Physical polymerization and liquid crystallization of RNA oligomers

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 130, Issue 39, 2008, Pages 12864-12865

  Zanchetta, Giuliano ^a   Bellini, Tommaso ^a   Nakata, Michi ^b   Clark, Noel A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATED CHAINS; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; BASE PAIRS; CHIRAL NEMATIC; COLUMNAR LIQUID CRYSTALS; GEOMETRICAL CONSTRAINTS; LIQUID CRYSTALLIZATION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ADHESION; LIGHT SOURCES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; LIQUIDS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; OLIGOMERS; RNA;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

DNA; NANOPARTICLE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; OLIGORIBONUCLEOTIDE; RNA;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION;

CRYSTALLIZATION; DNA; NANOPARTICLES; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; OLIGORIBONUCLEOTIDES; RNA;

EID: 58149153193     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja804718c     Document Type: Article

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