Origami-assisted manufacturing of multiflavoured nanoparticles for the programmed assembly of photonic structures

This PhD project focuses on the design and synthesis of multiflavoured nanoparticles, which
have multiple distinct patches of controlled shape and orientation, at specific locations on their
surface. By taking advantage of the high designability and rich functionality of DNA origami,
the project aims to use DNA origamis to encode information on nanoparticle surface. These
multiflavoured nanoparticles will be engineered to be employed as building units for the
programmed self-assembly of novel aperiodic structures with emergent photonic properties.

The PhD project will be developed at the Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal in Bordeaux, in close collaboration with Gaëtan Bellot from the Centre de Biochimie Structurale (CBS) in Montpellier. Some stays in Montpellier are therefore planned.

Le Centre de recherche Paul Pascal est une unité mixte du CNRS et de l’Université de Bordeaux, sont les activités de recherche sont orientées sur les matériaux fonctionnels ou moléculaires, la matière molle et la bioingénierie. Le CRPP comprend 6 équipes de recherche réunissant des chimistes, biochimistes, physico-chimistes et physiciens.

REQUIRED PROFILE:

• Master's degree in Chemistry or Biochemistry.
• Knowledge of self-assembly and supramolecular chemistry
• Familiarity with characterization techniques such as: IR and UV/Vis spectroscopy, Cryo-TEM, Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS)
• Strong analytical, research skills and critical thinking
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary, multicultural team