Assembly of DNA/Fullerene Hybrid Materials

Assembly of DNA/Fullerene Hybrid Materials

Ordering of cationic fullerene derivatives on a DNA template by phosphate/fullerene complexation provides a rapid route to organic materials several hundred nanometers in length (shown on the right). Hydrophobic interactions between the fullerene units lead to DNA supercoiling that can be relieved b...

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Veröffentlicht in:Angewandte Chemie International Edition 1998-06, Vol.37 (11), p.1528-1531
Hauptverfasser: Cassell, Alan M., Scrivens, Walter A., Tour, James M.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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DNA structures
Fullerenes
Nanostructures
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Zusammenfassung:Ordering of cationic fullerene derivatives on a DNA template by phosphate/fullerene complexation provides a rapid route to organic materials several hundred nanometers in length (shown on the right). Hydrophobic interactions between the fullerene units lead to DNA supercoiling that can be relieved by adding a nonionic surfactant. The products are easily imaged by transmission electron microscopy without the need for heavy‐metal staining.
ISSN:1433-7851
1521-3773
DOI:10.1002/(SICI)1521-3773(19980619)37:11<1528::AID-ANIE1528>3.0.CO;2-Q