Programming Self-Assembly of DNA Origami Honeycomb Two-Dimensional Lattices and Plasmonic Metamaterials

J Am Chem Soc. 2016 Jun 22;138(24):7733-40. doi: 10.1021/jacs.6b03966. Epub 2016 Jun 9.

Abstract

Scaffolded DNA origami has proven to be a versatile method for generating functional nanostructures with prescribed sub-100 nm shapes. Programming DNA-origami tiles to form large-scale 2D lattices that span hundreds of nanometers to the micrometer scale could provide an enabling platform for diverse applications ranging from metamaterials to surface-based biophysical assays. Toward this end, here we design a family of hexagonal DNA-origami tiles using computer-aided design and demonstrate successful self-assembly of micrometer-scale 2D honeycomb lattices and tubes by controlling their geometric and mechanical properties including their interconnecting strands. Our results offer insight into programmed self-assembly of low-defect supra-molecular DNA-origami 2D lattices and tubes. In addition, we demonstrate that these DNA-origami hexagon tiles and honeycomb lattices are versatile platforms for assembling optical metamaterials via programmable spatial arrangement of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) into cluster and superlattice geometries.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Cluster Analysis
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • DNA / chemistry*
  • Gold / chemistry
  • Materials Testing*
  • Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Microscopy, Atomic Force
  • Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Nanostructures / chemistry
  • Nanotechnology
  • Nucleic Acid Conformation
  • Software
  • Stress, Mechanical

Substances

  • Gold
  • DNA