DNA-dendrimer nanocluster electrostatics prediction with the nonlinear Poisson-Boltzmann equation

Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 378-384

  Nikakhtar, Ali ^a,c   Nasehzadeh, Asadollah ^a   Naghibi Beidokhti, Hossein ^b   Mansoori, G Ali ^b  

^a SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRJAND   (Iran)

Author keywords

Clusteration; Dendrimer; Dendronized polymer; DNA; dsDNA; Electrostatic energies; Electrostatic free energy; Entropic free energy; Gene therapy; Nano cluster; Nano cylinder; PAMAM; Poisson Boltzmann equation

Indexed keywords

CONFORMATIONS; DENDRIMERS; DNA; ELECTROSTATICS; ENTROPY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FREE ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMODYNAMICS;

CLUSTERATION; DENDRONIZED POLYMER; ELECTROSTATIC ENERGIES; NANOCLUSTER; NANOCYLINDER; POISSON-BOLTZMANN EQUATION;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 27644443819     PISSN: 15461955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jctn.2005.207     Document Type: Article

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