DNA-Based Assembly of Quantum Dots into Dimers and Helices
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Quantum Dots
2.2. DNA
2.3. DNA–QD Modification
2.4. DNA Origami
2.5. QD Assembly on DNA Nanostructures
2.6. TEM Imaging
3. Results
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhang, T.; Liedl, T. DNA-Based Assembly of Quantum Dots into Dimers and Helices. Nanomaterials 2019, 9, 339. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9030339
Zhang T, Liedl T. DNA-Based Assembly of Quantum Dots into Dimers and Helices. Nanomaterials. 2019; 9(3):339. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9030339
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Tao, and Tim Liedl. 2019. "DNA-Based Assembly of Quantum Dots into Dimers and Helices" Nanomaterials 9, no. 3: 339. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9030339