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Sun M, Song R, Fang Y, Xu J, Yang Z, Zhang H. DNA-Based Complexes and Composites: A Review of Fabrication Methods, Properties, and Applications. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:51899-51915. [PMID: 39314016 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c13357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/25/2024]
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Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), a macromolecule that stores genetic information in organisms, has recently been gradually developed into a building block for new materials due to its stable chemical structure and excellent biocompatibility. The efficient preparation and functional integration of various molecular complexes and composite materials based on nucleic acid skeletons have been successfully achieved. These versatile materials possess excellent physical and chemical properties inherent to certain inorganic or organic molecules but are endowed with specific physiological functions by nucleic acids, demonstrating unique advantages and potential applications in materials science, nanotechnology, and biomedical engineering in recent years. However, issues such as the production cost, biological stability, and potential immunogenicity of DNA have presented some unprecedented challenges to the application of these materials in the field. This review summarizes the cutting-edge manufacturing techniques and unique properties of DNA-based complexes and composites and discusses the trends, challenges, and opportunities for the future development of nucleic acid-based materials.
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- Mengqiu Sun
- School of Physical Sciences, Great Bay University, Dongguan 523000, China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Physical Sciences, Great Bay University, Dongguan 523000, China
- Research & Development Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University in Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518063, China
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- School of Physical Sciences, Great Bay University, Dongguan 523000, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Health Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Physical Sciences, Great Bay University, Dongguan 523000, China
- Research & Development Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University in Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518063, China
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Hueckel T, Woo S, Macfarlane RJ. Controlling the thermally-driven crystallization of DNA-coated nanoparticles with formamide. SOFT MATTER 2024; 20:6723-6729. [PMID: 39140263 DOI: 10.1039/d4sm00854e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/15/2024]
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DNA-coated nanoparticles, also known as programmable atom equivalents (PAEs), facilitate the construction of materials with nanoscopic precision. Thermal annealing plays a pivotal role by controlling DNA hybridization kinetics and thermodynamics, which ensures the formation of intended structures. While various design handles such as particle size, DNA design, and salt concentration influence the stability of the DNA duplexes linking PAEs in a lattice, their influence on the system's melting temperature (Tm) often follows complicated trends that make rational tuning of self-assembly challenging. In this work, the denaturant formamide is used to precisely tune the thermal response of PAEs. Our results reveal a clear and predictable trend in the PAEs' response to formamide, enabling rational control over the Tm of a diverse set of PAE systems. Unlike adjustments made through alterations to PAE design or solution parameters such as ionic strength, formamide achieves its temperature shift without impacting the kinetics of assembly. As a result, PAEs can be rapidly crystallized at ambient temperatures, producing superlattices with similar quality to PAE crystals assembled through standard protocols that use higher temperatures. This study therefore positions formamide as a useful tool for enhancing the synthesis of complex nanostructures under mild conditions.
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- Theodore Hueckel
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
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Arad E, Levi T, Yosefi G, Kass I, Cohen-Erez I, Azoulay Z, Bitton R, Jelinek R, Rapaport H. A Matter of Charge: Electrostatically Tuned Coassembly of Amphiphilic Peptides. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2404324. [PMID: 39155426 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202404324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2024] [Revised: 08/04/2024] [Indexed: 08/20/2024]
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Coassembly of peptide biomaterials offers a compelling avenue to broaden the spectrum of hierarchically ordered supramolecular nanoscale structures that may be relevant for biomedical and biotechnological applications. In this work coassemblies of amphiphilic and oppositely charged, anionic and cationic, β-sheet peptides are studied, which may give rise to a diverse range of coassembled forms. Mixtures of the peptides show significantly lower critical coassembly concentration (CCC) values compared to those of the individual pure peptides. Intriguingly, the highest formation of coassembled fibrils is found to require excess of the cationic peptide whereas equimolar mixtures of the peptides exhibited the maximum folding into β-sheet structures. Mixtures of the peptides coassembled sequentially from solutions at concentrations surpassing each peptide's intrinsic critical assembly concentration (CAC), are also found to require a higher portion of the cationic peptide to stabilize hydrogels. This study illuminates a systematic investigation of oppositely charged β-sheet peptides over a range of concentrations, in solutions and in hydrogels. The results may be relevant to the fundamental understanding of such intricate charge-driven assembly systems and to the formulation of peptide-based nanostructures with diverse functionalities.
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- Elad Arad
- Ilse Katz Institute (IKI) for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, 8410501, Israel
- Department of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, 8410501, Israel
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University in the City of New York, New York, NY, 10027, USA
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- Avram and Stella Goldstein-Goren Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, 8410501, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, 8410501, Israel
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- Ilse Katz Institute (IKI) for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, 8410501, Israel
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- Avram and Stella Goldstein-Goren Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, 8410501, Israel
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- Avram and Stella Goldstein-Goren Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, 8410501, Israel
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- Ilse Katz Institute (IKI) for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, 8410501, Israel
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, 8410501, Israel
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- Ilse Katz Institute (IKI) for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, 8410501, Israel
- Department of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, 8410501, Israel
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- Ilse Katz Institute (IKI) for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, 8410501, Israel
- Avram and Stella Goldstein-Goren Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, 8410501, Israel
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Li Z, Lim Y, Tanriover I, Zhou W, Li Y, Zhang Y, Aydin K, Glotzer SC, Mirkin CA. DNA-mediated assembly of Au bipyramids into anisotropic light emitting kagome superlattices. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2024; 10:eadp3756. [PMID: 39028823 PMCID: PMC11259166 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adp3756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 06/14/2024] [Indexed: 07/21/2024]
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Colloidal crystal engineering with DNA allows one to design diverse superlattices with tunable lattice symmetry, composition, and spacing. Most of these structures follow the complementary contact model, maximizing DNA hybridization on building blocks and producing relatively close-packed lattices. Here, low-symmetry kagome superlattices are assembled from DNA-modified gold bipyramids that can engage only in partial DNA surface matching. The bipyramid dimensions and DNA length can be engineered for two different superlattices with rhombohedral unit cells, including one composed of a periodic stacking of kagome lattices. Enabled by the partial facet alignment, the kagome lattices exhibit lattice distortion, bipyramid twisting, and planar chirality. When conjugated with Cy-5 dyes, the kagome lattices serve as cavities with high-density optical states and large Purcell factors along lateral directions, leading to strong dipole radiation along the z axis and facet-dependent light emission. Such complex optical properties make these materials attractive for lasers, displays, and quantum sensing constructs.
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- Zhiwei Li
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
- International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
- International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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- International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
- International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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- International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
- International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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Wei X, Chen C, Popov AV, Bathe M, Hernandez R. Binding Site Programmable Self-Assembly of 3D Hierarchical DNA Origami Nanostructures. J Phys Chem A 2024; 128:4999-5008. [PMID: 38875485 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.4c02603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2024]
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DNA nanotechnology has broad applications in biomedical drug delivery and programmable materials. Characterization of the self-assembly of DNA origami and quantum dots (QDs) is necessary for the development of new DNA-based nanostructures. We use computation and experiment to show that the self-assembly of 3D hierarchical nanostructures can be controlled by programming the binding site number and their positions on DNA origami. Using biotinylated pentagonal pyramid wireframe DNA origamis and streptavidin capped QDs, we demonstrate that DNA origami with 1 binding site at the outer vertex can assemble multimeric origamis with up to 6 DNA origamis on 1 QD, and DNA origami with 1 binding site at the inner center can only assemble monomeric and dimeric origamis. Meanwhile, the yield percentages of different multimeric origamis are controlled by the QD:DNA-origami stoichiometric mixing ratio. DNA origamis with 2 binding sites at the αγ positions (of the pentagon) make larger nanostructures than those with binding sites at the αβ positions. In general, increasing the number of binding sites leads to increases in the nanostructure size. At high DNA origami concentration, the QD number in each cluster becomes the limiting factor for the growth of nanostructures. We find that reducing the QD size can also affect the self-assembly because of the reduced access to the binding sites from more densely packed origamis.
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- Xingfei Wei
- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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Lin M, Lee JU, Kim Y, Kim G, Jung Y, Jo A, Park M, Lee S, Lah JD, Park J, Noh K, Lee JH, Kwak M, Lungerich D, Cheon J. A magnetically powered nanomachine with a DNA clutch. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2024; 19:646-651. [PMID: 38326466 DOI: 10.1038/s41565-023-01599-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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Machines found in nature and human-made machines share common components, such as an engine, and an output element, such as a rotor, linked by a clutch. This clutch, as seen in biological structures such as dynein, myosin or bacterial flagellar motors, allows for temporary disengagement of the moving parts from the running engine. However, such sophistication is still challenging to achieve in artificial nanomachines. Here we present a spherical rotary nanomotor with a reversible clutch system based on precise molecular recognition of built-in DNA strands. The clutch couples and decouples the engine from the machine's rotor in response to encoded inputs such as DNA or RNA. The nanomotor comprises a porous nanocage as a spherical rotor to confine the magnetic engine particle within the nanospace (∼0.004 μm3) of the cage. Thus, the entropically driven irreversible disintegration of the magnetic engine and the spherical rotor during the disengagement process is eliminated, and an exchange of microenvironmental inputs is possible through the nanopores. Our motor is only 200 nm in size and the clutch-mediated force transmission powered by an embedded ferromagnetic nanocrystal is high enough (∼15.5 pN at 50 mT) for the in vitro mechanical activation of Notch and integrin receptors, demonstrating its potential as nano-bio machinery.
