FUNCTIONALIZED NANOPARTICLES

摘要

A functionalized nanoparticle is provided. The nanoparticle is comprised of a nanoparticle coated with a monolayer to which a bifunctional pepetide is attached. The peptide is functionalized to bind various biopolymers including DNA and RNA. The functionalized nanoparticle is useful in the capture of biopolymers and for the programmed assembly of nanometer scale electronic devices.