Re-entrant DNA gels

Forming self-assembled soft materials with unconventional properties can be useful in many different applications. Here, Sciortino and co-workers have designed and experimentally realized a one-pot DNA hydrogel that melts both on heating and on cooling.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Francesca Bomboi, Flavio Romano, Manuela Leo, Javier Fernandez-Castanon, Roberto Cerbino, Tommaso Bellini, Federico Bordi, Patrizia Filetici, Francesco Sciortino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13191