Advances in the control of the shape, bonding direction and valency of DNA-coated nanoparticles allow the synthesis of nanoparticle crystallites of ever increasing complexity.
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We thank N.C. Seeman, O. Gang and C.A. Mirkin for their helpful comments, and the Deutsche Forschungsgesellschaft (DFG) for their generous financial support through the Sonderforschungsbereich SFB 1032 (Projects A06 and A07).
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Nickel, B., Liedl, T. DNA-linked superlattices get into shape. Nature Mater 14, 746–749 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat4376
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