Condensed phases of DNA: Structures and phase transitions

Progress in Polymer Science (Oxford)

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1115-1164

  Livolant, Françoise ^a   Leforestier, Amélie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; CRYSTAL DEFECTS; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DNA SEQUENCES; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; NUCLEATION; PHASE COMPOSITION; POLYELECTROLYTES; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CHOLESTERIC MESOPHASE; COLUMNAR HEXAGONAL PHASE; POLYMORPHISM;

DNA;

EID: 0030395810     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6700(96)00016-0     Document Type: Review

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