Modulating DNA translocation by a controlled deformation of a PDMS nanochannel device

Scientific Reports

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Fanzio, Paola ^a   Manneschi, Chiara ^a   Angeli, Elena ^a   Mussi, Valentina ^a   Firpo, Giuseppe ^a   Ceseracciu, Luca ^b   Repetto, Luca ^a   Valbusa, Ugo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; EQUIPMENT; GENETIC PROCEDURES; METHODOLOGY; NANOPORE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; DNA; NANOPORES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLYMERS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84869171642     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep00791     Document Type: Article

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