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Nature Materials 8, 365 - 366 (2009)
doi:10.1038/nmat2436

Nanoparticle assembly: DNA provides control

Vivek M. Prabhu1 & Steven D. Hudson1

  1. Vivek M. Prabhu and Steven D. Hudson are in the Polymers Division, Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20889-8541, USA.
    e-mail: vprabhu@nist.gov; e-mail: steven.hudson@nist.gov


Solution-based syntheses of nanoclusters typically produce a broad range of species. A step-by-step process using DNA-encoded nanoparticles assembled on a solid support aids in the design and production of specific self-assembled nanoclusters in high yields.

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