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- Mouhong Lin
- Center for Nanomedicine, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanomedicine, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanomedicine, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanomedicine, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanomedicine, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanomedicine, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanomedicine, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Nano Biomedical Engineering (NanoBME), Advanced Science Institute, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanomedicine, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanomedicine, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Nano Biomedical Engineering (NanoBME), Advanced Science Institute, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanomedicine, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Nano Biomedical Engineering (NanoBME), Advanced Science Institute, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanomedicine, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Nano Biomedical Engineering (NanoBME), Advanced Science Institute, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanomedicine, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Nano Biomedical Engineering (NanoBME), Advanced Science Institute, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanomedicine, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Nano Biomedical Engineering (NanoBME), Advanced Science Institute, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanomedicine, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Nano Biomedical Engineering (NanoBME), Advanced Science Institute, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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- Center for Nanomedicine, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Nano Biomedical Engineering (NanoBME), Advanced Science Institute, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Xie C, Yang R, Wan X, Li H, Ge L, Li X, Zhao G. A High-Proton Conductivity All-Biomass Proton Exchange Membrane Enabled by Adenine and Thymine Modified Cellulose Nanofibers. Polymers (Basel) 2024; 16:1060. [PMID: 38674980 PMCID: PMC11054160 DOI: 10.3390/polym16081060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2024] [Revised: 04/07/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Nanocellulose fiber materials were considered promising biomaterials due to their excellent biodegradability, biocompatibility, high hydrophilicity, and cost-effectiveness. However, their low proton conductivity significantly limited their application as proton exchange membranes. The methods previously reported to increase their proton conductivity often introduced non-biodegradable groups and compounds, which resulted in the loss of the basic advantages of this natural polymer in terms of biodegradability. In this work, a green and sustainable strategy was developed to prepare cellulose-based proton exchange membranes that could simultaneously meet sustainability and high-performance criteria. Adenine and thymine were introduced onto the surface of tempo-oxidized nanocellulose fibers (TOCNF) to provide many transition sites for proton conduction. Once modified, the proton conductivity of the TOCNF membrane increased by 31.2 times compared to the original membrane, with a specific surface area that had risen from 6.1 m²/g to 86.5 m²/g. The wet strength also increased. This study paved a new path for the preparation of environmentally friendly membrane materials that could replace the commonly used non-degradable ones, highlighting the potential of nanocellulose fiber membrane materials in sustainable applications such as fuel cells, supercapacitors, and solid-state batteries.
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- Chong Xie
- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, School of Light Industry and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Wushan Road, Guangzhou 510641, China; (C.X.); (R.Y.); (X.W.); (H.L.); (L.G.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, School of Light Industry and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Wushan Road, Guangzhou 510641, China; (C.X.); (R.Y.); (X.W.); (H.L.); (L.G.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, School of Light Industry and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Wushan Road, Guangzhou 510641, China; (C.X.); (R.Y.); (X.W.); (H.L.); (L.G.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, School of Light Industry and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Wushan Road, Guangzhou 510641, China; (C.X.); (R.Y.); (X.W.); (H.L.); (L.G.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, School of Light Industry and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Wushan Road, Guangzhou 510641, China; (C.X.); (R.Y.); (X.W.); (H.L.); (L.G.)
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Wushan Road, Guangzhou 510641, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, School of Light Industry and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Wushan Road, Guangzhou 510641, China; (C.X.); (R.Y.); (X.W.); (H.L.); (L.G.)
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Mao R, Minevich B, McKeen D, Chen Q, Lu F, Gang O, Mittal J. Regulating phase behavior of nanoparticle assemblies through engineering of DNA-mediated isotropic interactions. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2302037120. [PMID: 38109548 PMCID: PMC10756293 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2302037120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/20/2023] Open
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Self-assembly of isotropically interacting particles into desired crystal structures could allow for creating designed functional materials via simple synthetic means. However, the ability to use isotropic particles to assemble different crystal types remains challenging, especially for generating low-coordinated crystal structures. Here, we demonstrate that isotropic pairwise interparticle interactions can be rationally tuned through the design of DNA shells in a range that allows transition from common, high-coordinated FCC-CuAu and BCC-CsCl lattices, to more exotic symmetries for spherical particles such as the SC-NaCl lattice and to low-coordinated crystal structures (i.e., cubic diamond, open honeycomb). The combination of computational and experimental approaches reveals such a design strategy using DNA-functionalized nanoparticles and successfully demonstrates the realization of BCC-CsCl, SC-NaCl, and a weakly ordered cubic diamond phase. The study reveals the phase behavior of isotropic nanoparticles for DNA-shell tunable interaction, which, due to the ease of synthesis is promising for the practical realization of non-close-packed lattices.
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- Runfang Mao
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota–Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN55455
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY10027
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY10027
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- Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX77843
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY11973
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY10027
- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY11973
- Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, NY10027
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- Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX77843
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX77843
- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetics and Genomics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX77843
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Schönhöfer PWA, Sun K, Mao X, Glotzer SC. Rationalizing Euclidean Assemblies of Hard Polyhedra from Tessellations in Curved Space. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2023; 131:258201. [PMID: 38181337 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.131.258201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2024]
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Entropic self-assembly is governed by the shape of the constituent particles, yet a priori prediction of crystal structures from particle shape alone is nontrivial for anything but the simplest of space-filling shapes. At the same time, most polyhedra are not space filling due to geometric constraints, but these constraints can be relaxed or even eliminated by sufficiently curving space. We show using Monte Carlo simulations that the majority of hard Platonic solids self-assemble entropically into space-filling crystals when constrained to the surface volume of a 3-sphere. As we gradually decrease curvature to "flatten" space and compare the local morphologies of crystals assembling in curved and flat space, we show that the Euclidean assemblies can be categorized as either remnants of tessellations in curved space (tetrahedra and dodecahedra) or nontessellation-based assemblies caused by large-scale geometric frustration (octahedra and icosahedra).
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- Philipp W A Schönhöfer
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
- Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
- Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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Kang J, Sherman ZM, Conrad DL, Crory HSN, Dominguez MN, Valenzuela SA, Anslyn EV, Truskett TM, Milliron DJ. Structural Control of Plasmon Resonance in Molecularly Linked Metal Oxide Nanocrystal Gel Assemblies. ACS NANO 2023. [PMID: 38009590 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c09515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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Nanocrystal gels exhibit collective optical phenomena based on interactions among their constituent building blocks. However, their inherently disordered structures have made it challenging to understand, predict, or design properties such as optical absorption spectra that are sensitive to the coupling between the plasmon resonances of the individual nanocrystals. Here, we bring indium tin oxide nanocrystal gels under chemical control and show that their infrared absorption can be predicted and systematically tuned by selecting the nanocrystal sizes and compositions and molecular structures of the link-mediating surface ligands. Thermoreversible assemblies with metal-terpyridine links form reproducible gel architectures, enabling us to derive a plasmon ruler that governs the spectral shifts upon gelation, predicated on the nanocrystal and ligand compositions. This empirical guide is validated using large-scale, many-bodied simulations to compute the optical spectra of gels with varied structural parameters. Based on the derived plasmon ruler, we design and demonstrate a nanocrystal mixture whose spectrum exhibits distinctive line narrowing upon assembly.
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- Jiho Kang
- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 200 E Dean Keeton St., Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 200 E Dean Keeton St., Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, 2506 Speedway, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, 2506 Speedway, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, 2506 Speedway, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, 2506 Speedway, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, 2506 Speedway, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 200 E Dean Keeton St., Austin, Texas 78712, United States
- Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, 2515 Speedway, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 200 E Dean Keeton St., Austin, Texas 78712, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, 2506 Speedway, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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Mostarac D, Novak EV, Kantorovich SS. Relating the length of a magnetic filament with solvophobic, superparamagnetic colloids to its properties in applied magnetic fields. Phys Rev E 2023; 108:054601. [PMID: 38115450 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.108.054601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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The idea of creating polymer-like structures by crosslinking magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) opened an alternative perspective on controlling the rheological properties of magnetoresponsive systems, because unlike suspensions of self-assembled MNPs, whose cluster sizes are sensitive to temperature, magnetic filaments (MFs) preserve their initial topology. Considering the length scales characteristic of single-domain nanoparticles used to create MFs, the MNPs can be both ferro- and superparamagnetic. Moreover, steric or electrostatic stabilization might not fully screen van der Waals interactions. In this paper, using coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations, we investigate the influence of susceptibility of superparamagnetic MNPs-their number and central attraction forces between them-on the polymeric, structural, and magnetic properties of MFs with varied backbone rigidity. We find that, due to the general tendency of MFs with superparamagnetic monomers to bend, reinforced for colloids with a high susceptibility, properties of MFs vary greatly with chain length.
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- Deniz Mostarac
- Computational and Soft Matter Physics, University of Vienna, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, Ural Federal University, 620000, Ekaterinburg, Russia
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- Computational and Soft Matter Physics, University of Vienna, 1090, Vienna, Austria and Research Platform Mathematics-Magnetism-Materials, University of Vienna, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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Mirkin CA, Petrosko SH. Inspired Beyond Nature: Three Decades of Spherical Nucleic Acids and Colloidal Crystal Engineering with DNA. ACS NANO 2023; 17:16291-16307. [PMID: 37584399 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c06564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/17/2023]
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The conception, synthesis, and invention of a nanostructure, now known as the spherical nucleic acid, or SNA, in 1996 marked the advent of a new field of chemistry. Over the past three decades, the SNA and its analogous anisotropic equivalents have provided an avenue for us to think about some of the most fundamental concepts in chemistry in new ways and led to technologies that are significantly impacting fields from medicine to materials science. A prime example is colloidal crystal engineering with DNA, the framework for using SNAs and related structures to synthesize programmable matter. Herein, we document the evolution of this framework, which was initially inspired by nature, and describe how it now allows researchers to chart paths to move beyond it, as programmable matter with real-world significance is envisioned and created.
