Bending and Twisting Elasticity of DNA

Macromolecules

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 981-988

  Marko, J F M ^a   Siggia, E D S ^a  

^a Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics and Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POLYMERS; PROTEINS;

DNA SYMMETRY; HELICAL MOLECULE; MACROMOLECULES;

DNA;

EID: 0028375446     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: 15205835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma00082a015     Document Type: Article

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