DNA-Guided Assembly Yields Novel Ribbon-Like Nanostructures
Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 11:00
in Physics & Chemistry
DNA "linker" strands coax nano-sized rods to line up in way unlike any other spontaneous arrangement of rod-shaped objects. The arrangement--with the rods forming "rungs" on ladder-like ribbons could result in the fabrication of new nanostructured materials with desired properties.