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- Chad A Mirkin
- Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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Yang S, Wang Y, Wang Q, Li F, Ling D. DNA-Driven Dynamic Assembly/Disassembly of Inorganic Nanocrystals for Biomedical Imaging. CHEMICAL & BIOMEDICAL IMAGING 2023; 1:340-355. [PMID: 37501793 PMCID: PMC10369495 DOI: 10.1021/cbmi.3c00028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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DNA-mediated programming is emerging as an effective technology that enables controlled dynamic assembly/disassembly of inorganic nanocrystals (NC) with precise numbers and spatial locations for biomedical imaging applications. In this review, we will begin with a brief overview of the rules of NC dynamic assembly driven by DNA ligands, and the research progress on the relationship between NC assembly modes and their biomedical imaging performance. Then, we will give examples on how the driven program is designed by different interactions through the configuration switching of DNA-NC conjugates for biomedical applications. Finally, we will conclude with the current challenges and future perspectives of this emerging field. Hopefully, this review will deepen our knowledge on the DNA-guided precise assembly of NCs, which may further inspire the future development of smart chemical imaging devices and high-performance biomedical imaging probes.
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- Shengfei Yang
- Institute
of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
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- Frontiers
Science Center for Transformative Molecules, School of Chemistry and
Chemical Engineering, National Center for Translational Medicine,
State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
- World
Laureates Association (WLA) Laboratories, Shanghai 201203, P. R. China
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- Frontiers
Science Center for Transformative Molecules, School of Chemistry and
Chemical Engineering, National Center for Translational Medicine,
State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
- World
Laureates Association (WLA) Laboratories, Shanghai 201203, P. R. China
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- Institute
of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
- World
Laureates Association (WLA) Laboratories, Shanghai 201203, P. R. China
- Hangzhou
Institute of Innovative Medicine, Zhejiang
University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
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- Frontiers
Science Center for Transformative Molecules, School of Chemistry and
Chemical Engineering, National Center for Translational Medicine,
State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
- World
Laureates Association (WLA) Laboratories, Shanghai 201203, P. R. China
- Hangzhou
Institute of Innovative Medicine, Zhejiang
University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
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Hensley A, Videbæk TE, Seyforth H, Jacobs WM, Rogers WB. Macroscopic photonic single crystals via seeded growth of DNA-coated colloids. Nat Commun 2023; 14:4237. [PMID: 37454159 PMCID: PMC10349826 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39992-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023] Open
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Photonic crystals-a class of materials whose optical properties derive from their structure in addition to their composition-can be created by self-assembling particles whose sizes are comparable to the wavelengths of visible light. Proof-of-principle studies have shown that DNA can be used to guide the self-assembly of micrometer-sized colloidal particles into fully programmable crystal structures with photonic properties in the visible spectrum. However, the extremely temperature-sensitive kinetics of micrometer-sized DNA-functionalized particles has frustrated attempts to grow large, monodisperse crystals that are required for photonic metamaterial applications. Here we describe a robust two-step protocol for self-assembling single-domain crystals that contain millions of optical-scale DNA-functionalized particles: Monodisperse crystals are initially assembled in monodisperse droplets made by microfluidics, after which they are grown to macroscopic dimensions via seeded diffusion-limited growth. We demonstrate the generality of our approach by assembling different macroscopic single-domain photonic crystals with metamaterial properties, like structural coloration, that depend on the underlying crystal structure. By circumventing the fundamental kinetic traps intrinsic to crystallization of optical-scale DNA-coated colloids, we eliminate a key barrier to engineering photonic devices from DNA-programmed materials.
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- Alexander Hensley
- Martin A. Fisher School of Physics, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 02453, USA
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- Martin A. Fisher School of Physics, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 02453, USA
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- Martin A. Fisher School of Physics, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 02453, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA.
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- Martin A. Fisher School of Physics, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 02453, USA.
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Deng Z, Chen AY, Zakeri B, Zhong C, Lu TK. Full-colour Jabuticaba-like nanostructures via the multiplex and orthogonal self-assembly of protein-conjugated quantum dots with engineered biofilms. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2023; 10:1440-1445. [PMID: 36786820 DOI: 10.1039/d2mh01231f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The integration of inorganic components with bacterial biofilms is of great significance for expanding the functionality of artificial biological materials. However, so far, the complexities and functionalities of biofilm-based scaffolds assembled via metal-peptide coordination chemistries remain limited. Here, we present a platform for the multiplexed and specific coupling of recombinant protein-functionalized fluorescent red-green-blue (RGB) quantum dots (QDs) with engineered biofilms to form Jabuticaba-like nanostructures. Full-color living Jabuticaba-like nanostructures have been achieved through the interaction of extracellular peptides that are fabricated by biofilms with the proteins that modify the surface of the RGB QDs through orthogonal SpyTag/SpyCatcher, IsopeptagN/PilinN, and IsopeptagC/PilinC pairs. We envision that living cell populations will enable the multiplexable, scalable and bottom-up assembly of versatile materials that integrate both abiotic and biotic components into multifunctional systems.
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- Zhengtao Deng
- Research Laboratory of Electronics, Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Department of Biological Engineering, MIT Synthetic Biology Center, Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, National Laboratory of Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, P. R. China.
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- Research Laboratory of Electronics, Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Department of Biological Engineering, MIT Synthetic Biology Center, Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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- Research Laboratory of Electronics, Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Department of Biological Engineering, MIT Synthetic Biology Center, Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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- Research Laboratory of Electronics, Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Department of Biological Engineering, MIT Synthetic Biology Center, Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
- Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Research Laboratory of Electronics, Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Department of Biological Engineering, MIT Synthetic Biology Center, Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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Kemper U, Ye J, Poppitz D, Gläser R, Seidel R. DNA Mold-Based Fabrication of Palladium Nanostructures. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023:e2206438. [PMID: 36960479 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202206438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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DNA origami molds allow a shape-controlled growth of metallic nanoparticles. So far, this approach is limited to gold and silver. Here, the fabrication of linear palladium nanostructures with controlled lengths and patterns is demonstrated. To obtain nucleation centers for a seeded growth, a synthesis procedure of palladium nanoparticles (PdNPs) using Bis(p-sulfonatophenyl)phenylphosphine (BSPP) both as reductant and stabilizer is developed to establish an efficient functionalization protocol of the particles with single-stranded DNA. Attaching the functionalized particles to complementary DNA strands inside DNA mold cavities supports subsequently a highly specific seeded palladium deposition. This provides rod-like PdNPs with diameters of 20-35 nm of grainy morphology. Using an annealing procedure and a post-reduction step with hydrogen, homogeneous palladium nanostructures can be obtained. With the adaptation of the procedure to palladium the capabilities of the mold-based tool-box are expanded. In the future, this may allow a facile adaptation of the mold approach to less noble metals including magnetic materials such as Ni and Co.
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- Ulrich Kemper
- Molecular Biophysics group, Peter Debye Institute for Soft Matter Physics, Universität Leipzig, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Molecular Biophysics group, Peter Debye Institute for Soft Matter Physics, Universität Leipzig, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Heterogeneous Catalysis, Institute of Chemical Technology, Universität Leipzig, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Heterogeneous Catalysis, Institute of Chemical Technology, Universität Leipzig, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Molecular Biophysics group, Peter Debye Institute for Soft Matter Physics, Universität Leipzig, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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Yan X, Wang Y, Ma N, Yu Y, Dai L, Tian Y. Dynamically Reconfigurable DNA Origami Crystals Driven by a Designated Path Diagram. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:3978-3986. [PMID: 36775921 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c10755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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Constructing adaptable and switchable crystal structures renders it possible to dynamically control the properties and functions of adaptive materials, thereby expanding the potential application of these structures in fields such as optics, biology, and catalysis. Recently, researchers have developed various dynamic crystals possessing phase transition abilities. However, manufacturing switchable crystals with multiple-phase-transition ability by integrating various responsive behaviors into different dimensions of a single lattice remains considerably challenging. Herein, we built a set of dynamically reconfigurable DNA origami crystals by orthogonally integrating multiple dynamic effectors into the prescribed dimensions of the octahedral DNA origami frames. Further, we independently manipulated and logically combined the dynamic behaviors of the effectors in different dimensions. The initial mother phase and three derived daughter phases were interconnected into a path diagram by six elementary paths. Furthermore, these paths could be superimposed under multiple stimulus instructions by design to obtain the desired intricate transition routes. Moreover, finer manipulations were also applied to these paths to obtain extra new phase stations for the path diagram. To conveniently detect these phase transitions, a color-based visualization strategy was developed that converted the microscopic symmetry transformation of the lattices into macroscopic color changes that could be observed via a fluorescence microscope. Hence, this strategy lays the foundation for artificially constructing biomimetic functional crystals.
