Physics – Condensed Matter – Statistical Mechanics
Scientific paper
2006-06-15
Phys. Rev. E 74, 041408 (2006)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Statistical Mechanics
12 pages, 6 figures, v2: added reference, expanded conclusion, added journal ref
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevE.74.041408
We present a statistical mechanical model of aggregation in colloidal systems with DNA mediated interactions. We obtain a general result for the two-particle binding energy in terms of the hybridization free energy $\Delta G$ of DNA and two model dependent properties: the average number of available DNA bridges $\left< N\right>$ and the effective DNA conccentration $c_{eff}$. We calculate these parameters for a particular DNA bridging scheme. The fraction of all the $n$-mers, including the infinite aggregate, are shown to be universal functions of a single parameter directly related to the two-particle binding energy. We explicitly take into account the partial ergodicity of the problem resulting from the slow DNA binding-unbinding dynamics, and introduce the concept of angular localization of DNA linkers. In this way, we obtain a direct link between DNA thermodynamics and the global aggregation and melting properties in DNA-colloidal systems. The results of the theory are shown to be in quantitative agreement with two recent experiments with particles of micron and nanometer size. PACS numbers: 81.16.Dn, 82.20.Db, 68.65.-k, 87.14.Gg
Licata Nicholas A.
Tkachenko Alexei V.
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