ArticleNature communications2017
Sequential self-assembly of DNA functionalized droplets.
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- An enzyme-based approach for highly efficient self-replication of DNA origami dimers.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
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- Functionalization of Emulsion Interfaces: Surface Chemistry Made Liquid.Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2025Review
- Emergent dynamics due to chemo-hydrodynamic self-interactions in active polymers.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Processing DNA Storage through Programmable Assembly in a Droplet-Based Fluidics System.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2023Article
- A coarse-grained simulation model for colloidal self-assemblySoft matter · 2023Article
- Dynamic Light Scattering Based Microrheology of End-Functionalised Triblock Copolymer Solutions.Polymers · 2023Article
- Phenotyping polarization dynamics of immune cells using a lipid droplet-cell pairing microfluidic platform.Cell reports methods · 2022Article
- Biomolecule-mimetic nanomaterials for photothermal and photodynamic therapy of cancers: Bridging nanobiotechnology and biomedicine.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2022Review
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- Controllable assembly of synthetic constructs with programmable ternary DNA interaction.Nucleic acids research · 2022Article
- DNA-Modified Liquid Crystal Droplets.Biosensors · 2022Article
- DNA self-organization controls valence in programmable colloid design.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2021Article
- Phase separation in fluids with many interacting components.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2021Article
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Abstract
Complex structures and devices, both natural and manmade, are often constructed sequentially. From crystallization to embryogenesis, a nucleus or seed is formed and built upon. Sequential assembly allows for initiation, signaling, and logical programming, which are necessary for making enclosed, hierarchical structures. Although biology relies on such schemes, they have not been available in materials science. Here, we demonstrate programmed sequential self-assembly of DNA functionalized emulsions. The droplets are initially inert because the grafted DNA strands are pre-hybridized in pairs. Active strands on initiator droplets then displace one of the paired strands and thus release its complement, which in turn activates the next droplet in the sequence, akin to living polymerization. Our strategy provides time and logic control during the self-assembly process, and offers a new perspective on the synthesis of materials.Natural complex systems are often constructed by sequential assembly but this is not readily available for synthetic systems. Here, the authors program the sequential self-assembly of DNA functionalized emulsions by altering the DNA grafted strands.
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