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- Xuehui Yan
- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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Rabaan AA, Bukhamsin R, AlSaihati H, Alshamrani SA, AlSihati J, Al-Afghani HM, Alsubki RA, Abuzaid AA, Al-Abdulhadi S, Aldawood Y, Alsaleh AA, Alhashem YN, Almatouq JA, Emran TB, Al-Ahmed SH, Nainu F, Mohapatra RK. Recent Trends and Developments in Multifunctional Nanoparticles for Cancer Theranostics. Molecules 2022; 27:8659. [PMID: 36557793 PMCID: PMC9780934 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27248659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Conventional anticancer treatments, such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy, have significantly improved cancer therapy. Nevertheless, the existing traditional anticancer treatments have been reported to cause serious side effects and resistance to cancer and even to severely affect the quality of life of cancer survivors, which indicates the utmost urgency to develop effective and safe anticancer treatments. As the primary focus of cancer nanotheranostics, nanomaterials with unique surface chemistry and shape have been investigated for integrating cancer diagnostics with treatment techniques, including guiding a prompt diagnosis, precise imaging, treatment with an effective dose, and real-time supervision of therapeutic efficacy. Several theranostic nanosystems have been explored for cancer diagnosis and treatment in the past decade. However, metal-based nanotheranostics continue to be the most common types of nonentities. Consequently, the present review covers the physical characteristics of effective metallic, functionalized, and hybrid nanotheranostic systems. The scope of coverage also includes the clinical advantages and limitations of cancer nanotheranostics. In light of these viewpoints, future research directions exploring the robustness and clinical viability of cancer nanotheranostics through various strategies to enhance the biocompatibility of theranostic nanoparticles are summarised.
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- Ali A. Rabaan
- Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran 31311, Saudi Arabia
- College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11533, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Public Health and Nutrition, The University of Haripur, Haripur 22610, Pakistan
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- Dammam Regional Laboratory and Blood Bank, Dammam 31411, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Hafr Al Batin, Hafr Al Batin 39831, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Najran University, Najran 61441, Saudi Arabia
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- Internal Medicine Department, Gastroenterology Section, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam 31311, Saudi Arabia
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- Laboratory Department, Security Forces Hospital, Makkah 24269, Saudi Arabia
- iGene Center for Research and Training, Jeddah 23484, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11362, Saudi Arabia
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- Medical Microbiology Department, Security Forces Hospital Programme, Dammam 32314, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Riyadh 11942, Saudi Arabia
- Dr. Saleh Office for Medical Genetic and Genetic Counseling Services, The House of Expertise, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Dammam 32411, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Mohammed AlMana College of Health Sciences, Dammam 34222, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Mohammed AlMana College of Health Sciences, Dammam 34222, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Mohammed AlMana College of Health Sciences, Dammam 34222, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Mohammed AlMana College of Health Sciences, Dammam 34222, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacy, BGC Trust University Bangladesh, Chittagong 4381, Bangladesh
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Daffodil International University, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh
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- Specialty Paediatric Medicine, Qatif Central Hospital, Qatif 32654, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hasanuddin University, Makassar 90245, Indonesia
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College of Engineering, Keonjhar 758002, India
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He L, Zheng N, Wang Q, Du J, Wang S, Cao Z, Wang Z, Chen G, Mu J, Liu S, Chen X. Responsive Accumulation of Nanohybrids to Boost NIR-Phototheranostics for Specific Tumor Imaging and Glutathione Depletion-Enhanced Synergistic Therapy. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 10:e2205208. [PMID: 36373690 PMCID: PMC9811476 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202205208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Revised: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Dynamic regulation of nanoparticles in a controllable manner has great potential in various areas. Compared to the individual nanoparticles, the assembled nanoparticles exhibit superior properties and functions, which can be applied to achieve desirable performances. Here, a pH-responsive i-motif DNA-mediated strategy to tailor the programmable behaviors of erbium-based rare-earth nanoparticles (ErNPs) decorated copper doped metal-organic framework (CPM) nanohybrids (ECPM) under physiological conditions is reported. Within the acidic tumor microenvironment, the i-motif DNA strands are able to form quadruplex structures, resulting in the assembly of nanohybrids and selective tumor accumulation, which further amplify the ErNPs downconversion emission (1550 nm) signal for imaging. Meanwhile, the ECPM matrix acts as a near-infrared (NIR) photon-activated reactive oxygen species (ROS) amplifier through the singlet oxygen generation of the matrix in combination with its ability of intracellular glutathione depletion upon irradiation. In short, this work displays a classical example of engineering of nanoparticles, which will manifest the importance of developing nanohybrids with structural programmability in biomedical applications.
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- Liangcan He
- School of Medicine and Health, Key Laboratory of Micro‐systems and Micro‐structures Manufacturing (Ministry of Education)Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin150001China
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- School of Medicine and Health, Key Laboratory of Micro‐systems and Micro‐structures Manufacturing (Ministry of Education)Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin150001China
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- School of Medicine and Health, Key Laboratory of Micro‐systems and Micro‐structures Manufacturing (Ministry of Education)Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin150001China
- Institute of Precision MedicinePeking University Shenzhen HospitalShenzhen518036China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHarbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin150090China
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- Institute of Precision MedicinePeking University Shenzhen HospitalShenzhen518036China
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- School of Medicine and Health, Key Laboratory of Micro‐systems and Micro‐structures Manufacturing (Ministry of Education)Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin150001China
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- Laboratory of Cellular Imaging and Macromolecular BiophysicsNational Institute of Biomedical Imaging and BioengineeringNational Institutes of HealthBethesdaMD20892USA
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHarbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin150090China
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- Institute of Precision MedicinePeking University Shenzhen HospitalShenzhen518036China
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- School of Medicine and Health, Key Laboratory of Micro‐systems and Micro‐structures Manufacturing (Ministry of Education)Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin150001China
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- Departments of Diagnostic RadiologySurgeryChemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Biomedical EngineeringYong Loo Lin School of Medicine and College of Design and EngineeringNational University of SingaporeSingapore117597Singapore
- Institute of Molecular and Cell BiologyAgency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR)61 Biopolis Drive, ProteosSingapore138673Singapore
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Dwivedi M, Singh SL, Bharadwaj AS, Kishore V, Singh AV. Self-Assembly of DNA-Grafted Colloids: A Review of Challenges. MICROMACHINES 2022; 13:mi13071102. [PMID: 35888919 PMCID: PMC9324607 DOI: 10.3390/mi13071102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2022] [Revised: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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DNA-mediated self-assembly of colloids has emerged as a powerful tool to assemble the materials of prescribed structure and properties. The uniqueness of the approach lies in the sequence-specific, thermo-reversible hybridization of the DNA-strands based on Watson–Crick base pairing. Grafting particles with DNA strands, thus, results into building blocks that are fully programmable, and can, in principle, be assembled into any desired structure. There are, however, impediments that hinder the DNA-grafted particles from realizing their full potential, as building blocks, for programmable self-assembly. In this short review, we focus on these challenges and highlight the research around tackling these challenges.
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- Manish Dwivedi
- Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, UP, India; (M.D.); (V.K.)
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- Department of Physics, Mahila Mahavidyalaya (MMV), Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, UP, India
- Correspondence: (S.L.S.); (A.V.S.)
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- Department of Physics, CMP Degree College, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj 211002, UP, India;
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- Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, UP, India; (M.D.); (V.K.)
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- Department of Chemical and Product Safety, German Federal Institute of Risk Assessment (BfR), Maxdohrnstrasse 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany
- Correspondence: (S.L.S.); (A.V.S.)
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Appeldorn JH, Lemcke S, Speck T, Nikoubashman A. Employing Artificial Neural Networks to Identify Reaction Coordinates and Pathways for Self-Assembly. J Phys Chem B 2022; 126:5007-5016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c02232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Jörn H. Appeldorn
- Institute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Staudingerweg 7-9, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Staudingerweg 7-9, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Staudingerweg 7-9, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Staudingerweg 7-9, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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Dong Y, Liu J, Lu X, Duan J, Zhou L, Dai L, Ji M, Ma N, Wang Y, Wang P, Zhu JJ, Min Q, Gang O, Tian Y. Two-Stage Assembly of Nanoparticle Superlattices with Multiscale Organization. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:3809-3817. [PMID: 35468287 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c00942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Self-assembly processes, while promising for enabling the fabrication of complexly organized nanomaterials from nanoparticles, are often limited in creating structures with multiscale order. These limitations are due to difficulties in practically realizing the assembly processes required to achieve such complex organizations. For a long time, a hierarchical assembly attracted interest as a potentially powerful approach. However, due to the experimental limitations, intermediate-level structures are often heterogeneous in composition and structure, which significantly impacts the formation of large-scale organizations. Here, we introduce a two-stage assembly strategy: DNA origami frames scaffold a coordination of nanoparticles into designed 3D nanoclusters, and then these clusters are assembled into ordered lattices whose types are determined by the clusters' valence. Through modulating the nanocluster architectures and intercluster bindings, we demonstrate the successful formation of complexly organized nanoparticle crystals. The presented two-stage assembly method provides a powerful fabrication strategy for creating nanoparticle superlattices with prescribed unit cells.
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- Yuxiang Dong
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute of Nanjing University, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble 38000, France
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- National Facility for Protein Science in Shanghai, Zhangjiang Lab, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute of Nanjing University, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute of Nanjing University, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute of Nanjing University, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute of Nanjing University, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
- Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York 10027, United States
- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute of Nanjing University, Shenzhen 518000, China
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Zheng CY, Yao Y, Deng J, Seifert S, Wong AM, Lee B, Mirkin CA. Confined Growth of DNA-Assembled Superlattice Films. ACS NANO 2022; 16:4813-4822. [PMID: 35213130 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c00161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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We study the assembly of DNA-functionalized nanocubes under lateral confinement in microscale square trenches on a DNA-functionalized substrate. Microfocus small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) are used to characterize the superlattices (SLs). The results indicate that nanocubes form simple-cubic SLs with square-prism morphology and a (100) out-of-plane orientation to maximize DNA bonding. In-plane, SLs align with the template, exposing their {100} side facets, and the degree of alignment depends on trench size. Interestingly, the distribution of in-plane orientations determined from SAXS and SEM do not agree, indicating that the internal and external structures of the SLs differ. To understand this discrepancy, X-ray ptychography is employed to image the internal structures of the SLs, revealing that SLs which appear to be single-crystalline in SEM may have subsurface grain boundaries, depending on trench size. SEM reveals that the SLs grow via nucleation and growth of randomly oriented domains, which then coalesce; this mechanism explains the observed dependence of alignment and defect structure on size. Interestingly, crystallization occurs via an unusual growth mode, whereby continuous SL layers grow on top of several misoriented islands. Overall, this work elucidates the effect of lateral confinement on the crystallization of DNA-functionalized nanoparticles and shows how X-ray ptychography can be used to gain insight into nanoparticle crystallization.
