Ivan Scheblykin
Professor
Single molecular imaging and spectroscopy of conjugated polyelectrolytes decorated on stretched aligned DNA
Author
Summary, in English
DNA is the prototype template for building nanoelectronic devices by self-assembly. The electronic functions are made possible by coordinating electronic polymer chains to DNA. This paper demonstrates two methods for fabrication of aligned and ordered DNA nanowires complexed with conjugated polyelectrolytes (CPEs). The complex can be formed either in solution prior to stretching or after stretching of the bare DNA on a surface. Molecular combing was used to stretch the complexes on surface energy patterned surfaces, and PMMA for the bare DNA. Single molecular spectroscopy, in fluorescence, and microscopy, in atomic force microscopy, give evidence for coordination of the short CPE chains to the aligned DNA.
Department/s
- Chemical Physics
Publishing year
2005
Language
English
Pages
1948-1953
Publication/Series
Nano Letters
Volume
5
Issue
10
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
The American Chemical Society (ACS)
Topic
- Nano-technology
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1530-6992