X-ray microdiffraction on flow-controlled biomolecular assemblies

Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences: Technical Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 217-227

  Evans, H M ^a   Dootz, R ^a   Koster S ^a   Struth, B ^b   Pfohl, T ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DYNAMICS AND SELF ORGANIZATION   (Germany)

^b EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

Author keywords

DNA; Hydrodynamic focusing; Lipoplex; Microfluidic; Self assembly; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

CONFINED FLOW; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW VELOCITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MICROFLUIDICS; STRAIN RATE;

BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; DEVICE GEOMETRY; FLOW-CONTROLLED; LIPOPLEXES; MICRODEVICES; X-RAY MICRODIFFRACTION;

BIOMOLECULES;

EID: 34547159197     PISSN: 02397528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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