Issue 35, 2019

DNA functionalization of colloidal particles via physisorption of azide-functionalized diblock copolymers

Abstract

DNA-coated inorganic particles can be prepared simply by physical adsorption of azide-functionalized diblock copolymers (polystyrene-b-poly(ethylene oxide)-azide, PS-b-PEO-N3) onto hydrophobically-modified inorganic particles, followed by strain-promoted azide–alkyne cycloaddition (SPAAC, copper-free click chemistry). This approach is applied to organosilica, silica and titania particles. The DNA-coated colloids are successfully crystallized into colloidal superstructures by a thermal annealing process using DNA-mediated assembly.

Graphical abstract: DNA functionalization of colloidal particles via physisorption of azide-functionalized diblock copolymers

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
21 Jun 2019
Accepted
24 Jul 2019
First published
25 Jul 2019

Soft Matter, 2019,15, 6930-6933

Author version available

DNA functionalization of colloidal particles via physisorption of azide-functionalized diblock copolymers

J. Moon, I. Jo, J. H. Yoon, Y. Kim, J. S. Oh, D. J. Pine and G. Yi, Soft Matter, 2019, 15, 6930 DOI: 10.1039/C9SM01243E

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