Establishing the Design Rules for DNA‐Mediated Programmable Colloidal Crystallization

Abstract
DNA‐programmable colloidal crystals are assembled with 5–80 nm nanoparticles, and the lattice parameters of the resulting crystals vary from 25 to 225 nm. A predictable and mathematically definable relationship between particle size and DNA length dictates the assembly and crystallization processes, creating a set of design rules for DNA‐based nanoscale assembly.