# Assembly of Complex Colloidal Systems Using DNA

Source: [Assembly of Complex Colloidal Systems Using DNA](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa4a271e209131ce93c4c7>)

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Data updated: 2025-10-25T07:41:49.622Z

Authors: William M. Jacobs, W. Benjamin Rogers

Published: 2024-09-13T17:04:55.000Z

## Abstract

Nearly thirty years after its inception, the field of DNA-programmed colloidal self-assembly has begun to realize its initial promise. In this review, we summarize recent developments in designing effective interactions and understanding the dynamic self-assembly pathways of DNA-coated nanoparticles and microparticles, as well as how these advances have propelled tremendous progress in crystal engineering. We also highlight exciting new directions showing that new classes of subunits combining nanoparticles with DNA origami can be used to engineer novel multicomponent assemblies, including structures with self-limiting, finite sizes. We conclude by providing an outlook on how recent theoretical advances focusing on the kinetics of self-assembly could usher in new materials-design opportunities, like the possibility of retrieving multiple distinct target structures from a single suspension or accessing new classes of materials that are stabilized by energy dissipation, mimicking self-assembly in living systems.

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## Original sources and implementation

[Original paper](<https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.08988>)

[PDF](<https://arxiv.org/pdf/2409.08988.pdf>)