DNA-based Soft Matter I

Presentations

• Effect of localized active fluctuations in conformation and dynamics of chromosomal DNA

  ORAL · Invited

  March 4, 2024, 9:00 AM – March 4, 2024, 9:36 AM

  Presenters

  • Andrew Spakowitz

    Stanford University

  Authors

  • Andrew Spakowitz

    Stanford University

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• microtubule self-assembly is controlled by the topological activity of ring and linear DNA in microtubule-DNA composites

  ORAL

  March 4, 2024, 9:36 AM – March 4, 2024, 9:48 AM

  Presenters

  • Karthik Reddy Peddireddy

    University of San Diego

  Authors

  • Karthik Reddy Peddireddy

    University of San Diego

  • Mehdi Shafiei Aporvari

    University of San Diego

  • Juexin Marfai

    University of San Diego

  • Rae M Robertson-Anderson

    University San Diego

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• Effective interactions between double-stranded DNA molecules in aqueous electrolyte solutions: effects of molecular architecture and counterion valency

  ORAL

  March 4, 2024, 9:48 AM – March 4, 2024, 10:00 AM

  Publication: T.S. Alexiou, and C. N. Likos, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2023, 127, 6969.

  Presenters

  • Terpsichori Alexiou

    University of Vienna/Faculty of Physics

  Authors

  • Terpsichori Alexiou

    University of Vienna/Faculty of Physics

  • Christos Likos

    University of Vienna/Faculty of Physics

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• The underappreciated role of nonspecific attractions in crystallization of DNA-coated colloids

  ORAL

  March 4, 2024, 10:00 AM – March 4, 2024, 10:12 AM

  Publication: [1]Hensley, A., Videbæk, T.E., Seyforth, H. et al. Macroscopic photonic single crystals via seeded growth of DNA-coated colloids. Nat Commun 14, 4237 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-39992-3
  [2]Hensley, A.,Jacobs, W., Rogers W. B. Self-assembly of photonic crystals by controlling the nucleation and growth of DNA-coated colloids. PNAS 119 (1) e2114050118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2114050118

  Presenters

  • Hunter Seyforth

    Brandeis University

  Authors

  • Hunter Seyforth

    Brandeis University

  • Manodeep Mondal

    Brandeis University

  • Thomas E Videbaek

    Brandeis University, Brandeis University & MRSEC

  • William B Rogers

    Brandeis University, Brandeis Univ, Brandeis University & MRSEC

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• SAT-assembly: A method for model-driven inverse design of self-assembling 3D lattices, capsids, and polycubes

  ORAL

  March 4, 2024, 10:12 AM – March 4, 2024, 10:24 AM

  Publication: Russo, J., Romano, F., Kroc, L., Sciortino, F., Rovigatti, L. and Šulc, P., 2022. SAT-assembly: A new approach for designing self-assembling systems. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 34(35), p.354002.
  
  Bohlin, J., Turberfield, A.J., Louis, A.A. and Sulc, P., 2023. Designing the self-assembly of arbitrary shapes using minimal complexity building blocks. ACS nano, 17(6), pp.5387-5398.
  
  Pinto, D.E., Šulc, P., Sciortino, F. and Russo, J., 2023. Design strategies for the self-assembly of polyhedral shells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(16), p.e2219458120.

  Presenters

  • Petr Sulc

    Arizona State University

  Authors

  • Petr Sulc

    Arizona State University

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• Sliding tubules: adding additional degrees of freedom to anneal self-assembled DNA origami structures

  ORAL

  March 4, 2024, 10:24 AM – March 4, 2024, 10:36 AM

  Presenters

  • Thomas E Videbaek

    Brandeis University, Brandeis University & MRSEC

  Authors

  • Thomas E Videbaek

    Brandeis University, Brandeis University & MRSEC

  • Daichi Hayakawa

    Brandeis University, Brandeis University & MRSEC

  • William B Rogers

    Brandeis University, Brandeis Univ, Brandeis University & MRSEC

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• Scaling down bioreactor processes to create unimolecular supercoiled, cyclic, and linear DNA for study of topology effects in soft materials.

  ORAL

  March 4, 2024, 10:36 AM – March 4, 2024, 10:48 AM

  Presenters

  • Nathan Oldenhuis

    University of New Hampshire

  Authors

  • Nathan Oldenhuis

    University of New Hampshire

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• Deformation of Kinetoplast DNA in Microfluidic Racetracks

  ORAL

  March 4, 2024, 10:48 AM – March 4, 2024, 11:00 AM

  Presenters

  • Nicholas Cuomo

    CSULB

  Authors

  • Alexander R Klotz

    California State University, Long Beach

  • Nicholas Cuomo

    CSULB

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• Single-molecule dynamics of tethered DNA in shear flow: the effect of viscosity

  ORAL

  March 4, 2024, 11:00 AM – March 4, 2024, 11:12 AM

  Presenters

  • Andreas Hanke

    The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

  Authors

  • Andreas Hanke

    The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

  • Fatema T Zohra

    University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

  • Huda Al-Zuhairi

    University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

  • Daniel D Leon

    University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

  • Hyeongjun Kim

    University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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• Characterizing the nucleation and crystal growth of DNA origami nanoparticles

  ORAL

  March 4, 2024, 11:12 AM – March 4, 2024, 11:24 AM

  Presenters

  • Myeonggon Park

    Brandeis University

  Authors

  • Myeonggon Park

    Brandeis University

  • Shenkai Li

    Brandeis University

  • Hunter Seyforth

    Brandeis University

  • William B Rogers

    Brandeis University, Brandeis Univ, Brandeis University & MRSEC

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• Force-induced structural transitions in DNA nanostructures

  ORAL

  March 4, 2024, 11:24 AM – March 4, 2024, 11:36 AM

  Presenters

  • Arjav Shah

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT

  Authors

  • Arjav Shah

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT

  • Beatrice W Soh

    Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore (A*STAR)

  • Patrick S Doyle

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT

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• DNA-Functionalized Nanoparticles in Mixed Electrolytes: Salting In, Out, and Beyond

  ORAL

  March 4, 2024, 11:36 AM – March 4, 2024, 11:48 AM

  Publication: Reinertsen, R.J., Jimenez-Angeles, F., Kewalramani, S., Bedzyk, M.J. and de la Cruz, M.O., 2023.
  Transformations in crystals of DNA-functionalized nanoparticles by electrolytes. Faraday Discussions. DOI: 10.1039/D3FD00109A
  Reinertsen, R.J., Kewalramani, S., Jiménez-Ángeles, F., Weigand, S.J., de la Cruz, M.O., and Bedzyk, M.J.,2023. Re-expansion of Charged Nanoparticle Assemblies in Concentrated Electrolytes. (Under Review)

  Presenters

  • Roger J Reinertsen

    Northwestern University

  Authors

  • Roger J Reinertsen

    Northwestern University

  • Sumit Kewalramani

    Northwestern University

  • Monica Olvera De La Cruz

    Northwestern University

  • Michael J Bedzyk

    Northwestern University

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