocks need to have at least four bonds pointing in separate directions [J. Comput. Theor. Nanosci. 3, 391 (2006)]. We have previously presented a method for the synthesis of such building-blocks using DNA-functionalized gold nanoparticles. Here, we report on the progress in the experimental realization of this scheme. The first goal, in a process to make programmable self-assembly building-blocks using nanoparticles, is the production of dimers with different DNA-functions on the two component particles. We report on the fabrication of anisotropically functionalized dimers of nanoparticles of two different sizes. As a result of their anisotropy, these demonstrator building blocks can be made to assemble into spherical structures.


Projects

No matching items found.


Keywords

No matching items found.


Documents

No matching items found.


Last updated on 2017-06-10 at 09:43