Heterogeneous nanoclusters assembled by PNA-templated double-stranded DNA.
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Heterogeneous nanoclusters with trimeric and core-shell architectures containing nanoparticles of different size and composition have been fabricated via site-specific PNA-"invasion" of DNA double helix. This novel strategy facilitates the incorporation of double-stranded DNA into the nanoparticle assembly design.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Nanoscale
دوره 4 21 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012