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- X-ray Science Division, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- X-ray Science Division, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- X-ray Science Division, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- X-ray Science Division, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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Xia J, Lee M, Santos PJ, Horst N, Macfarlane RJ, Guo H, Travesset A. Nanocomposite tectons as unifying systems for nanoparticle assembly. SOFT MATTER 2022; 18:2176-2192. [PMID: 35212698 DOI: 10.1039/d1sm01738a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Nanocomposite tectons (NCTs) are nanocomposite building blocks consisting of nanoparticle cores functionalized with a polymer brush, where each polymer chain terminates in a supramolecular recognition group capable of driving particle assembly. Like other ligand-driven nanoparticle assembly schemes (for example those using DNA-hybridization or solvent evaporation), NCTs are able to make colloidal crystal structures with precise particle organization in three dimensions. However, despite the similarity of NCT assembly to other methods of engineering ordered particle arrays, the crystallographic symmetries of assembled NCTs are significantly different. In this study, we provide a detailed characterization of the dynamics of hybridizations through universal (independent of microscopic details) parameters. We perform rigorous free energy calculations and identify the persistence length of the ligand as the critical parameter accounting for the differences in the phase diagrams of NCTs and other assembly methods driven by hydrogen bond hybridizations. We also report new experiments to provide direct verification for the predictions. We conclude by discussing the role of non-equilibrium effects and illustrating how NCTs provide a unification of the two most successful strategies for nanoparticle assembly: solvent evaporation and DNA programmable assembly.
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- Jianshe Xia
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA
- Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University and Ames Lab, Ames, IA 50011, USA.
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Zhao P, Li B, Li Y, Chen L, Wang H, Ye L. DNA-Templated ultrasmall bismuth sulfide nanoparticles for photoacoustic imaging of myocardial infarction. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 615:475-484. [PMID: 35150955 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.01.194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Revised: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Photoacoustic imaging (PAI) has shown great clinical potential in diagnosing various diseases due to its noninvasive, cost-effective, and real-time imaging properties but is limited by the lack of contrast agents with high sensitivity for deep tissue imaging. Here, DNA-templated ultrasmall bismuth sulfide (Bi2S3) nanoparticles (NPs) were reported as a photoacoustic (PA) probe for imaging myocardial infarction. We present a simple synthesis strategy of ultrasmall NPs via self-assembly of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA)/metal ion complexes. The in vivo imaging results showed a dramatically enhanced PA signal in the region of myocardial infarction after intravenous injection of DNA-Bi2S3 NPs in the myocardial ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R) mouse model. Further near infrared fluorescence imaging indicated that Bi2S3 NPs mainly accumulated in the infarcted area, leading to enhancement of PA signals. Moreover, such hybrid NPs possess a well-defined nanostructure, superior photobleaching resistance, excellent water dispersibility and negligible acute toxicity. These results not only demonstrate that ultrasmall DNA-Bi2S3 NPs are a potent PA probe for imaging the infarcted region but also provide a new avenue for preparing ultrasmall-sized PA probes by using ssDNA as a template.
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- Peng Zhao
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR. China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR. China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR. China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR. China.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR. China
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Srivastava S, Chhabra A, Gang O. Effect of mono- and multi-valent ionic environments on the in-lattice nanoparticle-grafted single-stranded DNA. SOFT MATTER 2022; 18:526-534. [PMID: 34908083 DOI: 10.1039/d1sm01171e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Polyelectrolyte (PE) chains respond in a complex manner to multivalent salt environments, and this behavior depends on pH, temperature, and the presence of specific counter ions. Although much work has been done to understand the behaviour of free PE chains, it is important to reveal their behaviour on a nanoparticle's surface, where surface constraints, particle geometry, and multi-chain environment can affect their behaviour and contribute to particles' assembly states. Our work investigates, using in situ small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), the morphology of PE (single-stranded DNA) chains grafted onto the surface of spherical gold nanoparticles assembled in a lattice in the presence of monovalent, divalent and trivalent salts. For divalent salts, the DNA brush length was found to decrease at a faster rate with salt concentration than in the monovalent salt environment, while trivalent salts led to chain collapse. Using a power law analysis and the modified Daoud-Cotton model, we have obtained insight into the mechanism of a nanoparticle-grafted chain's response to ionic environments. Our analysis suggests that the decrease in brush length is due to the conventional electrostatic screening for monovalent systems, whereas for divalent systems both electrostatic screening and divalent ion bridging must be considered.
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- Sunita Srivastava
- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, 400076, India.
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- Center for Nanoscience, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, 400076, India
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton, NY 11973, USA.
- Department of Chemical Engineering Columbia University New York, NY 10027, USA
- Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics Columbia University New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Jason S. Kahn
- Department of Chemical Engineering Columbia University New York NY 10027 USA
- Center for Functional Nanomaterials Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton NY 11973 USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Columbia University New York NY 10027 USA
- Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics Columbia University New York NY 10027 USA
- Center for Functional Nanomaterials Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton NY 11973 USA
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Landy KM, Gibson KJ, Urbach ZJ, Park SS, Roth EW, Weigand S, Mirkin CA. Programming "Atomic Substitution" in Alloy Colloidal Crystals Using DNA. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:280-285. [PMID: 34978818 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c03742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Although examples of colloidal crystal analogues to metal alloys have been reported, general routes for preparing 3D analogues to random substitutional alloys do not exist. Here, we use the programmability of DNA (length and sequence) to match nanoparticle component sizes, define parent lattice symmetry and substitutional order, and achieve faceted crystal habits. We synthesized substitutional alloy colloidal crystals with either ordered or random arrangements of two components (Au and Fe3O4 nanoparticles) within an otherwise identical parent lattice and crystal habit, confirmed via scanning electron microscopy and small-angle X-ray scattering. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy reveals information regarding composition and local order, while the magnetic properties of Fe3O4 nanoparticles can direct different structural outcomes for different alloys in an applied magnetic field. This work constitutes a platform for independently defining substitution within multicomponent colloidal crystals, a capability that will expand the scope of functional materials that can be realized through programmable assembly.
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- Kaitlin M Landy
- Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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- DuPont-Northwestern-Dow Collaborative Access Team (DND-CAT) Synchrotron Research Center, Northwestern University, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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Hensley A, Jacobs WM, Rogers WB. Self-assembly of photonic crystals by controlling the nucleation and growth of DNA-coated colloids. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2114050118. [PMID: 34949716 PMCID: PMC8740761 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2114050118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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DNA-coated colloids can self-assemble into an incredible diversity of crystal structures, but their applications have been limited by poor understanding and control over the crystallization dynamics. To address this challenge, we use microfluidics to quantify the kinetics of DNA-programmed self-assembly along the entire crystallization pathway, from thermally activated nucleation through reaction-limited and diffusion-limited phases of crystal growth. Our detailed measurements of the temperature and concentration dependence of the kinetics at all stages of crystallization provide a stringent test of classical theories of nucleation and growth. After accounting for the finite rolling and sliding rates of micrometer-sized DNA-coated colloids, we show that modified versions of these classical theories predict the absolute nucleation and growth rates with quantitative accuracy. We conclude by applying our model to design and demonstrate protocols for assembling large single crystals with pronounced structural coloration, an essential step in creating next-generation optical metamaterials from colloids.
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- Alexander Hensley
- Martin A. Fisher School of Physics, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02453
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544
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- Martin A. Fisher School of Physics, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02453;
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Zheng CY, Hadibrata W, Kim S, Schatz GC, Aydin K, Mirkin CA. Large-Area, Highly Crystalline DNA-Assembled Metasurfaces Exhibiting Widely Tunable Epsilon-Near-Zero Behavior. ACS NANO 2021; 15:18289-18296. [PMID: 34705417 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c07496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Metasurfaces prepared via bottom-up nanoparticle assembly enable the deliberate manipulation of light in the optical regime, resulting in media with various engineered optical responses. Here, we report a scalable method to grow highly crystalline 2D metasurfaces composed of colloidal gold nanocubes, over macroscopic areas, using DNA-mediated assembly under equilibrium conditions. Using an effective medium description, we predict that these plasmonic metasurfaces behave as dielectric media with high refractive indices that can be dynamically tuned by tuning DNA length. Furthermore, we predict that, when coupled with an underlying thin gold film, the real permittivity of these metasurfaces exhibits a crossover region between positive and negative values, known as the epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) condition, which can be tuned between 1.5 and 2.6 μm by changing DNA length. Optical characterization performed on the DNA-assembled metasurfaces reveals that the predicted optical properties agree well with the measured response. Overall, we propose an efficient method for realizing large-area plasmonic metasurfaces that enable dynamic control over optical characteristics. High-index and ENZ metasurfaces operating in the telecommunications regime could have significant implications in high-speed optical computing, optical communications, optical imaging, and other areas.
