Direct imaging of DNA fibers: The visage of double helix

Nano Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 6453-6458

  Gentile, Francesco ^a,b   Moretti, Manola ^a   Limongi, Tania ^a   Falqui, Andrea ^a   Bertoni, Giovanni ^a,c   Scarpellini, Alice ^a   Santoriello, Stefania ^a   Maragliano, Luca ^a   Proietti Zaccaria, Remo ^a   Di Fabrizio, Enzo ^a,b  

^a ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

DNA bundles direct imaging; molecular dynamics simulations; nanofabricated micropillars; superhydrophobic surface; transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

DIRECT IMAGING; DNA FIBER; DNA MOLECULES; DOUBLE HELIX; DOUBLE HELIX STRUCTURE; FUNCTIONAL INFORMATION; MICRO-PILLARS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; MOLECULE LEVELS; SAMPLE PREPARATION METHODS; SELF AGGREGATION; SUPER-HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY TEM;

AGGLOMERATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DNA;

NANOFIBER; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; DNA, VIRAL; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; NANOFIBERS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION;

EID: 84870892767     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: 15306992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nl3039162     Document Type: Article

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