Nanoparticles tethered with DNA strands are promising building blocks for bottom-up nanotechnology, and a theoretical understanding is important for future development. Here we build on approaches developed in polymer physics to provide theoretical descriptions for the equilibrium clustering and dynamics, as well as the self-assembly kinetics of DNA-linked nanoparticles. Striking agreement is observed between the theory and molecular modeling of DNA-tethered nanoparticles.
Theoretical Description of a DNA-Linked Nanoparticle Self-Assembly / Chia Wei, Hsu; Sciortino, Francesco; Francis W., Starr. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS. - ISSN 0031-9007. - 105:5(2010). [10.1103/physrevlett.105.055502]
Theoretical Description of a DNA-Linked Nanoparticle Self-Assembly
SCIORTINO, Francesco;
2010
Abstract
Nanoparticles tethered with DNA strands are promising building blocks for bottom-up nanotechnology, and a theoretical understanding is important for future development. Here we build on approaches developed in polymer physics to provide theoretical descriptions for the equilibrium clustering and dynamics, as well as the self-assembly kinetics of DNA-linked nanoparticles. Striking agreement is observed between the theory and molecular modeling of DNA-tethered nanoparticles.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