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Chowdhury E, Rahaman MS, Sathitsuksanoh N, Grapperhaus CA, O'Toole MG. DNA-mediated hierarchical organization of gold nanoprisms into 3D aggregates and their application in surface-enhanced Raman scattering. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:25256-25263. [PMID: 34734598 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp03684j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Colloidal crystallization using DNA provides a robust method for fabricating highly programmable nanoparticle superstructures with collective plasmonic properties. Here, we report on the DNA-guided fabrication of 3D plasmonic aggregates from polydisperse gold nanoprisms. We first construct 1D crystals via DNA-induced and shape-directed face-to-face assembly of anisotropic gold nanoprisms. Using the near-Tm thermal annealing approach that promotes long-range DNA-induced interaction and ordering, we then assemble 1D nanoprism crystals into a 3D nanoprism aggregate that exhibits a polycrystalline morphology with nanoscale ordering and microscale dimensions. The presence of closely packed nanoprism arrays over a large area gives rise to strong near-field plasmonic coupling and generates a high density of plasmonic hot spots within the 3D nanoprism aggregates that exhibit excellent surface-enhanced Raman scattering performance. The plasmonic 3D nanoprism aggregates demonstrate significant SERS enhancement (<106), and low detection limits (10-9M) with good sample-to-sample reproducibility (CV ∼ only 5.6%) for SERS analysis of the probe molecule, methylene blue. These findings highlight the potential of 3D anisotropic nanoparticle aggregates as functional plasmonic nanoarchitectures that could find applications in sensing, photonics, optoelectronics and lasing.
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- Emtias Chowdhury
- Department of Chemistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA.
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Jia H, Ding D, Hu J, Dai J, Yang J, Li G, Lou X, Xia F. AIEgen-Based Lifetime-Probes for Precise Furin Quantification and Identification of Cell Subtypes. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2104615. [PMID: 34553420 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202104615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Revised: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Biochemical sensing probes based on aggregation-induced-emission luminogens (AIEgens) are widely used in biological imaging and therapy, chemical sensing, and material sciences. However, it is still a great challenge to quantify the targets through fluorescence intensity of AIEgen probes due to their undesirable aggregations. Here, a PyTPA-ZGO probe with three lifetime signals for precise quantification of furin is constructed: the lifetime signal 1 and signal 2 comes from AIEgen PyTPA-P (τPn ) and inorganic nanoparticles Zn2 GeO4 :Mn2+ -NH2 (τZn ), respectively, while the lifetime signal 3 is marked as the composite dual-lifetime signal (CDLSn , C D L S n = τ Z n τ P n ). In contrast, the fluorescence intensity signal of PyTPA-P shows defectively quantitative performance. Furthermore, it is found that the CDLSn exhibits higher significant differences than the two other lifetime signals (τPn and τZn ) thanks to its wide range between the maximum and minimum signal values and small standard deviation. Therefore, CDLSn is further used to accurately identify cell subtypes based on the specific concentration of furin in each subtype. The lifetime criterion can realize precise quantification, and it should be a promising direction of AIEgen-based quantitative analysis in the future.
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- Hui Jia
- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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Wang S, Xie X, Chen Z, Ma N, Zhang X, Li K, Teng C, Ke Y, Tian Y. DNA-Grafted 3D Superlattice Self-Assembly. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:7558. [PMID: 34299179 PMCID: PMC8306452 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22147558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Revised: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The exploitation of new methods to control material structure has historically been dominating the material science. The bottom-up self-assembly strategy by taking atom/molecule/ensembles in nanoscale as building blocks and crystallization as a driving force bring hope for material fabrication. DNA-grafted nanoparticle has emerged as a "programmable atom equivalent" and was employed for the assembly of hierarchically ordered three-dimensional superlattice with novel properties and studying the unknown assembly mechanism due to its programmability and versatility in the binding capabilities. In this review, we highlight the assembly strategies and rules of DNA-grafted three-dimensional superlattice, dynamic assembly by different driving factors, and discuss their future applications.
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- Shuang Wang
- Institute of Marine Biomedicine, Shenzhen Polytechnic, Shenzhen 518055, China; (S.W.); (K.L.)
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China; (X.X.); (Z.C.); (N.M.); (X.Z.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China; (X.X.); (Z.C.); (N.M.); (X.Z.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China; (X.X.); (Z.C.); (N.M.); (X.Z.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China; (X.X.); (Z.C.); (N.M.); (X.Z.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China; (X.X.); (Z.C.); (N.M.); (X.Z.)
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- Institute of Marine Biomedicine, Shenzhen Polytechnic, Shenzhen 518055, China; (S.W.); (K.L.)
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China; (X.X.); (Z.C.); (N.M.); (X.Z.)
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- Institute of Marine Biomedicine, Shenzhen Polytechnic, Shenzhen 518055, China; (S.W.); (K.L.)
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Shenzhen Research Institute of Nanjing University, Shenzhen 518000, China
- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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Kahn JS, Gang O. Designer Nanomaterials through Programmable Assembly. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 61:e202105678. [PMID: 34128306 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202105678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Nanoparticles have long been recognized for their unique properties, leading to exciting potential applications across optics, electronics, magnetism, and catalysis. These specific functions often require a designed organization of particles, which includes the type of order as well as placement and relative orientation of particles of the same or different kinds. DNA nanotechnology offers the ability to introduce highly addressable bonds, tailor particle interactions, and control the geometry of bindings motifs. Here, we discuss how developments in structural DNA nanotechnology have enabled greater control over 1D, 2D, and 3D particle organizations through programmable assembly. This Review focuses on how the use of DNA binding between nanocomponents and DNA structural motifs has progressively allowed the rational formation of prescribed particle organizations. We offer insight into how DNA-based motifs and elements can be further developed to control particle organizations and how particles and DNA can be integrated into nanoscale building blocks, so-called "material voxels", to realize designer nanomaterials with desired functions.
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- Jason S Kahn
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, USA.,Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, 11973, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, USA.,Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, USA.,Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, 11973, USA
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Zhang J, Di Z, Yan H, Zhao Y, Li L. One-Step Synthesis of Single-Stranded DNA-Bridged Iron Oxide Supraparticles as MRI Contrast Agents. NANO LETTERS 2021; 21:2793-2799. [PMID: 33740379 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c04825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Despite progress on DNA-assembled nanoparticle (NP) superstructures, their complicated synthesis procedures hamper their potential biomedical applications. Here, we present an exceptionally simple strategy for the synthesis of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) assembled Fe3O4 supraparticles (DFe-SPs) as magnetic resonance contrast agents. Unlike traditional approaches that assemble DNA-conjugated NPs via Watson-Crick hybridization, our DFe-SPs are formed with a high yield through one-step synthesis and assembly of ultrasmall Fe3O4 NPs via ssDNA-metal coordination bridges. We demonstrate that the DFe-SPs can efficiently accumulate into tumors for sensitive MR imaging. By virtue of reversible DNA-metal coordination bridges, the DFe-SPs could be disassembled into isolated small NPs in vivo, facilitating their elimination from the body. This work opens a new avenue for the ssDNA-mediated synthesis of superstructures, which expands the repertoire of DNA-directed NP assembly for biomedical applications.
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- Jingfang Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials (Ministry of Education), Institute of Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China
- College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials (Ministry of Education), Institute of Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China
- College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China
- College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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He L, Mu J, Gang O, Chen X. Rationally Programming Nanomaterials with DNA for Biomedical Applications. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2021; 8:2003775. [PMID: 33898180 PMCID: PMC8061415 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202003775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2020] [Revised: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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DNA is not only a carrier of genetic information, but also a versatile structural tool for the engineering and self-assembling of nanostructures. In this regard, the DNA template has dramatically enhanced the scalability, programmability, and functionality of the self-assembled DNA nanostructures. These capabilities provide opportunities for a wide range of biomedical applications in biosensing, bioimaging, drug delivery, and disease therapy. In this review, the importance and advantages of DNA for programming and fabricating of DNA nanostructures are first highlighted. The recent progress in design and construction of DNA nanostructures are then summarized, including DNA conjugated nanoparticle systems, DNA-based clusters and extended organizations, and DNA origami-templated assemblies. An overview on biomedical applications of the self-assembled DNA nanostructures is provided. Finally, the conclusion and perspectives on the self-assembled DNA nanostructures are presented.
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- Liangcan He
- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Faculty of EngineeringNational University of SingaporeSingapore117597Singapore
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- Institute of Precision MedicinePeking University Shenzhen HospitalShenzhen518036China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Department of Applied Physics and Applied MathematicsColumbia UniversityNew YorkNY10027USA
- Center for Functional NanomaterialsBrookhaven National LaboratoryUptonNY11973USA
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- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Faculty of EngineeringNational University of SingaporeSingapore117597Singapore
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Kubiak JM, Morje AP, Lewis DJ, Wilson SL, Macfarlane RJ. Dynamic Manipulation of DNA-Programmed Crystals Embedded in a Polyelectrolyte Hydrogel. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:11215-11223. [PMID: 33645965 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c23097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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DNA is a powerful tool for programming the three-dimensional organization of nanomaterials, where the specificity of nucleotide base-pairing can enable precise, complex, and dynamically addressable structures like colloidal crystals. However, because these DNA-programmed materials are often only stable in solution, their organization can be easily disrupted by changes to its local environment. Methods to stabilize these materials have been developed, but often come at the expense of altering or permanently fixing the materials' structures, removing many of the benefits of using DNA interactions to program assembly. Thus, these methods limit the application of DNA-assembled structures as dynamic and programmable material components. Here, a method is presented to resolve these drawbacks for DNA-grafted nanoparticles, also known as Programmable Atom Equivalents (PAEs), by embedding assembled lattices within a hydrogel matrix. The preformed lattices are exposed to polymerizable residues that electrostatically bind to the charged backbone of the DNA ligands and form a continuous, permeating gel network that stabilizes the colloidal crystals upon introduction of a radical initiator. After embedding PAEs in a hydrogel, deformation of the macroscopic matrix results in concomitant deformation of the PAE lattices, allowing superlattice structural changes to be induced by chemical methods (such as changing solute concentration to alter swelling pressure) or by application of mechanical strain. Changes to the structure of the PAE lattices are reversible and repeatable over multiple cycles and can be either isotropic (such as by swelling) or anisotropic (such as by mechanical deformation). This method of embedding nanoparticle crystals inside of a flexible and environmentally responsive hydrogel is therefore a useful tool in extending the utility of PAEs and other micro- and nanostructures assembled with DNA.
