Colloidal crystal engineering with metal-organic framework nanoparticles and DNA.

ABSTRACT: Colloidal crystal engineering with nucleic acid-modified nanoparticles is a powerful way for preparing 3D superlattices, which may be useful in many areas, including catalysis, sensing, and photonics. To date, the building blocks studied have been primarily based upon metals, metal oxides, chalcogenide semiconductors, and proteins. Here, we show that metal-organic framework nanoparticles (MOF NPs) densely functionalized with oligonucleotides can be programmed to crystallize into a diverse set of superlattices with well-defined crystal symmetries and compositions. Electron microscopy and small-angle X-ray scattering characterization confirm the formation of single-component MOF superlattices, binary MOF-Au single crystals, and two-dimensional MOF nanorod assemblies. Importantly, DNA-modifie

SUBMITTER: Wang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7237412 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature