Geerts, Nienke and Eiser, Erika (2010) DNA-functionalized colloids: Physical properties and applications. Soft Matter, 6 (19). pp. 4647-4660. DOI https://doi.org/10.1039/C001603A
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Abstract
The specificity and reversibility of the hydrogen-bonding between two complementary strands in DNA make this bio-molecule a unique binding agent. When DNA is grafted to nano-and micrometer sized colloids it can lead to specific binding between particles coated with complementary strands of single-stranded DNA. DNA-coated colloids hold great promise as the building blocks of a new generation of complex, self-assembling colloidal materials. This brief review sketches the recent developments and present status of the research on DNA-coated colloids with special emphasis on their role as potential building blocks in complex, self-assembling materials and as highly sensitive bio-sensors. Although the present review cannot be comprehensive, it hopefully highlights the promise of DNA-coated colloids as versatile and still largely unexplored form of soft matter.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | 2010AREP; IA61; |
Subjects: | 03 - Mineral Sciences |
Divisions: | 99 - Other |
Journal or Publication Title: | Soft Matter |
Volume: | 6 |
Page Range: | pp. 4647-4660 |
Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1039/C001603A |
Depositing User: | Sarah Humbert |
Date Deposited: | 09 Oct 2010 12:21 |
Last Modified: | 23 Jul 2013 10:00 |
URI: | http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/id/eprint/1946 |
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