Novel methods of inorganic compound discovery and synthesis
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1. A method of producing an inorganic compound product comprising contacting a single-stranded nucleic acid with a metal donor for a time and under conditions sufficient for the production of an inorganic compound product comprising the metal.
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Abstract
The present invention provides methods for the synthesis and/or discovery of inorganic compounds, including organometallic compounds. Also provided are functional nucleic acids for synthesis of inorganic compounds and methods of identifying the same. As another aspect, the invention provides compounds made according to the inventive methods, including palladium plates and cobalt-iron oxides spheres, cubes, fibers and nanotubes.
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- 1. A method of producing an inorganic compound product comprising contacting a single-stranded nucleic acid with a metal donor for a time and under conditions sufficient for the production of an inorganic compound product comprising the metal.
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28. A method of producing an inorganic compound product comprising:
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(a) contacting a pool of single-stranded nucleic acids with a metal donor so that an inorganic compound product comprising the metal is assembled;
(b) partitioning nucleic acids that assemble inorganic compound products having a selected property;
(c) generating an enriched pool of single-stranded nucleic acids from the partitioned single-stranded nucleic acids of (b); and
(d) repeating (a) to (c) at least one additional time to produce an inorganic compound product. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A method of isolating a single-stranded nucleic acid which is able to assemble an inorganic compound product, comprising:
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(a) contacting a pool of single-stranded nucleic acids with a metal donor so that an inorganic compound product comprising the metal is assembled;
(b) partitioning nucleic acids that assemble inorganic compounds having a selected property;
(c) generating an enriched pool of single-stranded nucleic acids; and
(d) repeating (a) to (c) at least one additional time to produce an inorganic compound product, thereby isolating a single-stranded nucleic acid which is able to assemble an inorganic compound product. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A method of producing an inorganic compound product comprising:
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(a) contacting a pool of single-stranded RNAs with a metal donor so that an inorganic compound product comprising the metal and having a size of from about 1 nm to about 20 μ
m is assembled;
(b) partitioning single-stranded RNAs that assemble inorganic compound products having a selected property;
(c) amplifying the partitioned single-stranded RNAs of (b) to generate an enriched pool of single-stranded RNAs; and
(d) repeating (a) to (c) at least one additional time to produce an inorganic compound product.
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- 58. An inorganic solid-state material consisting essentially of a palladium plate and having a size of at least about 50 nanometers.
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60. An inorganic solid-state material consisting essentially of a cobalt-iron oxide fiber.
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61. An inorganic solid-state material consisting essentially of a cobalt-iron oxide nanotube.
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