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- Joshua M Kubiak
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
- The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., 555 Technology Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Majewski PW, Michelson A, Cordeiro MAL, Tian C, Ma C, Kisslinger K, Tian Y, Liu W, Stach EA, Yager KG, Gang O. Resilient three-dimensional ordered architectures assembled from nanoparticles by DNA. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2021; 7:7/12/eabf0617. [PMID: 33741597 PMCID: PMC7978426 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abf0617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Rapid developments of DNA-based assembly methods provide versatile capabilities in organizing nanoparticles (NPs) in three-dimensional (3D) organized nanomaterials, which is important for optics, catalysis, mechanics, and beyond. However, the use of these nanomaterials is often limited by the narrow range of conditions in which DNA lattices are stable. We demonstrate here an approach to creating an inorganic, silica-based replica of 3D periodic DNA-NP structures with different lattice symmetries. The created ordered nanomaterials, through the precise 3D mineralization, maintain the spatial topology of connections between NPs by DNA struts and exhibit a controllable degree of the porosity. The formed silicated DNA-NP lattices exhibit excellent resiliency. They are stable when exposed to extreme temperatures (>1000°C), pressures (8 GPa), and harsh radiation conditions and can be processed by the conventional nanolithography methods. The presented approach allows the use of a DNA assembly strategy to create organized nanomaterials for a broad range of operational conditions.
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- Pawel W Majewski
- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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- Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA.
- Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York City, NY 10027, USA
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Urbach ZJ, Park SS, Weigand SL, Rix JE, Lee B, Mirkin CA. Probing the Consequences of Cubic Particle Shape and Applied Field on Colloidal Crystal Engineering with DNA. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202012907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Zachary J. Urbach
- Department of Chemistry International Institute for Nanotechnology Northwestern University Evanston IL 60208 USA
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- Department of Chemistry International Institute for Nanotechnology Northwestern University Evanston IL 60208 USA
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- DND-CAT Advanced Photon Source Argonne National Laboratory ANL Bldg. 432, 9700 S. Cass Ave. Argonne IL 60439 USA
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- DND-CAT Advanced Photon Source Argonne National Laboratory ANL Bldg. 432, 9700 S. Cass Ave. Argonne IL 60439 USA
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- Advanced Photon Source Argonne National Laboratory Argonne IL 60439 USA
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- Department of Chemistry International Institute for Nanotechnology Northwestern University Evanston IL 60208 USA
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Monahan M, Cai B, Jian T, Zhang S, Zhu G, Chen CL, De Yoreo JJ, Cossairt BM. Peptoid-directed assembly of CdSe nanoparticles. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:1273-1282. [PMID: 33404572 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr07509d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The high information content of proteins drives their hierarchical assembly and complex function, including the organization of inorganic nanomaterials. Peptoids offer an organic scaffold very similar to proteins, but with a wider solubility range and easily tunable side chains and functional groups to create a variety of self-assembling architectures with atomic precision. If we could harness this paradigm and understand the factors that govern how they direct nucleation and assembly of inorganic materials to design order within such materials, new dimensions of function and fundamental science would emerge. In this work, peptoid tubes and sheets were explored as platforms to assemble colloidal quantum dots (QDs) and clusters. We have successfully synthesized CdSe QDs with difunctionalized capping ligands containing both carboxylic acid and thiol groups and mixed them with maleimide containing peptoids, to create an assembly of the QDs on the peptoid surface via a covalent linkage. This conjugation was seen to be successful with peptoid tubes, sheets and CdSe QDs and clusters. The particles were seen to have a high preference for the peptoid surface but non-specific interactions with carboxylic acid groups on the peptoids limited control over QD density via maleimide conjugation. Replacing the carboxylic acid groups with methoxy ethers, however, allowed for control over QD density as a function of maleimide concentration. 1H NMR analysis demonstrated that binding of QDs to peptoids involved a subset of surface ligands bound through the carboxylate functional group, allowing the distal thiol to engage in a covalent linkage to the maleimide. Overall, we have shown the compatibility and control of CdSe-peptoid interactions via a covalent linkage with varying peptoid structures and CdSe particles to create complex hybrid structures.
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- Madison Monahan
- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Box 351700, Seattle, WA 98195-1700, USA.
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-1700, USA
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-1700, USA
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA and Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Box 351700, Seattle, WA 98195-1700, USA. and Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-1700, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Box 351700, Seattle, WA 98195-1700, USA.
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Bhatia D, Wunder C, Johannes L. Self-assembled, Programmable DNA Nanodevices for Biological and Biomedical Applications. Chembiochem 2021; 22:763-778. [PMID: 32961015 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Revised: 09/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The broad field of structural DNA nanotechnology has diverged into various areas of applications ranging from computing, photonics, synthetic biology, and biosensing to in-vivo bioimaging and therapeutic delivery, to name but a few. Though the field began to exploit DNA to build various nanoscale architectures, it has now taken a new path to diverge from structural DNA nanotechnology to functional or applied DNA nanotechnology. More recently a third sub-branch has emerged-biologically oriented DNA nanotechnology, which seeks to explore the functionalities of combinatorial DNA devices in various biological systems. In this review, we summarize the key developments in DNA nanotechnology revealing a current trend that merges the functionality of DNA devices with the specificity of biomolecules to access a range of functions in biological systems. This review seeks to provide a perspective on the evolution and biological applications of DNA nanotechnology, where the integration of DNA structures with biomolecules can now uncover phenomena of interest to biologists and biomedical scientists. Finally, we conclude with the challenges, limitations, and perspectives of DNA nanodevices in fundamental and applied research.
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- Dhiraj Bhatia
- Biological Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Palaj, 382330, Gandhinagar, India
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- Cellular and Chemical Biology Unit, Endocytic Trafficking and Intracellular Delivery Team U1143 INSERM UMR 3666 CNRS, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, 26 rue d'Ulm, 75248, Paris Cedex 05, France
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- Cellular and Chemical Biology Unit, Endocytic Trafficking and Intracellular Delivery Team U1143 INSERM UMR 3666 CNRS, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, 26 rue d'Ulm, 75248, Paris Cedex 05, France
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Dey J, Lee SJ, Kim J, Lim SH, Ha JM, Lee MJ, Choi SM. Spontaneous Formation of Highly Stable Nanoparticle Supercrystals Driven by a Covalent Bonding Interaction. NANO LETTERS 2021; 21:258-264. [PMID: 33372784 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c03616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Nanoparticle supercrystals (NPSCs) are of great interest as materials with emergent properties. Different types of intermolecular forces, such as van der Waals interaction and hydrogen bonding, are present in the NPSCs fabricated to date. However, the limited structural stability of such NPSCs that results from the weakness of these intermolecular forces is a challenge. Here, we report a spontaneous formation of NPSCs driven by covalent bonding interactions, a type of intramolecular force much stronger than the above-mentioned intermolecular forces. A model solution-phase anhydride reaction is used to form covalent bonds between molecules grafted on the surface of gold nanoparticles, resulting in three-dimensional NPSCs. The NPSCs are very stable in different solvents, in dried conditions, and at temperatures as high as 160 °C. In addition to this, the large library of covalent-bond-forming reactions available and the low cost of reactants make the covalent bonding approach highly versatile and economical.
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- Jahar Dey
- Department of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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Razbin M, Mashaghi A. Elasticity of connected semiflexible quadrilaterals. SOFT MATTER 2021; 17:102-112. [PMID: 33150925 DOI: 10.1039/d0sm01719a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Using the positional-orientational propagator of a semiflexible filament in the weakly bending regime, we analytically calculate the probability densities associated with the fluctuating tip and the corners of a grafted system of connected quadrilaterals. We calculate closed analytic expressions for the probability densities within the framework of the worm-like chain model, which are valid in the weakly bending regime. The probability densities give the physical quantities related to the elasticity of the system such as the force-extension relation in the fixed extension ensemble, the Poisson's ratio and the average of the force exerted to a confining stiff planar wall by the fluctuating tip of the system. Our analysis reveals that the force-extension relations depend on the contour length of the system (material content), the bending stiffness (chemical nature), the geometrical angle and the number of the quadrilaterals, while the Poisson's ratio depends only on the geometrical angle and the number of the quadrilaterals, and is thus a purely geometric property of the system.
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- Mohammadhosein Razbin
- Department of Energy Engineering and Physics, Amirkabir University of Technology, 14588 Tehran, Iran.
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Chen P, Qu R, Peng W, Wang X, Huang K, He Y, Zhang X, Meng Y, Liu T, Chen J, Xie Y, Huang J, Hu Q, Geng J, Ying B. Visual and dual-fluorescence homogeneous sensor for the detection of pyrophosphatase in clinical hyperthyroidism samples based on selective recognition of CdTe QDs and coordination polymerization of Ce3+. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY C 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1tc00558h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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A visual / dual fluorescent strategy based on selective recognition of QDs and coordination polymerization of Ce3+ was developed for pyrophosphatase detection.
