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Structured Colloids: Helices, Pacmen, Patches, and Self-replication
David Pine, Professor of Physics, New York University
April 24, 2009
Abstract
We are developing new kinds of colloids that interact with each other via specific directional interactions. Using a variety of interactions, including magnetic, lock-and-key shape recognition, and complementary DNA base-pair binding, we build complex coilloidal microstructures and seek to develop a scheme whereby these structures can self-replicate.