Issue 2, 2014
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Chemical Communications

The role of spacers on the self-assembly of DNA aptamer-amphiphiles into micelles and nanotapes†

Timothy R. Pearce,a   Brett Waybrantb  and  Efrosini Kokkoli*b  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

b Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
E-mail: kokkoli@umn.edu

Abstract

The self-assembly of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) aptamer-amphiphiles was influenced by the choice of spacer used to link the hydrophobic tail and aptamer headgroup. Aptamer-amphiphiles without spacers or with hydrophilic spacers formed globular micelles while amphiphiles with hydrophobic spacers formed bilayer nanotapes, which are the first such structures formed by DNA-amphiphiles.

Graphical abstract: The role of spacers on the self-assembly of DNA aptamer-amphiphiles into micelles and nanotapes

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CC42311E
Article type
Communication
Submitted
29 Mar 2013
Accepted
26 Oct 2013
First published
29 Oct 2013

Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 210-212

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T. R. Pearce, B. Waybrant and E. Kokkoli, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 210 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42311E

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