DNA-Decorated Two-Dimensional Crystalline Nanosheets

J Am Chem Soc. 2017 Dec 13;139(49):17799-17802. doi: 10.1021/jacs.7b09283. Epub 2017 Nov 14.

Abstract

Design and synthesis of high aspect ratio 2D nanosheets with surface having ultradense array of information-rich molecule such as DNA is extremely challenging. Herein, we report a universal strategy based on amphiphilicity-driven self-assembly for the crafting of high aspect ratio, 2D sheets that are densely surface-decorated with DNA. Microscopy and X-ray analyses have shown that the sheets are crystalline. The most unique feature of the sheets is DNA-directed surface addressability, which is demonstrated through the decoration of either faces of the sheet with gold nanoparticles through sequence-specific DNA hybridization. Our results suggest that this design strategy can be applied as a general approach for the synthesis of DNA decorated high aspect ratio sheets, which may find potential applications in materials science, drug delivery, and nanoelectronics.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • DNA / chemistry*
  • Gold / chemistry
  • Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry
  • Nucleic Acid Hybridization

Substances

  • Gold
  • DNA