Article
Biomolecule-directed assembly of nanoscale building blocks studied via lattice Monte Carlo simulation
The Journal of Chemical Physics
(2004)
Abstract
We perform lattice Monte Carlo simulations to study the self-assembly of functionalized inorganic nanoscale building blocks using recognitive biomolecule linkers. We develop a minimal coarse-grained lattice model for the nanoscale building block (NBB) and the recognitive linkers. Using this model, we explore the influence of the size ratio of linker length to NBB diameter on the assembly process and the structural properties of the resulting aggregates, including the spatial distribution of NBBs and aggregate topology. We find the constant-kernel Smoluchowski theory of diffusion-limited cluster–cluster aggregation describes the aggregation kinetics for certain size ratios.
Keywords
- Biomolecular aggregates,
- Aggregation,
- Monte Carlo methods,
- Kinetic theory,
- Topology
Disciplines
Publication Date
2004
DOI
10.1063/1.1774154
Publisher Statement
Copyright 2004 American Institute of Physics.
Citation Information
Ting Chen, Monica H. Lamm and Sharon C. Glotzer. "Biomolecule-directed assembly of nanoscale building blocks studied via lattice Monte Carlo simulation" The Journal of Chemical Physics Vol. 121 Iss. 8 (2004) p. 3919 - 3929 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/monica_lamm/25/