Nature Communications (Oct 2016)

Re-entrant DNA gels

  • Francesca Bomboi,
  • Flavio Romano,
  • Manuela Leo,
  • Javier Fernandez-Castanon,
  • Roberto Cerbino,
  • Tommaso Bellini,
  • Federico Bordi,
  • Patrizia Filetici,
  • Francesco Sciortino

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13191
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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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.