title: DNA-melamine hybrid molecules: from self-assembly to nanostructures.
abstract: Single-stranded DNA-melamine hybrid molecular building blocks were synthesized using a phosphoramidation cross-coupling reaction with a zero linker approach. The self-assembly of the DNA-organic hybrid molecules was achieved by DNA hybridization. Following self-assembly, two distinct types of nanostructures in the form of linear chains and network arrays were observed. The morphology of the self-assembled nanostructures was found to depend on the number of DNA strands that were attached to a single melamine molecule.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Patna 800013, India.
authors.forename: Rina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumari
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Patna 800013, India.
authors.forename: Shib Shankar
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.affiliation: Rubber Technology Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, India.
authors.forename: Anil K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Bhowmick
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Patna 800013, India.
authors.forename: Prolay
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Das
keywords: DNA–organic hybrid; melamine; nanostructures; phosphoramidation; self-assembly