Plectoneme formation in twisted fluctuating rods

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1715-1729

  Purohit, Prashant K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological material; Buckling; Plectonemes; Rods

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; ENZYMES; KINEMATICS;

NONLINEAR KINEMATICS; PLECTONEMES;

DNA;

EID: 41749102650     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2007.12.008     Document Type: Article

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