title: Gold-nanoparticle-mediated jigsaw-puzzle-like assembly of supersized plasmonic DNA origami.
abstract: DNA origami has rapidly emerged as a powerful and programmable method to construct functional nanostructures. However, the size limitation of approximately 100 nm in classic DNA origami hampers its plasmonic applications. Herein, we report a jigsaw-puzzle-like assembly strategy mediated by gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) to break the size limitation of DNA origami. We demonstrated that oligonucleotide-functionalized AuNPs function as universal joint units for the one-pot assembly of parent DNA origami of triangular shape to form sub-microscale super-origami nanostructures. AuNPs anchored at predefined positions of the super-origami exhibited strong interparticle plasmonic coupling. This AuNP-mediated strategy offers new opportunities to drive macroscopic self-assembly and to fabricate well-defined nanophotonic materials and devices.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064 (China); Division of Physical Biology and Bioimaging Center, Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, CAS Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800 (China).
authors.forename: Guangbao
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Jiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pei
authors.forename: Huajie
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Jiye
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Lianhui
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Chunhai
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fan
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles
chemical_list: D006046:Gold; D004247:DNA
keywords: DNA origami; gold; nanoparticles; nanostructures; self-assembly