title: Self-assembling amphiphilic poly(propargyl methacrylate) grafted DNA copolymers into multi-strand helices.
abstract: DNA was covalently grafted onto poly(propargyl methacrylate) (PPMA) via "click" chemistry to synthesize the amphiphilic polymer brush. The PPMA-g-DNA brush could assemble into a primary structure of a nanofiber, which can be compactly spun into a multiple-strand helix in micron-length. The brush could also self-assemble with DNA labelled gold nanoparticles.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, No. 2 Dongnandaxue Road, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211189, P. R. China. yj@seu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yi-Fan
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Peng-Cheng
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D057930:Click Chemistry; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry; D008689:Methacrylates / Q000737:chemistry*; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D008689:Methacrylates; D011108:Polymers; D006046:Gold; D004247:DNA