Fig. 1: Steady-state assembly of lattices formed by short and long 3PS.
From: Interface flexibility controls the nucleation and growth of supramolecular networks
a, DNA blueprint of the short and long monomers obtained from molecular dynamics simulations, indicating the overall and terminal arm lengths in double-helical turns. b, AFM images of the steady-state networks formed by the short (top) or long (bottom) monomers. c, AFM images of the steady-state networks formed by the short (top) or long (bottom) monomers at decreasing concentrations [x]. d, Weighted mean of the ND as a function of monomer concentration, using images from 12 regions across the mica surface, each with an area of 750 nm × 750 nm, for each condition tested. The box represents the interquartile range (IQR), with the lower and upper edges corresponding to the 25th and 75th percentiles. Whiskers extend to the smallest and largest data points within 1.5 times the IQR from the lower and upper quartiles, respectively. Outliers, defined as data points beyond this range, are shown as individual points. Upper scale bars, 1 µm; zoomed-in lower scale bars, 300 nm. Conditions: overnight incubation on mica at room temperature in the presence of 10 mM MgAc2. [x] is 6 nM for short and 3.8 nM for long 3PS (Supplementary Fig. 4). AFM z-colour bars are adjusted for optimal data presentation (lowest intensity corresponds to background at 0 nm, and highest intensity corresponds to DNA at approximately 2 nm).
