While the solution assembly of amphiphilic copolymers has been studied extensively, the assembly of DNA-containing copolymers is only recently emerging as a promising new area. DNA, a natural hydrophilic biopolymer that is highly predictable in its hybridization characteristics, brings to the field several useful and unique properties including monodispersity, the ability to functionalize in a site-specific manner, and programmability with Watson-Crick base pairing. The inclusion of DNA as a segment in the copolymer not only adds to the current...
