The programmability [1] and self-assembly properties of DNA provides means of precise organization of matter at the nanoscale. [2] DNA origami allows the folding of DNA into twodimensional [3] and three-dimensional [4] structures, and has been used to organize biomolecules, [2b, e, 5] nanophotonic [2a, c, f, 6] and electronic [7] components with a resolution of 6 nm / pixel. [8] Two-dimensional DNA origami has been also used as a platform to organize other chemical [9] species that can then be placed on technologically relevant substrates. [2c, 10] Nevertheless, these approaches have only used the DNA nanostructure to hold the chemical species on the surface and, to the best of our knowledge, have never been utilized to immobilize nucleic acids patterns on surfaces with sub-10 nm resolution providing an enable 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 Submitted to 2 platform for potential applications such as multiplexed biochemical assays. [11] to the creation of metasurfaces [12] with potentially reconfigurable features.
Revised ManuscriptHerein we report on the use of a two-dimensional DNA origami as a template to covalently attach DNA with a pre-programmed pattern on a surface (see Scheme 1). The method utilizes the incorporation of modified staple strands in programmed positions of the DNA origami (DNA origami stamp), acting as DNA ink. Once the DNA origami is immobilized on the surface, the modified staples can react with the surface creating a defined DNA pattern (Stamping step). The pattern can then be exposed upon denaturation of the DNA origami stamp (Unmasking step), allowing the non-bound staples to be rinsed off of the surface. As a proof-of-principle of this methodology, we have created a linear pattern of thiolmodified DNA ink on gold surfaces. The formation of the linear pattern was revealed by the successful formation of bead-on-a-string-like structures (here named "chains" for simplicity) composed of gold nanoparticles conjugated with thiol-oligonucleotides (OGNP) that are hybridized to the DNA ink pattern (Development step). The linear pattern provided a direct evidence of the stamping process and was chosen as a simple geometry that can be statistically analysed in our experimental setup. Montecarlo Simulations have been used for better understanding of our statistical results and to determine key elements governing the process that can be used for future optimization of pattern information transfer with DNA origami stamp methodology. Furthermore, we have studied the development of more complex patterns using Montecarlo Simulations.We demonstrate that our approach can be employed to form DNA patterns with sub-10 nm resolution to flat gold surfaces, an unsolved goal to date. This methodology can thus be extended to other surfaces utilizing different covalent strategies. [10b, 13] M...