Detection of urea-induced internal denaturation of dsDNA using solid-state nanopores

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 22, Issue 45, 2010, Pages

  Singer, Alon ^a   Kuhn, Heiko ^a   Frank Kamenetskii, Maxim ^a   Meller, Amit ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA MOLECULES; DNA STRUCTURE; EFFECTIVE DIAMETER; SOLID-STATE NANOPORE; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; THERMAL FLUCTUATIONS; UNDERLYING MECHANISM; VISCOUS EFFECT;

DNA; METABOLISM; MOLECULES; NANOPORES;

UREA;

DNA; NANOMATERIAL; UREA;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DNA DENATURATION; MATERIALS TESTING; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

DNA; MATERIALS TESTING; NANOSTRUCTURES; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; UREA;

EID: 78149460148     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/22/45/454111     Document Type: Article

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