Site-specific facet protection of gold nanoparticles inside a 3D DNA origami box: a tool for molecular plasmonics†
Abstract
Bare gold nanocubes and nanospheres with different sizes are incorporated into a rationally designed 3D DNA origami box. The encaged particles expose a gold surface accessible for subsequent site-specific functionalization, for example, for applications in molecular plasmonics such as SERS or SEF.