title: 3D DNA Origami Cuboids as Monodisperse Patchy Nanoparticles for Switchable Hierarchical Self-Assembly.
abstract: The rational design of anisotropic interaction patterns is a key step for programming colloid and nanoparticle self-assembly and emergent functions. Herein, we demonstrate a concept for harnessing the capabilities of 3D DNA origami for extensive supracolloidal self-assembly and showcase its use for making truly monodisperse, patchy, divalent nanocuboids that can self-assemble into supracolloidal fibrils via programmable DNA hybridization. A change in the number of connector duplexes at the patches reveals that multivalency and cooperativity play crucial roles to enhance superstructure formation. We further show thermal and chemical switching of the superstructures as the first steps toward reconfigurable self-assemblies. This concept lays the groundwork for merging monodisperse 3D DNA origami, featuring programmable patchiness and interactions, with nanoparticle self-assembly.
authors: DWI-Leibniz-Institute for Interactive Materials , Forckenbeckstraße 50, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
authors: Thomas
authors: T
authors: Tigges
authors: DWI-Leibniz-Institute for Interactive Materials , Forckenbeckstraße 50, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
authors: Thomas
authors: T
authors: Heuser
authors: DWI-Leibniz-Institute for Interactive Materials , Forckenbeckstraße 50, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
authors: Rahul
authors: R
authors: Tiwari
authors: Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg , Stefan-Meier-Str. 31, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
authors: Andreas
authors: A
authors: Walther
mesh_terms: D016880:Anisotropy; D003102:Colloids / Q000737:chemistry*; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D053758:Nanoparticles; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization
chemical_list: D003102:Colloids; D004247:DNA
keywords: DNA origami; anisotropic nanoparticles; colloids; hierarchical self-assembly; patchy particles