Addressable terminally linked DNA-CNT nanowires.

TitleAddressable terminally linked DNA-CNT nanowires.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2010
AuthorsWeizmann, Y, Chenoweth, DM, Swager, TM
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume132
Pagination14009–11
Date Publishedoct
ISSN1520-5126
KeywordsAtomic Force, DNA, DNA: chemistry, Microscopy, Nanowires
Abstract

Despite many advances in carbon nanotube (CNT) research, several issues continue to plague the field with regard to the construction of well-defined hybrid CNT materials. Regiospecific covalent functionalization, nonspecific surface absorption, and carbon nanotube aggregation/bundling present major difficulties when working with these materials. In this communication, we circumvent these problems and report a new addressable hybrid material composed of single-walled carbon nanotubes terminally linked by oligonucleotides into a nanowire motif. We show that the oligonucleotide junctions are addressable and can be targeted by gold nanoparticles.

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DOI10.1021/ja106352y