Phase evolution of lamellar cationic lipid-DNA complex: Steric effect of an electrolyte

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 121, Issue 21, 2004, Pages 10742-10747

  Gonzalez Amezcua O ^a   Hernandez Contreras M ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE THERAPY; MOLAR FRACTION; PHASE EVOLUTION; STERIC EFFECT;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DNA; ELECTROLYTES; GENES; ISOTHERMS; MACROMOLECULES; POISSON DISTRIBUTION;

LIPIDS;

CATION; DNA; ELECTROLYTE; LIPID; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PHASE TRANSITION; STEREOISOMERISM;

CATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA; ELECTROLYTES; LIPIDS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PHASE TRANSITION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 10844268663     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1809597     Document Type: Article

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