DNA-Coated Microspheres and Their Colloidal Superstructures

Reversible and specific interaction between single-stranded DNA on colloidal particles have opened up a new path way of building up colloidal superstructures. DNA-coated microspheres can be bound with other particles with complementary DNA brushes below the melting temperature and can be unbound above the melting temperature. However, due to their random Brownian motion, the particles form random (or glassy) structures in most cases or small...