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. 2009 Jun 19;106(26):10493–10498. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0900630106

Scheme 2.

Scheme 2.

DNA-AuNP crystal growth. (A) As the DNA-AuNPs first condense in solution, they form small amorphous aggregates with no observable crystallinity. (B) These aggregates then undergo a structural shift, forming small crystalline domains that are highly ordered at all subsequent stages of crystal growth. (C) The small colloidal crystals grow into larger crystals.