title: Programming the assembly of two- and three-dimensional architectures with DNA and nanoscale inorganic building blocks.
abstract: The use of biochemical molecular recognition principles for the assembly of nanoscale inorganic building blocks into macroscopic functional materials constitutes a new frontier in science. This article details efforts pertaining to the use of sequence-specific DNA hybridization events and novel inorganic surface coordination chemistry to control the formation of both two- and three-dimensional functional architectures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, USA.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Mirkin
mesh_terms: D000881:Anthrax / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D002384:Catalysis; D015392:Chemistry, Inorganic / Q000379:methods*; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D015342:DNA Probes; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D015342:DNA Probes; D006046:Gold; D004247:DNA