A director-field model of DNA packaging in viral capsids

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1815-1847

  Klug, W S ^a   Ortiz, M ^a,b  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Director field; Energy minimization; Packaging; Viral DNA

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; MIXTURES; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; TORSIONAL STRESS; VIRUSES;

VIRAL CAPSIDS;

DNA;

EID: 0043130459     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5096(03)00071-1     Document Type: Article

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