Influence of the environment and probes on rapid DNA sequencing via transverse electronic transport

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2384-2390

  Lagerqvist, Johan ^a   Zwolak, Michael ^b   Di Ventra, Massimiliano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA PROBE; DNA SEQUENCE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOPORE; SIMULATION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 34848883883     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.102269     Document Type: Article

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