Issue 18, 2006

Characterization and modulation of the hierarchical self-assembly of nanostructured DNA tiles into supramolecular polymers

Abstract

We present a set of DNA supramolecular architectures based on the polymerization of discrete DNA tiles having the shape of parallelograms and designed to have a one-dimensional inter-tile connectivity. Tiles bind to each other with two connections, which have different thermal stabilities. We discuss how this difference in stability implies that the same monomeric tile can yield supramolecular polymers of different shapes just by changing the polymerization conditions. We show how this system reacts to external stimuli by interconverting between some of its possible states. Concurrently, we show how performing the polymerization on a surface can influence its outcome.

Graphical abstract: Characterization and modulation of the hierarchical self-assembly of nanostructured DNA tiles into supramolecular polymers

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
24 Apr 2006
Accepted
05 Jun 2006
First published
19 Jun 2006

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2006,4, 3427-3434

Characterization and modulation of the hierarchical self-assembly of nanostructured DNA tiles into supramolecular polymers

M. Brucale, G. Zuccheri, L. Rossi, A. Bazzani, G. Castellani and B. Samorì, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2006, 4, 3427 DOI: 10.1039/B605744F

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