Issue 19, 2012

Theoretical model of substrate-assisted self-assembly of DNA nanostructures

Abstract

Substrate-assisted self-assembly [S. Hamada and S. Murata, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 2009, 48, 6820; X. Sun et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2009, 131, 13 248] is a novel methodology for DNA self-assembly to fabricate large-scale DNA nanostructures on substrate surfaces. Although a qualitative explanation of this phenomenon and some experimental results exist, the mechanism is not yet thoroughly understood. A theoretical framework will improve understanding and enable us to exploit this phenomenon for further development and future applications. Here, we propose a model and simulations describing this phenomenon, with comparison to experimental results. The model is based on simple thermodynamics and was converted into quasi-static kinetics to trace the overall process of adsorption and self-assembly during annealing. As an example, a simulation of T-motif Ring formation based on this model successfully reproduced the difference between yields in solution and on a surface, consistent with experimental observations.

Graphical abstract: Theoretical model of substrate-assisted self-assembly of DNA nanostructures

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
25 Apr 2012
Accepted
27 May 2012
First published
29 May 2012

RSC Adv., 2012,2, 7406-7412

Theoretical model of substrate-assisted self-assembly of DNA nanostructures

S. Hamada and S. Murata, RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 7406 DOI: 10.1039/C2RA20764H

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