New magnetic tweezers for investigation of the mechanical properties of single DNA molecules

Nanotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1217-1224

  Chiou, Chi Han ^a   Huang, Yu Yen ^a   Chiang, Meng Han ^a   Lee, Huei Huang ^a   Lee, Gwo Bin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ENTROPY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MICROMACHINING;

DNA IMMOBILIZATION; FORCE-EXTENSION CURVE;

DNA;

EID: 33144465213     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/17/5/009     Document Type: Article

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