Nonexponential kinetics of DNA escape from α-hemolysin nanopores

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 5317-5323

  Wiggin, Matthew ^a   Tropini, Carolina ^a   Tabard Cossa, Vincent ^a   Jetha, Nahid N ^a   Marziali, Andre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; HEMOLYSIN; NANOMATERIAL; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; KINETICS; METABOLISM; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POROSITY; STATIC ELECTRICITY; STATISTICS; TIME;

DNA; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; KINETICS; NANOSTRUCTURES; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POROSITY; STATIC ELECTRICITY; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 58149331705     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.108.137760     Document Type: Article

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