Inferring the effective thickness of polyelectrolytes from stretching measurements at various ionic strengths: Applications to DNA and RNA

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 18, Issue 14, 2006, Pages

  Toan, Ngo Minh ^a,b   Micheletti, Cristian ^a  

^a INFM   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA; ELECTROSTATICS; IONIC STRENGTH; POLYELECTROLYTES; RNA; SOLUTIONS; STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS;

DEBYE SCREENING; ELECTROSTATIC CONTRIBUTION; SCREENING LENGTH;

POLYMERS;

EID: 33645296884     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/18/14/S11     Document Type: Article

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