Polymer tube nanoreactors via DNA-origami templated synthesis

Chem Commun (Camb). 2018 Mar 13;54(22):2808-2811. doi: 10.1039/c7cc09620h.

Abstract

We describe the stepwise synthesis of precise polymeric objects programmed by a 3D DNA tube transformed from a common 2D DNA tile as a precise biotemplate for atom transfer radical polymerization. The catalytic interior space of the DNA tube was utilized for synthesizing a bio-inspired polymer, polydopamine.

MeSH terms

  • DNA / chemistry*
  • Indoles / chemical synthesis*
  • Indoles / chemistry
  • Nanotechnology*
  • Polymers / chemical synthesis*
  • Polymers / chemistry
  • Templates, Genetic

Substances

  • Indoles
  • Polymers
  • polydopamine
  • DNA