Chiral electrostatic interaction and cholesteric liquid crystals of DNA

European Physical Journal E

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 83-93

  Kornyshev, A A ^a   Leikin, S ^b   Malinin, S V ^a,c  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c LANDAU INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 0036461952     PISSN: 12928941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10189-002-8220-3     Document Type: Article

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