The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
发明人:
Yi Lu,Zidong Wang
申请号：
US13717535
公开号：
US20130095039A1
申请日:
2012.12.17
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要：
Embodiments of a method to use nucleic acid oligomer sequences for modulating the shape of nanoparticles are disclosed, as well as nanoparticles and methods of using the nanoparticles. Systematic variations of the nucleic acid sequences offer mechanistic insights into the morphology control. A plurality of nucleic acid oligomers is adsorbed onto a metal nanoseed to provide an oligomer-functionalized nanoparticle. Additional metal is deposited onto the oligomer-functionalized nanoparticle to produce a shaped nanoparticle having a morphology based at least in part on the nanoseed morphology and the oligomers sequence composition. Embodiments of methods for using the shaped nanoparticles also are disclosed.
