Formation of impeller-like helical DNA-silica complexes by polyamines induced chiral packing

Interface Focus

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 608-616

  Liu, Ben ^a   Han, Lu ^a   Che, Shunai ^a  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

Author keywords

Biomolecule; Chirality; DNA silica complex; Helical architecture; Liquid crystal; Polyamine; Self assemble

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865392164     PISSN: 20428898     EISSN: 20428901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsfs.2011.0119     Document Type: Article

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