Diffusion of DNA molecules in gel at high electric fields

Journal of Biological Physics

Volumn 31, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 365-373

  Pasciak, P ^a   Krawczyk, M J ^a   Gudowska Nowak, E ^b   Kulakowski, K ^a  

^a AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Ratchet systems; Reptation model; Transport coefficients

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

AUTOMATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; ELECTRIC FIELD; EXPERIMENT; GEL; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULE; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; TECHNIQUE; TUNING CURVE;

EID: 28744432533     PISSN: 00920606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10867-005-7287-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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