Visualization of Multimerization and Self-Assembly of DNA-Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles Using In-Liquid Transmission Electron Microscopy

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 22, 2015, Pages 4487-4492

  Keskin, Sercan ^a   Besztejan, Stephanie ^b   Kassier, Günther ^a   Manz, Stephanie ^a   Bücker, Robert ^a   Riekeberg, Svenja ^c   Trieu, Hoc Khiem ^c   Rentmeister, Andrea ^d   Miller, R J Dwayne ^a,b,e  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS OF MATTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ELECTRONS; GOLD; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LIQUIDS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOPARTICLES; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; SELF ASSEMBLY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DNA BASE PAIRING; DNA OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; DNA-FUNCTIONALIZED GOLD NANOPARTICLES; ELECTRON BEAM INTENSITY; ELECTRON EXPOSURE; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; MULTIMERIZATION; NUMBER OF SAMPLES;

DNA;

CITRIC ACID; DNA; GOLD; METAL NANOPARTICLE;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; DRUG STABILITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CITRATES; DNA; DRUG STABILITY; GOLD; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84947983160     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b02075     Document Type: Article

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