title: Nanostructured DNA templates.
abstract: We have developed methods for nanostructure fabrication relying on the size and shape of a polynucleotide to dictate the overall structure of an assemblage of individual semiconductor nanoparticles. Use of the circular plasmids pUCLeu4 and phi chi 174 when anchored to a suitably derivatized substrate yields arrays of semiconductor nanoparticles matching the shapes of the biopolymer stabilizer. The viability of the methodology was confirmed using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and selected-area electron diffraction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffery L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Coffer
authors.forename: Russell F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Pinizzotto
authors.forename: Young Gyu
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Rho
mesh_terms: D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010957:Plasmids / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012666:Semiconductors