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Urbach ZJ, Park SS, Weigand SL, Rix JE, Lee B, Mirkin CA. Probing the Consequences of Cubic Particle Shape and Applied Field on Colloidal Crystal Engineering with DNA. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 60:4065-4069. [PMID: 33350557 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202012907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Revised: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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In a magnetic field, cubic Fe3 O4 nanoparticles exhibit assembly behavior that is a consequence of a competition between magnetic dipole-dipole and ligand interactions. In most cases, the interactions between short hydrophobic ligands dominate and dictate assembly outcome. To better tune the face-to-face interactions, cubic Fe3 O4 nanoparticles were functionalized with DNA. Their assembly behaviors were investigated both with and without an applied magnetic field. Upon application of a field, the tilted orientation of cubes, enabled by the flexible DNA ligand shell, led to an unexpected crystallographic alignment of the entire superlattice, as opposed to just the individual particles, along the field direction as revealed by small and wide-angle X-ray scattering. This observation is dependent upon DNA length and sequence and cube dimensions. Taken together, these studies show how combining physical and chemical control can expand the possibilities of crystal engineering with DNA.
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- Zachary J Urbach
- Department of Chemistry, International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA
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- DND-CAT, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, ANL Bldg. 432, 9700 S. Cass Ave., Argonne, IL, 60439, USA
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- DND-CAT, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, ANL Bldg. 432, 9700 S. Cass Ave., Argonne, IL, 60439, USA
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- Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, 60439, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA
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Nicolson F, Ali A, Kircher MF, Pal S. DNA Nanostructures and DNA-Functionalized Nanoparticles for Cancer Theranostics. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2020; 7:2001669. [PMID: 33304747 PMCID: PMC7709992 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202001669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Revised: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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In the last two decades, DNA has attracted significant attention toward the development of materials at the nanoscale for emerging applications due to the unparalleled versatility and programmability of DNA building blocks. DNA-based artificial nanomaterials can be broadly classified into two categories: DNA nanostructures (DNA-NSs) and DNA-functionalized nanoparticles (DNA-NPs). More importantly, their use in nanotheranostics, a field that combines diagnostics with therapy via drug or gene delivery in an all-in-one platform, has been applied extensively in recent years to provide personalized cancer treatments. Conveniently, the ease of attachment of both imaging and therapeutic moieties to DNA-NSs or DNA-NPs enables high biostability, biocompatibility, and drug loading capabilities, and as a consequence, has markedly catalyzed the rapid growth of this field. This review aims to provide an overview of the recent progress of DNA-NSs and DNA-NPs as theranostic agents, the use of DNA-NSs and DNA-NPs as gene and drug delivery platforms, and a perspective on their clinical translation in the realm of oncology.
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- Fay Nicolson
- Department of ImagingDana‐Farber Cancer Institute & Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMA02215USA
- Center for Molecular Imaging and NanotechnologyMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew YorkNY10065USA
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- Department of ChemistryIndian Institute of Technology‐ BhilaiRaipurChhattisgarh492015India
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- Department of ImagingDana‐Farber Cancer Institute & Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMA02215USA
- Center for Molecular Imaging and NanotechnologyMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew YorkNY10065USA
- Department of RadiologyBrigham and Women's Hospital & Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMA02215USA
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- Department of ChemistryIndian Institute of Technology‐ BhilaiRaipurChhattisgarh492015India
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Oh JS, Yi GR, Pine DJ. Reconfigurable Transitions between One- and Two-Dimensional Structures with Bifunctional DNA-Coated Janus Colloids. ACS NANO 2020; 14:15786-15792. [PMID: 33086789 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c06846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Coating colloidal particles with DNA provides one of the most versatile and powerful methods for controlling colloidal self-assembly. Previous studies have shown how combining DNA coatings with DNA strand displacement allows one to design phase transitions between different three-dimensional crystal structures. Here we show that by using DNA coatings with bifunctional colloidal Janus particles, we can realize reconfigurable thermally reversible transitions between one- and two-dimensional self-assembled colloidal structures. We introduce a colloidal system in which DNA-coated asymmetric Janus particles can reversibly switch their Janus balance in response to temperature, resulting in the reconfiguration of assembling structures between colloidal chains and bilayers. Each face of the Janus particles is coated with different self-complementary DNA strands. Toehold strand displacement is employed to selectively activate or deactivate the sticky ends on the smaller face, which enables Janus particles to selectively assemble through either the smaller or larger face. This strategy could be useful for constructing complex systems that could be reconfigured to assemble into different structures in different environments.
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- Joon Suk Oh
- Center for Soft Matter Research and Department of Physics, New York University, New York, New York 10003, United States
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Soft Matter Research and Department of Physics, New York University, New York, New York 10003, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, New York University, Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States
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Shani L, Michelson AN, Minevich B, Fleger Y, Stern M, Shaulov A, Yeshurun Y, Gang O. DNA-assembled superconducting 3D nanoscale architectures. Nat Commun 2020; 11:5697. [PMID: 33173061 PMCID: PMC7656258 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19439-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Studies of nanoscale superconducting structures have revealed various physical phenomena and led to the development of a wide range of applications. Most of these studies concentrated on one- and two-dimensional structures due to the lack of approaches for creation of fully engineered three-dimensional (3D) nanostructures. Here, we present a 'bottom-up' method to create 3D superconducting nanostructures with prescribed multiscale organization using DNA-based self-assembly methods. We assemble 3D DNA superlattices from octahedral DNA frames with incorporated nanoparticles, through connecting frames at their vertices, which result in cubic superlattices with a 48 nm unit cell. The superconductive superlattice is formed by converting a DNA superlattice first into highly-structured 3D silica scaffold, to turn it from a soft and liquid-environment dependent macromolecular construction into a solid structure, following by its coating with superconducting niobium (Nb). Through low-temperature electrical characterization we demonstrate that this process creates 3D arrays of Josephson junctions. This approach may be utilized in development of a variety of applications such as 3D Superconducting Quantum interference Devices (SQUIDs) for measurement of the magnetic field vector, highly sensitive Superconducting Quantum Interference Filters (SQIFs), and parametric amplifiers for quantum information systems.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lior Shani
- Institute of Superconductivity, Department of Physics, Bar-Ilan University, 5290002, Ramat-Gan, Israel
- Bar-Ilan Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials (BINA), 5290002, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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- Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, USA
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- Bar-Ilan Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials (BINA), 5290002, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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- Quantum Nanoelectronics Laboratory, Department of Physics, Bar-Ilan University, 5290002, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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- Institute of Superconductivity, Department of Physics, Bar-Ilan University, 5290002, Ramat-Gan, Israel
- Bar-Ilan Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials (BINA), 5290002, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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- Institute of Superconductivity, Department of Physics, Bar-Ilan University, 5290002, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
- Bar-Ilan Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials (BINA), 5290002, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
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- Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, USA.
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, USA.
- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, 11973, USA.
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Bottom-Up Self-Assembly Based on DNA Nanotechnology. NANOMATERIALS 2020; 10:nano10102047. [PMID: 33081252 PMCID: PMC7603033 DOI: 10.3390/nano10102047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Revised: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
Manipulating materials at the atomic scale is one of the goals of the development of chemistry and materials science, as it provides the possibility to customize material properties; however, it still remains a huge challenge. Using DNA self-assembly, materials can be controlled at the nano scale to achieve atomic- or nano-scaled fabrication. The programmability and addressability of DNA molecules can be applied to realize the self-assembly of materials from the bottom-up, which is called DNA nanotechnology. DNA nanotechnology does not focus on the biological functions of DNA molecules, but combines them into motifs, and then assembles these motifs to form ordered two-dimensional (2D) or three-dimensional (3D) lattices. These lattices can serve as general templates to regulate the assembly of guest materials. In this review, we introduce three typical DNA self-assembly strategies in this field and highlight the significant progress of each. We also review the application of DNA self-assembly and propose perspectives in this field.
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Wang Y, Wang D, Jia F, Miller A, Tan X, Chen P, Zhang L, Lu H, Fang Y, Kang X, Cai J, Ren M, Zhang K. Self-Assembled DNA-PEG Bottlebrushes Enhance Antisense Activity and Pharmacokinetics of Oligonucleotides. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:45830-45837. [PMID: 32936615 PMCID: PMC8110734 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c13995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Herein, we report a novel strategy to enhance the antisense activity and the pharmacokinetics of therapeutic oligonucleotides. Through the DNA hybridization chain reaction, DNA hairpins modified with poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) form a bottlebrush architecture consisting of a double-stranded DNA backbone, PEG side chains, and antisense overhangs. The assembled structure exhibits high PEG density on the surface, which suppresses unwanted interactions between the DNA and proteins (e.g., enzymatic degradation) while allowing the antisense overhangs to hybridize with the mRNA target and thereby deplete target protein expression. We show that these PEGylated bottlebrushes targeting oncogenic KRAS can achieve much higher antisense efficacy compared with unassembled hairpins with or without PEGylation and can inhibit the proliferation of lung cancer cells bearing the G12C mutant KRAS gene. Meanwhile, these structures exhibit elevated blood retention times in vivo due to the biological stealth properties of PEG and the high molecular weight of the overall assembly. Collectively, this self-assembly approach bears the characteristics of a simple, safe, yet highly translatable strategy to improve the biopharmaceutical properties of therapeutic oligonucleotides.
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- Yuyan Wang
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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