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Nature 451, 528-529 (31 January 2008) | doi:10.1038/451528a; Published online 30 January 2008
Nanomaterials: Golden handshake
John C. Crocker1
Abstract
Three-dimensional nanoparticle arrays are likely to be the foundation of future optical and electronic materials. A promising way to assemble them is through the transient pairings of complementary DNA strands.
One of the staple concepts of nanotechnology is that of 'growing' useful materials or devices by coaxing a random mixture of microscopic parts to assemble spontaneously into a desired structure. Versatile self-assembly schemes have been demonstrated that use DNA as the primary building material1.
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