Mechanical opening of DNA by micro manipulation and force measurements

Comptes Rendus Physique

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 585-594

  Bockelmann, Ulrich ^a   Essevaz Roulet, B ^a   Thomen, Philippe ^a   Heslot, François ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

DNA unzipping; Micromanipulation; Optical tweezers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038187573     PISSN: 16310705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1631-0705(02)01342-7     Document Type: Article

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