Mechanism of how salt-gradient-induced charges affect the translocation of DNA molecules through a nanopore

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 776-782

  He, Yuhui ^a   Tsutsui, Makusu ^a   Scheicher, Ralph H ^b   Fan, Chun ^c   Taniguchi, Masateru ^a   Kawai, Tomoji ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; INORGANIC SALT; POTASSIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROOSMOSIS; MOTION; NANOPORE; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

DNA; ELECTROOSMOSIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTION; NANOPORES; POTASSIUM; SALTS; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

EID: 84881461911     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.05.065     Document Type: Article

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