Dielectric study of the double helix to single coil transition of DNA

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 26-32

  Georgakilas, A G ^a   Haveles, K S ^a   Sideris, E G ^a   Konsta, A A ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; DIELECTRIC RELAXATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; HYDROGEN BONDS; MACROMOLECULES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

DIELECTRIC RELAXATION SPECTROSCOPY; THERMAL TRANSITION SPECTROPHOTOMETRY (TTS);

DNA;

EID: 0031997345     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/94.660755     Document Type: Article

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