Melting of columnar hexagonal DNA liquid crystals

European Physical Journal B

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 471-476

  Kassapidou, K ^a   Van Der Maarel, J R C ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

61.25. f Studies of specific liquid structures; 64.70. p Specific phase transition; 87.15. v Molecular biophysics

Indexed keywords

DNA; ELECTROSTATICS; EQUATIONS OF STATE; IONIC STRENGTH; MELTING; NEUTRON SCATTERING; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SOLVENTS;

LINDEMANN CRITERION;

CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0031626035     PISSN: 14346028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100510050337     Document Type: Article

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