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Categories: advanced materials, nanotechnology
BSA 08-17: Nanoscale Clusters
BNL Reference Number: BSA 08-17
Patent Status: Application Number 20090258355 was published on October 15, 2009
Summary
DNA is used as a platform to tailor inter-object attraction and repulsion to generate 2D and 3D DNA-guided microparticle and nanoparticle assemblies. The DNA-based nanosystems formed may have non-close packed structures.
Description
This biomolecule-driven nano-assembly platform using encoded solid supports aids in the construction of modular nanosystems with complex architectures. In addition, the method allows fabrication of Janus-type constructions.
Benefits
The system is simple, modular, and allows high throughput fabrication. The assembly is economical and can be performed in aqueous solution without strenuous environmental controls and laborious purification steps.
Applications and Industries
Generation of a broad range of nanoparticle monomers with controlled anisotropy can be used in a number of applications including targeted drug delivery, microsensor systems, stabilizers of complex media, and nanocomponents in smart displays.
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Tags: DNA, nanostructures
