A finite-cluster phase in [small lambda]-DNA-coated colloids Export

@article{citeulike:3471281, abstract = {We studied the aggregation of 1 [micro sign]m colloids bridged by DNA with 32 [micro sign]m contour length. We mixed two species of particles with grafted double-stranded [small lambda]-DNA displaying short, complementary single-stranded 'overhangs' as free binding-ends. Confocal microscopy showed the formation of stable, size-limited clusters in which the two species of particles were at touching contact. Simulations suggest that the observed close contact and the limitation to grow both result from entropic exclusion of the bridging DNA from the space between nearby particle surfaces.}, author = {Schmatko, Tatiana and Bozorgui, Behnaz and Geerts, Nienke and Frenkel, Daan and Eiser, Erika and Poon, Wilson C.}, citeulike-article-id = {3471281}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b618028k}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/Journals/article.asp?doi=b618028k}, doi = {10.1039/b618028k}, journal = {Soft Matter}, keywords = {coating, colloids, dna, phase, poon}, number = {6}, pages = {703--706}, posted-at = {2008-11-01 00:09:55}, priority = {2}, publisher = {The Royal Society of Chemistry}, title = {A finite-cluster phase in [small lambda]-DNA-coated colloids}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b618028k}, volume = {3}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3471281 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3471281 N2 - We studied the aggregation of 1 [micro sign]m colloids bridged by DNA with 32 [micro sign]m contour length. We mixed two species of particles with grafted double-stranded [small lambda]-DNA displaying short, complementary single-stranded 'overhangs' as free binding-ends. Confocal microscopy showed the formation of stable, size-limited clusters in which the two species of particles were at touching contact. Simulations suggest that the observed close contact and the limitation to grow both result from entropic exclusion of the bridging DNA from the space between nearby particle surfaces. IS - 6 JF - Soft Matter EP - 706 TI - A finite-cluster phase in [small lambda]-DNA-coated colloids PB - The Royal Society of Chemistry VL - 3 SP - 703 KW - coating KW - colloids KW - dna KW - phase KW - poon AU - Schmatko, Tatiana AU - Bozorgui, Behnaz AU - Geerts, Nienke AU - Frenkel, Daan AU - Eiser, Erika AU - Poon, Wilson PY - 2007/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b618028k ER -