Conformational analysis and estimation of the persistence length of DNA using atomic force microscopy in solution

Soft Matter

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 3412-3416

  Mantelli, S ^a   Muller, P ^a   Harlepp, S ^b   Maaloum, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE ET CHIMIE DES MATÉRIAUX DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFORMATIONAL ANALYSIS; CORRELATION LENGTHS; DIVALENT IONS; DNA MOLECULES; DRY AIR; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; PERSISTENCE LENGTH; SALT CONCENTRATION; THEORETICAL MODELS; TOTAL PERSISTENCE; WORM-LIKE CHAIN MODELS;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ELECTROSTATICS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS;

NUCLEIC ACIDS;

EID: 79955812312     PISSN: 1744683X     EISSN: 17446848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c0sm01160f     Document Type: Article

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